GRAVE LOCATION - Block G Lot 2 Grave 4
WAR RECORD - 144th Field Artillery Medical Corps WWI
On the same stone as Vera Sessions Griggs
STONE SAYS Our Children, Thelma, Florence, Samuel, DonaldJohn Samuel Griggs
Born 22 Jun 1892, Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas
Parents Thornton O. Griggs & Elizabeth Jane Pritchett
Md Vera Sessions, 8 Feb 1919, Cowley, Big Horn, Wyoming
Died 30 Jul 1967, Powell, Park, Wyoming
Buried WednesdaySamuel Griggs Accorded Rites
John Samuel Griggs of Byron, 75, retired oil company worker, died early Sunday in the Powell hospital.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Byron LDS Chapel with Bishop Clifford Powelson officiating. Military rites were conducted at the Byron cemetery, where interment was made.
Donations in his honor can be made to the Heart Fund or the Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mr. Griggs was born June 22, 1892 at Hiawatha, Kans., a son of Thorton O. and Janie Pritchett Griggs. He married Vera Sessions Feb. 8, 1919.
During World War I, he served in the 144th Field Artillery Medical Corps in France.
Mr. Griggs was employed in the maintenance department of Illinois Pipe Line Co. for 37 years before retiring in 1957. He moved to byron in 1940.
He was a member of the LDS church.
Survivors include his widow; two sons, Sam of Kent, Wash. and Donald of Las Vegas, Nev.; two daughters, Mrs. Thelma Sprague of Powell and Mrs. Florence Nalley of Billings; four sisters, Mrs. Susie Tjaaland of Big Timber, Mont., Mrs. Stella Trojavsky and Mrs. Mabel Holderman of Topeka, Kans. and Mrs. Jennie Pagel of Spokane, Wash.; nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block G Lot 2 Grave 3
On the same stone as John Samuel Griggs
STONE SAYS Our Children, Thelma, Florence, Samuel, DonaldVera Sessions Griggs
Born 3 Apr 1900, Woodruff, Utah
Daughter of Byron Sessions & Ellen Cox
Md John Samuel Griggs, 8 Feb 1919
Died 4 Mar 1999, Powell, Park, Wyoming
Buried 8 Mar 1999, MondayVera Sessions Griggs
April 3, 1900 -- March 4, 1999
Vera Sessions Griggs, pioneer resident of Byron, Wyo., died peacefully on March 4, 1999, one month short of her 99th birthdy.
Vera was born April 3, 1900, in Woodruff, Utah, to Byron and Ellen Cox Sessions. At three months of age, she and her mother joined the rest of the famly in the newly formed Mormon settlement of Byorn. She was the fifth of 13 children.
Vera married John Samuel Griggs on February 8, 1919, after his honorable discharge from the U.S. Army Medical Corps. The marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. Four children wee born to this union; Thelma Sprague, Florence Nally, Samuel Griggs and Donald H. Griggs The family homesteaded in Powell, later moving to Chattam and finally establishing a home in Byron.
Vera was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, 11 siblings, one son, one daughter and one granddaughter.
Survivors include a daughter, Thelma Sprague of Powell, Wyo.; a son, Samuel Griggs and wife Edna of Lake Havasu, Ariz.; a brother, Glen Sessions; nine grandchioldren; 21 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren and coutlesss nieces, nephews and other family members.
Vera was active in the LDS Relief Society, Homemakers Club, and VFW Auziliary.
Funeral services were held at the Byron LDS Chapel on Monday, March 8, 1999, with interment at the Byron Cemetery. Haskell Funeral Home of Lovell was in charge of arrangements.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block F Lot 9 Grave 12
Wilder True Hatch
Born 14 Nov 1873, Woods Cross, Davis, Utah
Parents Orin Hatch & Elizabeth Ann Perry
Md Patty Orilla Sessions, 23 Feb 1898, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, utah
Died 21 Oct 1907, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Dies of Lock - JawWilder T. Hatch of Byron, Wyo. passed away Monday, caused by stepping on a Rusty Nail.
A telegram was received here Monday, announcing the sad news that Wilder T. Hatch had passed away that morining at his home in Byron, from lock-jaw caused by stepping on a rusty nail. He was only sick about a week.
Deceased was a son of the late Orin Hatch and Elizabeth Perry Hatch and was born in Bountiful about thirty-four years ago.
He spent his boyhood days in Bountiful.
When he was about eighteen years old he left for the Saindwich Islands on a mission, where he spent upwards of four years.
On his return home, he married Miss Patty Sessions of Bountiful who together with four children two girls and two boys - survive him.
They were among the first colonists to settle in Big Horn, having gone there some seven years ago. Deceased was one of the first, if not the first man, to break gound for the first canal that was constructed out in that country.
Funeral services are to be held in Big Horn, after which the remains wil be brought to Bountful for burial.
It is expected that services will also be held in the South Bountiful Meeting House next Sunday afternoon.
(taken from Davis County (Utah) Clipper 1907-10-25)*****************************
Byron, Wyoming, Oct. 28, 1907
The funeral services over the remains of Wilder T. Hatch wee held in the byron meetng house on Wednesdy, Oct. 23rd. It was by far the largest funeral ever held at byron. A group of Sunday school children and the pallbearers headed the procession to the cemetery; followed by forty-one vehicles. The speakers were from byron, Cowley and Lovell.
