Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Sorted by date Results 1905 - 1929 of 1960
Sandra Sue (Sandee) Lumley Garrelts, 67, passed away September 14, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, Montana, from complications of cancer. Sandee was born September 21, 1947, in Billings, Montana to John Lumley and Helen (Moore) Lumley. As a small child the family moved to California, before settling in Thermopolis, Wyoming in 1955. She graduated from Hot Springs County High School in Thermopolis, Casper College with her RN degree, and the University of Oregon Health Sciences College with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She was a... Full story
Lesli Michele Tillack of Thermopolis was born Jan. 3, 1968. She died Sept. 12, 2015, in Thermopolis. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Thermopolis. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.... Full story
John Raymond Miller, 67, died at his home in Burlington on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. He was born Jan. 30, 1948. A memorial graveside service will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, at the Meeteetse Cemetery in Meeteetse with full military graveside rites. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Atwood Family Funeral Directors.... Full story
Harriet died peacefully on September 13, 2015 while a resident at Amie Holt Care Center in Buffalo. A Memorial Service will be held on September 16, 2015 at 11:00 AM at the First Presbyterian Church in Worland. Burial of the cremains will take place at 1:00PM at Riverview Cemetery in Worland. Harriet was born February 15, 1929 in Ten Sleep, WY to Joseph H. and Ella B. (Sweeney) Carrier. She lived in Grass Creek, Wyoming where she met George J. Havens, and on June 15, 1946 they were married in... Full story
March 11, 1955 – September 11, 2015 Mary Louise Harris, 60, of Basin, died early Friday morning, Sept. 11, 2015, at the Spirit Mountain Hospice House in Cody. She was born March 11, 1955. A “Celebration of Mary’s Life” will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, at the Eagles AERIE #3086 in Basin. Atwood Family Funeral Directors assisted the family with arrangements.... Full story
Funeral services for Eddie Patrick Brister, 61, will be 11 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 10, at Risen Son Southern Baptist Church. Mr. Brister died Friday, Sept. 10, at the Thermopolis Rehab and Care Center. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family.... Full story
Rock Springs, WY Longtime Rock Springs resident, Danny Emanuel Sinner, 67, died on August 29, 2015 in Spanish Fork, Utah at the Spanish Fork Nursing and Rehab Center. Danny was born on March 3, 1948 in Riverton, WY, a son of Donna L. (Hart) and Emanuel Lawrence “Jerry” Sinner. He was raised in Worland, WY where he graduated from high school in 1967. He attended Casper College for one year before joining the U.S. Navy where he served for four years. He had worked for Gas Hill Uranium at Riverton, WY before going to work as a trona miner for 29... Full story
Judie Moore, 76, died Aug. 31, 2015 at the Worland Health Care Center. No services are planned at this time. Mortimore Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.... Full story
Earlene Carey, 74, Thermopolis, died on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, at her home following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Thermopolis. Bryant Funeral Home in Worland is assisting the family with arrangements.... Full story
Marjorie Mae Pebbles, 87, died Saturday, August 29, at Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Care Center after a period of declining health. Born March 7, 1928 in Galeton, Colorado, she was the daughter of William K. and Harriet (Osbaugh) Moyer. The family moved to Newcastle, Wyoming, then Thermopolis where Marge attended Lucerne School and graduated from Thermopolis High School. In 1945 she married Robert “Bob” Pebbles in Billings, Montana. The couple lived in Thermopolis until moving in 1970 to Oregon where they owned and operated Oregon Trail Mot... Full story
Bobby Joe Pickens of Greybull, 64, died on Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, at the Billings Clinic Hospital in Billings, Montana after a long battle with diabetes, COPD, and other complications. He was born June 10, 1951. Per Bobby’s wishes, cremation has taken place, and no services are planned. Atwood Family Funeral Directors assisted the family with arrangements.... Full story
A funeral service for John Michael Braun, 66, of Dickinson will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 31, 2015 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson with Pastor Jim Hessler officiating. In accordance with John's wishes, cremation has taken place and no burial will take place. Visitation for John will be one hour prior to the service on Monday. John passed away Thursday, August 27, 2015 at his home in Dickinson. John Michael Braun was born April 19, 1949 to Richard and Kathleen (Senftner) Braun. H... Full story
A memorial service for Patrick L. Moses will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Ten Sleep Baptist Church in Ten Sleep. Pat died at Hyattville July 25, 2015. He was 63.... Full story
