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Connie Kennedy
Connie Kennedy, 39, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, former Ashland and Forsyth resident, died Sunday, June 27, 2004, in the Foothills Hospital in Calgary.
On July 3, 1964, she was born in Rock Springs, Wyo. She moved with her family from Pinedale, Wyo., to Twin Bridges, then to Ashland, where she attended grade school. In 1978 she and the family moved to Forsyth, where she graduated in 1982.
She attended Montana School of Mines for three years, then moved to Calgary, then on to Ft. St. Johns, British Columbia. She returned to the Calgary area again and settled in the Turner Valley, Black Diamond, until she died.
Her survivors include her children, Kenidy and Angela Klassen, ages 9 and 7; her parents, Mike and Donna Kennedy of Forsyth; her brothers, their wives and children, Dan and Mary Kennedy, and their daughter, Nicole, all of Forsyth; Mike and Tammy Kennedy and their children, Brent and Ashley, all of Joplin, Mo.; and Chris and his wife, Shirley, of Aurora, Colo.; and many aunts, uncles and cousins in the states, also Paula Jeannotte and Kelly Harmeson of Calgary.
She lived in Black Diamond/Turner Valley, and the Calgary area for approximately the last three years and in that time had become a valuable member of these communities. For the last year she was a valued employee of John Stoll at Hortscape LTD Horticulture and Landscaping of Black Diamond. She had taken an active role in many of the community projects, and in doing so had become friends and family with many of the members of these communities.
She always had an open ear and heart to the situations that confronted these communities, and took a personal role in the lives of many members of this community that she considered home. She was adamant in her role of helping them understand and solve the problems they confronted. She was a friend to anyone who needed one, and put her family and friends at the top of her priorities.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made for the children at First State Bank of Forsyth. Donations should be made to the Kennedy/Klassen Trust.
There will be a memorial mass to celebrate her life at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 31, 2004, in the Immaculate Conception Church in Forsyth.
Isaac Don McManus Maheone veKese (Medicine Bird)
Isaac Don McManus, infant son of Clara OneFeather and Albert McManus of Lame Deer, was born on Wednesday, July 21, 2004, in Billings at St. Vincent Hospital and died on Thursday, July 22, 2004.
Isaac is survived by his father, Albert McManus, and his mother, Clara OneFeather, his two brothers, Leland L. OneFeather and Ira I. McManus, and his sister, Shania E. McManus, all of Lame Deer; his maternal aunts, Eloise OneFeather, Carole OneFeather of Hot Springs, S.D., Janice OneFeather of Kyle, S.D., Vina Bear Eagle, Beverly Bear Eagle and Julie Shot to Pieces of Wounded Knee, S.D.; his maternal uncles, Delmar (Linda) OneFeather of Wolf Creek, S.D., Gerald OneFeather Sr. of Oglola, S.D., Elmer Bear Eagle, Steve (Millie) Bear Eagle and Matthew (Laraine) Bear Eagle of Wounded Knee, S.D.; his paternal grandparents, Donlin and Victoria (Westermark) Many Bad Horses, Helen Hiwalker, Buella Sioux Calf and Martha La Rance; his paternal aunts, Zethel Wooden Legs, Addie (Gail) Baker and Myrna (Chris) Rochelle; and his paternal uncles, Cleve McManus, Kash La Rance and La Force Sioux Calf.
Preceding him in death were his maternal grandparents, Isaac and Laura OneFeather of Hot Springs, S.D.; his great grandparents, James Bear Eagle and Grace Jandreaux of Wounded Knee, S.D., William OneFeather and Rosie Growling Bear of Kyle, S.D.; his aunt, Annabelle OneFeather; his uncles, William OneFeather, Kelmar OneFeather and Darrell Bear Eagle; his paternal grandparents, Theresa Hiwalker, Floyd and Belle High Walking, Sarah (Roundstone) Black Wolf, Ernest His bad Horse and George Hiwalker Sr.; and his uncles, Leland McManus, George Hiwalker Jr., Hank Hiwalker and Cleveland Hiwalker.
Wake Services will be held Wednesday, July 28, 2004, at 7 p.m. at the Hiwalker residence, four miles west of Lame Deer.
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, July 29, 2004, at 11 a.m. in the Pentecostal Church in Lame Deer.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Forsyth is in charge of the arrangements.
