(620) 635-6511 Jane Deewall (620) 635-6381 Kelly
DEEWALL FAMILY HEREFORDS Coldwater, Kansas
Over 105 Years of Nash / Deewall Herefords
Line bred Hereford Cattle Advance Domino & President Mischief
"Welcome to Deewall Family Herefords"
Line Bred Herefords Since 1914
Deewall Herefords is located in south central Kansas south of Coldwater, Ks. Mike and Jane Deewall started purchasing Nash cattle in 1991 from her father Franklin Nash. The Deewall herd of Herefords resides where Mike’s family settled in 1892. They also run a herd of commercial Hereford Cattle that go back to Orville Deewall, Mike’s father, and the Par-Ker Ranch genetics. – (Colorado Domino breeding). These cattle crossed with the Nash Hereford bulls and are easy fleshing, low maintenance cattle that would work in any commercial herd. They carry on the Line Bred Advance Domino & President Mischief that was established in 1914 by Janes father Franklin Nash and Grandfather, Walter C. Nash. Easy Keeping Hereford Cattle. Their cattle trace back to the Gudgell & Simpson Anxiety 4th Hereford cattle that earned their reputation on the western range.
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- In Memory of Mike Deewall
- Hereford x Angus are a great combination.
- Check out the Margarita Sebastian Hereford Son's we have incorporated into our line bred herd.
- View the Updated Horned Hereford Sires and Polled Sires.
- Deewall Herefords 2024 Kansas Farm Bureau Family of the Year
- Check out the Latest Tri State Livestock News Article on father, Franklin Nash.
- Give us call for Private Treaty at the ranch near Coldwater, KS.
- Please make an appointment to view our cattle. We would love to meet you!
- See our History Page.
Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.- Victor Hugo
In Memory of Mike Deewall
Michael Alan Deewall Oct. 16, 1948 - Nov.10, 2025
Michael Alan Deewall (77 years) of Coldwater, KS passed away November 10, 2025. Mike was born October 16, 1948 in Stillwater, OK. He was the only child of Orville and Gertrude Deewall. Mike’s childhood was spent growing up on the Par-Ker Ranch near Choteau, OK which his father Orville managed. This is where Mike first developed his love for ranching and Hereford Cattle. Mike attended school in Chelsea, OK and graduated from Chelsea High School in 1966. Mike was very active in FFA participating in livestock judging, showing cattle, and speech contests. He showed the Reserve Champion Hereford Steer at the Tulsa State Fair in 1965 and earned his FFA State Farmer Degree in 1966. After high school, Mike attended Oklahoma State University majoring in Animal Science.
He was a member of the 1969 Livestock Judging Team which won High Team in the Denver Carload Contest, High Team on Cattle in Denver, Ft. Worth, and the American Royal where Mike was 4th High Individual. During his time at OSU, Mike earned many awards for judging, showmanship, and scholarships including being ranked 2nd in the 1970 graduating class in the College of Agriculture. He loved his time at OSU and made many lifelong friendships with professors and classmates. While working at the OSU Beef Barn, Mike met his future wife, Jane Nash. Jane said she knew Mike was the guy for her because he was the only one working while everyone else was busy talking! Mike and Jane were married on July 8, 1972. To this union, two children were born, Kelly in 1977 and Kent in 1980.
Mike’s entire adult life was spent working hard and sharing his passion for Hereford cattle. Following graduation from OSU, Mike was the herdsman for Winrock Farms – Turner Ranch division in Sulphur, OK where he was in charge of all show and sale cattle. He showed cattle all over the United States with great success. Numerous champion bull and heifer titles were won including the 1973 National Western Livestock Show Champion Hereford Bull. In 1973, Mike and Jane returned to OSU where he became the Purebred Beef Superintendent overseeing the university’s purebred cattle herd’s breeding and development program. In 1975, Mike became manager of Higgins Hereford Ranch in Nowata, OK. In 1979, Mike, Jane and their growing family moved to Middleswarth Herefords in Henry, Nebraska to become their herdsman. Mike was instrumental in their AI (artificial insemination) program, caring for 500 + registered cows, their show string, and helping with hay and feed operations.
In 1983, the family of four moved back to Oklahoma when Mike became the manager of LeForce Herefords near Nash, OK. Here he built the facilities and the herd from the ground up into one of the most respected Hereford operations in Oklahoma. During his 15 years at LeForce’s, Mike was active in the Oklahoma Hereford Association serving as a board member, vice president, and president and the Oklahoma Cattleman’s Association as a district vice president. He was the Hereford breed representative on the Oklahoma Beef Incorporated Bull Test board of directors, hosted numerous Oklahoma Junior Hereford Field Days, cattle tour stops, judging team work outs, judged cattle shows across 6 states, participated in feedlot and carcass testing, and held yearly production sales.
Jane and daughter Kelly Marie Deewall plan on continuing the legacy of superior Hereford cattle that Mike was so devoted to his entire lifetime.
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DEEWALL FAMILY HEREFORDS
Thank you all for your kindness and thoughtfulness. We all really appreciate it. He was one amazing, wonderful person. Jane and daughter Kelly Marie Deewall plan on continuing the legacy of superior Hereford cattle that Mike was so devoted to his entire lifetime.