GRAVE LOCATION: Block J Lot 12 Grave 5A
Thomas W Sanford
born 23 Jul 1934, Big Horn Mountains, Wyoming
parents Thelma and Otis Sanford
married Mrs. Beverly Brown Mumford, 5 Dec 1966
died 29 May 2010, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 24 July 2010, Saturday cremainsThomas Weighton Sanford, 75, died Saturday, May 29, 2010, at North Big Horn Hospital in Lovell. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Haskell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas W. Sanford
23 July 1934 - May 29, 2010
Thomas (Tom) W. Sanford died Saturday, May 29, 2010, in the North Big Horn Hospital with family by his side.
Tom was born July 23, 1934, to Otis and Thelma Sanford in a sheep wagon on the Big Horn Mountains.
On Dec. 5, 1966, Tom was united in marriage to Beverly Brown Mumford.
Tom spent his younger years working on ranches. In 1969, Tom went to work for the City of Powell, retiring in 2000 after 30 years of service.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping and being with family.
He is survived by two sisters, Rosalee Whitaker of New Mexico and Barbara Adams of Drain, Ore.; two brothers, Lloyd Bricker of Rawlins and Bill Floram of Fort Collins, Colo.; two sons, Gerald Sanford of Powell and Myron (Julie) Mumford of Lovell; two grandchildren, Mariah Mumford of Powell and Willie Mumford of Lovell; two great-grandsons, Noah and Jonathon; brothers-in-law Gerry (Linda) Brown of Worland and Charlie Brown of Billings; sisters-in-law Dorothy (Leslie) Allen of Burlington, Linda (Rick) Salmon of Lovell and Carol (Frank) Stewart of Lovell and numerous nieces and nephews.
Tom ws preceded in death by his wife, Beverly; his great-grandson, Isiah; his niece, Tammy and great-nephew, Heath.
Cremation has taken place and family services will be held at a later date. Burial of cremains will be in the Byron Cemetery.
(taken from Lovell Chronicle, 17 June 2010)
GRAVE LOCATION - Block J Lot 12 Grave 5
Beverly Geraldine Brown Sanford
Born 26 Feb 1938, Thermopolis, Hot Springs, Wyoming
Parents Beulah Asay & Gerald W. Brown
Md 1) Gary Keith Mumford, 17 Jan 1959 div
Md 2) Thomas Weighton Sanford, 5 Dec 1966, Cody, Park, Wyoming
Died 29 Nov 2000, Powell, Park, Wyoming
Buried 2 Dec 2000, SaturdayBeverly Brown Sanford
Feb. 26, 1938 -- Nov. 29, 2000
Beverly Brown Sanford of Garland, Wyo., returned to her Heavenly Father on November 29, 2000, at the Powell Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Bev was born on February 26, 1938, inThermopolis, Wyo., a daughter of Gerald W. and Beulah Asay Brown. She lived in Wyoming her entire life, attending schools in Thermopolis and Cody.
While living in Cody a son, Gerald, was born. She later moved to Byron where she met and married Gary Mumford on January 17, 1959. To this union another son, Myron, was born. She and Gary later divorced.
She met and married Thomas Sanford on December 5, 1966, in Cody. They resided in Powell, later buying a home in Garland, where Bev lived at the time of her death.
Others came first with Bev and she always had something to offer visitors, from her delicious Amish Friendship Bread to her special sun tea. She was not only a great mother and homemaker, she could fix a car and field dress wild game as fast as any man.
Bev taught herself to crochet at a young age and made many afghans which she gave to family and friends.
Her greatest love was for children, especially her grandchildren, neices and nephews. They also loved her very much and spent many hours with her during her illness.
Beverly was preceded in death by her parents; grandparents; one brother, Ray; one sister, Nadine; and one nephew Justin Stewart.
She is survived by her husband, Tom, of Garland; two sons, Gerald of Powell and Myron and Julie of Lovell; a granddaughter, Mariah Mumford and a grandson, Willie Mumford, both of Lovell; two brothers, Gerry and Linda Brown of Worland and Charlie Brown of Lovell; three sisters, Dorothy and Leslie Allen of Burlington, Linda and Rick Salmon and Carol and Frank Stewart, all of Lovell; nieces, nephews and many others who loved her. She is also survived by her faithful Chihuahua, Lady.
Services for Beverly were held December 2, 2000, in the Lovell LDS Stake Center. Interment was held at the Byron Cemetery. Her love and friendship will be missed by many.Beverly (Brown) Sanford ~ November 29
Funeral services were held Dec. 2 at the LDS Stake Center in Lovell for Beverly (Brown) Sanford of Garland, who died Friday, Nov. 29 at the Powell Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was 62.
She was born on Feb. 26, 1938, in Thermopolis, a daughter of Gerald W. and Beulah (Asay) Brown. She lived in Wyoming her entire life, attending schools in Thermopolis and Cody.
While living in Cody, a son, Gerald, was born. She later moved to Byron where she met and married Gary Mumford on Jan. 17, 1959. To this union another son, Myron, was born. The couple was later divorced.
She married Thomas Sanford on Dec. 5, 1966, in Cody. They lived in Powell, later buying a home in Garland where she lived at the time of her death.
Family notes that to her, others came first, and she always had something to offer visitors, from her delicious Amish Friendship Bread to her special sun tea. The family recalls admiringly that she was not only a great mother and homemaker, she could fix a car and field dress wild game as fast as any man.
She taught herself to crochet at a young age and made many afghans which she gave to family and friends. Her greatest love was for her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. They also loved her very much and spent many hours with her during her illness.
Survivors include her husband Tom of Garland; two sons, Gerald of Powell and Myron and wife Julie of Lovell; a granddaughter, Mariah Mumford and a grandson, Willie Mumford, both of Lovell; two brothers, Gerry Brown and wife Linda of Worland and Charlie Brown of Lovell; three sisters, Dorothy Allen and husband Leslie of Burlington, Linda Salmon and husband Rick and Carol Stewart and husband Frank, both of Lovell; many nieces and nephews; and her faithful chihuahua, Lady.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Ray; one sister, Nadine; and one nephew, Justin Stewart. Burial was in the Byron Cemetery.
