Iris Jean Wolf

IRIS JEAN WOLF The heavens rejoice as Iris Jean was welcomed home on August 12, 2025. Even though our hearts are filled with sadness, they are overflowing with many good and loving memories. Iris Jean was born June 4, 1930, in Las Animas, Colorado, to Kenneth and Emma (Wheeler) Butner. She was the oldest of three children, Gerald (Jerry) and Diane (Butner) Kelly. In 1965, Momma became the Clerk of the Bent County Court. By 1981, the State had combined the County and District Courts into one office. So she became the Clerk of the Combined Courts until her retirement in 1987. Iris Jean was very active in her church, First United Methodist Church, and many organizations and clubs in Las Animas; Intersese, Business & Professional Women, Las Animas Women's Club, the Order of Eastern Star, Las Animas Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Melon Field Priscilla Club, Southside Club, and a member of the Colorado Area Agency on Aging. She also served on the Las Animas/Bent County Library Board for 20 years. Iris Jean is preceded in death by her parents, Kenneth R. Butner and Emma M. (Wheeler) Butner Povenmire; husband, Iven P. Wolf; daughter, Paula Jean Wolf; son, Douglas P. Wolf; and brother, Gerald (Jerry) Butner. She is survived by her daughter, Melinda (Wolf) DeBruhl (Harry); sister, Diane (Butner) Kelly (Jack); grandchildren, Brian DeBruhl, Aaron DeBruhl (Amy), Shelby Wolf, Nicole Wolf, and Mallory Wolf; great granddaughters, Haylie, Allison, and Olivia DeBruhl; stepsisters, Mary Ester Elton, Ruth McGrew, Retha Sleezer, Fran Force, and Wilma Shess. She is also survived by her loving caregivers, Jan Baylor, Nancy Segers, Annie Fritz, Pat Bertram, and Tanya Cloer. Services will be held at the Wesleyan Fellowship Church in Las Animas, Colorado, on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 10 am. If you can attend, you are encouraged to wear something purple, as it was Momma's favorite color. If you are so inclined, please give to your favorite charity in memory of Iris Jean Wolf. To leave online condolences, please visit www.horberfuneralchapel.com