Obituaries

Jul 23, 2020

   

Heaven gained a special soul on July 23, 2020. Henry was born on August 1, 1950 to Joe Bennett and Gusette Sallee in Marfa, Texas and they then moved to Worland, Wyoming.

Henry joined the Army in 1967 and was in the Airborne Ranger training. He married his high school sweetheart Sharon Jean Showalter on August 17, 1968....

Jul 23, 2020

Jul 22, 2020

Alice E. Bright

February 1927 – July 22, 2020

Alice Bright, homesteader & farming wife passed away, Wednesday, July 22nd at the Powell Valley Care Center, age 93.

Alice was born in her family's home in 1927 near Basalt Colorado and was one of four children of Albert and Laura.

Her early life was spent working on the family farm. When her oldest...

Jul 22, 2020

         

Bill Joe Dyer passed away at his home in Powell, Wyoming on July 22, 2020. He was born in Hartford, Arkansas on May 31, 1929 to Roy and Flora Dyer.

After completing high school, he joined the Army and served in Korea. At the time of his discharge, he held the rank of Corporal.

Bill...

Jul 21, 2020

James “Jim” Hillberry, 83, passed away July 21st in an accident while working in the ranch country that he loved.

He was born June 26th, 1937, in Thermopolis to George and Leora (Haynes) Hillberry. He was raised at the family ranch on Gooseberry and attended school in Worland. The family spent summers living in a sheep wagon on the mountain...

Jul 20, 2020

Richard Thiel Passed away on the 20th of July.

Obituary to follow

Jul 17, 2020

Jul 14, 2020

Due to Evelyn’s request we have limited personal information. Evelyn was born in Pennsylvania to Albert and Elsie Barger, where she lived throughout her early years. She graduated from Nyack Missionary College in Nyack, NY with a B.S. in Christian Education.

After graduation Evelyn accepted a 4th grade teaching job at Wilmington Christian School in Delaware. During this time she...

Jul 14, 2020

Frank K. McMillin peacefully passed away on July 14, 2020, at his home surrounded by his wife and children after a seven year battle with cancer. He was 77.

Frank was born May 4, 1943, in Cody, to Cecil and Dorothy McMillin. He grew up in both Cody and Meeteetse where his family ranched. After graduating from Cody High School,...

Jul 14, 2020

Pearl (Mickey) Elizabeth Thiel passed away of natural causes at her home at the Rocky Mountain Manor in Powell, Wyoming on July 14, 2020.

Pearl was born on January 16, 1938 in Bearcreek, Montana. She was the seventh child of eight children born to Jesse and Alta (Copple) Hoke. Her older siblings nicknamed her “Mickey” after Mickey Mouse, the most...

Jul 11, 2020

VaNesa Ray Jensen passed away at her home in Powell, Wyoming on the 11th of July, 2020. She is survived by her parents Larry & Lola (Worrell) Jensen of Powell, her siblings Jared & Terri (Jamison) Jensen of Idaho Falls, ID, and Russ Hiatt & MaLessa Jensen of Powell, WY. She also leaves behind two nieces (Kathryn & Emily Jensen),...

Jun 26, 2020

Gail Johnson Jones, 80 beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend passed away peacefully on June 26, 2020 after several months in the memory care unit of the Powell Valley Care Center.

Gail was born on December 3, 1939 in Lovell, Wyoming, the oldestof three children born to Milas and Rula (Crosby) Johnson.  She is preceded in death by both her parents and her brother Michael (Wowzer) Johnson.

She attended school...

Jun 9, 2020

William Mailan Myers passed away in his home on the evening of Tuesday, June 9th, 2020. He was born in 1967 to Joseph Steven Myers and Lola (Hibbert) Myers of Powell, Wy. Will spent his entire life in the Big Horn Basin and enjoyed hunting and fishing as well as ranching and farming with his grandfather, Mailan Hibbert of Burlington,...

Jun 7, 2020

Debra “Deb” McPherson, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2020 in Cody

She was born in Olympia, Washington to Dave and Doris Beckland Hume. She attended high school in Olympia. During her growing up days and throughout her life, Debi loved horse back riding and other outdoor activities. During quiet times, she could be found crocheting.

Debi married Micheal Allen...

Jun 1, 2020

Owen Bennet Obit       February 22, 1952 - June 01, 2020 Owen James Bennet of Powell passed away at the Spirit Mountain Hospice House in Cody on June 01, 2020. Owen was born to Harold Eugene Bennet and Thelma Sprague Bennet in Casper,  Wyoming on Feburary 22, 1952. He was baptized Catholic, raised on the home ranch...

May 22, 2020

Bettienna “Betty” Kinder (Tamlin) of Cody passed away on Friday, May 22nd at the age of 74. Betty was born on June 16, 1945, the first of four children to the late Phillip and Pauline (Dunn) Tamlin. She grew up in Powell and graduated from Powell High School in 1962. To know Betty was to love her. Her door...

May 17, 2020

 

Shirley Ray Dillon

March 15, 1935-May 17, 2020

 

Shirley Ray Dillon was born March 15, 1935, in Greybull, Wyo., to parents Guy (Bony) and Gladys (Hap) Wilkinson. She passed away May 17, 2020, at age 85.

Like Shirley Temple, the child movie actress she was named for, Shirley sported long blonde ringlets through most of her childhood years....

May 13, 2020

Jewel Carter was born March 7, 1923, to Gertrude (Nunley) and M.C. Carson, in Ponca City, Oklahoma. She went peacefully in Powell, surrounded by love, on May 13, 2020. She was 97. 

Jewel graduated from Central High School west of Marlow, Oklahoma. She then studied journalism and French at Cameron University at Lawton, Oklahoma, where she met the love of...

May 13, 2020

May 12, 2020

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Marina Rodriguez, 96, passed away at her home on May 12, 2020. She was born in Sayuca Mexico to Nicolas and Julia Alcala Ponce.

Marina married Raymond Rodriguez on February 5, 1948 in Jalisco Mexico. They enjoyed over 70 years together. Completing their family were four children: Robert, Daniel, David and Maggie.

After her marriage to Raymond, he brought her...