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John Harvey Copeland
John Harvey Copeland, 86, died Thursday, March 14, 2002, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings.
John was born Sept. 10, 1915, in Wayside, Kan., the son of Victor and Anna Kirkendall Copeland. He grew up in western Kansas and attended schools there.
John met his wife in Kingfisher, Okla. He married
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Emma Lee Reschke on June 5, 1938, in Kingfisher. Following their marriage, John farmed and drove a truck. He later became involved in the plumbing industry, primarily in the Rocky Mountain region from New Mexico to Montana.
John served 25 years as a Boy Scouts of America scoutmaster and was active in the Church of Christ his entire life. He enjoyed the outdoors and hunting and was an avid rock hound. John was a past member of the Lions Club of Carbondale, Colo.
Survivors include his wife Emma of Cody, son Harvey (Dona) Copeland of Cody, daughter Priscilla (L.G.) Butler of Lubbock, Texas, brother Homer of Salina, Kan., sisters
Cleo Rohr, Zella Glendenning and Laura Loney, all of Kansas, six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter Katherine, brothers Ramond and Clyde, sister Pauline Osmon and grandson Kirk Copeland.
Funeral services were Monday at Ballard Funeral Home. Interment followed at Riverside Cemetery.
Those wishing may make memorial donations in Mr. Copeland's memory at Big Horn Federal Savings Bank in Cody for the Dean Aulerich Scholarship Fund at Florida College.
John Calvert Wood
John Calvert Wood, 71, died unexpectedly Feb. 11, 2002.
He had bravely fought back from hospitalization last spring and was again healthy, active and independent. His family admired his courage, pride and strength during the past year and will miss him deeply.
Mr. Wood was born May 22, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pa., the youngest child of Lee Hodgson and Alice Calvert Wood.
He had a tremendous love of automobiles. Early home films show him driving homemade soapbox cars, and it seemed he was always behind the wheel of something. He also had a love of animals and often talked about his two white ducks, Herman and Henrietta, who appear in early home films.
At age 17, Mr. Wood became involved with a new car club called the "Idlers" in Fullerton, Calif. The members met weekly at the Fullerton airport. Their vehicles were clean, customized cars that were lowered and molded, and members promoted driving safety. At that time he had a 1949 Ford coupe and 1950 Ford convertible. Forty years later there are still 12 original members who organize frequent reunions.
In 1955, Mr. Wood started a used automobile business in Orange, Calif. In the late 1950s he met and married
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Dora Mae McAnally. Daughters Jill and Jan were born in 1959 and 1960.
In 1964 the family moved to Show Low, Ariz., where he started a Rambler dealership. During the three years of ownership he picked up Datsun, Volvo, GMC trucks and Chrysler-Plymouth franchises. The business was renamed John Wood Chrysler-Plymouth in 1965. He also was active in the Elks Club, holding the office of Exalted Ruler in 1965.
During the next years the family made a series of moves finally settling in Cody in 1968. In 1969 Mr. Wood passed the state exam for insurance agents and became the managing agent for First State Bank in Cody.
He always enjoyed being an independent businessman. In 1972 he opened John's Mobile Home Sales in Cody. He toured mobile home factories on his vacations for two years before starting the business.
In Cody he continued to be active in the Elks and Rotary clubs.
As the oil boom in Wyoming quieted, Mr. Wood closed the mobile home business. He then traveled to auto auctions purchasing quality used cars and opened John's Car Town.
Tiring of Wyoming winters, he and Dora retired to Green Valley, Ariz., where they enjoyed years of golf. He also took up cycling as a way to stay active. He purchased a used Paul Barkley/Softride bike, and they toured the Arizona countryside for the next seven years.
Dora died in 1999, and he sold the Arizona home to relocate to East Wenatchee, Wash., to be closer to his daughters and was enjoying his home and the friendliness of the small town.
Once again the car bug hit, and he was enjoying driving his 1991 Corvette. He was an active member of the Kiwanis Club of Wenatchee.
Mr. Wood's family remembers him as tough as nails, but fair and honest to a fault with high standards they struggled to meet. They also remember his soft touch for animals, bringing home strays or a dog from the Humane Society. He was a good man who contributed to this world instead of taking.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Cancer Care House, P.O. Box 2044, Wenatchee, 98801.
William Marcus Hardee
William Marcus Hardee, 87, died unexpectedly March 21, 2002.
Mr. Hardee was born March 9, 1915, in Red Lodge, the son of Wrightie and Nannie Pace Hardee.
In 1941, he married
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the former Mary Hopkin. They were later divorced but remained friends.
He had lived in Powell Nursing Home since 1987. He made his living as a hard rock miner in Montana most of his adult life. Mr. Hardee also enjoyed a good pool game, fast card games and an exciting boxing match, at which he was proficient.
