Obituaries

Dorothy Ann Hilton

Jan 29, 2013

Dorothy Ann Hilton (April 17, 1938 - Jan. 29, 2013) Dorothy Ann Hilton, of Powell, died Tuesday, Jan. 29. 2013 at St. Vincent Hospital in Lancaster County, Penn. She was 74. Dorothy was born April 17, 1938 to John J. Todd and Mary E. Sturgis. She graduated from high school and married Harold Hilton Aug. 25, 1956. She was a...

Marvin C Gimmeson

Jan 20, 2013

Marvin C. Gimmeson, 74, of Casper, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 at the Shepherd of the Valley Care Center in Casper.

Marvin was born Sept. 12, 1938 in Powell to Williard Gimmeson and Margaret McPherson Gimmeson. He attended elementary, junior high and high school in Powell where he enjoyed participating on the PHS football and basketball teams. He also...

Beverly B Bernatchy

Jan 12, 2013

Beverly Beryl Bernatchy, 87, died Jan. 12, 2013 in Powell. Her death came one week before her 88th birthday. Beverly was born Jan. 19, 1925 in Indianaola, Neb., in Red Willow County, to Osma Paul Hatcher and May Morosic. She graduated from Red Willow High School in 1942, and then went on to McCook Junior College in McCook, Neb. She...

Nancy Bonner

Jan 12, 2013

Funeral services will be conducted Friday, Jan. 18 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church in Powell for Nancy Milliken Bonner, 96, who died Jan. 12 at the Powell Valley Care Center. Father Ron Lytle will officiate at services and burial in Crown Hill Cemetery. Nancy Milliken was born Jan. 31, 1916, in Los Angeles, Calif., to Herbert E....

Robert Allen McKay

Jan 11, 2013

Robert McKay (March 4, 1931 - Jan. 11, 2013) Robert McKay, 81, of Powell, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 in Powell. Robert was born in Nebraska City, Neb. on March 4, 1931 to Martha (Smith) and Clifford McKay. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1952-56 during which time he met his wife, Jacqlyn Jones. They were married June 15,...

Gwynn Wilbur Marshall

Jan 7, 2013

Gwynn Wilbur Marshall April 22, 1924 — January 7, 2013 G.W. Marshall was born the youngest of five children, on April 22, 1924 in Zuni, New Mexico to Jesse Gwynn Marshall and Mary Elizabeth Griffin Marshall. His dad was a doctor on the Zuni reservation. The family moved back to Canton, Oklahoma when he was very young. His dad died...

Richard Charles Thorne

Jan 2, 2013

Richard C Thorne 58, passes away January 2, 2013 at his home in Deaver, Wy Memorial services will be held Monday January 7, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church in Powell. Arrangements are being handled by Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.thompsonfuneral.net or to P.O. Box 807 Powell, Wy 82435

Wilma M Groen

Dec 25, 2012

Wilma Marguerite Rimbey Groen (June 6, 1908 - Dec. 25, 2012) Wilma Marguerite Groen, 104, died peacefully at Rocky Mountain Manor on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 29 at 10:30 a.m. at Union Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery. Wilma was born June 6, 1908 in Deerfield, Mo., the daughter of...

Francis "Frank" Burgener

Dec 24, 2012

Francis “Frank” Earl Burgener Frank Burgener passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, December 24, 2012.  He was 72. A rosary is planned for Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 6:00 p.m., followed by funeral services on Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at 10:00 a.m.  Both will be held at St. Barbara's Catholic Church in Powell. Frank was born in Powell, Wyoming on...

Lucy Cozzens

Dec 19, 2012

Lucy Cozzens, 87, died in Powell on Dec. 19, 2012. She was born in Michigan in 1925. Lucy trained as a registered nurse and received her RN degree from the Blodgett School of Nursing in Grand Rapids, Mich. Seeking new horizons and adventure, she came west to Wyoming on her way to Alaska. She worked for Dr. Lester F. Allison,...

Reginald Denny Hall

Dec 18, 2012

Reginald Denny Hall, 87, passed away December 18, 2012 at his home. Memorial Services will be held Friday December 21, 2012 at 10:00 am at The First United Methodist Church.

Jay Farrell Buxton

Dec 17, 2012

Jay Farrell Buxton was born on September 13, 1932, in Driggs, ID, and passed away December 17, 2012, in Provo, UT, surrounded by his family. Farrell, was born to Orvel J. “Jack” & Estella Louise Bates Buxton and lived most of his life in Bates, Idaho. He was the third of five children. Farrell grew up in Bates, Idaho, where...

Forrest Dale Cordes

Dec 15, 2012

Forrest “Frosty” Cordes Forrest Dale Cordes known to most simply as “Frosty” went home to his Father in Heaven Saturday December 15, 2012. He was born on March 3, 1925 in Guthrie, OK. He was the second of three children born to Henry and Fairy Cordes. Frosty was introduced to his future wife Victoria in the fall of 1947, four...

Heber H Hart

Dec 14, 2012

Heber H. Hart passed away at Spirit Mountain Hospice in Cody on Friday, December 14, 2012.  He was 71. Cremation has taken place, and a memorial service is planned for Thursday, December 20, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home in Powell. A full obituary will follow.

Rollin Thomas Trumbull

Dec 12, 2012

We lost a great cowboy, father, grandfather, brother and friend when (Rolly) Rollin Thomas Trumbull passed away December 12, at his home in Ralston. He was an “ol time cowboy” who could tame the toughest bronc, shoe the worst horse, pound a nail in the hardest wood and yet still tip his hat to every lady.   He had the...

Paul Meredith Jacobs Jr.

Dec 1, 2012

Paul Meredith Jacobs Jr. was born January 4, 1933 in Williamsport, PA to Paul Meredith Sr. and Hazel I (Towers) Jacobs. Paul was raised and attended grade school and high school in Muncy PA.  As a high school student Paul, affectionately known as Rusty for his rust colored hair, was very involved in athletics and was an outstanding wrestler, football &...

Arthur Edwin Cook

Nov 30, 2012

Arthur (Bud) Edwin Cook passed away November 30, 2012. He was 80 years of age. Bud was born December 5, 1931, in Yates Center, Kansas, to John W and Minnie Mae (Pyle) Cook. He attended school in Yates Center, Kansas. Bud came to Powell, WY with the oilfield. He married Marjorie E. Malliot on December 24, 1951 and from their...

Stephen Edward Cole

Nov 25, 2012

Stephen Edward Cole April 18, 1947 – November 25, 2012 We were blessed. We were lucky. We were chosen. Steve Cole was our father, our brother, our cousin, our friend. And he was married to the woman he fell in love with across a very small enchanted room at a Christmas party in Worland almost exactly 38 years ago. He...

William James Hecht

Nov 25, 2012

William “Bill” James Hecht was born on February 28, 1922 in Powell, Wyoming. He passed away on November 25, 2012 at the Powell Hospital from complications following a stroke. Bill was the seventh and youngest child born to Harry Haskell and Anna Caldarar Siegall Hecht. Bill was raised on a farm just one mile south of Powell where his father...

Shirley June Tack

Nov 24, 2012

Shirley June Tack (Baker) passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2012. She was 93 Shirley was born on June 6, 1919, the daughter of Leroy and Nell Baker. She attended East Grand Forks, Minnesota schools, and married Floyd "Bud" Tack on June 6, 1937. They farmed in the East Grand Forks area until 1965. Shirley was employed by the East...