On Friday, Oct. 25th, the schools in Byron closed and the children turned out in mass, to gether with many of the older citizens to dig, top and haul some sugar beets belonging to the late W.T. Hatch.
(taken from Davis County (Utah) Clipper 1907-11-01)
GRAVE LOCATION - Block F Lot 9 Grave 11
In the same cement as Wilder True Hatch, different stones
Patty Orilla Sessions Hatch Scott Mann
Born 23 July 1879, Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Daughter of Perrigrine Sessions & Sarah Ann Bryson
Md 1) Wilder True Hatch, 23 Feb 1898, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (died 1907)
Md 2) Robert Scott, 8 Jan 1919, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (died 1933)
Md 3) Charles Mann, 2 Sep 1948, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming (died 1956)
Died 1 Apr 1983, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Buried 7 Apr 1983, Friday
Patty Mann
Patty Sessions Man, 103, died at her home in Salt Lake City April 1, 1983.
She was a former Lovell resident who traveled to the Big Horn Basin in 1900 in a covered wagon to help colonized it. She wasborn July 23, 1879, to Perrigrine and Sarah Ann Sessions in Bountiful, Utah.
In 1898 she was married to Wilder True Hatch, who died in 1907. In 1918 she was married to Robert Scott in Salt lake City. He died in 1933. In 1948 she was married to Charles Mann, who died in 1956.
The Freedom Foundation of Valley Forge recently notified her of an award for her outstanding contribution to America as a pioneer colonizer and church leader.
She is survived by one daughter, Delilah Brown, of Salt Lake City; 20 grandchildren; 78 great-grandchildren; 107 great-great-grandchildren; and three great-great-great-grandchildren.
Three children preceded her in death, Clifford Hatch, True Hatch and Thora Hatch Rawlins Waston.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in the Lovell LDS Stake Chapel with Bishop Larry Sessions officiating. Burial will be in th Byorn Cemetery.
Haskell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block L Lot 5 Grave 7
On the same stone as Ida F. Havig
STONE SAYS married 19 Sep 1923, Our Children, Dick, RayEvin "Ed" Havig
Born 19 Jan 1891, Noreland, Norway
Son of Conrad Havig & Katinka
Md Ida Florence Alexander, 23 Feb 1929, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Died 11 Apr 1992, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana
Buried 14 Apr 1992, TuesdayEivin "Ed" Havig
Eivin "Ed" Havig, 101, passed away Saturday, April 11, 1992, at the Parkview Convalescent Center. He was born on Jan. 18, 1891, at the family home in Noreland, Norway, the son of Conrad and Katinka Havig.
He immigrated to the United States in 1911, following the route of many Norwegians. he worked in Minnesota, North Dakota and homesteaded briefly in Slayton, Mont. He eventually settled in Byron, Wyo., where he married Ida Florence Alexander. Ed worked at many occupations, from his own trucking firm to oil field laborer, but achieved his greatest success and satisfaction as a photographer. Many homes in the Big Horn Basin display protraits and family groups reflecting his work. Music was his first love and he generously shared his talents at the piano, accordion and violin.
He traveled back to Norway on many occasions. He became a family author in his later years and wrote and documented treasured books on the Havig and Alexander genealogy. In his final years, he moved to Billings and finally resided at Parkview Convalescent Center. He continued to write stories and concluded with a biography of his life plus a memory book about his adopted home of Byron. He celebrated his 100th year in good spirits and health.
Mr. Havig is survived by his wife; two sons, Dick of Byron and Ray of Billings; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at the LDS Chapel in Byron at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, 1992. Interment was in the Byron Cemetery. Haskell Funeral Home and Smith Funeral Chapel of Billings had charge of arrangements.
(taken from the Lovell Chronicle)
GRAVE LOCATION - Block L Lot 5 Grave 8
On the same stone as Eivin Havig "Ed"
STONE SAYS married 19 Sep 1923, Our Children, Dick, RayIda Florence Alexander Havig
Born 7 Nov 1904, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Daughter of Bert Alexander & Viola
Md Ed Havig, 19 Sep 1923, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana
Died 17 Jul 1998, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 21 Jul 1998, TuesdayIda Florence Alexander Havig
Nov. 7, 1904 -- July 17, 1998Ida Florence Alexander Havig passed away on Friday, July 17, 1998, at the New Horizons Care Center in Lovell, Wyo., where she has resided for several years.
She was born in Byron on November 7, 1904, in a pioneer log home, the eighth child of Bert and Viola Alexander. She is preceded in death by five sisters and four brothers.
Ida married Ed (Elvin) Havig on Sept. 19, 1923 in Billings, he preceded her in death after reaching his 101st birthday. Together they shared an abundantly happy and rewarding life. One of her most memorable experiences was to visit Ed's native land of Norway on two occasions and meet his family.
Mrs. Havig was an active member of the LDS Church and faithfully served in her many callings. Her great sense of humor and love of all the good things in life made her a source of strength to all her immediate and extended family. She was an elegant lady.
