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Robert "Bob" Francis Murphy
Sep 14, 2020
Robert F. Murphy left this world to be with his Lord and Savior on September 14, 2020. Robert was born in Brighton MA in August 1937, he served in the United States Air Force from 1958 to 1662. Along the journey Robert met the Love of his life, Katherine Goodchild of Powell WY. They were married in October of 1961...
Caleb Estes
Sep 7, 2020
Caleb Paul Estes
(Nov. 7, 1993 - Sept. 7, 2020)
Caleb Paul Estes, of Deaver, died on Sept. 7, 2020. He was born in Powell on Nov. 7, 1993, son of Dale and Michelle (Metz) Estes. He was 26 years old.
Caleb grew up in Deaver always looking for an opportunity to be outdoors exploring the wild blue yonder. When...
Melvin Spomer
Sep 3, 2020
Melvin Gerald Spomer
August 22, 1938---September 3, 2020
Melvin Gerald Spomer, born August 22, 1938, has gone to his heavenly home. Mel had many jobs in the oilfields working throughout Wyoming. He enjoyed working.
Melvin was born to parents, Herman and Elizabeth Spomer, of Lovell, Wyoming. He married Delores Marie Graves in Lovell on December 5, 1958. They were divorced in...
James Robert Stebner
Aug 21, 2020
James R. Stebner
August 7, 1930 – August 21, 2020
On Aug. 21, 2020 Jim Stebner loving husband, father and grandfather went home to his heavenly father at the age of 90.
Jim was born on Aug. 7, 1930 to Johnny and Ruby (Glenn) Stebner at home in Powell, Wy. He was an only child and attended Powell Schools. In...
Joyce E Johnston
Aug 20, 2020
Joyce E. Green Johnston passed away on Thursday, August 20, at the Powell Valley Care Center surrounded by her family.
Virgil and Ruby Green welcomed Joyce to their family on May 29, 1947 in Larned, Kansas. She moved with her family to Powell at the age of four. Attending school for all of her years in Powell, she graduated with...
Wayne Gene Jones
Aug 16, 2020
Wayne Gene Jones, 81, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend passed away peacefully at home on August 16, 2020.
Wayne was born on October 14, 1938 on the Whistle Creek bench near Penrose, Wyoming, the second of three children born to Ralph and Vivian (Webber) Jones. He is preceded in death by his loving wife and both of...
Merlin Eugene Borcher
Aug 14, 2020
Merlin Eugene Borcher, grasped the hand of Jesus as Jesus said, “well done, good and faithful servant.” Then he peacefully passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020 at Canyon Creek Memory Care in Billings, Montana. He quietly left this world, as family said their goodbyes, after battling Alzheimer’s Disease for several years. Merlin was a loving, kind and gentle man...

Henry Lee Bennett
Jul 23, 2020
Heaven gained a special soul on July 23, 2020. Henry was born on August 1, 1950 to Joe Bennett and Gusette Sallee in Marfa, Texas and they then moved to Worland, Wyoming.
Henry joined the Army in 1967 and was in the Airborne Ranger training. He married his high school sweetheart Sharon Jean Showalter on August 17, 1968....

Bill Joe Dyer
Jul 22, 2020
Bill Joe Dyer passed away at his home in Powell, Wyoming on July 22, 2020. He was born in Hartford, Arkansas on May 31, 1929 to Roy and Flora Dyer.
After completing high school, he joined the Army and served in Korea. At the time of his discharge, he held the rank of Corporal.
Bill...
Alice Elizabeth Bright
Jul 22, 2020
Alice E. Bright
February 1927 – July 22, 2020
Alice Bright, homesteader & farming wife passed away, Wednesday, July 22nd at the Powell Valley Care Center, age 93.
Alice was born in her family's home in 1927 near Basalt Colorado and was one of four children of Albert and Laura.
Her early life was spent working on the family farm. When her oldest...
James "Jim" Edgar Hillberry
Jul 21, 2020
James “Jim” Hillberry, 83, passed away July 21st in an accident while working in the ranch country that he loved.
He was born June 26th, 1937, in Thermopolis to George and Leora (Haynes) Hillberry. He was raised at the family ranch on Gooseberry and attended school in Worland. The family spent summers living in a sheep wagon on the mountain...
Evelyn Woolard
Jul 14, 2020
Due to Evelyn’s request we have limited personal information. Evelyn was born in Pennsylvania to Albert and Elsie Barger, where she lived throughout her early years. She graduated from Nyack Missionary College in Nyack, NY with a B.S. in Christian Education.
After graduation Evelyn accepted a 4th grade teaching job at Wilmington Christian School in Delaware. During this time she...
Pearl "Mickey" Elizabeth Thiel
Jul 14, 2020
Pearl (Mickey) Elizabeth Thiel passed away of natural causes at her home at the Rocky Mountain Manor in Powell, Wyoming on July 14, 2020.
Pearl was born on January 16, 1938 in Bearcreek, Montana. She was the seventh child of eight children born to Jesse and Alta (Copple) Hoke. Her older siblings nicknamed her “Mickey” after Mickey Mouse, the most...
Frank Kendall McMillin
Jul 14, 2020
Frank K. McMillin peacefully passed away on July 14, 2020, at his home surrounded by his wife and children after a seven year battle with cancer. He was 77.
Frank was born May 4, 1943, in Cody, to Cecil and Dorothy McMillin. He grew up in both Cody and Meeteetse where his family ranched. After graduating from Cody High School,...