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Roy Lyle Phillips, 75, died in Billings, Montana, March 30, 2021. Born October 24, 1945, in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, he was one of five children of Jack, Sr. and Vera (Edwards/Walters) Phillips. The family moved to Thermopolis in 1957 where Roy attended school. He joined the U S Navy when he was 17. Following his discharge he worked at various jobs in Hot Springs State Park, Meadowlark Lodge, and cowboying for Friday Rathbun. Working for the Skelton farm he became disabled due to an accident on the job. He will be remembered walking Thermopolis... Full story
Geneva died April 8, 2021, in Worland, Wyoming. Geneva was born January 7, 1945, to Frank and Lee Verta (Lucas) Mead in Thermopolis Wyoming. She was raised and educated in Arapahoe and Thermopolis. In 1962 she married Leroy Gall, they had four children. She is remembered by her children as the most loving and caring Mother. She married Cal Hall in 1993, they traveled to Alaska many times. In 2001 she married Edward Matheson, they enjoyed camping and fishing at Meadowlark Lake. They visited... Full story
Roy Lyle Phillips passed away March 30, 2021, Roy has been cremated. A Celebration of Life will be held at the VFW on April 19 at 11 a.m.... Full story
Evelyn Ann Sutherland, 68, passed away Sunday, March 28, 2021, at the Billings Clinic in Montana after a time of declining health. She was presently living in Sheridan, Wyo. Born April 23, 1952, in Casper, Wyo., she was one of four children of Roderick and Mildred (Wolfe) Mackearney. For most of her life she did clerical work in an office and was a teller at Pinnacle Bank in Thermopolis. She was a member of BPO Does and active with the Eastern Star Vesper Chapter #19. Evelyn was a good cook and... Full story
Twila Wood, 89, soon to be 90, passed on March 23, 2021 at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness. She was born on May 18, 1931 near Holt, Wyoming at the homestead of her parents, Frank "Friday" and Edith (Reed) Rathbun. Twila graduated eighth grade then quit school to help on the family ranch and care for a younger sibling with a disability. On July 10, 1949 she married Harry "Buzz" Wood. They had three children. The couple later divorced. Twila held numerous jobs in Thermopolis... Full story
Dean Ernest Benson passed away March 15, 2021. He was born on February 8, 1938, in Thermopolis, Wyo., to Gus and Nina Benson. The family lived near Meeteetsee until he was 6 years old. Many of the family's summers were spent on Hess Creek living in a sheep wagon or the Dickey Ranch where his dad was the sheep operation foreman managing 10,000 head of sheep. Dean played football at his high school in Thermopolis, Class of 1956. Dean attended the University of Wyoming where he met Corky and was... Full story
Evelyn A. Sutherland, 68, died on March 28, 2021 in Billings, Mont. A full obituary will appear in next week’s Independent Record.... Full story
Margaret Ellen (Pickett) Bleak passed away at her home surrounded by family on March 23, 2021. She was born on January 22, 1939, to Charles William "Pap" and Esther May "Es" (Clendenning) Pickett in Lander, Wyo. Margie grew up on the HM Ranch at the head of the Dunoir Valley west of Dubois, Wyo. After graduation, she married Henry Louis Butler on June 29, 1957. Together they operated the ranch for a year before moving to a ranch on the South Fork of the Shoshone River in Cody Wyo.; then to... Full story
JoAnn Marie Myers, 71, passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021, in Billings, Mont., after a long seven months of multiple illnesses. She lost her fight after being diagnosed in January with colon cancer. Born December 30, 1949, in Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter Edward and Matilda (Perona) Mallman. At six weeks she and her mother moved to Thermopolis, then Washington and Montana before returning to Thermopolis where JoAnn attended high school. She married Terry D. Scholz, Sr. While Terry served... Full story
Jerry Lyle McGee, 87, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at his home in Green River, Wyo. He was a lifelong resident of Wyoming. He was born June 27, 1933, in Grass Creek, Wyo.; the son of John Henry McGee and Gay Saint Clair. Jerry attended schools in Thermopolis and was a 1951 graduate of Hot Springs High School. Jerry married Jacquelen Nickelson on April 2, 1956 in Thermopolis. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Jerry worked as a pipe fitter for 50 years... Full story
Richard Kenneth “Dick” Miller, 79, passed away suddenly, Thursday, March 11, 2021, at Hot Springs Health. Born February 22, 1942, in Akron, Ohio, he was the son of Kenneth and Frances (Wilburn) Miller. An Ironworker for most of his life, he worked throughout the United States. Projects included the Astoria Bridge in Oregon, the Taos Bridge in New Mexico, Vegas casinos and medical buildings, downtown Chicago buildings and an extensive mining conveyor installation in Morenci, Ariz. On April 1, 2000 he married Jennifer Lea Howell in Las Veg... Full story
Maynard Joe "Bud" Shoopman passed away March 8th 2021 at his home in Canby, Oregon. Survivors include his sisters, his children, grandchildren, great grand children.Internment with military honors was at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon on March 18 2021... Full story
Betty Ellen Delaney passed away February 11, 2021, in Hill City, Kansas. She was born July 1, 1930, in Rural Osborne County, Kans., to Irvin and Bessie (Doak) Earl. Betty grew up on the family farm outside Alton with her brothers, Bob and Bill. She attended Liberty Bell Country Grade School. She continued her education and graduated from Woodston High School in 1948. Two years after graduation Betty married Robert Lee Delaney on Aug. 11, 1950, in Littleton, Colo. To this union three children wer... Full story
George Arvid Bloomquist, 55, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at home. George was born in Thermopolis on July 11, 1965, to George Martin Bloomquist and Verree June Meeks Apland. He was brought up around the Shoshoni area and attended Shoshoni School for most of his life (except for a short period in Sheridan). George looked fondly on those years when he spent time with his family, played sports, drove his Trans Am, worked out, and gained the valuable skills he would use throughout his life. He married Annie Madrigal-Bloomquist and... Full story
Donald Scott passed away of natural causes on January 25, 2021. He was born April 12, 1952, in Oconomowoc, Wis., to Dorothy Harris. Dotty, Don and younger sister Brett later lived in Thermopolis where Don graduated from high school in 1970. Don participated in many activities at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, traveling out of town regularly for youth events. For years after moving away, Don maintained friendships with Ann Ireland and Martha Roberts. As an adult, Don lived in Cody before moving... Full story
Carl Obe Dockery, 84, passed away on March 2, 2021. Carl was born on September 19, 1936, in Thermopolis, Wyo., to Clifford and Edna (Ready) Dockery. After high school, Carl worked on the Arapahoe ranch with his father, and he then went on to work with the Pitchfork at Meeteetse, George Woods on No Wood River at Ten Sleep, Spratts at Lost Cabin, Antler Ranch, Montana, Kennedy and Brown north of Sheridan, Powder River at Arvada, Paul Axtell east of Thermopolis, and Landis Webber West of...