Survivors include two sons, Dick Havig of Byron and Ray Havig of Billings; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren; plus nieces and nephews and their posterity.
Services were held on Tues., July 21, 1998, at 11 a.m. at the LDS Chapel in Byron
GRAVE LOCATION - Block J Lot 5 Grave 7
On same stone as Mary Hettie Helm
STONE SAYS HusbandJoseph Edward Helm
Born 25 Dec 1870, Pleasant View, Weber, Utah (note the difference in year)
Parents Thomas Bennett Helm & Jane Bolt
Md Mary Elizabeth Wilson, 23 Nov 1930, Manti, Sanpete, Utah
Died 10 Jun 1958, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 13 Jun 1958He died at the age of 81years of a heart attack.
He was a retired school teacher.Byron Resident is Heart Victim
Joseph Edward Helm, 81, a retired school teacher died Tuesday morning in the North Big Horn hospital of a heart attack. He had been a resident of Byron since 1924.
He was born Dec. 25, 1876 at Pleasant View, Utah, son of Thomas Bennett and Jane Bolt Helm.
He was married to Mary E. Wilson Nov. 23, 1903 in Manti, Utah. He was a member of the LDS Church.
He is survived by his wife; three sons, Clarence E. of Portland, Ore., Max J. of Sidney, Nebr., and Earl G. of Long Beach, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Egan of Powell and Mrs. Anna Davis of Byron; three brothers Stanley and Nephi of Idaho Falls, Ida., Oriah of Chester, Ida.; one sister, Mrs Anna Ingles of Long Beach, Calif., and nine grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:30 p.m. in the Byron Cemetery with Haskell Funeral Home in charge. Friends may call at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Al Davis from 12:30 to 2:00.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block J Lot 5 Grave 8
On same stone as Joseph E. Helm
STONE SAYS WifeMary Elizabeth Hettie Wilson Helm
Born 11 May 1881 Fairview, Sanpete, Utah
Parents Guy C. Wilson Sr. & Mary Christensen
Md Joseph Edward Helm, 23 Nov 1903, Manti, Sanpete, Utah
Died 5 Jan 1963, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 8 Jan 1963, Tuesday*******************
Helm Funeral Held in ByronFuneral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hettie Helm, 82, were held in the Byron LDS chaple Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 10 a.m. with Bishop Cliffored Powelson conducting.
Prelude and postlude music was played by Mrs. Charles Hessenthaler. The invocation was offered by George M. Abraham and the Singing Mothers sang "For the Strength of the Hill" and "Beside Still Waters". Mrs. Harry Leslie read the obituary and Calvin E. Jones was the speaker. Bishop Scott M. Welch of Lovell sang "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You" and the benediction was by Maurice Jensen.
Pall bearers were Harry Leslie, Houston West, Fay Cozzens, Chon Mangus, Earl Sessions and Charles Hessenthaler.
Burial was in the Byron cemetery under the direction of Haskell Funeral Home. Frank Davis dedicated the grave.
Mary Elizabeth Hettie Helm was born May 11, 1880, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy C. Wilson Sr., at Fairview, Utah. She was married to Joseph Helm Nov. 23, 1904 in the Manti, Utah LDS temple.
They moved to Byron in 1924 so Mr. Helm could teach in the local school. After his death in 1957, Mrs. Helm spent the summers in Byron and the winters in Oregon with her son. She was a member of the Byron LDS church.
Mrs. Helm passed away Jan. 5 in North Big Horn hospital. Survivors include her children, Clarence of The Dales, Ore., Grant of Portland, Ore., Max of Letchfield, Mich., Mary Egan of Billings and Anna Davis of Byron; nine grandchildren; three great grandchidren; one sister, Mrs. Anna Vannoy of Los Angeles, Calif. and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Minnie Christiansen of Cowley.
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Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Hedy) Helm, 82, of Byron, died Saturday, Jan. 5, in the North Big Horn Hospital in Lovell. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of the Byron Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bishop Clifford Powelson of Byron will officiate. The Haskell Funeral Home of Lovell will direct burial in the Byron Cemetery. Mary Elizabeth Hettie Helm was born May 11, 1880, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy C. Wilson Sr., at Fairview, Utah. She was married to Joseph Helm Nov. 23, 1904 in the Manti, Utah LDS temple. They moved to Byron in 1924 so Mr. Helm could teach in the local school. After his death in 1957, Mrs. Helm spent the summers in Byron and the winters in Oregon with her son. Survivors include her children, Clarence of The Dalles, Ore., Grant of Portland, Ore., Max of Letchfield, Mich., Mary Egan of Billings and Anna Davis of Byron; nine grandchildren; three great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Anna Vannoy of Los Angeles, Calif. and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Minnie Christiansen of Cowley.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block K Lot 12 Grave 5
WAR RECORD - WYOMING PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR I
Andy Hetland
Born 31 Mar 1894, Joliet, Carbon, Montana
Parents Ole Andreas Hetland & Ann Johanne Gunderson
Md Edna Lulu Strong Kelsey, 27 Oct 1920, Red Lodge, Carbon, Montana (wifes maiden name Strong)
Died 5 Jul 1966, Powell, Park, Wyoming
Buried 7 Jul 1966, ThursdayAndy Hetland Services Today
Funeral services for Andy Hetland, 72, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, today, in the Byron LDS chapel with Bishop Clifford Powelson officiating. Interment will be in the Byron cemetery. Haskell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Hetland, a rancher of the Crooked Creek area for many years , died in the Powell hospital Tuesday morning.
