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Francis Burnie 'Red' Payne
LIVINGSTON - Francis Burnie "Red" Payne, 85, of Livingston, died Saturday morning, Sept. 4, 1999, at Livingston Health and Rehab Center. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at Franzen-Davis Funeral Home, 118 N. Third St. in Livingston. Rev. Harlan Durgan of Livingston Congregational Church will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery with masonic honors accorded at grave side by members of Livingston Lodge #32, A.F. & A.M.
Red was born March 22, 1914, in the Crazy Mountains north of Springdale. He was the third of 14 children of Harry and Opal (Walter) Payne. He attended schools in the Crazy Mountains, Hunters Hot Springs and at Springdale. On Sept. 20, 1937, Red married
Henrietta Schnablegger in Boulder. They ranched in the Paradise Valley south of Livingston from 1937 to 1964. During that time, Red also worked in Yellowstone Park for 10 years.
He attended Livingston Congregational Church and was a member of Livingston Lodge #32, AF. & AM. Among his hobbies were rock collecting and hunting. He was a history buff and especially enjoyed the Civil War period. Red loved to play with his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Henrietta Payne of Livingston; two sons, Bob Payne and his wife, Dee, of Livingston, and John Payne and his wife, Kay, of Prescott Valley, Ariz.; two sisters, Phyllis Childs of St. Paul, Minn., and Martha Hampson of Livingston; four brothers: Richard, Clark, Harry Jr. and Byrle Payne, all of Livingston; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Red was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers: Lee, J.B., Eustace, Tom, Byron and Jim Payne; and one sister, Opal Payne.
If so desired, memorials in Red's memory may be directed to the charity of the donor's choice.
Wanda Louise Pickard
Wanda Louise Pickard, 82, of Billings, passed away Thursday evening, Sept. 2, 1999. She was born April 24, 1917, in Glenham, S.D. to Mayme and Charles Hanstrom.
Wanda was raised in South Dakota, graduated from high school and became a beautician prior to her marriage to Thomas R. Pickard, a native of Ekalaka. She and her late husband, who died earlier this year, moved to Billings in 1945, where they raised their three children.
The role of homemaker dominated her years in Billings, but she also worked for the Billings Rex Cleaners and as a sales associate for Lu Ev's, a woman's clothing store. Wanda was an avid bridge player and enjoyed playing the game with numerous friends for many years.
With their entire family in attendance, Wanda and Tom celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in the fall of 1998.
Survivors include daughters, Priscilla Gilkey of Spokane, Wash.; and Debbie Orchowski of Lynnwood, Wash.; her son, Doug Pickard of Tualatin, Ore.; her brother, Russell Hanstrom of Billings; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, at Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist Mortuary, 1001 Alderson Ave., with interment in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be sent to the National Alzheimer's Association, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60611-1676.
James J. Spencer
CHINOOK - James J. Spencer, 75, passed away Sept. 3, in Helena. Mr. Spencer was born May 22, 1924, in Browning to Esther Stevens and was adopted by James B. Spencer. He attended schools in Dodson, St. Paul's Mission in Hays (was in the first graduating class) and Carroll College. He fought in WWII in the south Pacific where he earned the Purple Heart. He married
Aurelia Chandler on Nov. 8, 1952, in Glasgow. They lived and ranched south of Chinook on Cow Creek and at Putnam Lake. He enjoyed riding his horses, hunting, playing card games and telling stories.
Vigil services will be held Sept. 6, at St. Paul's Mission in Hays at 7 p.m. Mass will be at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, Sept. 7, at 11 a.m. with burial in Kuper Memorial cemetery.
Mr. Spencer is survived by sons, James Bryan Spencer of Billings, Steve Spencer of Chinook, Michael Spencer of San Diego, Calif.; and daughters, Tracy Spencer of Madras, Ore., Cheri Munn of Helena, and Jami Whiteman of Billings. He is also survived by sisters, Sally Ann Pankratz of Harlem, and Molly Jo Minugh of Dodson, 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. His wife died in 1979.
Edwards Funera1 Home of Chinook is in charge of arrangements.
John H. Stratford
John H. Stratford, 79, of Billings. died Saturday evening, Sept. 4, 1999, at home of complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He had kept the disease at bay for 13 years, including three different regimens of chemotherapy, before succumbing.
John was born on Feb. 29, 1920, to Katherine Denton Stratford and Harry Haines Stratford at 611 Riverside Road. He was the third of seven children. He took great pride in being a "leap year baby, " and hoped to live until his 20th "birthday" in the new millennium. He died in the same house where he lived as a child with his parents and family.