(Taken from the Powell Tribune)
GRAVE LOCATION: Block F Lot 9 Grave 8
Wilder True Hatch
born 15 Oct 1922, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
parents Fern Fitzgerald Neilson and Wilder True Hatch II
married Ella Mae Allphin, 23 Jun 1943, Logan, Cache, Utah
died 25 Aug 2010, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
buried 30 Aug 2010Wilder True Hatch
Oct 15, 1922 - Aug. 25, 2010Lifetime Byron dairy farmer, Wilder True Hatch III died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 at the New Horizons Care Center in Lovell, surrounded by loving family members. He was 87. He was born in Lovell, the oldest child of Wilder True Hatch II and Fern Fitzgerald Neilson on Oct. 15, 1922. He grew up on a farm founded by his grandfather, Wilder True Hatch I, around 1902. After the passing of his father he purchased the land from his grandmother, Patti Hatch Mann and worked hard making it productive and beautiful. The Hatch farm is located 3 1/2 miles northeast of Byron, where Don and Janene Hatch reside. He graduated from Byron High School and participated in sports and the band. He attended the University of Wyoming for one quarter, studying agriculture, but was called home when his father became ill. Due to his father’s subsequent death, Wilder was exempted from military service during World War II to operate the farm. He met Ella Mae Allphin at the open-air dance pavilion in Byron and they were married on June 23, 1943 in the Logan, Utah Temple. They became the parents of five children and spent 45 happy years together working side by side. Their home was always open to friends and family. Wilder, Mae and their youngest son, Shane, moved to Lovell in 1979, where he continued working on the farm for several years before his retirement. Wilder was a prominent dairy farmer and raised many other crops. He was also active in public works, serving on the Byron School board, the Byron Cemetery board, County ASCS committee, county weed and pest board and as a representative to the State Dairy Herd Improvement Association, where he served as local president. He also served on the Board of the Western National Bank of Lovell and was a Friend of 4-H. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held various callings within that organization which brought him great happiness. Wilder enjoyed hunting, fishing and horseback riding, especially the pack trips east of Cody. After the death of Ella Mae in 1998 he married Doris Allphin. What could have been many lonely days and nights were spent playing Skip Bo, taking rides, watching sports, holding hands and enjoying being together in the later years of their lives. They enjoyed a sweet companionship for 13 years. Wilder was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Ella Mae; sisters Myra Durfey, Irene Workman, and Patty Jean Hatch; brothers Calvin (Neil) and Marlin N. Hatch; grandson Clinton Whaley Hatch; great-granddaughters Katelyn Caturia, and Ari Reed; daughter-in-law Dee Hatch; and son-in-law Charles Durfee. He is survived by his wife, Doris Allphin-Hatch of Lovell; his children, Kim Hatch of Lovell, Ray and Sue Hatch of Omaha, Neb., Colleen Durfee of Rock Springs, Don and Janene Hatch of Byron, and Shane and Brenda Hatch of Orem, Utah. He leaves posterity of 27 grandchildren, 58 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. Wilder, who was known for his honesty and integrity left this council for his posterity, “Always use wisdom in all that you do.” He will be greatly missed. Funeral services were held on Aug. 30 at the Lovell LDS Stake Center. Burial was in the Byron Cemetery. Haskell Funeral Home in Lovell was in charge of arrangements.
written by Powell Tribune Tuesday, August 31, 2010
GRAVE LOCATION - Block F Lot 9 Grave 7
On same stone as Wilder True Hatch III
STONE SAYS God be with you till we meet again, ...ye shall reap the rewards of your faith, and your diligence, and patience and long suffering... Alma 32:43, Wilder True Hatch III, 15 Oct 1922, Love is eternal, 23 Jun 1943 (md), Our Children, Wilder Kim, Ray Allphin, Colleen, Don Allphin, Shane AllphinElla Mae Allphin Hatch
Born 7 Nov 1924, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Daughter of Reuben Lister Allphin & Ella Elvina Asay
Md Wilder True Hatch III, 23 Jun 1943, Logan, Cache, Utah
Died 8 Feb 1998, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 12 Feb 1998, ThursdayElla Mae Allphin Hatch
Nov. 7, 1924 -- Feb. 8, 1998An eternal sweetheart, a sister, an aunt, a mother, a grandma and great-grandma, and a friend... Ella Mae Allphin Hatch died Sunday, Feb. 8, 1998, at her home in Lovell, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
She began her mortal journey Nov. 7, 1924, the 10th child and fifth daughter of Reuben Lister and Ella Elvina Asay Allphin. She grew up attending school in Lovell, graduating in 1943. She had many found memories of her family and friends and had a closeness with them that remained strong through the years.
Ella Mae married her eternal sweetheart, Wilder True Hatch III, June 23, 1943, in the Logan LDS Temple. For the first 37 years of their marriage they lived between Byron and Lovell on the Hatch Homestead. Here they raised their five children.
They treasured working, playing, dancing, serving, and loving their family and friends. Their home was always open. They moved to Lovell in 1980.
She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Layter-day Saints. She served in many positions in the church including a teacher in the various orgainzations, and as president of the Primary, Relief Society, and Stake Young Women, aand as a Stake missionary. Two of her most favorite callings were serving as a visiting teacher and singing in the Relief Society chorus. Another one of her greatest loves was doing genealogy, tirelessly.
Ella Mae is survived by her husband, Wilder True Hatch III; son Wilder Kim Hatch and wife Dee of Lovell; son Ray Allphin and wife Sue of Byron; daughter Colleen and husband Charlie Durfee of Rock Springs, Wyo.; son Don Allphin and wife Janene of Byron; son Shane Allphin and wife Brenda of Orem, Utah; 27 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; one sister, Anna Chatterton, of Pocatell, Idaho; three sister-in-laws, Doris Allphin of Lovell, Evelyn Allphin of Cody and Joann Gifford of Utah; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, six brothers, and one grandson, Clinton Hatch.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Feb. 12, 1998 at 10 a.m. in the LDS Stake Center. Interment will be in the Byorn Cemetery.
Haskell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block A Lot 1A Grave 8
Keith Jennings NeVille
Born 27 Oct 1920, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Son of Daniel West NeVille & Stella Beryl Pearson
Md Evelyn Mae Elsinger, 9 Nov 1941, Yuma, Yuma, Arizona
Died 20 Nov 1973, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia, South Pacific
Buried Saturday
Byron man dies of heart attack
Services for Keith Jennings Neville, 53, Byron, were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Byron LDS Chapel, with Bishop Walley Jensen officiating. Burial was in the Byron Cemetery.