He was born Mar. 31, 1894, at Joliet, Mont., a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Andreas Hetland. He was raised and educated in the Joliet area. Oct. 27, 1920, he was married to Lula Edna Strong at Red Lodge, Mont.
He served with the Army during World War I, and after receiving his discharge, he ranched near Lovell until his death.
Survivors include one son, Gene of Byron; one daughter, Mrs. Ellen E. Dorn of Hanna; and four brothers, Gilbert of Fromberg, Mont., Edward of Powell and Martin and Oswald of Billings, Mont.
Lula Edna Strong Kelsey Hetland Anderson
GRAVE LOCATION - Block K Lot 12 Lot 6
In same cement as Andy Hetland, but different stones
STONE SAYS 1896 Pioneer
stone has no death dateLula Edna Strong Kelsey Hetland Anderson
Born 21 Jul 1886, Fort Scott, Boudon, Kansas
Parents Frank Strong & Ellen Josephine Noble
Md 1) James Kelsey, 18 June 1903, Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming
Md 2) Andy Hetland, 27 Oct 1920, Red Lodge, Carbon, Montana
Md 3) Frank Anderson, 8 Feb 1934, Red Lodge, Carbon, Montana
Died 26 Feb 1974, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried Wednesday
Services held for longtime area residentFuneral services for Mrs. Lula Edna Anderson, 87, who died Tuesday in North Big Horn Nursing Home, were held Wednesday in the Byron LDS Chapel with Bishop Waldo Jensen officiating. Burial was in Byron Cemetery.
Mrs. Anderson was born July 21, 1887, in Fort Scott, Kan., a daughter of Frank Strong and Ellen Noble. At 10 she moved with her family to a ranch near Lovell.
On June 18, 1903, she was married to James H. Kelsey in Basin. They returned to Lovell to ranch until Mr. Kelsey's death.
She was married to Andy Hetland on Oct. 27, 1920, in Red Lodge, Mont. They ranched in Lovell until Mr. Hetland died.
On Feb. 8, 1934, she was married to Frank Anderson. They farmed in Lovell until 1939, when she took over the operation.
Mrs. Andersn was a member of the LDS Church.
Survivors include a son, Gene Hetland of Byron; a daughter Mrs. Ellen Dorn of Hanna; a sister, Mrs. Bess Tillett of Crooked Creek; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchldren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Haskell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block H Lot 14 Grave 8
On same stone as Althea S. Hitz.
Christian Herman Hitz
Born 6 Nov 1881, Malans, Graub., Switzerland
Son of Peter Hitz & Anna Maria Ruosch
Md Bonnie Lackey about 1905 (div)
Md Althea Sessions, 28 Jan 1912, Garland, Park, Wyoming
Died 23 Jul 1970, Powell, Park, Wyoming
Buried Monday
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"Chris" Hitz Dies in PowellChristian (Chris) Herman Hitz, 88, of Byron died Thursday, July 23 at War Memorial Hospital in Powell.
He was born Nov. 6, 1881 at Malans, Switzerland, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hitz. Jan. 23, 1912, he was married to Althea Sessions, who preceded him in death.
A memeber of the LDS Church, Mr. Hitz was an retired oil field worker.
Survivors include three children, Vera Althea Stinson of Myrtle Creek, Ore. and Blanch Wannita Corum and Clarence Sessions Hitz of Byron; one sister, Anna Rousch of Switzerland; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday in the Byron LDS Chapel. Interment was in the Byron cemetery under the direction of Haskell Funeral Home.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block H Lot 14 Grave 9
On same stone as Christian H. Hitz
Althea Sessions Hitz
Born 27 Jan 1892, Woodruff, Rich, Utah
Parents Byron A. Sessions & Ellen Josephine Cox
Md Christian Herman Hitz, 28 Jan 1912, Garland, Park,Wyoming
Died 27 Feb 1954, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming************
Funeral Services For Mrs. Chris HitzFuneral services for Mrs. Chris Hitz were held Wednesday afernoon at two o'clock in the Byron Ward LDS chapel with Bishop Ernest Jensen officiating.
The invocation was given by Cliff Powelson and the benediction was given by Wilford Mower.
The Singing Mothers under the direction of Mrs. Louis Wolz and Mrs. Walter Stevens at the organ sang "Nearer My God To Thee." The sermon was given by President Frank H. Borwn. Vern Wilcock sang "Going Home" accompanied by Naomi Abraham. Miss Abraham and Mrs. Charles Hessenthaler sang "Beyond the Sunset" accompanied by Mrs. Stevens on the organ.
The pallbearers were Thurman Sessions, "Chick" Sessions, Monroe Sessions, Keith Stone, Clifford Boyce, and Ralph Stone and burial was in the Byron cemetery with Bishop Ernest Jensen dedicating the grave.