John's life was spent as a farmer and rancher, primarily on Stratford Farms south of Billings, which he owned and operated with his brother Richard. He was devoted to progressive farming and ranching practices, and viewed his life's work as a stewardship of the soil.
His father Harry came to Billings as a homesteader in 1909, and John and his siblings spent many summers at the farm tending to animals and doing necessary farm chores. He had a perfect attendance record at Garfield Elementary School, including a day when he walked to school to find that it was closed because of sub-zero weather. He graduated from Billings High School in 1938.
John took over his father's farm while still in his teens, and continued working there his entire life except for his military service during World War II.
He entered the Army in 1943, and was trained as a military policeman, radio operator, and acting first sergeant before going overseas to New Guinea and the Philippines. He was assigned to the Aviation Engineers and built bridges, hospitals, airstrips, and septic systems, sometimes under enemy fire. He always maintained that he and many other American servicemen would not have survived an invasion of Japan, which was prevented by the invention of the atomic bomb. He was stationed in the occupation army in Japan before being discharged in 1946, with the rank of Staff Sergeant, to return to his beloved farm.
John married
Mary Maxon of Billings in 1947, and together they raised three sons, Michael, Scott, and Steven. John and his brother Richard worked together on the farm, in their own coal business, and in Richard's steel building business in the 1940s and 1950s. He and Mary were divorced in 1979. He married
Rita Arrasmith in 1990. They have resided at his family home since 1992 with their five dogs, whom they affectionately called their "babies".
He was a founding member and first Secretary-Treasurer of the Montana Grain Growers Association, a member of the Ashlar Lodge, an off-beat drummer in the Al Bedoo Oriental Shrine Band, a member of the Elks Club of Billings, and he served terms on the Yellowstone County Planning Board and the Weed Board.
John's infectious sense of humor and optimistic approach to life made him memorable to virtually everyone he met. He enjoyed prosperous times, and endured difficult ones, with an enthusiasm that the days just ahead would be good ones. Several years ago he was featured in a Billings Gazette article about the economic challenges of farming, where he quipped, "I started out with nothing and I got most of it left." Another time, he was asked what he would do if he won a million dollars in the lottery, and he immediately replied, "I'd just keep on farming until it was all gone."
He was preceded in death by his parents and two older brothers, Harry and Herbert. He is survived by his wife, Rita; his three sons, Michael of Stockton, Calif.; Scott of Belmont, Mass., and daughter-in-law, Holly, and grandchildren Laura and Todd; and Steven of Mattoon, Ill. and daughter-in-law, Marji, and granddaughter Jennifer; his sister, Kay ("Babe") Koch of Billings; brothers, R.L. Stratford of Billings; George of Butte; and Charles of Leewood, Kan.; and their families, including special nieces Leda and Karla Kay, Diane and Linda, and Kelly; special friend, Nicole Price and her daughters, Shaye, Sherry and Stacy; and his dog "babies": Roberto, Misty and Maxi.
A memorial service will be conducted on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Smith Funeral West Chapel in Billings, 304 34th St. W. John's remains will be cremated and placed in the same plot as his father Harry's in Mountview cemetery. Memorials can be sent to Al Bedo Shrine Transportation Fund, P.O. Box 20673, Billings, MT 59104.
Louis Talcott
MILES CITY - Louie Talcott, 85, formerly of Hammond, died Friday, Sept. 3, 1999, at Deaconess Hospital.
Prayer services will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at the Powder River Congregational Church in Broadus with interment in the family lot in Valley View cemetery.
Judith Aberle
COLSTRIP - Judith Aberle, 60, died Friday, Sept. 3, 1999, at the Rosebud Health Care Center in Forsyth.
Cremation has taken place. Interment will be at a later date in the family lot in the Mount Mariah cemetery, in Sundance, Wyo. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Forsyth is in charge.
Leo J. 'Dutch' Allshouse
CODY, Wyo. - Leo J. "Dutch" Allshouse, 74, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 1999, at his home.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at Ballard Funeral Home with interment in the Riverside cemetery.
Ludwick J. Cheledines
ROUNDUP - Ludwick J. Cheledines passed away Thursday, Sept. 2, 1999, at St. Vincent Hospital.
Lud was born in Klein on Aug. 19, 1915, the oldest of George and Amelia Cheledines. He was preceded in death by brothers, Frank and Stanley, and by his sister, Amelia (Nell) Powell. Surviving are his brothers, George of Yakima, Wash.; Ray of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; sisters, Mardella and Rose of Seattle; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Lud was an avid sportsman and spent many years hunting and fishing on the Madison River, where he owned a cabin with lifelong friends.
