Obituaries

Dec 15, 2016

George Leon Wharton 69, passed away December 15, 2016. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 23, 2016 at 3:00 pm at the Thompson Funeral Home in Powell. Visitation will be One hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Crown Hill Cemetery            The family has requested that Condolences be sent to them online...

Dec 14, 2016

Richard Allen Fisher (Dec 17 1948-Dec 14 2016) Richard A. Fisher died a few days before his 68th birthday. His heart stopped while doing what he loved. He was hunting in the Sunlight area with his brother Perry and packing out his elk. Richard was born in Billings, MT on December 17, 1948 to Bill and Bernice Fisher. He moved...

Dec 14, 2016

Marjorie “Marge” Cruz went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 after complications with open-heart surgery at the Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana.  Marge has been a longtime resident of Powell, Wyoming where she resided with her husband, Tim Cruz.  She has always loved Wyoming as she was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming and lived in Waipti, Wyoming for many years...

Dec 10, 2016

Danial T. Wheeler (Aug. 14, 1996 - Dec. 10, 2016) Danial T. Wheeler died Dec. 10, 2016, in Manderson. He was 20. He was born Aug. 14, 1996, in Grand Junction, Colorado, to Rhonda Sue Terry and Todd F. Wheeler. Danial was a 2014 Powell High School graduate and attended Northwest College. He was interested in welding and woodworking. Danial...

Dec 7, 2016

Leo Ernest Bessler 80 , passed away December 7, 2016 at the Billings Clinic in Billings, Mt Memorial services will be held Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 10:00 am at Thompson Funeral Home in Powell. Burial will be in the Crown Hill Cemetery The family has requested that Condolences be sent to them online at       www.thompsonfuneral.net. or to P.O. Box...

Nov 28, 2016

Bette Lynette (Farmer) Sand September 16, 1938 - November 28, 2016 Bette Sand passed away on November 28, 2016, she was 78 years old. She spent most of her life in the shadows of Heart Mountain and The Big Horns, and was proud to call this valley home. She grew up on her parents (Oscar & Dorothea Farmer) farm northwest...

Nov 24, 2016

Lorraine Althea Douglass passed away peacefully at her home in Powell on November 24, 2016.  She was 95. Cremation has taken place, and a memorial service will be announced at a later date. A full obituary will follow.

Nov 23, 2016

Villetta J. Kretschmar passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at her home in The Heartland.  She was 96. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 2, 2016, in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

Nov 20, 2016

John L. Donaldson (Oct. 23, 1934 - Nov. 20, 2016) John L. Donaldson died peacefully Nov. 20, 2016, at St. Vincent's Healthcare in Billings. He was 82. He was born Oct. 23, 1934, in Maquon, Illinois, to Hilma Cowman and Leo Donaldson. John served in the U.S. Army from 1957-1959. He married Christine Cline on July 12, 2013, in Powell....

Nov 20, 2016

(July 7, 1938 - Nov. 20, 2016) Muriel Janis Harris died peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, at Spirit Mountain Hospice in Cody. She was 78. Muriel was born July 7, 1938, in Walhalla, North Dakota, the eighth child of William Harrison Lawson and Alice Ringland Lawson. As the youngest of eight and growing up during the Depression, Muriel and...

Nov 19, 2016

Nov 17, 2016

Jerry has left the building. Jerry Dean Summers, aka, "Griz", born 12/25/55 has left this planet Earth for a new adventure. He passed 11/17/16 of congestive heart failure/respiratory distress.  Son, brother, father, and grandfather, friend to so many, his absence is unreal. No more political debates, no more jokes and quips. He was gregarious, had lifelong friends, from high school through...

Nov 15, 2016

Lawrence S. Meeker, 82, died Nov. 15, 2016, at Spirit Mountain Hospice in Cody. The funeral will be held at the Lovell Bible Church on Monday, Nov. 21, at 2 p.m. A full obituary will follow.

Nov 15, 2016

Adele Elizabeth Doughty of Powell died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held at Crown Hill Cemetery in Powell. Thompson Funeral Home is handling arrangements, and condolences may be sent online at www.thompsonfuneral.net or to P.O. Box 807, Powell, WY 82435.

Nov 3, 2016

GREGG ROSS BENNETT (December 26, 1954 – November 3, 2016) Loving Husband, Father, Brother, Son and Papa Gregg Ross Bennett passed away peacefully at his home November 3, 2016 at the age of 61. Gregg was born December 26th, 1954 in Worland, Wyoming to Wayne L. and M. Lucille (Decker) Bennett. Gregg enjoyed his childhood and elementary school years in...

Oct 31, 2016

Ernie Reissig (Jan. 16, 1925 - Oct. 31, 2016) Ernie Reissig of Powell died Oct. 31, 2016, at St. John's Lutheran Ministries in Billings. He was 91. Ernie was born Jan. 16, 1925, in Russell, Kansas, to George Reissig and Christine Dumler Reissig. He attended high school in Russell, and later attended college at Fort Hays State University. Ernie married...

Oct 17, 2016

Rodney Leigh Payne (July 6, 1927 – October 17, 2016 ) Rodney Leigh Payne, 89, passed away in Powell, Wyoming surrounded by family. Rod was the husband of Jackie M. (Casey) (Christensen) Payne with whom he shared 37 years of marriage and a wonderful blended family. Rod was born on July 6, 1927, in LaJunta, Colorado to Harry L. and...

Oct 17, 2016

Dorothy May Gibson Hedrick was born on June 23, 1918, in the county of Johnsonville, Illinois. She was born to Harry R. Gibson and Lucy I. Williamson Gibson. Dorothy grew up in the town of Mount Erie, Illinois. Her parents owned a small restaurant/gas station which she worked at most of her growing up years. She met Wesley W. Hedrick...

Oct 16, 2016

Reverend Donald J. Bleak Reverend Donald J. “Don” Bleak, 62, passed away at the Powell Valley Health Care Center on October 16, 2016, after a lengthy illness. Don was born in Thermopolis, WY on May 26, 1954 to Bonnie and Newt Bleak. Don was raised with his 3 sisters and brother on the family property in Wind River Canyon. Don...

Oct 1, 2016

Ernest L. Reynolds (July 29, 1952 - Oct. 1, 2016) Ernest L. Reynolds, 64, of Powell, died Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, at Spirit Mountain Hospice in Cody. He was born July 29, 1952, in Ardmore, Oklahoma, to Dwayne (Rusty) Reynolds and Alma (Beadle). He graduated from Tioga High School and attended Wahpaton State School of Science. Ernie trained to go...