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Martha M. Eads, 83, of Sheridan passed away at Sheridan Manor on Wednesday, April 25, 2001.
Mrs. Eads was born January 11, 1918, to Levi and Myrtle (Long) Chase in Emporia, Kansas. The family later moved to Muskogee, Oklahoma, where Martha received her education through high school. As a young woman Martha became interested in Nursing as a career, and attended the University of Texas and the Boulder, Colorado School of Nursing. She graduated from CSU in 1942 as a Registered Nurse and worked for several years at Colorado General Hospital. She met James Eads in Denver, and they were married on May 1, 1943. At the end of World War II, they moved to Sheridan and raised their family.
Martha was a dedicated homemaker and enjoyed gardening, playing her piano, sewing, cooking, and taking wonderful care of her family. She was a member of the Audubon Society and participated each year in their annual bird counts.
Mrs. Eads was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Marion, and her sister Sarah. Survivors include her husband Jim of Sheridan; her daughters Judith Cornish of Hawaii; her son John Eads of California; her daughter Christina Kysar of Idaho; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Cremation has taken place, and a memorial service will be held in California at a later date.
Rose Iris Eckerman Age 88, of Sheridan, WY.
Died Saturday, June 30, 2001 at Sheridan Manor
Born February 5, 1913, in Whitewood , S. Dakota
Parents-Phillip and Christina (Hett) McCoy
She grew up and graduated from High School in Whitewood, S Dakota, and received her nurse's training in California, and worked at Mercy Hospital She came to Sheridan to work at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan soon after it was built. She married Peter Eckerman in Harden, Montana. She retired after 35 years as a registered nurse. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She belonged to the Nursing Association and enjoyed beadwork along with various other hobbies.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Eckerman, and her parents, Phillip and Christina (Hett) McCoy.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
SON-Donald Lerner, of Nevada
Numerous nieces and nephews including Mrs. Fay McCoy, of Billings, Montana.
MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE 11:30AM ON FRIDAY (JULY 6th) FROM THE CHAPEL AT TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH WITH THE REV. RONALD NELSON OFFICIATING. INTERMENT OF CREMAINS WILL FOLLOW IN THE SHERIDAN MUNICIPAL CEMETERY.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.
Dan George, beloved husband of Bessie and cherished father of Eleanor, Ted, Elaine and Deanna, died peacefully April 26, 2001. He lived a joyous life of 91 years.
Born December 17, 1909, in Rion, Greece, he immigrated to this country when he was 9 years old. The Tom George family first settled in Buffalo, then in 1919 came to Sheridan and began operating a shoe shine parlor and hat cleaning business, called The New Method Shoe Shop. Later, Dan took over the business at 1 South Main and it became Dan’s Ranchwear. He was in business there until 1975, when he semi-retired. He also owned Sav-Mor and Bessie’s Bargains. The mural Dan commissioned painted on the original false front of the landmark building depicts the store when it was originally built by J.H. Conrad in 1885. It still stands today as a reminder of Dan’s business and civic life. It was his gift to the city, and in the spirit of preserving his gift, The Dan and Bessie George Mural Fund has been established.
He fell in love with Bessie Lewis of Lafayette, Colorado, whom he met while attending the University of Denver. They were married October 6, 1935.
In 1944, Dan was drafted by the U.S. Navy and served in the Pacific on Tinian Island. His wife Bessie and their dear friend Tommy Poulos kept the business going in Dan’s absence. After the war, the business was expanded to include army surplus, western wear, workwear, tack, as well as his “hobby” -- shoe repair. A working man, he loved the working people. He whistled walking to work each day.
Dan was very active in the Methodist Church for sixty years and was also a founder of the local Greek Orthodox Church. He helped establish Sheridan’s first ice hockey league and worked tirelessly to promote the sport. He was also active in Lion’s Club, Kiwanis, American Legion, Kalif Shrine, and was member of Masonic Big Horn Mountain Lodge #43. His love of Sheridan was evident in his full involvement in the 75th Diamond Jubilee of the founding of the city.
His passions were his family, his work and his true friend, Nature. A fine fisherman, he was at peace quietly fishing the streams of the Big Horn Mountains. His cabin he christened “Friend of Solitude”.