Viewing will be held Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999, at 9 a.m., at St. Benedict's Catholic Church. Mass of the Christian burial will follow at 10 a.m. Interment following services at the Roundup City cemetery. Memorials may be made to the St. Benedict's Parish or Roundup Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home. Wier Funeral is in charge of the arrangements.
Lela E. Jacobson
Lela E. Jacobson died on Sept. 3, 1999, at St. John's Retirement Home in Billings, where she had been a resident since 1994. Lela was born Nov. 17, 1904, in Goodrich, N.D., to William A. and Orpha A. Boone. Her father, a descendant of Daniel Boone, died when she was an infant, and her mother later married
Frank Spencer, who adopted Lela.
Lela obtained a teaching certificate from Valley City Teachers College in Valley City, N.D., and began her teaching career in Beach and later in Cutbank, where she met and married
Walter Irving Jacobson on April 4, 1930. They resided there until his death on Jan. 12, 1945. Lela achieved a further degree in education at the University of Oregon and later taught school in Oregon and Vista, Calif.
Lela retired in 1970 and lived in California and Arizona before moving to Billings to be near her family, Bea and Gene Radermach-er, who looked after her in her later years. Lela is also sur-vived by several other cousins and their families.
Memorials may be made to St. John's Lutheran Home in Billings. Interment at Conrad Memorial cemetery in Kalispell. A memorial service is planned for a later date in Billings. Smith West Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Roy McIntyre Jr.
ST. MARIE - Roy McIntyre Jr., 75, died Friday, Sept. 3, 1999, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow of cancer.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at Bell Chapel in Glasgow with a private interment.
Theodore G. 'Ted' Millet
Theodore G. "Ted" Millet, 53, of Billings, passed away Thursday, Sept. 2, 1999, at home as a result of Lou Gehrig's Disease. He was born Dec. 10, 1945, in Great Falls, a son of John and Frances E. Travis Millet. Ted was educated at Centerville High School where he graduated in 1964, and later graduated from EMC.
He lived most of his life in Sand Coulee, Great Falls and Billings. He was the owner of Taco Treat in Billings from 1980-85. Ted loved hunting, fishing and boating in the Big Horn Lake area.
Survivors include his son, Justin of Billings; a sister, Judy (Ron) Guisti of Sand Coulee; a brother, John (Carol) Millet of Beaverton, Ore.; and a special friend, Sharon Desjarlais of Billings.
Cremation has taken place and a memorial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, at Cremation or Funeral Gallery, Eighth Street West and St. John's Avenue. Inurnment will be in Highland cemetery on Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the "Ted Millet Educational Memorial Fund, " 3203 Lynn Ave., Billings, MT 59102. Arrangements were made by Cremation or Funeral Gallery.
Valerie Ann ("Ann") Liechty Millikan
Valerie Ann ("Ann") Liechty Millikan died on Sept. 2, 1999, at the age of 44. Ann was born Nov. 19, 1954, in Ann Arbor, Mich., to Dr. Dale and Valerie Liechty. The family, including her older brother, Robert, and younger brother, Richard, lived in Michigan, South Dakota, Iowa and Greeley, Colo., ultimately settling in Denver.
Ann graduated as salutatorian from Greeley West High School in 1973. After graduation she traveled the world performing with "Up with People." She entered college in 1974 and in 1978 she graduated at the top of her class from the University of Northern Colorado with a degree in Nursing. She then spent another two years with "Up with People, " this time as a nurse and performer. Upon returning to the States, she worked as a pediatric nurse while obtaining her Master's Degree from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. There she met Dr. J. Scott Millikan, a surgical resident. Scott and Ann were married
Oct. 17, 1981, in Denver. True to their vows and their love, only death could part them.
Ann enrolled in the University of Denver School of Law in 1982. In 1984, the Millikans moved to Rochester, Minn., where Scott completed a fellowship in cardio-thoracic surgery at the Mayo Clinic. While living in Rochester, Ann completed her law degree by commuting to Minneapolis to attend classes at the University of Minnesota. She gave birth to the Millikans' first child, Ryan, in April of 1984. In December of that year she graduated first in her law school class.
In the summer of 1986 the Millikans moved to Billings. Ann's family expanded, first with the adoption of daughter, Amy, in early 1988 and then with the adoption of daughter, Dana, in 1990.
Ann practiced law with the Holland & Hart law firm until 1994, when she and Michael B. Anderson opened a new law firm, Anderson & Liechty, P.C. She divided her practice into two specialties: civil litigation and representing children and adoptive parents. Ann participated in hundreds of adoptions and acted as a court-appointed guardian for numerous children. Ann worked with equal diligence and skill for both paying and pro bono clients. In 1998 she received the American Bar Association's Pro Bono Publico Award, one of the highest honors bestowed by the national lawyer's group.
