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Jay Edmon Collins
Jul 31, 2022
Jay Collins will be honored at a celebration of life service, which will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, at 10 a.m., at the Yellowstone Building, 331 West Seventh Street, on the Northwest College campus.
Jay was born on Christmas Eve 1980, in Farmington, New Mexico, to Jerry and Jalene Collins. He spent his youth and attended school...
Eileen Funk
Jul 30, 2022
Eileen (Sessions) Funk peacefully left this earth on July 30, 2022, in Casper, Wyoming, where she had resided since 2008.
She was born March 9, 1927, in Byron, Wyoming, to Kirk and Pearl (Lynn) Sessions. She graduated from Byron High School.
Eileen married Jack Cody Funk on Aug. 25, 1950, and on Feb. 1, 1965, their marriage was solemnized...
Roy Thomas Brazelton
Jul 28, 2022
Roy Brazelton passed away suddenly July 28 at the age of 74.
Roy was born July 21, 1948, in Worland, Wyoming, son of Roy W. Brazelton and Gwendolyn (Warner) Brazelton.
The family moved to Lusk, Wyoming, where he graduated from high school in 1966. He then attended two years at Casper College.
They moved back to Worland. There he met...
Glorianne Lohrenz Frame
Jul 27, 2022
Glorianne Lohrenz Frame passed away July 27th in Billings, MT with her loving daughter Cindy at her side. She celebrated her 90th Birthday in February and was fortunate to enjoy good health for the vast majority of her life with the exception of her battle with cancer the past year and a half, a battle she fought valiantly.
Glory was...
Harvey Ronald Willis Jr.
Jul 26, 2022
Harvey Ronald Willis, Jr. Passed away July 26, 2022 after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Greeley, CO on August 26th, 1949. He lived in Red Lodge, MT before moving to Clark, WY at the age of 10. After graduating from Belfry High School in 1967, he joined the military. He served in Vietnam, ending his service...
Frances Arlene Dearcorn
Jul 25, 2022
On Monday July 25th, Frances Arlene Straw Dearcorn, "100", went to be with her lord and savior, While being a resident at the Powell Valley Care Center. She was born March 27, 1922 in Halifax Dauphin, PA. to Harry Walter Straw and Mary Valera Sheetz.
Frances was the only girl of 5 children and after graduating High School had several...
Larry Carter
Jul 21, 2022
Larry Carter passed away on July 21 at his home in Powell after a long battle with COPD. His loving wife Lanette and dear friend Maria Martinez were at his side.
Larry was born in Snyder, Texas, on Oct. 23, 1955, to Dean and Marie (Fort) Carter. He lived there until he moved with his family to Gillette, Wyoming, in...
Eugene W Montgomery
Jul 19, 2022
Eugene (Gene) William Montgomery, fondly known as Sonny or Good Buddy to his grandkids, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at 77 years of age. He died at his home in Flower Mound, Texas, from untreatable complications of low blood sodium, following a hospital stay. He was lovingly cared for and surrounded by family along with his faithful dog of...
Joseph Lennon
Jul 10, 2022
Joe Lennon, 88, passed away July 10, 2022, at Spirit Mountain Hospice in Cody. Joseph Edward Lennon was born in Harlowton, Montana, to David Merle and Eva Olene Wagoner Lennon on May 19, 1934. He was the youngest of four children with two older sisters and one older brother. Joe grew up in Roundup, Montana. He worked a variety of...
Dessie Tramel
Jul 8, 2022
Dessie E Tramel was taken home by the Lord on July 8th, 2022 while at home with family. She was a bright, loving, and strong willed wife, mother, and friend.Please join us at Thompson's Funeral Home on July 14th, 2022 at 10:30am as we escort Dessie to Crown Hill Cemetery for a small graveside service for family and friends. Flowers...
