ULYSSES – Ella Margaret Bellows Musgrove, 93, died Sunday, May 10, 2026. 

She was born April 27, 1933 to Earl and Ida Bellows. 

She attended school in Seminole, Okla. 

She married Hugh L. Musgrove Aug. 3, 1950. He preceded her in death.

She worked for many years for the government in Glenwood Springs, Colo. as the office manager for the White River National Forest division of the U.S. Forest Service. She later worked for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in Lakewood, Colo.

At the age of 6, she accepted Christ as her savior. That began a spiritual legacy of serving the Lord in several churches. She participated in musical ministries, as well as helping pastors with secretarial duties.

Survivors include children, Sharron Gregory and husband, Gary, and Martin Musgove and wife, Kathy,; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; all of her siblings; and son, Hugh L. Musgrove Jr.

• Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 20, 2026 at Grace Baptist Church at 1117 N. College Street in Ulysses. 

Burial will take place at the Crown Hill Cemetery in Wheatridge, Colo. 

Memorials are suggested to Grace Baptist Church in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 405 W. Grant Ave., Ulysses, KS 67880. 

Condolences may be left at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com.