Ann also contributed her time, talent and expertise to many community and church organizations including the Billings Symphony, the Billings Amateur Hockey Association, her children's schools and the Billings Area Catholic Education Trust, among others.
While Ann's educational and professional achievements were stunning, they were not won at the expense of her family. Ann's love for Scott endured and grew through 18 years of marriage. Friends marveled at the joy they took in each other. Ann's children were the center of her life. She spent many hours at schools, gyms, playing fields, ice rinks and swimming pools around Billings. As her children excelled, she spent hours in the car driving Ryan, Amy and Dana to lessons and competitions. Some parents complain about their lives as chauffeurs, but Ann used the hours in the car as a time to talk and teach, frequently pulling to the side of the road to explain life's mysteries to her three beloved children. Ann always made sure that meals and special occasions were celebrated as a family.
In August of 1997, Ann was diagnosed with cancer. She fought the disease with her trademark grace, dignity and determination. Though she could not prevail, her efforts brought her two additional years with Scott, Ryan, Amy, Dana, her family and friends. During the two years that Ann lived with cancer she continued to enjoy everyday pleasures with her family and friends.
To say Ann will be sorely missed is to say too little. Ann will be honored and emulated by her loved ones. In her short life she achieved a balance of faith, family and friends which is an example for all who knew her.
Ann is survived by her husband, Dr. J. Scott Millikan and their children, Ryan, Amy, and Dana of the family home in Billings; her parents, Dale and Valerie Liechty, her brother, Robert Liechty, his wife, Adrienne, and their children, Guy and Luke, and her brother, Richard Liechty, all of Denver; along with many aunts, uncles, cousins and devoted friends.
Vigil service will be held Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999, at 7 p.m. at St. Bernard's Parish, 226 Wicks Lane. The funeral mass will be Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, at 11 a.m. at St. Bernard's.
Memorials may be sent to the Ann Liechty Millikan Memorial Scholarship Fund c/o BACET, Box 31158, Billings, MT 59107; Big Sky Hospice, 123 S. 27th, Billings, MT 59101; Northern Rockies Cancer Center, 1041 N. 29th, Billings, MT 59101; or the St. Patrick's Cathedral Renovation Fund, 215 N. 31st, Billings, MT 59101.
Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist has charge of arrangements.
Kenneth Dean Nelson
CHOTEAU - Kenneth Dean Nelson, 57, died Friday, Sept. 3, 1999, at his home of cancer.
Cremation has taken place. Gorder Funeral Home is in charge.
Della R. (Wilson) Parmely
Della R. (Wilson) Parmely died on Aug. 31, 1999, at Evergreen Laurel Care Center where she had been a resident for about four-and-a-half years. Della was born Aug. 18, 1911, in Denver to Albert R. Winchester and Della May (Bowers) Winchester. She moved to Montana with her parents and siblings in 1913 to Pompeys Pillar and they homesteaded north of there. In 1918 they moved to Billings where Della went to school until 1921. They moved to Washington and California, then in 1923 they moved back to Nibbe where her father started a blacksmith shop and Della finished school at Guarnsey.
Della married
Joe Lloyd Wilson, Jan. 8, 1929, and to that union three daughters were born. They lived at Nibbe and then north of Pompeys Pillar until 1943 when they moved to Hysham. Joe died May 2, 1967, and Della kept busy with her grandchildren and her hobbies, especially raising flowers. Della loved music and loved to dance and continued to dance after she entered Evergreen Laurel Care Center.
She moved to Billings in 1970 and to Shepherd in 1972. She married
Donald E. Parmely, Oct. 8, 1977, and he died Oct. 6, 1994. She was preceded in death by four sisters: Ruth Runkle, Mabel Morris, Clara Luthwood, Mary Autio, and three brothers: Ray Winchester, Melvin Winchester and Ralph Winchester; one daughter, Betty McHenry Roberts; and one grandson, Michael Welch.
Della is survived by two daughters: Shirley (Lloyd) Welch of Billings and Pattie I. Willems of Hysham; six grandsons, five granddaughters, 21 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Albert R. Winchester of Moses Lake, Wash.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Evergreen Laurel Care Center.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, at Smith Downtown Chapel. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to the Evergreen Laurel Care Center.
Francis Burnie 'Red' Payne
LIVINGSTON - Francis Burnie "Red" Payne, 85, died Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999, at Livingston Health and Rehab Center.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at Franzen-Davis Funeral Home with interment in Mountain View cemetery.