A life-long member of the BPOE, he enjoyed conversations with family and friends and could spin a good yarn. An avid reader, he kept up with current events by reading the newspaper
daily.
Mr. Hardee is survived by brother Jack Hardee of Boise, Idaho, and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Miles (Turk) Hardee, Wilbern (Fat) Hardee, Joe Hardee, Walter Hardee and sisters Myrtle Althoff, Dorothy Singer, Cleo Reynolds and Bettie Hoshaw.
Services will be 4 p.m. March 26 at the Powell Nursing Home Chapel. Cremation has taken place.
Melody Lynn Longwell Kellogg
Melody Lynn Longwell Kellogg, 42, died at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital on March 21, 2002.
She was born July 13, 1959, in Park County to Reuben and Wyomia Knox Longwell. She attended high school in Thermopolis and graduated from Panguitch, Utah, High School in 1981. She attended college in Utah for two years.
Melody was the first female oil field driller in Wyoming and was multi-skilled in the oil industry. She was employed by Rissler McMurray Construction working throughout Wyoming at the time of her death.
A 4-H leader, she was a level four tester/instructor in Wyoming. A member of the Northern Bison Association, she raised a buffalo calf, riding it in the Cody Stampede Parade for two years.
Melody enjoyed rodeo, motorcycles, gardening, sewing and was a good homemaker.
Survivors include her father Reuben and step-mother Shirley Longwell, daughters Ame Longwell of Aspen, Colo., Karen Sagrilla of Powell, Shauna Straight of Powell and Whitney Katzenberger of Laramie, step-brothers Michael Bent of Lakewood, Colo., Patrick Bent of Farmington, N.M., step-sister Joanna Polydoros of Prescott Valley, Ariz., and three grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her mother Wyomia.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, at Mortimore Funeral Home in Thermopolis with Pastor Harvey Seidel of First Baptist Church officiating. Cremation will follow, and a private burial will be held later.
Memorials may be made to the Lynn Longwell Kellogg Estate to help defray final expenses, 123 Chevy Chase, Thermopolis, 82443.
Phillip H. Barnhart
Phillip H. Barnhart, 87, died March 20, 2002.
He was born Nov. 8, 1914, in Greybull, the son of Frank and Minnie Barnhart.
He went to school in Shell and Greybull. In 1937 the family moved to the South Fork area to farm and ranch. There was no electricity so Phil built a wind generator to run his amateur radio equipment, which was his life-long passion.
On June 14, 1941, he married
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Winifred Thayer. They were to spend three years in Alaska with Alaska Communications Systems, but World War II started before Winnie got to Alaska. He spent the war years there while Winnie was in Seattle. They came back to Cody in 1945.
In fall 1946 he was asked to be chief engineer and build the first radio station in Cody. KODI was born in spring 1947. Chief engineer meant being the "engineer, disk jockey, newscaster and janitor."
He worked there until 1961 when he went to work for Cody Cable TV.
In the 1950s he helped install gear to bring television via antenna from Billings, thereby bringing more of the outside world to Cody. While with the cable TV firm, he helped install mountaintop microwave dishes that brought television from Salt Lake City.
In 1978 he went back to the technical side of electronics, working as a repairman in a Motorola two-way radio shop where he was happier.
He retired in 1996 at age 82.
He was instrumental in starting the first amateur radio club in the area and remained active in it and on the "air waves" until the end. "Over and out. WTPT."
Survivors include Winnie, his wife of 60 years, daughter Judy Allsop and granddaughter Cassie Allsop, both of Idaho Falls, Idaho, daughter Betty Zehr of North Plains, Ore., and sister Sarah Shohs of Powell.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Lela Capron.
Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at Ballard Funeral Home.
Larry L. Whitmore
Larry L. Whitmore, 64, died March 18, 2002, in Spokane, Wash.
He was born in Cody on April, 26, 1937, and moved to Spokane in 1966.
Larry earned a bachelor's in business from Oregon State University in 1962 and last worked as a stock broker for Dean Witter in Spokane.
He is survived by parents Donald and Elva Whitmore, sisters Donna Powell, Lynne Hanks, all of Portland, Ore., two aunts and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
A memorial celebration was Saturday, March 23, in Spokane.
Friends who wish may make memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society or Hospice of Spokane.
Carl D. Andren, Jr.
Carl D. Andren, Jr., 63, died of cancer March 22, 2002, in Portland, Ore.
Carl was born July 20, 1938, in Billings to Carl and Mable Andren. He grew up on the South Fork and attended Cody schools.
He and his family moved to Portland in 1989 where he worked in the excavating business until he became ill.
Carl is survived by his wife Beverly, sons Carl III, Jason, daughter Gail Young and son Greg from a former marriage, grandchildren Zaquerii and Ashlee, sisters Mae McKenna, Carla Hicks, Shirley Benson, April Carr, brother Dean Andren, and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Helen Moore.
Cremation has taken place and at his request there will be no services.