Mr. Neville died Tuesday in Tahiti for a heart attack as the result of a boating accident. He was in Tahiti with his wife visiting a son.
He was born in Byron and he had been caretaker for the Byron Cemetery District and a rancher.
He married Evelyn Elsinger in 1941 in Yuma, Ariz. He was a member of the LDS Church.
Survivors include the widow; two sons, Keith Jr. of Hebron, N.D., and Michael of Tahita; four daughters, Mrs. Bob Freeman of Billings, Mont.; Mrs. Duane Sharp of Denver, Colo.; Marilyn Neville of the family home and Mrs. Tome Baker of Powell, four brothers, Joseph of Casper, Donovan of Rock Springs; E.W. "Ted" of Auberry, Calif., and Richard of Powell ; four sisters Mrs. Willard Rhoads of Cody, Mrs. A.A. Garrett of Casper, Mrs. Robert Olson of Sheridan and Mrs. Larry Palgo of Boseman, Mont., and five grandchildren.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block A Lot 1A Grave 7
Haskells Funeral Home marker
Evelyn Mae Elsinger NeVille
Born 29 Nov 1922, Powell, Park, Wyoming
Daughter Nicholas Andrew Elsinger & Caroline Oliver
Md Keith Jennings NeVille, 9 Nov 1941, Yuma, Yuma, Arizona
Died 6 Nov 1997, Cody, Park, Wyoming
Buried 11 Nov 1997, TuesdayEvelyn Mae Neville
Nov. 29, 1922 -- Nov. 6, 1997
Evelyn Mae Elsinger Neville was born November 29, 1922, to Nicholas Andrew and Caroline Oliver Elsinger in Powell, Wyo.
Her travels on this earth ended November 6, 1997, at the West Park Long Term Care Center with her children and grandchildern close to her.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two half-brothers, Charles Wyndom Ayres and Alaric Andries Elsinger; her husband, Keith; and her oldest daughter, Nicola Ann Neville Freeman.
She was a charter member of Bethel #29, International Order of Jobs Daughters in Powell, and also a 50 year member of Alcyone Chapter #27, Order of Eastern Star.
She graduated in 1940 form Powell High School. Evelyn married Keith Jennings Neville of Byron at Yuma, Ariz., November 9, 1941. They moved to Byron following Pearl Harbor and homesteaded the VIX Rancho on Whistle Creek for five years. They lived in Lovell a short time and then moved to Byron where they lived until 1974.
Evelyn and Keith had six children: Nicola and Bob Freeman, grandchildren, Todd and Bobbi of Billings, and Nicole and Dan Dorsey, great-granddaughter Ryann of Tucson; Carolyn and Duane Sharp, grandchildren Brendy and Ken Patterson, Great-grantchildren Cameron and Courtney of Cody, Cherie and Andy Fisher of Powell, Keri Sharp of Cody; Keith J. II and Margaret Neville of Cody, grandchildren Kasey and Kristi of Bozeman and Chon of North Dakota, Ron an Rocky Lehman of Cody; and Marilyn and Pat Hanley, grandchildren Elizabeth, Juliann, Michael, Kathleen and Teresa of Billings; Micharel and LeAnn Neville, grandchildren West, Lyndie, and Sydnie of Malta, Mont.; Tomi and K. David Baker of Powell, grandsons Jason of Laramie, Brad of Spokane and Karl of Powell.
She is survived by many nieces and nephews. A special nephew, Robert Dan Olson of Cody, was raised by Keith and Nicki. They considered him one of their own.
Evelyn graduated from Eastern Montana College in Billings, June 1967. She taught for 21 years.
Her very first love was her chldren. Evelyn's second love was traveling. She enjoyed reading, study an atlas, playing bridge and visiting friends.
Genealogy was another hobby she enjoyed and she worked diligently to trace her family tree. She left a legacy to her children that is cherished by them all.
She alwasy said she had a great life, wonderful parents, a loving husband and outstanding children. She had a career that was rewarding and productive, and came at a time in her life when it was most welcome. She was able to do most anything she wanted. She had the foresight to plan, the constitution to withstand any situation and an attitude of what ever will be, will be.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997, in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Byron, Wyo. Interment was in the Byron Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Evelyn E. Neville Scholarship Fund in care of Carolyn N. Sharp, 1632 23rd Street, Cody, Wyo 82414.
Haskell Funeral Home of Lovell was in charge of arrangements.
(taken from the Lovell Chronicle)
GRAVE LOCATION -- Block C Lot 5 Grave 3
Fritz Winzenried
Born 1 Jul 1883, Herzwil, Köniz, Bern, Switzerland
Son of Rudolph Winzenried & Anna Scharen
Md Margaret Smith, 7 Apr 1910, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Md Alta Redd, 28 Jun 1957, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 18 Dec 1969, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UtahFritz Winzenried
Fritz Winzenried, 86, 1160 E. 27th South, died Dec. 18, 1969 in a local hospital of natural causes.
Born July 1, 1883, Bern, Switzerland, a son of Rudolf and Anna Schaeren Winzenried. Married Margaret Smith, April 1910, Salt Lake Temple. She died 1956. Married Alta Redd, 1957, Salt lake Temple. Came to Salt Lake City, 1957; rancher, livestockman; Wyoming state senator, 1932-43; school board member, county commissioner, 1939-43, Boy Scout Commission, six years, all Big Horn County, Wyo.; member, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors; widow; daughter, sons, Mrs. Solon (Bernice) Cozzens, Byron, Wyo.; Wayne A., Los Angeles, Calif.; Joseph Fritz, Satl Lake City; Jesse D., Corus Christ, Texas; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services, Saturday noon, Grant 4th Ward chapel, 1111 Charleton Ave. Friends call Saturday at the chapel one hour before services. Burial Byron, Wyo., Cemetery.
The family suggests contributions to the Heart Fund.
GRAVE LOCATION -- Block C Lot 5 Grave 4
Margaret Smith Winzenried
Born 23 Mar 1889, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado
Parents Jessie J. Smith & Margaret Haskell
Md Fritz Winzenried, 7 Apr 1910, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 28 Feb 1956, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Buried 2 Mar 1956, FridayServices Held In Byron For Mrs. Winzenried
The Byron L.D.S. chapel was filled to capacity Friday afternoon, Mar. 2, as relatives and friends from throughout the Big Horn Basin gathered to pay respect to Mrs. Fritz Wenzenried.
