GRAVE LOCATION - Block F Lot 3 Grave 8
On the same stone as Jane P. Lindsay
Rachael Virginia Lindsay
Born 30 Jun 1859, Kaysville, Davis, Utah (note the year difference)
Parents Ephraim M. Lindsay & Jane Parrish
Died 7 May 1933, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 o'clock for Aunt Ray Lindsay, who died Sunday night. Aunt Ray has been a resident of Byron for at least 25 years . She was beloved by everyone who knew her. She has been a ministering angel in almost every home in Byron and was always ready to go and help in sickness or trouble. She will be greatly missed by those left to mourn, but she has gained a great reward. The program at the funeral was a quartette b the Byron choir; prayer by Fritz Winzenried; duet by Mr. and Mrs. Johnson; remarks by Bishop Jones; Mr. Lou Tippetts spoke of the wonderful life of Aunt Ray; duet by Ernest Marchant and C. Golden Welch; talk by Pres. E. W. Croft; quartette by Byron choir. Many beautiful flowers were given by friends.******************************************************
"Aunt Ray" was born June 30, 1860 in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, a daughter of Ephraim Myres Lindsay and Jane Parish. As a small child she had dark brown eyes and hair. She was idolized by her two older brothers.
After the family moved to Bennington, the boys all got farms and Rachel began a lifetime of nursing. She was known as Nurse Ray Lindsay in Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming.
In 1909 her mother took sick in Byron, Wyoming and Aunt Ray left Idaho to take care of her. She cared for her mother for ten years before she died in 1919. Aunt Ray continued to care for the sick in Wyoming during the remainder of her own life. She helped many of her nieces and nephews as their children were born.
She had many friends that loved her as they loved their own kindred and mother. They called her blessed for she was blessed with the gift of drawing many to her and helping them to live better and fuller lives. She cared for all who needed her in sickness and death administering to their needs as did the Savior.
The Byron Ward gave a party in honor of Aunt Ray in November, 1923 and a friend Millie B. Egan wrote and read this tribute at that time:
"I feel honored in the privilege thus offered me on this grand occasion, in paying tribute to Aunt Ray Lindsay. I do not feel that I have words to express the appreciation of the worth dear Aunt Ray is to each and every one of us. Her life is an inspiration to each and all for she is gifted with great ability, and endowed with the rarest of virtues. Her gentle and friendly disposition, her pleasant personality and her goodness draws everyone to her.
"She is sympathetic and charitable and delights in making others happy. She has attained the highest kind of development through her thoughtfulness of others, her unselfishness, and her personal sacrifices. I know that her testimony to us would be that the greatest happiness in her life has come to her in doing good to others.
"By her cheerful disposition she scatters gladness to all who are about her. It is by this grand disposition of hers that she is able to meet the many little trials with laughter and song. She is able to look on the brightest side of life and find the best in everything, and get the best out of life.
"She can always find some good virtue in everybody no matter who they may be. Her soul is filled with love for humanity, with patience rather than her own selfish desires. She rejoiceth in truth. Her right hand has always been extended to those who need help. She has healed many a wound by her comforting word of love for those in trouble. We know she has made great sacrifices for the blessing of others and has followed example of Christ by suffering wrong rather than doing wrong. She has been an example for good to all her associates through her sweet spirit and earnest work. We all know her to be gifted with tender affection and solicitude as she will go by day and night to relieve the suffering of the afflicted and dying. Her faith and example is an uplift and will ever be bright in one’s memory, for she is one who is able to encourage comfort and bliss by her genuine love. She has made others loving by her gentle thoughtfulness; she has made others kind by her courage; she has given strength by her wisdom. Her influence will promote one to good and noble action, Her life is therefore an inspiration. My highest ambition is to be worthy of her love and confidence.
"Let us each and all ever appreciate the privilege we have had in associating with Aunt Ray Lindsay and feel in our hearts that it has been a great privilege in knowing such a wonderful person. Let us not only show our appreciation of her loving service to us by word, but let us ever remember to give her comfort and happiness in return for her wonderful love and untiring labors to us. Let us cultivate the power to see the good in others and not be selfish in our praise of each other."
Adella Weaver Robison wrote a poem, "The Nurse" as a tribute to nurse Ray Lindsay.
Aunt Ray’s last days were her best for she went to the temple and did work there for her kindred—fulfilling the promise given to her that she would be a Savior on Mount Zion. She died 7 May 1933 in Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming. The community lost the most loved saint among them and many felt they lost their second mother.