In addition to his wife and four children, Dan is survived by his sons-in-law Terrance Poland and Jean-Claude Bosio, grandsons Erik Freestone, Rodrigo George, Demetrios George and Andraya Stamenkovic, granddaughter Flavia Jung, one great grandchild, sister-in-law Calliope George, brother-in-law Jay Richards, and his sister Peggy Rulli, the remaining founding family member.
The family would like to thank Kathy S., the caretakers and friends Eriko and Judy who helped to make his last years quality ones. To Leslie, Judy, Garret, Chris, the staff at the hospital and Dr. Chris Brown: you are a credit to your profession. And finally, thank you to all the people who have traded and continue to do so at Dan’s store.
Dan cared so much for preserving the history of Sheridan. The place he loved and served so well. A memorial fund has been established to pay for restoration and preservation of the mural at 1 South Main Street which is in need of work. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be sent to The Dan and Bessie George Mural Fund, in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Harriet Louise Spracklen Gillespie
Harriet Gillespie, age 89, of Sheridan, WY, died Wednesday, June 20, 2001, in Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County.
Harriet was born in Sheridan on August 8, 1911, at her parents’ house on Adair Street. Her parents, Clement L. (Clem) and Nellie Edith (Welch) Spracklen had settled in Sheridan around 1905, moving here from Nebraska with their four young girls and one boy. Clem had a variety of occupations in his early years in Sheridan, including storekeeper, teamster, and horse buyer, before settling into ranching on a homestead in Gopher, Montana (near the town of Otter) around 1918. Nellie didn’t much are for the ranch life, and stayed in Sheridan, serving as an occasional mid-wife, while raising her seven children with Clem and the kids shuttling back and forth to the ranch.
Harriet attended Linden and Taylor schools, spent several summers working on her father’s ranch, and graduated from SHS in 1928. She went to work for Laurence Gillespie at the Mills-Jackson Company, and she and her boss got married in Billings, MT, on Christmas Day in 1931. By 1935, they had bought out the owners and renamed it the Sheridan Stationery Company. They sold books, office supplies, and a large variety of other items, including stationery of course, moving it to its present location in 1957 when Harriet and Laurence bought the building at 206 N. Main Street. Harriet sold the business in 1975, and retired in 1979.
Harriet was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Sheridan since 1924, where she was active in many areas though the years. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Daughters of the Nile, and Friends of the Library.
Harriet was an avid reader, loved to travel, and was a skilled embroiderer. However, her most favorite pastime was spending as much time as possible in the summer at the family cabin on North Piney in Story which she and Laurence built in 1955.
She was preceded in death by her husband; five sisters, Mabel Simmerman, Bess Bessey, Bertha Wolff, Myrtle Lind, and Geraldine Danner; and her brother, Len Spracklen of Sheridan.
Survivors include two sons, John Gillespie & his wife Joanne of Chester Springs, Pennsylvania and Jim Gillespie & his wife Mary of Sheridan and St. Louis, Missouri; two grandchildren, Adam Gillespie & his wife Kate, and Todd Gillespie; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial service will be 11:00am on Monday (July 23rd) from First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Joseph Keys officiating. Interment of cremains will be in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery, Masonic #8 section.
Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Memorials may benefit the Kalif Shrine Crippled Children Travel Fund, Box K, Sheridan; or the First United Methodist Church.
Barbara S. Gibson Age 82 of Sheridan, WY
Died Wednesday, May 9, 2001, in her Sheridan home
Born August 23, 1918, in Carmyle Glasgow, Scotland
Parents - John & Mary (Buchanan) Moffat
She grew up and graduated high school in Scotland. She worked at Chamber Engineering before coming to Canada in 1951. Barbara married Edward Gibson on September 1, 1951, in Toronto. They moved to Sheridan in 1953. They worked for her aunt at the Wyoming Chicken Hatchery and then she worked various jobs until going to work at J.M. McDonalds Dept. Store. She worked there until she retired in 1980. Mr. Gibson died in 1982. She helped raise her
grandchildren after her retirement and loved having her family around her. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and the Women's Circle #5. She enjoyed people, animals and visiting with friends and family on the phone.
Preceded in death by two sisters Mary Gray and Jessie Haining; two brothers John and Robert Moffat.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
DAUGHTERS - Margaret Gibson, Sheridan
Jean Gibson, Sheridan
SISTER - Janet Moffat, Sheridan
3 GRANDCHILDREN
NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS AND COUSINS.