Mrs. Winzenried passed away in Salt Lake City Feb. 28.
Special musical numbers were presented by the Byron ward choir singing and opening and closing numbers, "O My Father" and "I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go," conducted by Fanny L. Wolz, with Mrs. Walter Stevens at the organ. Mrs. L. Allen sang "I'm a Pilgrim." The Smith Chorus of Shell sang "Wonderful Mother of Mine." The speakers were Clifford Powelson, W. G. Stevens of Byron and Glen E. Neilson of Cody.
The obituary was composed and given by Nellie Vail. Mrs. Violet Mangus read three tributes; letters that had been written to the Winzenrieds, and a tribute beautifully expressed by her lifelong companion, Fritz Winzenried, attesting to the steerling qualities of the companion who had been with him for 46 years.
Obituary
Margaret Smith Winzenried was born Mar. 23, 1889, at Manassa, Colo., daughter of Jesse J. and Margaret Haskell Smith. She grew to young girlhood on a cattle ranch at Mount Blanco, Colo.
When she was a very young child her father went on a mission for theL.D.S. Church to the eastern states, leaving his wife and small children to manage the ranch in his absence. It is interesting to note that Margaret's own early married life followed much the same pattern as that of her mother.
In 1902 the Smith family came to Wyomng and settled on a ranch on Shell Creek. Here she met Fritz Winzenried and they were married Apr. 7, 1910, in the Salt Lake City Temple.
The Winzenrieds moved to a ranch south of Byron. Their children were born and raised in the Byron community. It was in this early period of their lives that Mr. Winzenried left to fill a mission in the northern states while Margaret took over the management of the ranch and small family. Few women could have managed such a large ranch and keep it running as smoothly as she did and still carry on her church work and care for her small children and home. She was as skillful in her outdoor activities as she was as a homemaker. She was an ardent lover of flowers and was surrounded by choice blooms in life, even as in death. She had an abundant vitality and completed well whatever she undertook to do. In the midst of all the industry of her life she always stood ready and willing to help her neighbors, and many call her blesed for her acts of unselfishness and thoughtful concern.
They experienced the extreme sorrow of losing their son, Albert, in the Battle of Manila on Feb. 10, 1944. They had sold their Byron farm and were living in Montana, but soon after Albert's death they returned to Byron to live.
One of the highlights of their lives was a trip to Europe and Fritz's native Switzerland, which they took by plane in 1948 and where they obtained 1,400 names for the Winzenrieds' genealogy.
She worked in the church in both stake and ward capacity, and was very active n the homemakers' club. She followed her husband where ever his political career called him. They were seen at the Old Timer parties, the political rallies, and dancing the schottiche at public affairs.
She took care of the Allen twins for five years of their lives while their parents taught school, and Sharon Kelsey of Crooked Creek made her home with them in 1955.
Mr. and Mrs. Winzenried went on an L.D.S. mission to California about a year ago. About six months ago illness forced Mrs. Winzenreid to return to Salt Lake City where they lived at the home of her son Joe until her death.
Present at the service were her husband and all of her children, Mrs. Bernice Cozzens of Byron, Joe and Wayne Winzenried of Salt lake City, Jesse Winzenried of New York City, and their families; a brother, Thales Smith Sr., and his family, and a sister, Mrs. Raymond Cheatham, and her family of Shell.
GRAVE LOCATION -- Block C Lot 5 Grave 3
Fritz Winzenried
Born 1 Jul 1883, Herzwil, Köniz, Bern, Switzerland
Son of Rudolph Winzenried & Anna Scharen
Md Margaret Smith, 7 Apr 1910, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Md Alta Redd, 28 Jun 1957, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 18 Dec 1969, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UtahFritz Winzenried
Fritz Winzenried, 86, 1160 E. 27th South, died Dec. 18, 1969 in a local hospital of natural causes.
Born July 1, 1883, Bern, Switzerland, a son of Rudolf and Anna Schaeren Winzenried. Married Margaret Smith, April 1910, Salt Lake Temple. She died 1956. Married Alta Redd, 1957, Salt lake Temple. Came to Salt Lake City, 1957; rancher, livestockman; Wyoming state senator, 1932-43; school board member, county commissioner, 1939-43, Boy Scout Commission, six years, all Big Horn County, Wyo.; member, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors; widow; daughter, sons, Mrs. Solon (Bernice) Cozzens, Byron, Wyo.; Wayne A., Los Angeles, Calif.; Joseph Fritz, Satl Lake City; Jesse D., Corus Christ, Texas; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services, Saturday noon, Grant 4th Ward chapel, 1111 Charleton Ave. Friends call Saturday at the chapel one hour before services. Burial Byron, Wyo., Cemetery.
The family suggests contributions to the Heart Fund.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block C Lot 4 Grave 16
Alta Alvira Redd Winzenried
Born 8 Mar 1895, Bluff, San Juan, Utah
Daughter of James Monroe Redd & Lucinda Pace
Md Fritz Winzenried, 28 Jun 1957, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (died 1969)
Died 7 Jan 1984, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Buried 12 Jan 1984, ThursdayAlta R. Winzenreid
Alta Redd Winzenried, died Jan. 7, 1984, in Salt Lake City, Utah
She was born March 8, 1895, to James Monroe and Lucinda Pace Redd, in Bluff, Utah. Her father was a member of the Hole in the Rock expedition that founded the South Eastern Utah community of Bluff. The family moved from Bluff to Monticello, Utah, in 1905. Her maternal grandfather, James Pace, was an officer in the Mormon Battalion, and the Utah Community of Payson was named after him and his son. She graduated from Brigham Young University and taught high school in Price, Richfield, Payson and East High School in Salt Lake City. She taught English, Speech, and Drama for 34 years. She married Fritz Winzenreid, a Wyoming cattleman and state legislator, in the Salt lake Temple, June 28, 1957. He preceded her in death Dec. 18, 1969. She will be interred in Byron, Wyo. with her husband.
Her funeral services will be held Wednesday, Janurary 11, at 11 a.m., in the Grant 4th Ward Chapel, 111 E. Charlton Ave., Salt Lake City, Utah. Elder Bruce Redd McConkie, her nephew will speak at the services. Family will receive friends an hour ...to the services at the ward house and 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday at Russon Mortuary, 255 So. 2nd East.