For more information on Rachael V. Lindsay go to this web site.
http://www.wardell.org/gen/history_of_rachel_virginia_linds.htm
GRAVE LOCATION - Block A Lot 14 Grave 11
Haskells Funeral Home marker
Vernon Harvey Lindsay
Born 1 Sep 1943, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Paents James Willard Lindsay & Verna Elvery Chamberlain
Died 12 Jul 1945, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried FirdayByron Briefs
Grief came to the family and frineds of Mr. and Mrs. James V. Lindsay last Thursday when their small son Vernon Harvey was accidentally drowned in an irrigaion ditch near their home. Services were held at 5:00 P.M. Friday at their home with Bishop Walter Stevens officiating. The little boy, who would have been two yeras old Sept. 1st, is survived by his parents, an older sister Virginia, two brothers, Tommy and Willie and his baby sister Georgiana. The baby's grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. James Harvey Lindsay, who were among the first pioneers to settle in Byron.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block G Lot 8 Grave 7
STONE SAYS Our Beloved Sister, Once Ours Now God's
Myrtle Geneva McQueen Lokoen
Born 7 Sep 1906, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Parents Edgar F. McQueen & Mary Viola Alexander
Md 1) Jack Edward O'Brien, 24 June 1926 San Joaquin, California, United States (died 1927)
Md 2) Larry M Reed, 29 Dec 1929, San Joaquin, California, United States
Md 3) Boyd Hawk, 1939
Md 4) Albert Lokoen, 6 May 1963, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana (died 1967)
Died 9 Feb 1977
Lokoen
Mrs. Myrtle G. Lokoen, 69, of 1807 24th St. W., died Wednesday night in Valley Nursing Home after a long illness.
She was born Sept. 7, 1907, in Byron, Wyo., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar F. McQueen. She attended schools in Stockton, Calif.
She married Jack O'Brien in 1924. He died in 1927.
She attended beauty school and opened a shop in Hollywood, Calif. She was a hairdresser for many stars, including Greer Carson. She lived briefly in Honolulu, Hawaii before coming to Billings, where she operated a beauty shop.
In 1939 she married Boyd Hawk. She later moved to Portland, Ore.
She married Albert Lokoen on May 6, 1963 in Billings. He died in 1967. She returned to Billings in 1974.
Mrs. Lokoen was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints. Relief Society and Senior Citizens Society.
Survivors include two sisters Mrs. Irma Becker of Portland and Mrs. Arnold Kellog of Byron, three half sisters, Mrs Glen Janich of Sheridan, Wyo., Mrs. Bill Paterson of 1002 Ave. E and Mrs. Don Clark of 1402 Parkhill Drive; and four half brothers, Dick Novasio of Red Lodge. Tony Novasio of Joliet. Floyd Novasio of 803 Wyoming Ave. and Bert Navasio of 5002 G Lake Elmo Road.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in LDS Fifth Ward Chapel.
Burial will be in Byron cemetery with Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary in charge.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block H Lot 13 Grave 2
Haskells Funeral Home marker
Daniel Lee Lollar
Born 12 Jan 1912, Caledonia, Lowndes, Mississippi
Parents Samuel Allen Lollar & Alice Olivia Holladay
Died 26 May 1921, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
GRAVE LOCATION - Block H Lot 13 Grave 1
Haskells Funeral Home marker
William Lollar
Born 18 Feb 1920, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Parents Samuel Allen Lollar & Alice Olivia Holladay
Died 11 May 1920, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
GRAVE LOCATION - Block G Lot 4 Grave 14
STONE SAYS LDS
Kathylan Rebecca Lynch
Born 29 Dec 1915, Gebo, Hot Springs, Wyoming
Parents Stanley Thomas Lynch & Vida Dorothy Madsen
Md Marion Eyre Wilcock, 5 April 1932, Billings, Yellowstone, Wyoming (divorced)
Died 3 May 1952, Powell, Park, WyomingKathlyn Lynch Dies
Funeral services were held in the Byron chapel Tuesday afternoon for Kathlyn Lynch, who passed away at the Powell Memorial hospital Saturday after a lingering illness. The following program was given. The choir sang "Sometimes We'll Understand." Prayer by Fritz Winzenried. Frankie Cozzens sang "Oh May My Walk Be Close To God." Obituary was read by Nellie Vail after which W. G. Stevens gave the funeral sermon.
The closing song was "I Know My Redeemer Lives" with Joe Doty giving the closing prayer.