Rev Donna Louise Harris
Jul 6, 2022
Donna Louise Harris was born in Powell, Wyoming, on Aug. 8, 1937, to Orville and Betty Yonts. She was born into eternal life on July 6, 2022, in Hemet, California. She was a beloved daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Donna is survived by her brother Michael Yonts; five children, James, Jack, Darrel, Deborah and Jo Anne; 11 grandchildren;...
Ethel Gerard
Jul 5, 2022
Ethel Edmonds Gerard, age 102 11/12ths, passed away peacefully having dictated her obituary and planned one last family gathering. Ethel was born in Thermopolis, WY in 1919 to Scottish immigrants Barbara and CB, “Scotty,” Edmonds. The family followed Scotty through the oilfields to Billings, MT eventually settling in Cody, WY where Ethel completed high school in 1937.
Although her father...
Tanlie Blake Warner
Jul 3, 2022
Tanlie Blake Warner passed away on July 3, 2022, in Billings, Montana. She was born on March 12, 2010, to Bo and Kristin Warner.
Tanlie is survived by her parents, Bo and Kristin Warner of Powell; sister Averie Warner of Powell; grandparents Linda Yates of Powell, Doug and Michelle Edgell of Powell, Jim and Debbie Warner of Basin, and Bruce...
Armese Edna Saunders
Jul 1, 2022
Armese E. Saunders died peacefully in her Cody, Wyoming home with her sons and extended family around her on July 1st, 2022 at the age of 94.
Armese Edna Cozzens was born in the Lovell Hospital on 11 November, 1927, to Edna Juanita (Parker) and Heber Chase Cozzens. As Armese was born on Armistice day, her Uncle Lawrence (Cozzens)...
Robert LaFrentz
Jul 1, 2022
On Friday, July 1, 2022, Robert (Bob) Leonard LaFrentz, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at the age of 78.
Bob was born on October 18, 1943, in Davenport, Iowa to Robert and June (Scherff) LaFrentz. He earned a degree from Eastern Illinois University in Physics and Chemistry, followed by a Master’s degree in Environmental Science from the University...
Celza "Sally" Montoya
Jun 28, 2022
Our most beloved mother and grandmother, dearest and loyal, set down her earthly mission early on Tuesday morning and left to humbly accept her ultimate Girl Scout badge: her wings.
Sally’s seven-plus decades of dedicated service to everyone in need of anything within her power to help, will remain in all our memories. From her many years in the...
Lyle Laverne Sims
Jun 25, 2022
Lyle Laverne Sims passed away on June 25, 2022, at his home in Powell. He was 69.
He was born on Feb. 11, 1953, to John Jackson Sims and Lillian Estelle Scherer, in Graceville, Minnesota.
He married Donna Lee Pantoja in June 1975.
Lyle drove 18-wheelers over the road, in the oil field, and for the beet harvest. He always...
Mary Ruth Feyhl
Jun 12, 2022
Mary Ruth Ewart was born in Burlington, Big Horn, Wyoming, 12 February, 1930 to Edward Ewart and Ruby Mary Nicholson. That was believed to be her name until upon request for her birth certificate she found out differently. Her mother’s brother was asked to register the birth at the courthouse. He wanted her name to be Dora Mary and so...
Russell 'Russ' Van Hiatt
Jun 11, 2022
Russell “Russ” Van Hiatt, 45 of Powell, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022, in a motorcycle accident. He left this world with a smile on his face, doing what he loved.
Russ, as he was known by everyone, was born in Pocatello, Idaho, on Sept. 8, 1976, to Lea Ann Bucher and Van Hiatt. Russ and his brother Randy...
Elizabeth Ann Witzeling
Jun 10, 2022
Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Witzeling passed away peacefully on June 10, 2022, surrounded by her family. Born November 22, 1925 to Hazel and Lawrence Minch in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Betty moved at a young age to Madison, WI with her mother. She spent childhood summers at her grandparent’s farm where all sorts of shenanigans ensued. She and her cousin Ellen painted their...