She is survived by: Mrs. Oscar W. (Vivian) McConkie, sister, John W. Redd, brother, Mrs. Williiam O. (Hortense) Erickson, sister, and Ray V. Redd, brother. She was preceded in death by brothers James Monroe Redd, Jr., and a twin, Alton, and a sister, Isabelle Redd.
GRAVE LOCATION -- Block A Lot 14 Grave 16
Isaac Wilson
Born 16 May 1857, Kilmaurs, Ayr, Scotland
Parents Benjamin Wilson & Mary Bell
Md 1) Elizabeth Baird, 27 Nov 1880
Md 2) Mary Frances Low, 24 Dec 1912, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Died 27 Nov 1930, Byron, Big Horn, WyomingISAAC WILSON
May 6, 1858 was the date my father was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland. When he was ten years old they came to Utah, settling around Ogden. In the year 1880, he married Elizabeth Baird, daughter of Robert Erwin Baird and Mary Hadley.
In 1897, father and his brother, W. G. Wilson bought a ranch in Star Valley, Wyoming. I remember living in Star Valley. We were happy there. Father used to enjoy the fishing and hunting there. I remember the great snow in the winter. We were snowbound for months. All provisions had to be brought in from Montpelier, Idaho, which was quite a distance. We lived there for three years, then father was called to go with the colony into the Big Horn and settle. So, in the early part of 1900, mother and I went back to Ogden to stay, the plan being that father and my brother, Bob, would come on into the Big Horn and establish a home, then we would join them. But early in April, father got his ankle hurt badly. I don’t remember whether it was broken or not but I know he came to Ogden for medical attention. So this changed our plans. When father was able to return we all came with him. Mother’s two brothers, Frank and Joseph Baird, decided to bring their families and come with us into the colony. We came from Ogden to Star Valley where we completed selling out our share of the ranch to my uncle. We left Star Valley with 45 head of cattle and a large heard of horses. It was my brother’s and my job to trail the cattle,. We were 14 and 9 at the time. It took us six weeks exactly to come Afton to Byron. We crossed the Green River, South Pass and the Owl Mountains. We traveled all week but we would stop at noon on Saturday to do our washing and prepare for Sunday when we rested all day.
Our trip must have been tiresome but I don’t remember it as being so. We came at a nice time of the year, after the spring storms and before the weather was so hot. I remember crossing a stream. I believe it was the Green River. Father had a lead team of mules on; they didn’t want to go into the water but father got them started across. Half way through one of the mules refused to go any farther and laid down. Dad had to walk along the tongue and unhitch the mules so the other horses could take the wagon on out.
It took us a long day to cross over the Owl Mountains but when we camped that night we knew we were in the Big Horn Basin and felt that our long journey was nearing an end. The next morning when we left camp we took the wrong road and ended up in Meeteetsee, a real wild west town. Some sort of a celebration was going on and there was a great deal of drinking and gambling taking place. It was here we saw he first woman under the influence of liquor. Mother was shocked and worried and felt that we had really came to a rough country; but when we finally joined the colony in Byron, she was reassured.
We lived in a tent from the time of our arrival in the middle of June until November when father had a house ready for us.
I do not remember how many there were in the colony but it was all arranged and organized under church leadership and was thought to be rather a large undertaking. Father and Bob cleaned brush and cleared land like everyone else. There were many hardships but everyone worked hard and helped one another.
Mother was always neat and clean even in surroundings where it was difficult to keep things kept up. I often think that this life must have been very hard for her but she and father were very happy and we had a fine home as long as she lived. But she died young and it was hard for the family to stay together after she was gone.
One thing I remember about those first years in the colony was the rattlesnakes; they were everywhere. We would find them in our wood box, under our beds and everywhere.
It was a good thing Dad loved horses because he made extra money by furnishing a team for ditch building and railroad work. Most of this work was done with picks, shovels, teams and slipscrapers.
Life was never easy for Father, but of course, it wasn’t easy for anyone opening up a new and raw country. His first farm was rich with oil well, but that came a long time after he sold it.
He loved his family, his fellowman and all animals. He was loved and trusted by them in return. He died Thanksgiving day, November 26, 1930 of pneumonia. He was buried in the Cemetery in Byron. At that time it was an arid place but since then water has been pumped to it from the Sidon Canal, which he helped build and his burial place now is green and pleasant as a result of pioneer labor.Written by Elizabeth Wilson Hopkins, my half-sister: Jean Wilson Parker
GRAVE LOCATION -- Block A Lot 14 Grave 17
Elizabeth Baird Wilson
Born 27 Sep 1860, Lynne, Carbon, Utah
Parents Robert Erwin Baird & Mary Hadley
Md Isaac Wilson, 27 Nov 1880
Died 24 Sep 1905, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
GRAVE LOCATION -- Block A Lot 14 Grave 16
Isaac Wilson
Born 16 May 1857, Kilmaurs, Ayr, Scotland
Parents Benjamin Wilson & Mary Bell
Md 1) Elizabeth Baird, 27 Nov 1880
Md 2) Mary Frances Low, 24 Dec 1912, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Died 27 Nov 1930, Byron, Big Horn, WyomingISAAC WILSON
May 6, 1858 was the date my father was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland. When he was ten years old they came to Utah, settling around Ogden. In the year 1880, he married Elizabeth Baird, daughter of Robert Erwin Baird and Mary Hadley.
In 1897, father and his brother, W. G. Wilson bought a ranch in Star Valley, Wyoming. I remember living in Star Valley. We were happy there. Father used to enjoy the fishing and hunting there. I remember the great snow in the winter. We were snowbound for months. All provisions had to be brought in from Montpelier, Idaho, which was quite a distance. We lived there for three years, then father was called to go with the colony into the Big Horn and settle. So, in the early part of 1900, mother and I went back to Ogden to stay, the plan being that father and my brother, Bob, would come on into the Big Horn and establish a home, then we would join them. But early in April, father got his ankle hurt badly. I don’t remember whether it was broken or not but I know he came to Ogden for medical attention. So this changed our plans. When father was able to return we all came with him. Mother’s two brothers, Frank and Joseph Baird, decided to bring their families and come with us into the colony. We came from Ogden to Star Valley where we completed selling out our share of the ranch to my uncle. We left Star Valley with 45 head of cattle and a large heard of horses. It was my brother’s and my job to trail the cattle,. We were 14 and 9 at the time. It took us six weeks exactly to come Afton to Byron. We crossed the Green River, South Pass and the Owl Mountains. We traveled all week but we would stop at noon on Saturday to do our washing and prepare for Sunday when we rested all day.
