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William Paul `Billy Paul' Page
Funeral services for William Paul Billy Paul Page, 60, of Sheridan will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Kane Funeral Home. Viewing is until 4 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Page died Tuesday, July 19, 2005, at his residence. He was born Sept. 27, 1944, in Cleveland, Okla., to William and Emma Page. He enlisted in the Navy on Jan. 23, 1964, and was honorably discharged Jan. 19, 1968. He married
Diana Lucille Martinsin on March 4, 1964, in Seattle. He was an instrument reader for Mobil Oil Co. for 20 years. He enjoyed refinishing furniture and oil painting. He was preceded in death by a sister, Enga Page. Survivors include his mother of Sheridan; his wife of Aurora, Colo.; two daughters, Nancy Diane Gladu of Denver and Peggy Pearl Hutton of Buffalo; a son, Jason Paul of Westlake, La.; a brother, Mason of Houston; and nine grandchildren.
Myrtle Elizabeth `Teeta' Schilling
Myrtle Elizabeth Teeta Schilling, 86, of Ranchester died Tuesday, July 19, 2005, in Sheridan Manor. Cremation has taken place, and no services are planned. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Mrs. Schilling was born May 3, 1919, in Billings to Andrew and Myrtle E. (Weldon) Vasby. She grew up and attended schools in Billings and was a graduate and honor society member of Billings High School. She attended Polytechnic Institute in Billings and worked at the Billings Public Library while attending college. She married
Otto W. Schilling on June 30, 1939, in Billings. During World War II, she worked at Mountain States Telephone. The couple moved to Casper, and Mrs. Schilling managed Chet's Toy Store for many years. After retiring in 1983, the couple moved to Ranchester. Mrs. Schilling was a past member of Oakleaf Chapter 6, Order of the Eastern Star, in Cheyenne, St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Cheyenne, Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Casper, and Trinity Lutheran Church in Sheridan. She was an avid doll collector and a seamstress, specializing in doll clothes. She sold doll clothes for many years at the Sheridan Center Bazaar. She enjoyed crossword puzzles and playing contract bridge. She also enjoyed reading and watching birds and other wild animals in her yard. She was a baseball fan since her youth, when she watched her stepfather play. She was preceded in death by a sister. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Mike of Cheyenne and Steve of Gillette; a brother, George Pfaff of Las Vegas; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Sheridan Senior Citizens Center Meals on Wheels program, 211 Smith St., Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library, 335 W. Alger Ave., or the donor's choice.
Edward F. Westphal
Graveside services for Edward F. Westphal, 77, of Sheridan will be 11 a.m. Monday in Sheridan Municipal cemetery with the Rev. Tim Charles officiating. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Mr. Westphal died Tuesday, July 19, 2005, in Sheridan Manor. He was born June 30, 1928, in Janesville, Wis., to Edward and Olive Westphal. He grew up in Janesville and was a 1946 graduate of Northwestern Military Academy there. He married
Janice Gilgallon on Aug. 29, 1966, in Chicago. A U.S. Army veteran, he was a tool and dye machinist for most of his life, working for Acme Eyelet Co. in St. Charles, Ill., and later owning his own machine shop in Maywood, Ill. He lived in Villa Park, Ill., for 30 years before moving to Sheridan in July 2002. He enjoyed cooking and barbecuing. Survivors include his wife; a son, Robert; two daughters, Marie and Karen; two stepdaughters, Stacie Boehm of Sheridan and Bonnie Davidson of Streamwood, Ill.; five step-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren.