Mrs. Nellie Vail gave the obituary.
Althea Sessions Hitz was born at Woodruff, Utah, Jan. 27, 1892, eldest child of Byron A. and Ellen J. Cox Sessions. She resided in Utah until she was eight years old, when with her parents and other pioneers she came to the Big Horn basin of Wyoming in 1900. She spent her school days and young womanhood here, and at the age of 20 on Jan. 28, 1912 she was married to Christian Hitz. To this union eight children were born, three of whom preceded her in death throught a tragic fire which destroyed their home in Byron.
For many years they made their home in Elk Basin where Chris was engaged in the oil fields. They were a singularly happy couple, for she loved to make her home attractive and comfortable, and their children grew to maturity in an atmosphere of beauty and refinement.
Althea had a natural gift for beautiful handiwork, which she cultivated all her life, and her home is filled with lovely specimens of crochet and embroidery work and handmade flowers, as well as living plants, flowers and birds which it was her joy to tend and care for. She was a loving wife and mother, devoted to the care of her hauband and children exclusive of all else. She sought, nor cared for public acclaim, and was strictly a home body all her life.
She was famous for the lovely white washings she hung on her lines, was an excellent cook and her pantry was always well stocked with canned fruits, vegetables, meats, jams, and jellies, attesting to her thriftness. She has been ill for more than two years, and though her suffering.....
*********Mrs. Hitz Buried At Byron Wednesday
Funeral services were held at Byron yesterday for Mrs. Chris Hitz, who passed away at the age of 62 Sunday following an illness with diabetes for several months.
The daughterof Byron A. and Ellen Cox Sessions, she was born Jan. 27, 1892 at Woodruff, Utah. She was married Jan. 28, 1912 at Garland, Wyo., to Christian Hitz.
She leaves her husband; three sons, Edward S. of Cody, Marvin B. of Byron and Clarence S. of Byron; two daughters, Mrs. Roy Frazier of Myrtle Creek, Ore., and Mrs. Floyd Corum of Midwest.
Six sisters, Mrs. Effie Burg of Lovell, Mrs. Wanetta McKinney and Mrs. Vera Griggs of Byron, Mrs. Zada Stone of Lovell, and Mrs. Zelda Corbett of Worland and Mrs. Emma Boyce of Elk Basin; three brothers, Marvin Sessions of Lovell, Otis Sessions of Byron and Glen Sessions of Merino, Colo. and six grandchidren.
The Haskell Funeal Home was in charge of arrangements.An accout of the funeral and obituary will be published next week.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block I Lot 4 Grave 5
On same stone as Ruby L. Hoffman
Robert Eugene Hoffman
Born 7 Feb 1931, Worth, Worth, Missouri
Son of Clarence Theodore Hoffman & Rose Roberts
Md Ruby Louise McKinney, 28 Mar 1955, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana
Died 16 May 1970, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried Tuesday
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R.E. Hoffman Services HeldFuneral services for Robert Eugene Hoffman, 39 were held Tuesday in the LDS chapel in Byron with Bishop Harold Hopkinson officiating. Interment was in the Byron cemetery under the direction of Haskell Funeral Home.
Mr. Hoffman died Saturday in North Big Horn County Hospital.
He was born Feb. 7, 1931, in Worth, Mo., a son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hoffman.
Mar. 28, 1955, he married Ruby McKinney in Billings. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator.
Survivors include the widow; four daughters, Debbie and Robin of Byron, Mrs. Peggy Rieman in Japan and Judy Hoffman of Douglas; five step-daughters, Mrs. Wanneta Foster of Ralston, Mrs. Alida Foster of Basin, Nora Cook of Boulder, Colo., Mrs. Joanie Person of Byron and Mrs. Linda Bowers of Powell; the parents; one sister, Mrs. Dorothy Corley of Douglas; one brother, Keith of Casper; and three grandchildren.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block I Lot 4 Grave 6
On the same stone as Robert E. Hoffman
Ruby Louise McKinney Hoffman
Born 28 Mar 1927, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Daughter of Norman S. McKinney & Wanetta Sessions
Md David O. Pearson, about 1947 (div)
Md Robert Eugene Hoffman, 28 Mar 1955, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana
Died 17 Feb 1995, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 20 Feb 1995, Monday
Ruby Louise HoffmanRuby Louise Hoffman, 67, passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 1995, at her home in Byron, Wyo.
She was born March 28, 1927, in Lovell, Wyo., the daughter of Norman S. and Waneta Sessions McKinney. She spent her entire life in the Big Horn Basin.
She is survived by seven daughters and one son, Kay Foster and Janie Foster of Byron, NoraLee Cook of Windsor, Colo., Joannie Rodrigues of Byron, Linda Barnes of Powell, Debbie Burrows of Lovell, Robin Rodrigues of Byron, Robert Hoffman of Mountain Home, Idaho; two stepdaughters and one stepson, Russell Hoffman of Douglas, Wyo., Peggy Baily of Idaho and Judy Hoffman of Washington.
She is also survived by one sister, Doris Belston of Powell; 25 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Hoffman was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Hoffman; and three sisters.
Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. at the LDS Church in Byron. Burial was in the Byron Cemetery.