Our trip must have been tiresome but I don’t remember it as being so. We came at a nice time of the year, after the spring storms and before the weather was so hot. I remember crossing a stream. I believe it was the Green River. Father had a lead team of mules on; they didn’t want to go into the water but father got them started across. Half way through one of the mules refused to go any farther and laid down. Dad had to walk along the tongue and unhitch the mules so the other horses could take the wagon on out.
It took us a long day to cross over the Owl Mountains but when we camped that night we knew we were in the Big Horn Basin and felt that our long journey was nearing an end. The next morning when we left camp we took the wrong road and ended up in Meeteetsee, a real wild west town. Some sort of a celebration was going on and there was a great deal of drinking and gambling taking place. It was here we saw he first woman under the influence of liquor. Mother was shocked and worried and felt that we had really came to a rough country; but when we finally joined the colony in Byron, she was reassured.
We lived in a tent from the time of our arrival in the middle of June until November when father had a house ready for us.
I do not remember how many there were in the colony but it was all arranged and organized under church leadership and was thought to be rather a large undertaking. Father and Bob cleaned brush and cleared land like everyone else. There were many hardships but everyone worked hard and helped one another.
Mother was always neat and clean even in surroundings where it was difficult to keep things kept up. I often think that this life must have been very hard for her but she and father were very happy and we had a fine home as long as she lived. But she died young and it was hard for the family to stay together after she was gone.
One thing I remember about those first years in the colony was the rattlesnakes; they were everywhere. We would find them in our wood box, under our beds and everywhere.
It was a good thing Dad loved horses because he made extra money by furnishing a team for ditch building and railroad work. Most of this work was done with picks, shovels, teams and slipscrapers.
Life was never easy for Father, but of course, it wasn’t easy for anyone opening up a new and raw country. His first farm was rich with oil well, but that came a long time after he sold it.
He loved his family, his fellowman and all animals. He was loved and trusted by them in return. He died Thanksgiving day, November 26, 1930 of pneumonia. He was buried in the Cemetery in Byron. At that time it was an arid place but since then water has been pumped to it from the Sidon Canal, which he helped build and his burial place now is green and pleasant as a result of pioneer labor.Written by Elizabeth Wilson Hopkins, my half-sister: Jean Wilson Parker
GRAVE LOCATION -- Block A Lot 14 Grave 2
Mary Low Wilson
Born 8 Feb 1880, Dundee, Forfar, Scotland
Parents John Francis Low & Jane Ramsey
Md Isaac Wilson, 24 Dec 1912, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Died 16 Apr 1930, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 17 Apr 1930
GRAVE LOCATION - Block C Lot 9 Grave 30
On the same stone as Maude E. West
William Joseph West
Born 29 Aug 1873, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Parents Charles Henry John West & Eliza Dangerfield
Md 1) Maud Elizabeth Houston, 6 June 1906, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Md 2) Dorothy Adeline Auton Smith, 30 Sep 1940, Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
Died 22 Aug 1959, La Mesa, San Diego, California
Buried 29 Aug 1959, SaturdayServices Held for William J. West
Funeral services for William J. West were held Saturday at the LDS Stake chapel at 2 p.m. with Bishop Rupert Kocherhans officiating.
The Singing Mothers chorus, sang, "Hold Thou My Hand" directed by Mrs. Scott Welch and accompanied by Mrs. William Powell. The invocationwas given by Norman Sorensen. The obituary was given by Bishop Frank Jones of Byron. A male quartette including Ford, Art, Scott and Nick Welch sang, "Oh, My Father," accompanied by Mrs. Golden Welch.
The sermon was given by Bishop Ervin Lynn. A violin solo, "Berseuse" was played by Ralph Ericksen, accompanied by Mrs. Ralph Stahle.
Pallbearers were Ray Culver, Al Davis, Tom Adams, Dave Jones, Clair Deaton and Solon Neville.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Haskell Funeral Home. Burial was in the Byron Cemetery.
Out of state relataives attending the funeral included Mrs. Bob Dunbar of Glendale, Calif., Mrs. Kenneth Frye of San Leandro, Calif., Mr and Mrs. H.J. West of La Mesa, Calif., and Clark West, of San Diego, Calif.
Obituary
William Joseph west was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Aug. 29, 1873, the 11th child of Charles Henry John West and Eliza Dangerfield West.
He received his schooling in the Salt Lake district schools and at the LDS busines college. In the spring of 1900, after having tried his hand at farming, railroading and other occupations, he journeyed to the Big Horn Basin with 100 other families led by apostle Abraham O. Woodruff, and homesteaded many acres of land along the Shoshone river near Byron.
In 1906 he married Maud Houston, and to this union six children were born; Margaret, who died in infancy; Houston; Herschel; Beth; Blanche and Clark. During his many years in Byron he was an active worker in the church. In 1936 Maude and Clark moved to Los Angeles and were later joined by Will and Blanche. Maude's health began to fail and she died in 1939.
The family then moved east and in Norfolk, Va., Will met Dorothy Smith. They were married Sept. 30, 1940, and their marriage was sealed in 1946 in the LDS Temple at Salt Lake.
In 1946 he moved to Lovell where he lived for nearly 5 years and then moved to California. In the past few years he had been in failing health and died Aug. 22, 1959.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Blanche Dunbar of Pasadena; Beth Frye of San Leandro; three sons, Houston of Lovell; Clark of San Diego and Herschel of LaMesa Calif; and 16 grandchildren.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block C Lot 9 Grave 31
Dorothy "Dora" Adeline Auton West
Born 25 Dec 1898, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia
Parents Robert (Duffy) Auton & Arline Ivey
Md Nicholas Leo Hayden, 9 Aug 1916, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia
Md John Benjamin Smith, 5 Apr 1934
Md William Joseph West, 30 Sep 1940, Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
Died 27 Jan 1972, LeMesa, San Diego, California
GRAVE LOCATION: Block K Lot 12 Grave 4
WAR RECORD: CPL in US Marine Corps in both World War II and Korea
Stone Says: CPL US Marine Corps World War II Korea
Gene Merlin Hetland
Born 23 Jul 1921, Kane, Big Horn, Wyoming
Parents Andy Hetland & Lulu Edna Strong
Md Edith Mae Crowe, 10 Jun 1943, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana
Died 11 Apr 2004, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 15 Apr 2004 ThursdayGene Merlin Hetland
July 23, 1921 -- April 11, 2004
Gene Merlin Hetland died Sunday, April 11, 2004, at Rose City West in Lovell.