Kathlyn Rebecca Lynch was born at Gebo, Wyo., Dec. 29, 1915, and came to Byron with her mother when four years of age. Because of ill health she was unable to complet high school after attending grade schools. After much treatment and several operations she was able to work and had employment in Washington, D.C., Salt Lake City and other places. Her mother passed away a few months ago, and she is survived by two brothers, Cletus and Thomas, 8 half brothers and three half sisters.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block G Lot 5 Grave 8
Edith May Powelson Lynn
Born 1 Sep 1907, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Parents Ellis B. Powelson & Ruth Alexander
Md Juan Johnson Lynn, 23 Dec 1933, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Died 25 Mar 1935, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 29 Mar 1935
Funeral Held For Mrs. Juan Lynn
A large congregation of sorrowing friends and relatives assembled in the Byron ward chapel on Thursday afternoon for the funeral of Mrs. Juan Lynn, with Bishop Frank Jones in charge. The opening hymn "Some Time We'll Understand" was sung by a mixed chorus. George Abraham offered the invocation. George Johnson and Dr. E. W. Croft were the speakers and each paid tribute to the departed and those who mourned her untimely death. Ralph Ericksen accompanied by DeVerl Willey rendered a very beautiful violin solo "Lay My Head Beneath a Rose." Fanny Wolz, Louise Johnson, Bell Jones, and Afton Jones sang the closing number "Unanswered Yet" with Grace Stevens at the piano. The benediction was offered by Thomas Rogers. Interment was made by the Byron cemetery. The floral offerings were very beautiful. David Jones, Adelbert Alexander, Harold Lynn, Lloyd and Floyd Navasio and Goulding Johnson acted as pall-bearers. Bertha Baird, Stella Jones, Fern Hatch, Marguerite Thomas, Louise and Mary Jensen, LaRue Abercombie, Esther, Eloise and Jerry Neville, Evelyn, Geneva, Elaine and Gwen Sessions, Pearl Anderson, Thora Curtis, Norma Jones, Anna Anderson, Marguaret Corbett, Dorothy Brown, Julia Lindsay and Lueneata Wardell were the flower girls with Mrs. Roy Willey in charge.
Edith Powelson, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Powleson, was born in Byron Sept. 1, 1907, where she had made her home until the past year. Edith was amember of the third graduating class of the Byron High School, and was employed as a second grade teacher in the local schools for five years. In December 1933 she was united in marriage to Juan Lynn of Lovell. Since the close of school in the spring of 1934, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn had made thier home in Denver. She is survived by her husband, father and mother, and the following brothers and sisters: Clifford, Bert of Lovell, Clara, Gladys, Vera and Doris of Byron, and Mrs. Stella Wygnalls of Provo, Utah, also other relatives and a host of friends. The sympathy of this and the near by communities is extended to the mourners.*********
DEATH FOLLOWS ILLNESS
Lovell friends of Mr. and Mrs. Juan Lynn were shocked to learn of the passing of Mrs. Lynn at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Powelson of Byron on Tuesday evening of this week. Death was caused by a heart attack. Mrs. Lynn had lived in Byron nearly all of her life's twenty-six years. She attended school in Byron, and at the A.C. and B.Y.U. in Utah. She had made her home in Denver with her husband for the past year. They had been married for fifteen months. They had returned to Lovell and Byron only eight days previous to her death. She is survived by her husband, her parents, five sisters, and two brothers. The local towns people are offering their condolences to those who are mourning.
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Mr. Ellis Powleson and Clifford were called home from Montana this week because of the sudden illness of Mrs. Juan Lynn. Mrs. Lynn passed away quietly Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Powelson. The people of Byron extend to the members of the families their sympathy during their bereavement.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block D Lot 9 Grave 7
Franklin Bake Madsen
Born 3 Jan 1899, Dingle, Bear Lake, Idaho
Son of Niels Madsen & Hannah Rebecca Bake
Md1) Mrs. Mary Adaline "Ada" Woodworth Cozzens, 11 Aug 1925, Bearcreek, Carbon, Montana (div 6 years later)
Md 2) Mrs. Dezzie McLemore Lindsay, 1 Sep 1936, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana
Md 3) Mrs. Helen Jessie Rominger Dudley, 8 Jan 1945, Casper, Natrona, Wyoming
Died 24 Oct 1953, Byron, Big Horn, WyomingFuneral Services Held For Frank Madsen
Funeral services for Franklin Bake Madsen were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Byron LDS chapel with Bishop Ernest Jensen officiating. Haskell Funeral Home was in charge.