Haskell Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block E Lot 7 Grave 6
On same stone as Eltha D. Jensen
STONE SAYS married 22 July 1917James Lawrence Jensen
Born 30 May 1898, Monroe, Servier, Utah
Son of Lars Christen Jensen & Amelia Hugentobler
Md 1) Eltha Davis, 21 Jul 1919, 22 July 1918, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana
Md 2) Mrs. Elva Louise Acton Wilcock, 13 Oct 1985, Cowley, Big Horn, Wyoming
Died 8 Feb 1987, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 11 Feb 1987, WednesdayJames Jensen
James Lawrence Jensen, 88, a longtime Cowley resident, died early Sunday morning in the North Big Horn Hospital in Lovell after suffering a stroke.
He was born May 30, 1898 in Monroe, Utah, the son of Lars Christian and Amelia Jensen. he moved to Cowley with his parents when he was a child.
He worked for the Big Horn Canning Co. in Cowley for many years and later went into business for himself as an equipment mechanic, owning and operating his own repair shop for many years. He married Eltha Davis July 21, 1919. She died in 1981. he later married Elva Wilcock October 13, 1985 in Cowley.
He is survived by his wife of Cowley; one brother Theron Jensen of Vacaville, Calif.; one sister, Cristy Perry of Salt Lake city, Utah; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1987 at 10 a.m. in the Cowley Chapel with Bishop Shane Roberts officiating. Burial was in the Byron cemetery. Haskell Funeral Home of Lovell was in charge of arrangements.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block E Lot 7 Grave 5
On same stone as James Lawrence Jensen
STONE SAYS married 22 July 1917Eltha Davis Jensen
Born 16 Mar 1898, Thayne, Lincoln, Wyoming
Daughter Jesse Wells Davis & Hannah Maude Weaver
Md James Lawrence Jensen, 22 Jul 1918, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana
Died 26 Jul 1981, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 28 Jul 1981, Tuesday
**************Eltha Jensen
Eltha Davis Jensen, 83, died Sunday, July 26, 1981 in the North Big Horn Hospital, where she had been a patient for two days.
She was born March 16, 1898 in Thayne, Wyo., the daughter of Jesse and Hannah Maude Davis.
She married J. Lawrence Jensen July 22, 1918 in Billings. They have made their home all their married lives in Cowley. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors include her husband of Cowley and one brother, Frank Davis of Byron.
Funral services were held Tuesday, July 28, 1981 in the Cowley LDS Chapel, with Bishop Randall Peterson officiating. Burial was in the Byron Cemetery. Haskell Funeral home of Lovell was in charge of arrangements.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block D Lot 8 Grave 7
On same stone as Erma S. Wirth Jensen
STONE SAYS 16 Sep 1929Maurice William Jensen
Born 20 May 1903, Preston, Franklin, Idaho
Son of John Jensen & Eva Johnson
Md Erma Sonette Wirth, 16 Sep 1929, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 20 Jul 1971, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 23 Jul 1971, FridayJensen services in Byron
Funeral services were held last Friday in the Byron LDS chapel for Maurice Jensen.
Bishop Harold Hopkinson conducted the service. The lounge prayer was by Delbert Jones and the invocation by Keith Neville.
The Singing Mothers, directed by Mrs. Winn Brown and accompanied by Mrs. John Abraham sang "O My Father, " and "The Lord Is My Shepherd."
Leola P. Allen read the life history. Bishop Cliff Powelson gave the sermon. The closing song was "Abide With Me." Frank Griffin said the benediction.
Mrs. Charles Hessenthaler played the prelude and postlude music. Dedication of the grave was by Howard Jensen. Pallbeareres were Virgil Sanders, Robert Doerr, Fay Cozzens, Ed Neville, Lee T. Christiansen and Dan Bassett.
Burial was in the Byron cemetery.
A dinner was served to the Jensen family in the Cultural Hall under the direction of Relief Society visiting teachers, Helen Anderson and Phoebe Jones.
Out - of - town relatives who attended the services were: Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Wirth, the Larry Wirths of Denver, the Alvin Eyre family of Menan, Ida. the George Scholz family, Frances Richardson , Thermopolis, the Arch Christensens and Stella Newton of Deaver.
Other out of town relatives were Dorothy Mauch and daughter, Dale, Ronald and Harold Wirth of Powell, Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Brown, the Wayne Browns of Kearns, Utah, the Jim Wirths of McFadden, the Howard Jensens, Mrs Mary Douglas and family, Parker Thomas, Sterling Miller of Salt Lake City, Mr. and Mrs. Reed Thomas of Billings, the Phillip Gordons of Arizona, the John Andersons of California, Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Lorimer of Provo, Mr. and Mrs Delbert Jones, Paul and LeRoy of Otto, the Fred and Glen Booths of Hyattville, Mr. and Mrs. Denis Muller of Powell, the Heman Smiths and the Dan Smiths of Lovell, Mr. and Mrs. Neff Smith, South St. Louise, Nebraska, Mrs Josephine Sorensen of Nebraska and Mrs.Jim Jensen, Provo.
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A 69 year old Byron man was fatally injured in a two vehicle accident Tuesday in Byron.
