August 2010
Frank Theodore “Ted”
Peterson, 88, of Worland, July 25.
DuWayne R. Bakker, 73, of Riverton in Casper,
formerly of Thermopolis, Aug. 4.
Dorris J. Slaughter, 87, or
Sturgis, SD in Worland, Aug. 4.
Clara Mae Wall, 76, of Billings,
Mont., formerly of Thermopolis, Aug. 8.
Rebecca Jeanne Tomlinson Horton, 59, of Greybull, Aug. 9.
John Albert Steen, 66, formerly of
Worland in Cedar City, Utah, Aug. 9.
June D.
Gossens, 97, of Ten Sleep in Worland,
Aug. 12.
Iona May Outland, 81, of
Thermopolis, Aug. 14.
Richard “Corky” Leaverton,
81, of Worland, Aug. 15.
Samuel
Luke Lesmeister, 22, of Thermopolis, Aug. 15.
Solon Alanson Bartlett, 91, of Charmichal, Calif., formerly of Worland, Aug. 17.
Lynda Anne Collins Day, 68, of
Tomball, Tex., formerly of Worland, Aug. 17.
Pearl Marie Hake, 85, of Aurora, Ill.,
formerly of Worland, Aug. 19.
Clarence L. Delker, 86, of
Palermo, Calif., formerly of Worland, Aug. 19.
Mary Heath Tolman, 86, of Greybull,
Aug. 20.
Eileen Healy Horn, 94, of Worland,
formerly of Greybull, Aug. 22.
Gladys E.
Holmes, 93, of Thermopolis, in Worland, Aug. 28.
September 2010
Carolyn Ann Partelow, 63, of
Worland, Sept. 1.
Faye Jordan Tolman, 67, of
Billings, formerly of Greybull and Worland, Sept. 1.
Bette
Marguerite Denton, 87, of Thermopolis, Sept. 2.
THERMOPOLIS – Bette Marguerite Denton, 87, of Thermopolis died at Hot Springs County Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
Bette was born March 27, 1923 in Los Angeles, Calif., the daughter of Lee and Marguerite (Furness) Allee Cotten. Growing up in southern California, she loved to dance with her brother Bob to big band music. They wore out the rug in front of the sink doing dishes and dancing. As a young girl she loved to travel on the train.
On April 15, 1944 she married Woodrow Wilson “Woody” Denton in Seattle, Wash. The couple moved to northern California where Woody was stationed while in the U.S. Navy. When he passed away in 1983, Bette moved to Wyoming to be with her son Dave and his wife where she built her dream home overlooking the Big Horn River.
She was a member of First Baptist Church. An avid reader, after her eyesight failed, she passed the time listening to talking books provided by the Society for the Blind. She enjoyed traveling and even cruised around the world.
She was preceded in death by Woody, her husband of 39 years; her parents; and her brother Bob.
Bette is survived by her son Dave (Cindy) Denton of Thermopolis; three daughters, Karen (Jim) Wegmann of Colfax, Calif., “Snook” Denton of Thermopolis and Mary Lou Boone of Grass Valley, Calif.; her sister-in-law Mary Alee; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Memorial services will be held Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Thermopolis with Pastor Harvey Seidel officiating. Cremation has taken place.
Mortimore Funeral Home assisted with arrangements.