He was born July 23, 1921, at Kane, Wyo., the son of Andy and Lulu Edna Strong Hetland.
Gene grew up on a ranch on Crooked Creek. For his first school years, he attended the one-room schoolhouse located on lower Crooked Creek. Gene worked hard on the ranch with his parents until he left Crooked Creek to complete his education at the high school in Fromberg, Mont.
After graduating from high school in 1941, Gene returned to Crooked Creek to help his dad run the farm. Gene married Edith Mae Crowe on June 10, 1943, in Billings. The couple resided on Crooked Creek and farmed with Gene's dad.
Gene enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1943 and did his basic training at Camp Pendleton, Calif. After six weeks of training, Gene was shipped out with the Second Marine Division headed for the South Pacific. He spent the remainder of World War II in foxholes on the front lines on the islands of Saipan, Okinawa and Tinian, fighting the Japanese. He was honorably discharged in December of 1945 and returned to the family farm to join his wife and new daughter Jeanne, whom he had never seen.
During this time a son, Ace, was added to the family. After five years on the farm, Gene was called back to active duty to train new troops when the Korean War began in 1950, and was once again honorably discharged in March of 1951. Gene returned for the last time to the family farm and continued to live there until daughter Jeanne became school age, and the family moved to Byron.
Two more sons, Sid and Mark, were added to the family. Gene and Edith continued to live in Byron where they raised their family. In 1981 grandsons Bert and Brandon came to live with them.
Gene worked at different construction jobs, which included pipelines, dam clearing, road building and the construction of this Byron LDS church. Gene also helped construct the road into Devil's Canyon for Hy Bischoff. He worked for the town of Byron for many years as the maintenance man. He retired from the town and went back to work for Hy Bischoff at the Moss Ranch.
Gene and Edith finally made a full circle and ended back at Crooked Creek, where they both irrigated for Rodney Crosby, Sr. for the next 10 years.
After many years of hard work, Gene and Edith both decided to retire. Gene spent many years working on his genealogy and obtained many thousands of contacts for his family line. Gene had great love for the outdoors and enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting and collecting all kinds of rocks.
After retiring, Gene moved into town and lived the rest of his life in Lovell, where he passed away at Rose City West.
Gene was preceded in death by his parents, two half-brothers and one sister.
He is survived by his life-long companion Edith; daughter Jeanne (Ray) Snell of Lovell; three sons, Ace (Bev) Hetland of College Station, Tex., Sid (Sherry) Hetland of Worland, and Mark Hetland of Byron. Gene has 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He will be greatly missed by all.
A viewing will be held at the Byron LDS Chapel on Thursday, April 15, 2004, from 1 to 2 p.m. The service will follow at 2 p.m., concluding with the burial at the Byron Cemetery. Arrangements have been made by Haskell Funeral Home.
(taken from the Lovell Chronicle, 15 Apr 2004)
GRAVE LOCATION: Block K Lot 12 Grave 3
Edith Mae Crowe Hetland
Born 19 Mar 1927, McCalla, Jefferson, Alabama
Parents Emily and James Crowe
Married Gene M. Hetland, 10 Jun 1943, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana
Died 27 Mar 2011, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 31 Mar 2011, ThursdayEdith Mae Crowe Hetland
(March 19, 1927 – March 27, 2011)
Edith Mae Crowe Hetland died Sunday, March 27, peacefully in the North Big Horn Hospital in Lovell. Her son Mark was by her side.
She was born March 19, 1927 to James and Emily Crowe in McCalla, Ala.
Edith’s mother died when she was 3 years old and her father died when she was 5. She lived with various relatives in Alabama until she was 14 and then came to Byron to live with her Aunt Katy and Uncle Tom Rogers. Edith attended high school in Byron. On June 10, 1943 she married Gene Hetland in Billings. The couple resided on Crooked Creek and farmed with Gene’s dad.
A few months after her marriage to Gene, he enlisted in the Marine Corps, and Edith was left to help farm with Gene’s dad, Andy.
A daughter, Jeanne, was born to this union in 1944 and a son, Ace, in 1947. The family continued to live on the farm until 1950 when Jeanne started school. They then moved to Byron.
Two more sons, Sid born in 1952, and Mark born in 1956, were added to the family. Gene and Edith continued living in Byron to raise their family. In 1980, grandsons Bert and Brandon came to live with them and were later adopted.
Edith worked at several different jobs in her lifetime but the most precious job that she loved the most was raising her children. Edith loved country music, singing, growing flowers, taking care of her lawns, raising vegetable gardens and just being outdoors. She also loved to fish and looked forward to family picnics. Edith’s most enjoyable times were spent with her family and whatever they chose to do. She didn’t care as long as they were together.
After Edith retired she moved to a small house in Byron where she lived until the last couple of years, and she then moved in with her son Mark. For the last six months, Edith was in Horizon Care Center in Lovell.
Edith was a kind, loving, beautiful lady and will be greatly missed.
Edith was preceded in death by her parents, James and Emily; brother William, three half brothers, Dolly, Percy and Levi; her husband Gene; daughter Jeanne and great-grandson Justin.
She is survived by three sons, Ace (Bev) Hetland of Amory, Miss., Sid (Sherry) Hetland of Wapiti, and Mark Hetland of Byron; and son-in-law Ray Snell of Lovell; 10 grandchildren Karen (Ben) Fowler, Lance (Ginger) Hetland, Dusty (Angie) Hetland, Holly (Mike) Neufer, Erin (Ben) Mischke, Travis (Elizabeth) Hetland, Bert (Becky) Hetland, Brandon Hetland, Cagney Hetland, Skyler (Laura) Hetland and 16 great grandchildren.
A viewing was held at Haskell Funeral Home on Wednesday. The service will be held at the Byron LDS Chapel at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 31, concluding with burial at the Byron cemetery.