VIEWING WILL BE 9:00AM UNTIL 5:00PM ON FRIDAY (MAY 11TH) FROM CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME. FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE 10:00AM ON MONDAY FROM FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WITH PASTOR DOUG MELIUS OFFICIATING. INTERMENT IN SHERIDAN ELKS CEMETERY. ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.
Memorials may benefit the First Presbyterian Church or the Senior Center.
Dallas W. Goldman, 80, passed away at the Sheridan V.A. Medical Center on June 19, 2001. Memorial services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 25, 2001, at the Oregon Trail Veteran=s Cemetery chapel with Reverend Rawson Carlin officiating. Kane Funeral Home handled the local arrangements.
Mr. Goldman was born August 9, 1920, in Griffin, Indiana, one of 13 children of Louis and Martha Goldman. During World War II, he was injured in Germany while serving in the U.S. Army. After the war, he worked as a derrick hand in the oilfield.
Mr. Goldman enjoyed fishing, camping, and music, and he loved people. Dallas was preceded in death by three children, his parents and all his siblings. He is survived by one daughter Brenda Goldman of Casper, Wyoming, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
James E. Hardesty
1931 - 2001
James E. Hardesty, age 70 of Wyarno, WY, died Sunday April 29, 2001, at his ranch home on Dutch Creek.
Jim was born April 26, 1931, in Sheridan, WY, to Olin & Martha (Barker) Hardesty. He grew up and attended schools in Sheridan. As a young man, he worked on area ranches where he met and fell in love with Katherine Suel. They were married on May 4, 1952, in Sheridan. Jim worked thirty years on construction for various companies, mostly PKS. In 1969, he moved to the ranch on Dutch Creek and ranched there until the present time. He was a life member of Elks Lodge #520. Jim enjoyed chariot racing, hunting, fishing, reading, horses and black cows.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents, step father Thomas Virden and one brother John Hardesty.
Jim is survived by his wife Katherine; two sons James T. Hardesty & wife Candace Ann of Wyarno and Michael O. Hardesty & wife Kyla of Livingston, MT; two brothers Jan Hardesty & wife Marilou of Billings, MT and Joel Hardesty & wife Carmen of Winnemucca, NV; grandchildren Jamie, Jared, Jenna and Jay Hardesty and Shane Farella; along with numerous
nieces and nephews.
Viewing will be 9:00am until 8:00pm on Tuesday (May 1st) with funeral service at 10:30am on Wednesday from Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. Joseph Keys officiating. Cremation will follow the service.
There will be a reception following the service at Elks Lodge #520.
Memorials may benefit the Hospice of the Big Horns or the Donor's Choice, in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801
George Hawkey Sr. of Sheridan passed away on Friday, May 25, 2001 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Sheridan at the age of 83.
Mr. Hawkey was born on October 9, 1917, in Sheridan County, Wyoming to Earl D. and Mary Alexandria (Fowler) Hawkey. He spent his younger years living in and around Sheridan, Wyoming. George served in the U.S. Navy C-Bs during World War Two from April 1942 through December 1946. He spent most of his adult life in working as a trucking contractor, heavy equipment hauler, and in the electrical field. George worked for a Denver based contract company for nearly 20 years before retiring. Upon his retirement, he moved back to Sheridan at the same location that he moved to in 1927. He enjoyed woodworking, gardening and visiting with friends and neighbors. George was a member of the American Legion Post No. ___ in Casper, Wyoming.
Preceding George in death were his parents; one brother Frank Hawkey; three sisters, Louise Roebling, Virginia Mueller and Ruth Hebert; and his grandson Matthew Forsyth.
He is survived by his sons, George Hawkey and wife Janice, and Jim Hawkey; his sister Beth Lloyd; his five granddaughters, Lauri Sorenson, Jill Hawkey, Ashley Hawkey, Victoria Hawkey and Denise Forsyth; his two grandsons, Chris Hawkey and Cameron Hawkey; and two great-grandson, Coy Sorenson and Kale Steffenson.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 30, 2001 at Kane Funeral Home with Father John Norton, O. P. officiating. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Disabled Veteran’s Association in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