Mr. Madsen passed from this life Saturday morning at 11:40 a.m. at his home in Byron following a lingering illness. Those present at his bedside were his immediate family, two sisters, and one brother-in-law, Mrs. Sarah Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Piggott.
Mrs. Charles Hessenthaler played soft organ music for the prelude and postlude. The invocation was given by Louis Wolz. The choir under the direction of Mrs. Louis Wolz sang, "Not Now But in the Years to Come," accompanied by Naomi Abraham. Vern Wilcock accompanied by Miss Abraham sang "Going Home." The sermon was given by Dess Wilson of Cowley. Miss Abraham and Mrs. Hessenthaler sang "Beyond The Sunset," accompanied by Mrs. Walter Stevens. Mrs. Nellie Vail gave the obituary, Cliff Powelson gave the benediction.
Pallbearers were Ed Pryde, Harry Leslie, Melvin Knopp, Rheudy Meredith, Al Davis and Solomon Sena. Burial was in the Byron cemetery with Wilford Mower dedicating the grave.Obituary
Franklin Bake Madsen was born Jan. 3, 1899 in Dingle, Idaho, the son of Neils and Rebecca Bake Madsen, the youngest of seven children. His parents, two brothers and one sister have preceded him in death.
Frank came with his family to the Big Horn basin in 1900 when but one year old. He received his schooling in Byron where he was active in athletic programs, taking part in baseball, basketball and other sports.
While still very young he was left with his mother and brother to care for. After his brother Orson's death he stayed home to care for his mother until her passing.
On Sept. 1, 1936 he married Mrs. Virginia Lindsay and to this union one daughter, Francess Ann, was born. On Jan 8, 1945, he married Mrs. Helen Rominger Dudley of American Fork, Utah , the mother of two sons, Neil and Larry. These boys with his daughter make up his family.
Frank has been employed in the oil fields in and near Byron except for the few years he worked in the oil fields at Lusk and Lance Creek, and the short time he was employed at Geneva Steel in Utah.
He is surived by his wife, Helen; one daughter, Frances Ann; two sons, Neil and Larry, and three sisters, Mrs. Hazel Piggott of Bloomington, Idaho, Mrs. Sarah Smith of Billings, and Mrs. Ida Crocker of Sayle, Montana.
Those coming from Utah to attend the funeral were Mrs. Madsen's mother, Mrs. Rominger, her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Almond Bain of American Fork, Mr. Madsen's sisters, Mrs. Piggott and husband and Mrs. Smith.
********************************Franklin Bake Madsen, the last of Rebecca and Niels’ children, lived in and around Byron for most of his life. After his mother’s death, Frank moved to the Madsen homesite where he lived with his family and grew his incomparable vegetable gardens. He was a self-taught musician, with a lovely tenor voice -- his talent inherited by a grandson he never knew. His singing as he accompanied himself on the mandolin, or the sound of the old tunes he played on his harmonica, are cherished memories. He worked in the oil fields, and farmed the 40 acres* he inherited from his mother. Frank died of cancer in his family’s original log house in 1953. He is buried in the Madsen family plot in the Byron cemetery beside his parents and his brothers. Frank was married three times. In 1926, he married Dezzie McLamore Lindsay (who had two children == Tommy and Virginia Lindsay; they lived with their father in Byron). Frank and “Dez” had one daughter, Frances, who would be the last direct descendant of Niels and Rebecca to carry the Madsen name (although later his stepsons changed their names to Madsen). In 1945, Frank married Helen Dudley, mother of two sons, Neil and Larry. While the children all attended and graduated from Byron High School.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block D Lot 10 Grave 9
Hannah Rebecca Bake Madsen
Born 25 Jan 1857, Pittburg, Allegany, Pennsylvania
Parents Henry Bake & Sarah Mathies
Md Neilsen Madsen, 14 Feb 1877, Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho
Died 26 Oct 1939, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 28 Oct 1939Obituary of Mrs. Madsen
(Byron Correspondent)And so another pioneer lady has left us and gone her way. With the passing of Mrs. Rebecca Madsen, many people were called to reminisce on pioneer life in the early days in the Big Horn.
