Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Sorted by date Results 1934 - 1958 of 1970
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
Velma May Johnston, 89, died Saturday, August 15, 2015, in Billings, Mont. She was born April 27, 1926. A graveside funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2015, at the Mount View Cemetery in Basin, with Pastor Kent Dempsey officiating. Atwood Family Funeral Directors assisted the family with arrangements.... Full story
Sara Suzanna Thaxton, 78, of Basin, died Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, at South Big Horn County Critical Access Hospital between Basin and Greybull. She was born Jan. 15, 1937. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between Basin and Greybull. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Atwood Family Funeral Directors.... Full story
Richard (Dick) A. Shaw, 80, Worland resident, died on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, at Washakie Medical Center in Worland. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, at the Worland Wyoming Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake Center.... Full story
Former Thermopolis resident, Thomas Albert “Tom” Shaffer, 82, died Friday, Aug. 14, in Riverton. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Aug. 19, 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements...
Tommy Lynn Bunnell, 65, was bourne out of the Blizzard of 1949 that ravaged the Great Plains. The little town of Hereford, Colorado in eastern Colorado where Tommy would have calledhome was hit hard. On a hill over looking Crow Creek, the Bunnell family had resided in their Frank Lloyd Wright designed home with massive ranch covering thousands of acres. Tom would never live in that home on the range with his two older brothers. Tom was born on November 14, 1949 in Greeley, Colorado to Delbert Ashby and Wanda Margrete Rank- Bunnell. By the time... Full story
Donald L. Welton, 91, of Basin, died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Worland. He was born Dec. 4, 1923. Per Don’s wishes, cremation has taken place and no services are planned. Atwood Family Funeral Directors assisted the family with arrangements.... Full story
Memorial services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 12, at Hermosa Church of Christ for Paul Rea Lasater of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Lasater, 68, died Friday, August 7, 2015. Michael Joiner and Taylor Robles will officiate at the services. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary. Honorary pallbearers will be Michael Goss, Kent Bullock, Jim Barnett, David Lasater, John Norris, Buddy Shanks,John Foster, Dwayne Pounds, Mike Prude, Jack Joy, Roland Lundy... Full story
Debbie K. Draine, 50, of Ten Sleep, died at her home on Aug. 2, 2015. A gathering and memorial services will be at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015 at the Big Horn Bar. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements....
TEN SLEEP, WY Patrick Lee Moses, 63, of Hyattville, WY died on July 26, 2015 at his home near Hyattville. Pat was born on July 31, 1951 in Buffalo, WY, a son of Phyllis M. (Pierson) and Millard M. “Scotty” Moses. He was raised in Ten Sleep and attended schools in Ten Sleep. Following school, he worked mostly as a ranch hand near Hyattville. He had also worked in construction and as a truck driver for various companies. He enjoyed writing poetry, fishing, hunting, and harvesting wild mushrooms. He was preceded in death by his parents. Pat is...
Lifelong resident Joyce Katherine Steers, 92, passed away on July 29, 2015 in Worland. Joyce was born on April 5, 1923 in Worland to Rose Lee (Stewart) and Theron Clay Gibbons. She was raised in the Colter area southwest of Worland and graduated from Washakie County High School in 1941. Joyce attended a business college in Great Falls, MT, then moved to Hollywood, CA where she took professional voice lessons. Joyce met Blaine L. Steers while he was working at the local radio station and she was... Full story
Donald Maurice Chapman, 71, of Worland, Wyoming, died at his home in Worland, on Sunday, July 19, 2015. He was born March 31, 1944. A memorial graveside service with full military graveside rites will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at the Mount View Cemetery in Basin, Wyoming. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Atwood Family Funeral Directors.... Full story
July 17, 1945 – July 20, 2015 Patricia A. “Patty” Barker Lawrence, 70, died at her home in Basin, Monday morning, July 20, 2015. She was born July 17, 1945. Interment at the Donald J. Ruhl Memorial Cemetery in Greybull at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 15, 2015 Atwood Family Funeral Directors assisted the family with arrangements.... Full story
Dymple Mae Stewart, 77, of Worland, died on July 23, 2015 at the Billings Clinic, Billings, Montana. Dymple was born on March 30, 1938. Memorial services will be held at Utah State Veterans Cemetery in Bluffdale, Utah at a later date. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements... Full story
Samuel Jerry Clingan, 68 year old Worland resident passed away on July 22, 2015 at the Washakie Medical Center in Worland. Jerry was born on October 25, 1946 to John and Ruby (Smith) Clingan in Rock Springs, Wyo. He graduated from Rock Springs in 1965. He worked at Coors Can Plant in Golden, Colorado, retiring after over 30 years of dedicated service. He then relocated to Worland, where he work for a number of years at Kennedy Ace Hardware. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Eva... Full story
Marjorie Ann Skrobut passed on to be with the Lord on July 22, 2015 in Flagstaff, AZ after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Marjorie was born to Reinhardt and Mary Bohl on October 1, 1943 in Worland, WY. She grew up and attended school in Worland and attended Casper College before joining the U S Army in 1963 and moving to New York. She resigned from the army to marry and to that union was born her daughter Lynnette. She married Larry Skrobut in 1979 in Mesa, AZ. Years later she returned to Arizona with her family to purchase a busine... Full story
Gladys Augusta Nichols Jones passed away July 25, 2015 at the New Horizon Care Center in Lovell Wyoming. Gladys was born near Lysite Wyoming September 13, 1929 the daughter of James Lee Nichols Sr. and Susie Parm Nichols. Gladys grew up on the family homestead on Bridger creek attending schools in Shoshone before moving to Lucerne area near Thermopolis where she graduated from high school in 1948. After high school Gladys lived with her sister Helen Hill and worked at the Coca-Cola bottling company. Gladys married Andrew Charles Jones on... Full story
Michael Craig Foster, 58, of Worland, died suddenly on July 22, 2015. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday, July 31, 2015, at the Washakie Community Center Complex Conference Room with Paul Thomas of the Sovereign Grace Bible Church officiating. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.... Full story
Samuel Jerry Clingan, 68, of Worland, died on July 22, 2015, at the Washakie Medical Center in Worland. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.... Full story
Former Worland resident, Eldon L. Ervin, 88, of Casper, died on July 23, 2015 at Poplar Living Center in Casper. A graveside funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, at Riverview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Worland. Veile Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.... Full story