Helga Christel Horn
Helga Christel Horn, 62, of Sheridan and La Quinta, Calif., died Tuesday, July 12, 2005, in La Quinta of pancreatic cancer. Memorial services were Monday in Palm Desert Community Presbyterian Church in Palm Springs, Calif., according to an obituary published last week in The Desert Sun in Palm Springs. Burial was private with arrangements by FitzHenry Funeral Home Desert Chapel in Coachella, Calif. Mrs. Horn was born Feb. 27, 1943, in Germany to Karl Herth and Erika Graulich. She married
Jerry Horn in 1994 in Pittsburgh. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John Charles Giorgianni, in 1982. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Andrea Mikita of Minneapolis; a son, Rocci Giorgianni of Los Angeles; three brothers, Helmut, Herbert and Klaus Herth, all of Frankfurt, Germany; her mother, Erika Maas of Frankfurt; and eight grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
Erica Lee Morrow
Visitation for Erica Lee Morrow, 35, of Sheridan will be 6-8 p.m. today at Kane Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Cornerstone Church, 4351 Big Horn Ave., with the Rev. Tony Forman officiating. Mrs. Morrow died Saturday, July 16, 2005, at her residence after a battle with cancer. Her family was at her side. She was born Sept. 28, 1969, in Culver City, Calif., to Gerald Clarence and Susan Darlene (Pirtle) Reinhart. She had worked at Carroll Insurance as a customer service supervisor since 1999. She married
Jimmy Lyn Morrow on May 6, 2000, in Sheridan. She enjoyed boating, motorcycling, camping, travel, spending time with her family, and helping others in need. She was preceded in death by her stepfather, Jerry Cournaya; paternal grandparents, Barbara Wolf and Norman Reinhart; and maternal grandparents, Lewis and Virginia Pirtle. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Christina Hahn of Sheridan; a son, Raymond Hahn of Sheridan; a stepson, Samuel Stohrer of Buffalo; her mother of Sheridan; her father of Azusa, Calif.; a sister, Chandra Bitanga of Sheridan; and a brother, Eric Reinhart of Azusa. Memorials may be made to benefit local cancer patients in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Richard Dean `Rick' Plummer
A celebration of life for Richard Dean Rick Plummer, 46, of Sheridan will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Tongue River Canyon with Steve Yapuncick officiating, according to a friend. Mr. Plummer died Friday, June 17, 2005, in the canyon, where he was reported to have spent his summers. He was born Sept. 4, 1958, in Manchester, N.H., to Edna Louise Plummer. He came to Sheridan in 1988. He enjoyed playing the guitar and writing. Survivors include his mother of Sandwich, N.H.; five brothers, Ronny, Joe, Billy and Norman, all of Manchester, and Phillip Hart of Casper; a son, Ricky Jr. of New Hampshire; and his life companion, Sharon Foster.
Josephine M. Spratt
Josephine M. Spratt, 87, of Buffalo died Monday, July 18, 2005, at her residence. She was mother of Merle Dea Koch of Ranchester. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday in Adams Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Danny Davis officiating. Visitation will be 1-9 p.m. Thursday and 8:30-9:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Mrs. Spratt was born Aug. 4, 1917, in Verona to Charles Benjamin and Fannie Merle Tibbets Morgareidge. The family lived in Wigwam, Porcupine Creek and the Hunter ranger stations during her childhood, due to her father's work as a forest ranger. She attended several schools, including the Schoolhouse Park School, and was a 1936 graduate of Ten Sleep High School. After graduation, she worked for her father in a general store in Deaver. She married
James T. Spratt on Nov. 1, 1940, in Ten Sleep. They lived on the Bay State Ranch there until 1944, when they moved to Lost Cabin. They also lived on the Bad Water Ranch near Armento, and in Riverton. They moved to Casper in 1959, and Mr. Spratt worked in the insurance business. They moved to Kaycee in 1961 and bought the Hash Knife ranch on the North Fork of Powder River. They retired in 1983 and moved to Buffalo. Mr. Spratt died in June 1995. Mrs. Spratt enjoyed hiking, spelunking, rock climbing, fishing and the outdoors. She was postmaster at Lost Cabin, worked on the U.S. census, was a 4-H leader and a member of the Rebecca's, Eastern Star, Farm Bureau and the Grange. She enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by five brothers and one sister. Survivors include a son, Charles of Denver; two other daughters, Aluia Beth Jones and Virginia Kay Austin, both of Kaycee; a sister, Beth Smith of Buffalo; 17 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren.