Funeral services were held Oct. 28 in the Byron hall with Bishop Malcolm Le Sueur in charge. Mr. and Mrs. Walt Stevens and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Jones sang "Oh, My Father," and "God Moves in A Mysterious Way." Frank Jones, who has long been a close friend of the Madsens, spoke of the honesty and integrity of these people in their business dealings together. Bishop Frank Brown of Lovell spoke of our debt to these pioneer people who have smoothed our path and made it possible that we might live and and enjoy the comforts we now have. Mrs. Violet Mangus, a close friend of Mrs. Madsen, and a representative of the Relief Sciety, paid a lovely tribute to the deceased. The following comment was made at the services: "Mrs. Madsen died at the age of 82 years. She was a little, old frail lady, nearly deaf, nearly blind, her shoulders bent and her face deeply lined. But those bent shoulders and that lined face told a story of burden bearing for others. The faded eyes told of long nights vigil beside a sick child's bed; their brightnes had been wiped away by tears. Those scars are life's medals."
Mrs. Madsen was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., January 25, 1857. Her father was a college graduate from Manchester, England. Her mother came from Wales. When Rebecca was four years old her parents crossed the plains to Utah. Her memory of that trip and the hard times that followed was very vivid. She came with her husband and children to the Big Horn basin with the first colonies and has since lived in Byron. She was the mother of eleven children, and is survived by the following; Mrs. Adam Pryde of Byron; Mrs. Hazel Piggott of Bloomington, Idaho, Mrs. Iva Crocker of Sayle, Mont.; Mrs. Sarah Smith of Billings, Mont., and Frank Madsen, McFadden, Wyo., and seven grandchildren.
Her favorite hymns were "Redeemer of Israel," "The Spirit of God Like a Fire is Burning," and :Guide Us O Thou Great Jevovah."
She was laid to rest in the Byron cemetery.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block D Lot 10 Grave 10
Oliver Jacob Madsen
Born 23 Aug 1883, Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho
Parents Neil Madsen & Hannah Rebecca Bake
Died 20 Nov 1918, Byron, Big Horn, WyomingMr. Madsen recieved a telegram Monday that his son-in-law, Mr. Lynch of Gebo, had died of spanish influenza. Ollie Madsen left on Monday's train to attend the funeral. (taken from the Lovell Chronicle, Nov 15, 1918)
Ollie Madsen is down with the flu which he likely contacted at Gebo, where he went last week to attend the funeral services of his brother-in-law. (taken from the Lovell Chronicle, 15 Nov 1918)
Wednesday of last week Ollie Madsen died of influenza and pneumonia after a short illness. That same day his brother, Frank, came in sick from the Sidon canal ditch camp. He, with his father as attendant, was taken to the Red Cross room, where later the old gentleman came down with flu, but both are improving. (taken from the Lovell Chronicle 29 Nov 1918)
**********************He was a bachelor. He contracted influenza when he was 35 and was a victim of the great flu epidemic of 1918. He had gone to the funeral of his brother -in-law Stanley Lynch in Gebo, Wy and contracted influenza .
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Byron, Wyo
Nov 23rd 1918
Dear Mrs Piggott
Your father has asked me to writing & tell you the sad news of your dear brother Ole. He went to Gebo to Vida's husband's funeral & took the "flu" & died Wednesday. Your father & Frank are now sick & we have taken them to our red cross rooms & Mrs Neville & myself are nursing them. You must not think of coming as it is too dangerous. Your father & Frank are fine this morning & hope they will be all right.
I will close with kindest regards
Yours truly
Marion Pryde
Your mother & Orsen are well.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block D Lot 10 Grave 8
Neils Madsen
Born 4 Dec 1846, Rostrup, Aalborg, Denmark
Son of Jacob Christensen & Dorthe Christin Jensen
Md Hannah Rebecca Bake, 14 Feb 1877, Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho
Died 7 Sep 1921, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 10 Sep 1921Niels was born in Denmark on December 4, 1846. When he was 10 years old, his whole family was converted to Mormonism during the European missionary movement. They later immigrated to the United States and followed the emigration of the Saints to the Salt Lake Valley in or around 1860. They set up their first home in this country in Ogden, UT, where the last of Niels’ siblings was born. Sometime later the family relocated to the Bear Lake regions of Southwestern Idaho where Niels met and married Rebecca Bake.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block D Lot 10 Grave 7
Orson Henry Madsen
