Les Renfrow

1948 - 2025

Les Renfrow
August 11, 1948 - October 27, 2025
Les Renfrow of Delta entered into his eternal rest on Monday, October 27, 2025. He had been a patient at Colorow Care Center in Olathe since July and died from complications of Parkinson's Plus Disease. Family members were at his bedside at his passing.
Les Renfrow was born Clyde Leslie Renfrow, Jr. to Clyde Leslie and Mildred Arlene (Winters) Renfrow on August 11, 1948 in Grand Junction, CO. He attended Delta schools and graduated from Delta High School in 1966. He was honored to serve as the school's Student Body President his senior year. He then graduated from the University of Colorado in 1970 with a B.S. in Accounting.
On May 29, 1971 he married Ann Pritchard of Austin, CO, and in 2025 they celebrated 54 years of marriage. To their union three sons were born: Brian Leslie (1973); Christopher Andrew (1976); and Daniel Patrick (1982). In addition they have three granddaughters.
Les put much of his focus on the operation of Renfrow's Furniture which he operated for 26 years. A second Renfrow's location was opened on Cascade Avenue in Montrose in 1972. It eventually moved to the corner of Main and South Townsend Avenue but was destroyed by fire in 1986. A new furniture building on South Townsend was opened in 1993. Renfrow's, Inc. operated for 51 years until 1996 when it was purchased by
Heilig-Meyers Furniture of Virginia.
Les then had an opportunity to go down a different path and became the Executive Director of Delta Area Development, Inc. He worked to strengthen economic development by bringing officials from all the county's towns together for planning. In 1999 he was elected to the Delta Montrose Electric Assn. (DMEA) Board of Directors, serving for 12 years and seven of those as Board President, where his organizational skills were helpful. Through hard work, DMEA was proud to enter into an agreement with the Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Assn. to begin generating hydroelectric power from the water on the South Canal near Montrose. This effort was good for the DMEA operating area but also opened new frontiers for rural electric coops across the nation.
Les enjoyed attending all of his sons' sporting events and music concerts, watching college football, especially the CU Buffaloes. He hunted big game, pheasants and grouse, loved fishing on the Surface Creek and from a boat on Blue Mesa. He enjoyed downhill snow skiing at Powderhorn. He sang tenor in the church choir throughout most of his life and played a bit on his trombone when he could. You could find him with an outdoor project at home working on his lawn tractor or stacking and splitting new fruit wood for the fireplace. He was an avid newspaper reader, and he didn't ever go to bed at night until all the day's papers and his Christian devotionals were read. He loved continuing the Renfrow tradition of big family dinners.
Les was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church of Delta where he had served as an Elder, and he was a Paul Harris Fellow with the Delta Rotary Club. In recent years he was a member of the Uncompahgre Development Co. His civic contributions included promoting Hospice in its startup in Delta County and using his truck to pick up foods from local grocers for the Delta Food Pantry. He promoted education by offering scholarships to graduating Delta seniors, and he helped to provide a monthly home-cooked meal for the guests at the Abraham Connection. He was grateful for the friendship and support of fellow Parkinson's Disease sufferers who exercised every week at the Rock Steady Boxing Class. He was a generous and caring man who sought to help others when a need presented itself. In every respect he was a fine family man.
He and wife Ann enjoyed short trips to Denver to see friends and go to CU games in Boulder. His radar was always tuned to try to locate the best seafood restaurant in the area. Les is survived by his wife Ann, sons Brian of Delta, Chris (Courtney) of Denver and Granddaughter Addison Mae of Texas, Daniel (Tiffany) and Granddaughters Emerson Ann and Noah Grace of Delta. Other survivors are his brother Jim (Sandy) Renfrow of Montrose and
nephews John (Sarah) Renfrow and Adam (MaryBeth) Renfrow, all of Montrose, and their children Eliana,
Abigail (Trey), Olivia , Isaac, Jonah and Jeremiah; his brother in law Joseph Pritchard of California,
a stepsister Kay (Bob) Daugherty of Longmont, CO and numerous cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, sister-in-law Carol Renfrow, and his stepmother Carolyn Renfrow.
The family would like to acknowledge all of the excellent care givers who helped with Les' care during his long illness. Special thanks and all of our admiration go to an outstanding team from Hopewest and to the excellent nurses and staff at Colorow Care Center in Olathe.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at the Delta United Methodist Church (5th and Meeker Streets) in Delta. There will be a private family inurnment of the cremains at a future date. Les' family suggests the following worthy community organizations for memorial contributions: Abraham Connection Homeless Shelter P.O. Bo 910 Delta 81416; Delta Food Pantry P.O. Box 903 Delta 81416; or Hopewest Hospice P.O. Box 24 Delta 81416.