Rollin Thomas Trumbull

We lost a great cowboy, father, grandfather, brother and friend when (Rolly) Rollin Thomas Trumbull passed away December 12, at his home in Ralston. He was an “ol time cowboy” who could tame the toughest bronc, shoe the worst horse, pound a nail in the hardest wood and yet still tip his hat to every lady.   He had the heart of a kind and gentle soul.
Rollin was born to Adrian and Marguerite Barbee Trumbull on November 8, 1936 at their family home in Emblem, WY. He attended grades 1-4 at Emblem and graduated from Greybull High School where he excelled in Wrestling and Rodeo. He was married in Greybull in February 1959 and to that union was born 3 sons -- Jeff of Proctor, CO, Rex of Torrington, WY, and Craig of Lovell, WY.
While living in Lovell, Rollin worked as a ranger at the Porcupine Ranger Station and a cowboy in the Pryor Mountain (Dry Head area), after which he moved Powell/Ralston to work as a carpenter and a cowboy. Later he made his living with his passion of breaking and shoeing horses.  He will be forever remembered by many young cowboys and cowgirls -- he was proud to be part of their lives.
He was honored when Rex married Kathy Lookingbill of Lander who blessed him with 3 grandchildren, Britt, Dane, and Breanne Trumbull and just recently a great granddaughter, Jayda. Each grandchild has a part of Rolly in them.
He leaves behind his three sons and their families, plus his sister Kathleen (Walter) Howe of Basin, and his brothers Sidney (Claudia) Trumbull of Basin and William J ( Nancy) Trumbull of Sheridan.
He will now be joining both parents and his infant sister Mary Adrianna who all proceeded him in death.
Services will be held Wednesday December 19th at 10:00AM at Thompson Funeral Home in Powell with a reception immediately following at the Mountain View (Heart Mountain) Community Center. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his honor to the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund, 101 Pro Rodeo Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80919