Born 31 Jun 1881, Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho
Parents Neils Madsen & Hannah Rebecca Bake
Died 11 Sep 1931He worked with his father on the Sidon Canal and on the farm, he never married. Sometime in 1931 he injured his leg and as a result required progressive amputations which were unsuccessful in deterring the spread of infection. He died from gangrene poisoning at the age of 50.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block J Lot 5 Grave 6
Next to the stone of Carlos B. Egan
Mary Helm Egan Mangus
Born 27 Jun 1907, Pleasantview, Weber, Utah
daughter of Mary Elizabeth Wilson & Joseph Edward Helm
Md Carlos B. Egan, 12 Nov 1927, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Md Thomas Clayton Mangus, 4 Feb 1964
Died 10 Feb 1991, Oak Harbor, Island, Washington
Buried 10 Apr 1991
GRAVE LOCATION - Block A Lot 13 Grave 22
Emilie Maria Graef Menzel
Born 24 Dec 1861, Oelsnitz, Saxony, East Germany
Parents Weber Carl Friedrich Graef, Zugletzt wohnhaft in Oelsnitz
Friederike Wilhelmine goborene Dunger, wohnhaft in Oelsnitz
Married Dr. Ludwig Menzel (Doktor der Medizin Ludwig Wilhelm Menzel), 13 May 1889, Herrnhut, Saxony, East Germany
Died 6 Nov 1903, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Six children: Alfred, Elizabeth, Walter, Herbert, John, and Anna
Three of the children born in Edmonton, CanadaBorn in Germany moved to Wisconsin, then Canada, then on to Wyoming. They came to Byron because of her health and lived with a Mormon family either Blackstone or Blackburn, I think the later where she died. The kids were sent to Emblem which was Germina Bench at that time as their father went to a hospital in Nebraska after his wife had died and died in Nebraska, we think. They were all split up as was usual. They weren't Lutherans but since they were German that is what happened to the kids. It was believed she had TB.
1901 Census Alberta, Canada
head Ludwig N Menzel M 41 Russia
wife Mary E Menzel F 39 Saxouy
son Alfred W Menzel M 10 USA
daug Elizabeth Menzel F 9 USA
son Walter F Menzel M 7 Nwt
son Herbert L Menzel M 5 Nwt
son Johnnie Menzel M 2 Nwt
religion listed as 7th Day adventistsAlfred W Menzel born 24 Jun 1890 in Horicon, Dodge, Wisconsin
GRAVE LOCATION - Block B Lot 2 Grave 7
STONE SAYS Baby
Arlo A. Mitchell
Born 10 May 1903, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Son of James Albin Mitchell & Etta Margaret Moody
Died 10 May 1904
GRAVE LOCATION - Block L Lot 15A Grave 4
Haskells Funeral Home marker
Dora Emily Buchanan Myerhoff
Born 12 Jan 1894, Osceola, White Pine, Nevada
Daughter of William Franklin Buchanan & Rosetta Shellenberger
Md George Walter Myerhoff, 19 Jun 1919, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 30 Oct 1979, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
1900 Census Osceloa, White Pine, Nevada
William Buchanan M 44 Utah
wife Mrs William Buchanan F 26 Montana
daughter Dora M Buchanan F 6 Nevada
son Franklin A Buchanan M 4 Nevada
son William W Buchanan M 1 Nevada
1910 Census Hyde Park, Cache, Utah
self W F Buchanan M 52y Utah
dau Dora Buchanan F 16y Nevada
son Abraham F Buchanan M 14y Nevada
son William Buchanan M 12y Nevada
son Rupert Buchanan M 9y Nevada
son Douglas Buchanan M 6y Nevada1910 Census Logan Ward 5, Cache, Utah
self Ellen E Howell F 42y Utah
dau Ellen M Howell F 16y Utah
dau Grace M Howell F 12y Utah
dau Evelyn M Howell F 8y Utah
Dora Buchanan F 16y Nevada niece
Douglas Buchanan M 6y Nevada nephew
Mary Parmelee F 30y Ohio
Christian Larsen M 33y Denmark
Ellen A Huntington F 31y Connecticut
Luther M Winsor M 26y Utah
Walter F Winsor M 22y Utah1920 Salt Lake county, Utah
George W Myerhoff M 25y Massachusetts
wife Dora Myerhoff F 26y Nevada1930 Census Salt Lake City, Utah
George W Myerhoff M 36 Michigan
wife Dora E Myerhoff F 36 Nevada
daughter Virginia E Myerhoff F 9 Utah
daughter Marjorie R Myerhoff F 7 Utah
son G Raymond Myerhoff M 6 Utah
daughter Donna L Myerhoff F 1 Utah
brother-in-law Douglas J Buchanan M 26 Nevada1940 Census Salt Lake City, Utah
George Myerhoff M 45 Michigan
wife Dora Myerhoff F 46 Nevada
daughter Virginia Myerhoff F 19 Utah
daughter Marjorie Myerhoff F 17 Utah
son Raymond Myerhoff M 16 Utah
daughter Donna Myerhoff F 11 Utah
daughter Marion Myerhoff F 7 Utah
GRAVE LOCATION - Block A Lot 14 Grave 12
Verna Elvira Chamberlain Lindsay McAdams
Born 11 May 1919, Pembina, Mahnomen, Minnesota
Daughter of George and Effie Chamberlan
Md 1) James Willard Lindsay, 22 May 1939 (died 1962)
Md 2) Joseph J. McAdams, 18 Feb 1963, Mendocino, California
died 30 Jan 1995, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah (another record states died 30 Nov 1992)
Buried 3 Feb 1995, Friday
Verna L. McAdams
MURRAY, Utah - Verna L. McAdams, 75, died Monday at her home in Murray. She was born May 11, 1919, at Pembina, Minn., the daughter of George and Effie Chamberlan.