Shirley (Sanders) Killworth
Shirley (Sanders) Killworth, 77, of Story and Queen Valley, Ariz., died Tuesday, June 28, 2005, after being injured in a three-car accident in Washington state, according to her family. At her request, no services are planned, but memorials may be made to Volunteers of America in Sheridan or to the donor's choice. Mrs. Killworth was born May 30, 1928, in Des Moines, Iowa, to James Peters and Blanche Imes. She graduated from North High School in Des Moines and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in radiology from universities in Iowa and Missouri. She began her career in health care in San Francisco in the early 1950s. She later moved to Story where she settled in a home designed by her father and built by her mother. She married
Thomas Killworth in 2001. They summered in Story and wintered in Queen Valley. She enjoyed travel and adventure, including prospecting for gold in the mountains of Wyoming and Alaska. Survivors include her husband, two stepdaughters, three step-granddaughters and one great-grandson.
Earl Clayton Rice
Former Sheridan resident Earl Clayton Rice, 89, of Worland died Sunday, July 17, 2005, at his residence. A memorial service will be later in Worland, and cremains will be buried at Eureka, Mont. Arrangements are with Veile Mortuary of Worland. Mr. Rice was born Jan. 24, 1916, in Dayton to Luther and Myrtle (Ratcliff) Rice. He grew up in Monarch, where he attended schools through the eighth grade. He was a 1933 graduate of Sheridan High School. He was a cook with the Civilian Conservation Corps for three years, then worked on the Parker Dam in Arizona. He returned to Sheridan and worked for Western Airlines. He transferred to Billings with the airline and later worked for Safeway and IGA stores in Billings. After retiring, Mr. Rice spent seven years traveling in a motor home. He enjoyed sports including tennis, bowling, horseshoes, ice-skating, roller-skating and bicycling. He also enjoyed being with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was a member of Grace Chapel Community Church in Worland and Gideon's International. He married
Sylvia Elhard Pomeroy on June 25, 1966, in Billings. He was preceded in death by a grandson. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Di Anna Miller of Pendleton, Ore., and Nicole Dedman of Buena Vista, Colo.; two stepsons, Tim Pomeroy of Troy, Mont., and the Rev. Leon Pomeroy of Knox, Ind.; a stepdaughter, Janet Hawkins of Fort Worth, Texas; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Grace Chapel Community Church at 1101 Russell Ave., Worland, WY 82401.
Erica Lee Morrow
Erica Lee Morrow, 35, of Sheridan died Saturday, July 16, 2005, at her residence after a battle with cancer. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Kane Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Cornerstone Church, 4351 Big Horn Ave., with the Rev. Tony Forman officiating. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to a fund for local cancer patients in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Mary Ann Roberts Tomkins
Private family services for Mary Ann Roberts Tomkins, 71, of Sheridan will be 9 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Trinity Anglican Church with The Right Rev. Kenneth Kinner officiating. Public services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter's Episcopal Church with the Rev. David Duprey, Mrs. Tomkins' son, officiating. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home. Mrs. Tomkins died Wednesday, July 13, at her home. She was born March 5, 1934, in Plainfield, Conn., to Alice Jane Sykes and William Roberts. She was a 1952 graduate of Plainfield High School and a 1955 graduate of the Hartford (Conn.) Hospital School of Nursing. She became editor and chief of the Windham County (Conn.) Transcript newspaper and later worked on church newsletters as she followed her husband, the Rev. Peter B. Tomkins, to parishes in Ohio, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Arkansas. She and her husband moved to Sheridan three years ago to be closer to their son. Mrs. Tomkins was preceded in death by a sister, Roberta Roberts McCoy, and a son, John Andrew Duprey. In addition to her son, survivors include her husband; two daughters, Jane O'Leary of Harper's Ferry, W.Va., and Roberta Duprey of Pittsburgh; two stepsons; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the International Anglican Fellowship or Kata Loukan Medical Missions in care of Karen Green, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Judith (Wendell) Wallin
Judith (Wendell) Wallin, 82, of Spring Park, Minn., died Friday, July 1, 2005. She was mother of Nancy Hall of Sheridan. A memorial service will be later. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Ruth Matson and Victoria Cunningham, and a brother, Clifford. In addition to her daughter, survivors include four sons, Timothy, Charles, David and Jon; a sister, Beverly Olson; four grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Memorials may be made to Elim Baptist Church.