Arrangements have been made by Haskell Funeral Home in Lovell.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block K Lot 4 Grave 7
John Marion Abraham
Born 13 Dec 1939, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Son of George M Abraham & Margaret Watson
Md Ester Sue Steck, 23 Jun 1961, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 15 Dec 1999 Whistle Creek, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 20 Dec 1999, MondayJohn Marion Abraham
Dec. 13, 1939 -- Dec. 15, 1999
John Marion Abraham was born December 13, 1939, in Lovell, Wyo., to George M. Abraham and Margaret Watson - Abraham. John was the youngest of six children. John died on December 15, 1999, from a heart attack, doing what he enjoyed most, working with agriculture on his farm.
During his lifetime, John had numerous accomplishments. In high school he served as aWyoming State Farmer, member of the National FFA Band and State FFA reporter. He attended Snow College in Ephriam, Utah, on a football scholarship. While there, he received an honorable mention Junior College All-American. Later he attended Utah State University in Logan, Utah. In 1972 and 1975, John was nominated "Outstanding Young Farmer in Wyoming." He served on the State Board of Agriculture for five yers and was named Outstanding Young Farmer of America in 1975 an 1977.
He was an active and dedicated member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving as elders quorum president, member of the bishopric, the Stake High Council and bishop. He also served as stake president of Lovell, Wyoming Stake for more than nine years. John was happiest when he was in the service of others.
John married his eternal sweetheart, Ester Sue Steck, on June 23, 1961, in the Salt Lake City Temple. After marriage, John fulfilled many life accomplishments including the marriage to the love of his life, being the proud father of 10 children, the grandfather of 24 grandchildren, and owner of the largest dairy/sugar beet farm in Wyoming.
His wife Sue and 10 children, Craig, Curtis, Jill, Brook, Trenton, Miria, Tiffany, Amber, Melisa and Kara survive him. He also leaves 22 grandchldren; his sisters, Norma Hessenthaler, Naomi Briggs, Margie Schweitzer; and brother, George Abraham.
John will always be remembered, loved and admired by his friends and family. He was a pillar in the community and the rock of his family.
His work here on earth was finished, his work there has just begun. He was our father, our example, and ;most of all, our very best friend.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, December 20, 1999, at the Byron Ward Chapel of the LDS Church with burial following in the Byron Cemetery.
Haskell Funeral Home of Lovell was in charge of arrangements.
GRAVE LOCATION: Block K Lot 4 Grave 8
Ester Sue Steck Abraham
born 3 Jul 1943, Powell, Park, Wyoming
parents Bernice Jones and Bud Steck
married John M Abraham, 23 Jun 1961, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
died 23 Oct 2011, at her home Whistle Creek, Big Horn County, Wyoming
buried 29 Oct 2011 Saturday
Ester Sue Steck Abraham died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011.
Sue was born in Powell on July 3, 1943 to Bud and Bernice Steck. She had a brother, Don and a sister, Nora Lee waiting for her, and they loved having a new baby sister. The family lived in Powell until their dad was called to serve our country in WWII, at which time Bernice and the three children moved to Garland to be close to her grandparents, Gammy and Gumpy Steck.
When Bud returned from his tour of duty in the Seabees, they built a home in Ralston, where she lived until she graduated from Powell High School in May of 1961.
Sue loved exploring and doing things with her brother and sister. Living in the country was good for such adventures. Summers were spent going fishing and camping in Yellowstone and the Tetons with her family. When she was in junior high, her parents purchased a cabin on Kootenay Lake in Canada.
She loved to swim and staying right by the lake was just the ticket for lots of fun. She made many friends during the summers she spent there.
Sue was very vivacious and fun loving. As a child she took piano lessons, but would rather have been outside doing other things. No matter where she was or who she was with, there was always adventure. One could always count on having a good time with her.
She met and fell in love with John M. Abraham and they were married on June 23, 1961 in the Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City. Sue and John settled down on their little farm in Byron, where they started their own dairy farm. This required lots of hard work and determination from the both of them and together they made it work.
John and Sue were the parents to 10 children and lots of “adopted” friends frequented their home on a regular basis. She was “Mom” to them all. Sue loved to cook and it was nothing for her to cook for a crowd often.
Her homemade bread was the best. Her children didn’t know what store bought bread even tasted like and she always shared a loaf with others.
She also loved to sew and two years ago for Christmas, she spent hours making each of her grandchildren a rag quilt out of all the flannel she had used and saved from making pajamas for them over the years. Sue loved being a wife, mother and grandmother. Her family was her life.
She studied homeopathy for years and helped her children and grandchildren with their illnesses. Even though she knew this subject well, she never stopped wanting to learn more and trying to do what she thought would help her family.
The family eventually moved to their present home on Whistle Creek, where John got into the chicken business. After his passing, Sue did her very best to keep it going for him. It became too difficult for her to keep up, so she sold everything and started taking care of herself. She was not a quitter and it was hard for her to give it up.
She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and had many callings over the years where she served well. Her last calling was the Achievement Day leader for a group of young girls. She loved these girls and being with them and teaching them a variety of things. Because of her illness, she had to give up this calling which saddened her greatly. She was continually taking meals into those who were struggling in any way and she was there when anyone needed her for anything.
Her family takes comfort knowing she is now in a state of happiness where she is no longer suffering from her trials and the illness that has slowly took her away from them.
Sue is survived by her 10 children, Craig (Kim) of Gillette, Curtis (Jen) of Byron, Jill (Bret) Baine of Ketchikan, Alaska, Brook (Holly) of Minneapolis, Trent (Kolete) of Green River, Miria (Chris) Good of Powell, Tiffany (Gary) Phister of Powell, Amber (Ryan) Messick of Atlanta, Melissa (Mike) Sigurdson of Billings, Kara (Tommy) Jones of Ketchikan, Alaska; and 50 grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother Don (Judy) Steck of Melbourne, Australia and sister Nora Lee (Ralph) Onstine of McCammon, Idaho, and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John, two grandchildren, Taylor and Lawrence, her parents Bud and Bernice Steck and Fluff, her faithful pet and companion for many years.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. at the Byron LDS Church. Viewing/visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will be in the Byron Cemetery.
Haskell Funeral Home in Lovell is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.haskellfuneralhome.com.