Joyce Dierks passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021, in Basin, Wyo. Joyce was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to George N. and Winifred E. Myers on January 4, 1931. Due to her father's career in the U.S. Army, the family lived in various places during Joyce's growing up years including Texas, Louisiana, Hawaii and Wyoming. She graduated from Sheridan High School in 1949. Joyce married Dale Maxwell that same year. They had two children, John Robert and Jenny Lynn. They later divorced and Joyce met...
Joe Daniels of Medicine Bow, Wyo., passed away suddenly on January 22, 2021, in Yuma Arizona where he spent his winters following retirement. Joe was born on May 20, 1937, in Arnold, Neb., to Forrest and Marie (Troyer) Daniels. He welcomed two brothers, Robert and James. In 1946 the Daniels family bought a place on Owl Creek in Thermopolis. Two sisters were later welcomed to the family, Veva and Vikki. Joe Graduated high school in Thermopolis in 1955 and later attended Casper College. Before...
Helen Louise Dowdell, 81, passed away February 27, 2021, at Hot Springs Health in Thermopolis. Born July 14, 1939 in Melrose, Mass., she was the daughter of Arthur and Raney (Carlisle) Sidebottom. The family moved to Kentucky when Helen was three. On August 24, 1957, she married Roger Edward Dowdell in Louisville, Ky. For most of Helen's life she worked in a clerical position for insurance companies. The couple moved to Worland, Wyo., in 1975, later to Colorado and then Illinois where they...
Robert A. WolfEagle Sheidler, 71, passed away on February 8, 2021, at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Robert was born on April 4, 1949. in Lawton, Okla., to Lester Sysco Cole and Mary Frances Walker. He was adopted at age 6 and spent the rest of his childhood in Ohio, graduating as Valedictorian of the class of 1967 from Ottowa-Glandorf, High School. His thirst for knowledge led him to find education in college classes as well as gaining knowledge of the world around him. His...
Ila June Delap, 82, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 11, 2021, at Community Healthcare of Texas in Ft. Worth, Texas. June was born April 29, 1938, in Riverside, Calif., where she grew up and later attended Riverside Polytechnic High School, graduating in 1956. On September 6, 1956 she married Dale Giles McDonald of Heber, Utah, and they lived in several states before settling in Thermopolis, Wyo., in 1967. They later divorced 1971. June then married Gene Delap on August 10, 1977, in...
Janice Lee “Jan” Edmonds, 76, passed away at Hot Springs Health on Thursday, February 18, 2021, after a two year battle with leukemia. Born March 12, 1944, in Burlington, Iowa, she was the daughter of William and Nina (Thomas) Oshford. After high school she became a hairdresser working in various states, retiring after 36 years. On December 30, 1964 she married Lester Edmonds in Nebraska. They lived in Thermopolis until her husband’s failing health took them to New Mexico where he died in 2000. She later returned to Thermopolis. A member of Co...
Hilan Jones, 80, of Buffalo who passed away Tuesday at the Johnson County Health Care Center in Buffalo. Mr. Jones was a US Army Veteran. Private family interment for will be held by his family at a later date. Donations in Mr. Jones’ memory may be made to the Veteran’s Home of Wyoming in care of the Harness Funeral Home at 351 N. Adams in Buffalo. Online condolences may be made at www.harnessfuneralhome.com...
Eloise Renee Turnbaugh , age 88, of Cheyenne, WY passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021. She was born March 18, 1932 in Bangor, WI to Paul Dvorak and Nayva Robinson. She is survived by her husband David “Dave” Turnbaugh; four children Mike (Kim) Turnbaugh of Tulsa, Okla., Diane Tappy of Broomfield, Colo., Judith (Rex) Tippetts of Lovell, Wyo. and Trudy (Mike) Rowe of Colorado Springs, Colo.; five grandchildren, Michael David and Christopher Turnbaugh, Erryn and Jessica Tappy and Jennifer Tippetts. A small, private family service was held on... Full story
Nellie Arnett Corley, 92, passed away peacefully at home in Thermopolis, early Monday, January 25, 2021. She was born July 24, 1928 in Broadwater, Nebraska, the second of five children of Henry and Mae (Rhubottom) Shoopman. The family moved to Thermopolis in the 1930s living on Owl Creek. After attending Hot Springs County Schools she graduated in 1946. On June 15, 1946 she married Royal Corley. They had four children, Sandra, Melodi Anne, Barbara and Michael. After the deaths of Royal’s mother, Irene, and their daughter, Melodi Anne, they m... Full story