She spent her childhood and attended schools in Minnesota. At the age of 20, she moved to Byron. Wyo., where she married James Willard Lindsay on May 22, 1939. They had four children, Darline, Willard, Vernon and Georgina. Darline died when she was an infant and Vernon died when he was a child. Her husband, James, died in May 1962.
Verna later moved to Willits, Calif., to be with her mother. She then met Joseph J. McAdams and they were married on Feb. 18, 1963. He died twelve years later. She then moved to Murray where she resided with her son, Willard.
Survivors include one son, Willard Lindsay of Murray; one daugher, Mrs. Irvin (Jean) Andrews of Powell, Wyo.: five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, 1995, at the Byron Cemetery. Easton Funeral Home of Powell is in charge of arrangements.***********
Graveside funeral services were held at the Byron cemetery last week for Verna Lindsey McAdams of Murray, Utah. Verna was the wife of Jim Lindsey and lived in Byron during the 40s, 50s and 60s. She is survived by her son Willie and daughter Georginia Andrews. Willie lives in Murray and came for his mother's services. Georginia lives in Powell.
Bishop Allan Clark was in charge of the services with John Petrich giving the life history, Bishop Clifford Powelson and Betty Langston offering the prayers and Richard Jensen dedicated the grave.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block D Lot 5 Grave 4
War Record
Nigal (Pat) McKinney
Born 24 Jun 1902, Madison, Jefferson, Indiana
Son of James McKinney & Anna Losey
Md Nida Mae Stuart, 29 Nov 1922, Jefferson, Indiana
Md Faye Duncan, 24 Jan 1935, Blaine, Harlem, Montana
Died 12 Jan 1954, Powell, Park, Wyoming
Buried 16 Jan 1954, SaturdayHeart Attack Fatal To Byron Man
Funeral services for Nigal McKinney, 52, of Byron, are pending the arrival of relatives.
Mr. McKinney died Tuesday morning at the Powell War memorial hospital following a heart attack.
He had lived in Byron 11 years and was an employee of the Clark Drilling company.
He was born June 24, 1902, in Madison, Ind.
He married Faye Duncan at Harlem, Mont.
Survivors include his widow; two daughters, Joyce and Donna, all of Byron; three brothers, Carmel, James, Edmond, and a sister, Eadef McKinney, all of Madison, Ind.
Funeral will be hald Saturday at 2 p.m. in charge of Haskell Funeral Home.
McKinney Services Held In Byron
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Byron LDS chapel for Nigal (Pat) McKinney of Byron, with Rev. Richard Jones pastor of the Union Presbyterian church of Powell officiating.
The prelude and postlude music was played on the organ by Mrs. Charles Hessenthaler. Vern Wilcock sang "In the Garden of Tomorrow" and by special family request "Oh Daddy Dear" accompanied by Naomi Abraham.
Pallbearers were Ernie Jackson, Jess Watts, Chuck Slaghterbeck, Ken Enes, Joe Tyrell and Heber Hile. Burial was in the Byron cemetery.
Relatives at the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Duncan, Neal Duncan, Fred Duncan, Harley Duncan, Roy Duncan, Mrs. McKinney's father and sister.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block I Lot 6 Grave 6
WAR RECORD - PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II
John V. McSharry
Born 14 Jul 1917, Greeley, Nebraska
Son of Patrick McSharry & Margaret Loffman
Md Myrtle Perkins, 10 Feb 1949, Cody, Park, Wyoming (Divorced)
Died 21 Feb 1988, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana
Buried 24 Feb 1988, WednesdayJohn V. McSharry
John V. McSharry, 70, longtime Byron resident, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 1988 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings of cancer. He was born July 14, 1917 in Greeley, Neb., the son of Patrick and Margaret Loffman McSharry. He came to Wyoming in 1966 to make his home. He was an army veteran of World War II having served in France and Germany. He worked as a pumper for Mule Creek Oil Co. and Phillips Petroleum Co. in Byron until his retirement in 1984. He had been living with his daughter in Billings since August of 1987. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and restoring old cars.