Maurice Jensen died in North Big Horn County Hospital Tuesday afternoon of chest and head injuries.
The accident occrred on U. S. Highway 14A, Byron Main St. early Tuesday afternoon. Jensen was driving a Northbound jeep pickup and turned north swerving into the path of a Nicholls and Lewis gravel truck driven by Tom Walker, also of Byron.
When the Jensen vehicle tuned right into the truck booth vechicles went out of control causing minor damage to the truck and modern damage to the Jensen vehicle.
No citation had been issued at press time and the accident was still under invstigation.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block D Lot 8 Grave 8
On same stone as Maurice William Jensen
STONE SAYS 16 Sep 1929Erma Sonetta Wirth Jensen
Born 23 Feb 1906, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Daughter of Francis X. Wirth & Automella Sargent
Md Maurice William Jensen, 16 Sep 1929, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 25 Feb 1997, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 1 Mar 1997, SaturdayErma Wirth Jensen
Feb. 23, 1906 -- Feb. 25, 1997
Erma Wirth Jensen, 91, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1997, at New Horizons Care Center in Lovell.
She was born February 23, 1906, in Byron, the daughter of Francis X. and Automella Sargent Wirth. Her father died four months before her bith of typhoid fever during an epidemic in 1905. Her widowed mother raised the family of three boys and four girls from then on.
Erma married Maurice Waldo Jensen in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on September 16, 1929. Mr. Jensen died July 20, 1971, in a traffic accient.
Mrs. Jensen was very active in the LDS church and belonged to the Byron Sewing Club.
She is survived by two sons, M. Waldo Jensen and Richard W. Jensen, both of Byron; two daughters, Charlene Scholes and Erma Lou Jensen, both of the Salt Lake City area and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchldren.
Funeral services were held Saturday, March 1, 1997, at 10 a.m. in the Byron LDS Chapel. Burial was in the Byron Cemetery.
Haskell Funeral Home of Lovell was in charge of arrangements.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block D Lot 8 Grave 10
On the same stone as Eva Johnson Jensen
John Jensen
Borne 23 Apr 1874, Goshen, Utah, Utah
Parents Jens Jorgensen Jensen & Marta Benson
Md Eva Johnson, 28 May 1902, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 19 Feb 1951, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 21 Feb 1951, Wednesday
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Funeral Services For John Jensen
Funeral services were held at Byron Feb. 21, 1951 for John Jensen, who died at his home on Monday, Feb. 19, of a heart ailment. Services were conducted by Joseph W. Doty.
The chapel was filled with friends from surrounding towns. The beautiful floral arrangement was under the direction of the Relief Society. Prior to the srvice, Grace Stevens played soft organ music, and the funeral march. The mixed Chorus sang, "Through Deepening Trials," the invocation was given by Pres. Frank H. Brown of the Big Horn Stake. The chorus sang, "More Holiness Give Me."
The obituary was read by Ellis B. Powelson, who paid glowing tribute to his fine character and kindness; and expressed his appreciation of his good friend and neighbor. An organ solo was rendered by Grace Stevens. Fritz Winzenried delivered the main address, and paid many fine compliments to the deceased, speaking words of comfort to the family. The chorus sang, "Oh My Father, " and the benediction was pronounced by Louis Wolz.
Interment was in the Byron cemetery, under the direction of the Haskell Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Heman Smith, Reed Thomas, Grant and Melvin Smith, Richard Jensen and Glen Booth.
Out of town relatives and friends included and Mr. and Mrs. Heman Smith, Grant and Melvin of Cowley, Mr. and Mrs. Reed Thomas of Lovell, and Mr. and Mrs. Parker Thomas of Greybull and Mr. and Mrs. Gale Douglas of Sheridan.
The family gathered at the home of Bishop and Mrs. Ernest Jensen for dinner after their return from the cemetery.
Mr. Jensen is survived by his widow, Eva J. Jensen, three sons, Maurice and Ernest of Byron and Howard of Salt Lake City; and three daughters, Fredora Booth of Hyattville, Louise Jones of Otto and Mary Douglas of Hardin, Mont., and 25 grandchildren.
John Jensen was born at Goshen, Utah, April 23, 1874. His early life was spent in Goshen, later he lived in Idaho, and Star Valley, Wyo. In 1899 he went on a mission to the southern states and was ordained a seventy. Was released and returned home May, 1901.
May 28, 1902, he married Eva Johnson of Goshen, Utah, in the Salt Lake Temple. To this union were born the following children: Three sons, Morris and Ernest of Byron and Howard of Salt Lake City, Utah. Three daughters, Fredora Booth of Hyattville, Louise Jones of Otto and Mary Douglas of Hardin, Montana.
In the fall of 1903, he and his wife came to the Big Horn basin and settled in Byron, where he was engaged in farming and stock raising. He was director on the Elk Water Users Canal board of Penrose, Wyo., for several years, and was instrumental in making it a success. He bought the Byron Cash Mercantile January, 1920, a business which remained in the family for 25 years..
During all those years he was found to be honest in his dealings and was liked and respected by all who knew him, many times he helped families in need. His leisure hours were spent in beautifying his home and surroundings, a number of houses were built or remodeled by him. For 9 years or more he was a member of the school board.