Worland resident Ida T. Mercado, 81, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on August 22, 2015. Ida was born on November 9, 1933 in Worland, a daughter of Nicolas and Lupe M. Rodriguez. At an early age she moved to Phoenix, AZ and then to San Jose, CA. She later returned to Worland where she had worked at various jobs including the Washakie Cleaners, Worland Laundry, Washakie Hotel and Maggie's Café. In 1960 she met the love of her life, Gene Mercado. They were married on September... Full story
Glenda G. Harshbarger Alberts, 47, of Basin, died at her home in Basin on Wednesday evening, August 19, 2015. She was born Oct. 1, 1967. A graveside funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at the Patriot Cemetery in Basin. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Atwood Family Funeral Directors.... Full story
Leroy ‘Roy’ A. Meier, 72, died Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis. Roy was born in Pennsylvania. A private graveside service will be at a later date in Willow Grove Cemetery in Buffalo. Mortimore Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.... Full story
Gary Ronald Benson, 68, died Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, at his home in Thermopolis. Services will be at a later date. Mortimore Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.... Full story
Funeral services for Cindy (Dixon) Siebert, 54, of Gillette, who died Aug. 17, 2015, in Gillette will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 27, 2015, at the Zion Lutheran Evangelical Church in Worland. Memorial services for Cecil Ray Dixon, 93, of Worland, who died on Jan. 16, 2014 in Kimball, Neb.; Lydia Dixon, 91, of Worland, who died April 19, 2014, in Kimball, and Steve R. Dixon, 64, who died Nov. 30, 2014, in Worland will be held in conjunction with Siebert’s services. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrang...
Cynthia Renee Dixon age 54, of Gillette, Wyoming passed away on Monday, August 17, 2015. Cynthia was born on October 8, 1960 in Worland, Wyoming to Lydia (Lipps) and Cecil Dixon. Cynthia grew up in Worland and attended school there, graduating from Worland High School in 1979. She went on to attend Northwestern University and got her associate's degree in horticulture. Cynthia was the proud mother of three sons. Cynthia was a member of Jericho Baptist Church. She made Gillette her home in 2002,... Full story
Hisashi “Sas” Nakamura passed away at the age of 88 August 7, 2015, while being treated at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, Washington. Sas was born March 4, 1927 in Powell, Wyoming. He grew up on the family farm in Kirby, Wyoming and graduated from Thermopolis High School. Sas served in the military during the Korean War in the 40th Division 578 Engineering Battalion. A lifelong farmer, Sas developed land in or around the Tri-Cities and Prosser areas since 1959. During that time, he was a member of the Farm Bureau, Gideons Int... Full story
Born in Washakie County in 1932 to John and Margaret (Eckert) Salzman, Virginia graduated from Washakie County High School and then attended Carroll College, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing in 1953. While at Carroll, she met the love of her life, Jim (Bud) Foreman, a student at Montana School of Mines. They were married in St. Mary Magdalen Church in Worland in 1953. Virginia and Jim had a long, fun and adventurous life together, traveling all over the world. She... Full story
Harold Wayne Ward, 73 died suddenly Sunday, August 16, 2015 in an accident in the mountains of Hots Springs County. Born June 7, 1942 in Cement Oklahoma, he was the son of Harold B. and Phyllis (Moser) Ward. He graduated from Cody High School and was a fullback and linebacker on the state championship football team. Following high school he attended Eastern Montana University playing football and acquiring his Bachelor Degree in Education. He taught in Montana and Washington before settling on Thermopolis Wyoming. On March 19, 1966, he married... Full story
Robert Eugene Snow, 81, of Thermopolis, died Aug. 17, 2015, in Portland, Ore. Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, at the Thermopolis Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.... Full story
Barbara A. DeWolfe, 75, of Superior, WI, died Saturday August 8, 2015 after succumbing to systemic cancer following a brave and honorable fight. She was compassionately cared for by her family, and by the kind staff of both Golden Living Center and Essentia Hospice Team. She was born in Cody, WY, on May 17, 1940 to William and Louise (Sayles) Blankenbaker. After a brief marriage, Louise remarried Roy Lloyd Putney. Barbara always considered Roy as her true father from that point on. She was... Full story
Richard (Dick) A. Shaw, 80 year old long time Worland resident, died on Sunday, August 16, 2015 at Washakie Medical Center. Dick was born on July 13, 1935 in Worland, graduating in 1953 from Worland, High School. He played on the football team that took the state title that year. He married Gayle Tolman on September 19, 1954 in Worland. Dick worked for Safeway as a clerk, transferring in 1963 to Greybull where he became the manager until 1968. The family moved to Denver, CO working again for... Full story