Betty Lou Watenpaugh
Sheridan native Betty Lou Watenpaugh, 77, of Bellevue, Wash., died Monday, July 4, 2005, at her home. A celebration of her life was July 8 at Newport Covenant Church in Bellevue. Inurnment was at Tahoma National cemetery in Kent, Wash. Arrangements were with Flintoft's Funeral Home and Crematory in Bellevue. Mrs. Watenpaugh was born May 11, 1928, in Sheridan to John and Evelyn McClintock. She grew up here and was a 1945 graduate of Sheridan High School. She married
Albert H. Watenpaugh on Aug. 31, 1947, in Sheridan. They lived in Sheridan until 1962, when they moved to Moses Lake, Wash. They moved to Cheyenne in 1969, to Issaquah, Wash., in 1985, and to Bellevue in 1995. Mrs. Watenpaugh was a homemaker and mother, worked as a secretary/bookkeeper and was a volunteer firefighter in Wyoming for 10 years. She enjoyed gardening, needlework and knitting and was known for her hand-stitched quilts. One of her quilts won the Grand Championship at the 1983 Puyallup (Wash.) State Fair. She also made several quilts to be raffled during Salmon Days in Issaquah and made and gave away more than 75 quilts to charities, family and friends. She was a founding member of the Sheridan African Violet Club, a member of Beta Sigma Phi in Sheridan, Cheyenne and Moses Lake, and a life member of Sheridan's Naomi Chapter 2, Order of the Eastern Star. She was a member of First Congregational Church and the X-JWC (formerly Junior Women's Club) in Cheyenne and a member of the Issaquah Quilters. She was preceded in death by a son, John, in 1998. Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Patricia Courtney of Puyallup, Carol Strack of Everett, Wash., and Phyllis Davis of Bellevue; a sister, Beverly Legters of Tempe, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Providence Hospice of Seattle, 425 Pontius Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109, Alzheimer's Association, 12721 30th Ave. NE, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98125, or to the donor's choice. The family has an online guest book at www.flintofts.com.
Thomas L. Barker
Thomas L. Barker, 62, of Sheridan died Thursday, July 14, 2005, at his residence. Visitation will be 3-6 p.m. Tuesday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Congregational Church with the Rev. Bob Miller officiating. A private family burial will be later. A reception will be in the atrium at Sheridan Holiday Inn Wednesday following services. Memorials may be made to First Congregational Church, 100 W. Works St., Sheridan, WY 82801.
Gregory T. Reeves
Gregory T. Reeves, 22, of Sheridan, died Saturday, July 16, 2005, in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Robert `Bob' Foss
Funeral services for Robert Bob Foss, 79, of Sheridan will be 2 p.m. Monday at Kane Funeral Home with the Rev. Wilbur Holz officiating. Burial will be in Willow Grove cemetery in Buffalo. Mr. Foss died Wednesday, July 13, 2005, in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. He was born June 28, 1926, in Basin to Warda and Martha (Sayles) Foss. The family moved to his grandparents' ranch near Decker, Mont., when he was 3 years old. He attended Foss school on Youngs Creek and Squirrel Creek and was a 1944 graduate of Sheridan High School. He worked for Pete's Taxi and Jersey Creamery in Sheridan. In 1948, he went to work at the flour mill as a packer, a job he held for 10 years. He married
Doris Elaine Hill on May 4, 1947. She died Sept. 22, 1982. Mr. Foss married
Jean Erickson on March 19, 1983. He began doing custom cemetery work in 1987. He later acquired three lodges for which he did cemetery care. In addition to his first wife, he was preceded in death by a sister, Marie Overturf, and a brother, Claris. Survivors include his wife, Jean; a daughter, Cathie Wirtz of San Diego; a stepdaughter, Carol Wolfe of Gaston, Ore.; three stepsons, Curtis Erickson of Bismarck, N.D., Craig Erickson of Sheridan and Colin Erickson of Mount Vernon, Wash.; a granddaughter; eight step-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Sheridan Dog & Cat Shelter.
