David Earl Readout

David Earl Readout (82) departed from this earth to be with his Savior, Jesus, on November 14, 2025, at his home in Montrose, Colorado, after a long illness.

David was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, on April 1, 1943. His parents were Frank and Ellen (Devault) Readout. He grew up and went to school in Ames, Iowa. He attended Barber School and worked with his father as a barber until he was called to serve his country in 1968. David joined the US Air Force and proudly served his years at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. After serving his country, David trained at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to be an air traffic controller, and moved to Longmont, Colorado, to work at the Longmont ATC. He also worked at the Oklahoma Training Center as an instructor as well as the Cleveland ATC. He also was an instructor at the University of North Dakota in Air Traffic Control.

David married in 1963; this marriage ended in divorce. In 1976, David met the love of his life, Rosalee (King) Stehman. They were married on October 29, 1976. They celebrated their 49th anniversary on October 29, 2025. David is survived by his wife, Rosalee, and three stepchildren - Judy Ziller (Greely, CO), Jerry Stehman (Grand Junction, CO), and Kathy Potts (Sturgis, SD) - 12 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, (one deceased grandson).

In lieu of flowers, honor David by a gift to Hope West (Montrose, CO) www.hopewestco.org/donate and/or Turning Point with David Jeremiah (San Diego, CA) www.davidjeremiah.org/donate.

Viewing is 5-7pm on Friday, December 5, 2025 at Crippin Funeral Home (802 East Main Street, Montrose, CO). A service will be held at 11am on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at Crippin Chapel (Montrose, CO) followed by a Committal Service and Military Honors at Cedar Creek Cemetery, (2221 Miami Rd, Montrose, CO)