John was ordained a high priest and called as a counselor to Bishop Kolher February 18, 1911, and later as counselor to Bishop Thomas, where he served until May, 1919. Later he was ordained to the stake high council, by Apostle Melvin J. Ballard. In 1936, he was called as counselor to Bishop LeSuer in the Byron ward, and served as ward genealogical chairman until Sept., 1950. He was always ready and willing to do anything that was asked of him in church or civic affairs. Two of his sons, and one daughter have filled honorable missions and both sons have been ordained Bishops of the Byron ward. At the present time he was a grandson in the mission field.
He was active until the time of his death February 19, 1951, at the age of 76.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block D Lot 8 Grave 9
On the same stone as John Jensen
Eva Johnson Jensen
Born 24 Feb 1877, Goshen, Utah, Utah
Parents Richard Johnson Jr. & Johannah Jorgenson
Md John Jensen, 28 May 1902, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 14 Feb 1961, Byron, Big Horn, WyomingEva Johnson Jensen
Eva Johnson Jensen was born at Goshen, Utah County, Utah, February 24, 1877. She was the daughter of Richard Johnson and Johannah Jorgenson Johnson and the sixth child of eleven children. Her father was born June 15, 1842, at Norton Herrifordshire, England. He was industrious, an early riser, strict and a great reader of papers, magazines, church literature and poetry. Her mother who was born in Ribe, Jutland, Denmark, January 19, 1848, was gentle, neat, clean, and economical. She used good language always, was liberal to guest and travelers, and was a faithful nurse to her family when childhood diseases came to them. Her parents joined the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Denmark. They left Denmark with four children; three passed away before they arrived in Utah.
They first built a log house on the farm where Eva was born. This was replaced by an adobe house made of white clay. Her father hauled the clay and made the adobes near the place where the house was built. It had two large rooms downstairs and three bedrooms and hall upstairs. Later the log house was replaced by a brick dining room and kitchen.
Eva learned early to help with the work. She milked cows, cared for chickens, churned, sewed carpet rags, and did many kinds of work in the house and garden. Sewing "bees" were popular in those days where a number of women spent a day sewing by hand. The children enjoyed these occasions. "They played games, played school and store and had shows. Eva had a beautiful wax doll and a china tea set with which they played house where they recited Bible verses and poems.)
Eva attended Sunday School and Primary where they had afternoon dances which the children enjoyed. Eva edited the Morning Star, a paper with contributions by several members, which was copied and read by an editor.
Eva began school between the ages of seven and eight. the school was two miles away, and the children either walked or furnished their own transportation. Each pupil paid his own tition. The school had one rom with one teacher for all grades. The seats with desks were filled so the beginners sat on a bench. When they wished to write, they knelt on the floor and put their slates on the bench. The beginers learned print before they did script and they had reading lessions from a chart. Later more rooms were added to the school with more teachers.
In the fall of 1895 Eva went to Provo, Utah, to attend the Brigham Young Academy. She was homesick and her father advised her to leave school and return home. However, she was so intent on getting her certificate that she stayed the year through and returned the next year. With two years of academy work she was able to pass the examination for a teacher's certificate.
Eva taught four years in Utah. In 1898 she became engaged to John Jensen. He went as a missionary for the church to the sourthern states. When he returned and got a start for homemaking, they were married. First they went to Preston, Idaho, to live. Then in October, 1903, they came to Byron, Wyoming. Eva taught the younger children that winter in the Byron School. She taught again in 1905 and 1906 and continued for four years teaching at Byron.
In the spring of 1900 work was begun on the Sidon Canal and continued until fall. The town of Byron was plotted and the men went to Pryor Mountain to get logs to build their houses for winter. In the meantime, the settlers lived in tents. As they built their log homes, they built a cabin for their school and church. This cabin was about 16x30 feet. It had a dirt roof and a native lumber floor. Thomas Howard of Bountiful Utah was the first teacher. The supplies came from odds and ends that the people had brought from their homes in Utah and Idaho The teacher taught mostly from the chalkboard. Slates and tablets made from brown wrapping paper were used. Later this building was made larger by adding to the side, and the original part was used for a stage. They now had long narrow tables and a few books. They opened school with a prayer and all had a desire to learn.
In 1903 there was a new rock school house, and the teachers were paid forty dollars per month. This school was enlarged and by 1925 when it burned there were seven teachers. Now it is one of the finest and best equipped schools of the state organization.
Eva Jensen was a devoted teacher. Eight years, four in Utah and four in Wyoming, were spent formally in the school room; the other years were dedicated to her family and church. "By their fruits ye shall know them, " and her six children and a host of Sunday School and primary children throughtout Big Horn Stake show the results of her teaching.
Eva Johnson Jensen died February 14, 1961, at Byron, Wyoming. Her daughter, Louis Jones, wrote of her, "Mother loved teaching and she surely loved to read and learn. She was small of stature but she had great strength of character."
Her son, Ernest Jensen, said, "Mother encouraged her children to get an education and to continue to learn . She was always willing to make a personal sacrifice for the well-being of her family.
by Louise Jones