Kathryn "Kittie" Davis
Kathryn "Kittie" Davis, 62, of Terry died Friday, July 23, 2004, in Billings of a heart attack.
Born April 23, 1942 in Minot, N.D., she was the ninth of nine children of Joseph and Emilia Brasseur. The family lived in various towns in North Dakota and Montana. Mrs. Davis graduated from high school in Terry.
After high school she attended college where she received a teaching degree. She taught school in various country schools throughout this area. She was a very responsible teacher and one year she had to care for all of her students when they were all stranded by a severe snow storm that left them trapped in the school building for several days.
Mrs. Davis loved to travel and see new things. One year she and a couple of girl friends jumped on their motorcycles and toured several mid-eastern states, stopping along the way and working at odd jobs whenever their funds ran low so they could continue on their grand adventure.
In 1967 she and Walt Davis were married in Billings. They lived in Wolf Point for several years. The couple had two daughters, Jody Davis and Roxie Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Davis divorced after several years and she moved back to Terry to live near her sister, Skippy Ban.
The two sisters were very close and they shared a devastating illness. They both developed multiple sclerosis and coped with that illness throughout their lives.
Mrs. Davis bought a home in Terry where she raised her daughters. Her greatest pleasure was watching the growth of those girls. She was so proud of the fact that Jody followed in her footsteps and became a school teacher in Hardin and Roxie became the Controller of Big Horn County Memorial Hospital in Hardin.
Mrs. Davis' interests were broad and varied. Besides her lifelong love of cats, she enjoyed crocheting afghans, reading books of suspense, self-help psychology, and history. For entertainment she liked to play cards and she was a very lethal poker player.
On Monday night, July 19, 2004, she suffered a heart attack after working in her garden at home. She was airlifted to Deaconess Hospital in Billings. The prognosis was grim and she was on life support until the early morning hours of Friday, July 23. Her daughters, Jody and Roxie, were with her when she died.
Her survivors include her daughters, Jody Davis and Roxie Davis of Hardin; a sister, DeMaris Krahn of Burlington, Wash.; her brothers, Dr. R. Garner Brasseur of Santa Fe, N.M., Duane Bassuer of Ephrata, Wash., Dr. Victor Brasseur of Yakima, Wash., and Philip Brasseur of Spokane, Wash.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Emilia Brasseur; her sisters, Aloha Eaton of Billings and Skippy Ban of Terry; and a brother, Dr. Eugene Brasseur.
A memorial service will held on Tuesday, July 27, at 11 a.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Terry. Interment will follow in the Prairie County Cemetery in Terry.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Humane Society or to the charity of one's choice.
Esther Farnum Tompkins
Esther Farnum Tompkins, 93, of Santa Barbara, Calif., former Miles City resident, died Sunday, July 18, 2004, in her sleep in her home of 53 years. She had been living at the Heritage House since the beginning of the year.
Mrs. Tompkins was born Aug. 27, 1910, to Hiram and Mary Farnum in Miles City. The family lived on a ranch in the area. After living on their family-owned ranch, she moved with her family to the top of the Miles City Jail as her father was sheriff of Custer County.
She began her teaching career in Montana in a one-room country schoolhouse. Mrs. Tompkins went on to get her master's degree from the University of Minnesota and went west to teach in Santa Paula. She finished up with 35 years teaching elementary school in Santa Barbara, mainly at Peabody Elementary School.
Mrs. Tompkins was active in many organizations including the First Presbyterian Church, of which she was a deacon; PEO chapter, of which she was a founding member; Order of the Eastern Star; and many other service and charitable organizations.
In retirement, she was especially active in quilting, sewing, crafting and many church organizations, especially volunteering with the elderly.
Her survivors include her son, Edward Farnum Regan, and daughter-in-law, Gayle, of San Diego; her grandchildren, Brett Regan (Christina), Dana and Collin Regan; two great-grandchildren, Madison and Michael Regan; her nieces, Lee Farnum, Nancy Henderson and Nora Regan; and her nephew, Bill Regan.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 26 years, William R. Tompkins.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, July 23, 2004, in the First Presbyterian Church Chapel, 21 E. Constance Ave., Santa Barbara.
Donations may be made in Mrs. Tompkins' memory to The First Presbyterian Church of Santa Barbara or a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements are by Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapel of Santa Barbara.