Survivors include one son, Lewis McSharry of Riverton; two daughters, Katherine Niles of BIllings, Mont. and Patricia Glendenning of Malmstrom Air Force Base of Great Falls, Mont.; one brother, Louis McSharry of Yakima, Wash.; two sisters, Frances Hogg of Cody, and Madeline Kloster also of Yakima and 2 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1988 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lovell with Father Robert Siu officiatig. Burial was int he Byron Cemetery. Memorial donations to the the Big Sky Hospice in Billings, Mont. or to the Hospice of your choice would be appreciated. Haskell Funeral Home of Lovell was in charge of arrangements.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block I Lot 6 Grave 5
On the same monument as Thomas R. Wolff
STONE SAYS BuddiesLarry Patrick McSharry
Born 28 Sep 1957, Cody, Park, Wyoming
Son of John V. McSharry & Myrtle Perkins
Died 17 Sep 1976, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 20 Sep 1976, MondayLarry McSharry
Larry Patrick McSharry, 18, died Sept. 17, 1976 of injuries sustained in an auto accident three miles west of Byron on U.S. 14A. He was born Sept. 28, 1957 in Cody, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John V. McSharry.
His family lived in Meeteetsee until 1966 when they moved to Byron where they've lived since. He graduated from Byron High School in 1976 and was enrolled in Northwest Community College in Powell at the time of his death. He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Lovell.
Survivors include the parents, John McSharry of Byron and Mrs. Myrtle McSharry of Powell; one brother, Lewis of Byron; and two sisters Mrs. Kathy Niles of Billings and Patricia McSharry of Powell.
Services were held Monday, Sept. 20, 1976 in the St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Lovell with Father An... Ornelas officiating. Burial was in the Byron cemetery. Haskell Funeral Home of Lovell was in charge of arrangements.Byron youths die in Friday wreck
Two 18 year-old Byron boys died last Thursday night in a wreck three miles west of Byron on Hwy. 14A.
Thomas Wolff and Larry McSharry, both 1976 Byron High graduates, were killed after their eastbound car entered the south borrow ditch and overturned two and one-half or three times, according to highway patrolman Bill Sintek.
The car was apparently traveling at a high rate of speed because it rolled end over end, Sintek said. Both boys were thrown from the car and sustained multiple broken bones.
Lovell boys traveling on the road at about 3 a.m. discovered the weck, which was not easily seen from the road. They reported it to Byron town police Stan Chabo, who assisted Sintek in the investigation. The Byron youths had been dead approximately two hours.
Wolff and McSharry were last seen by friends in a Lovell drive-in at about 11 a.m.
McSharry was a freshman at Northwest Commuity College in Powell and Wolff had been attending automotive college in Arizona. He was home in Byron for a weeks's vacation at the time of the accident.
Wolff is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Wolff, and McSharry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John McSharry , all of Byron.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block B Lot 7 Grave 15
Haskells Funeral Home marker
James McQueen
Born 30 March 1907 Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Parents Ernest Juard McQueen & Minnie Evalina Morrell
Died 30 Mar 1907, Garland, Park, Wyoming
GRAVE LOCATION - Block B Lot 7 Grave 16
Haskells Funeral Home marker
Born 27 Jan 1905, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Parents Ernest Juard McQueen & Minnie Evalina Morrell
Died 17 Feb 1905, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
GRAVE LOCATION - Block H Lot 4 Grave 4
STONE SAYS "Char", I'm at home Dear Ones
Charline Kay Nash
Born 23 Jun 1954. Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Daughter of Alex Nash & Jennie Sessions
Died 25 Aug 1992, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah
Buried 29 Aug 1992, SaturdayCharlene Kay Nash
Charlene Kay Nash, 38, of Midvale, Utah, daughter of Jennie Sessions Nash and the late Alex Nash, passed away August 25, 1992, at the Cottonwood Hospital in Murray, Utah.
She was born June 23, 1954, in Lovell. She grew up in Byron, Wyo. and attended the Byron schools. She was employed as a clerk at the Third Circuit Court in Salt Lake City, Utah at th time of her death.
She is survived by her mother of Byron; two brothers, Alex Nash Jr. of Englewood, Colo. and Roger Nash of West Jordan, Utah, a sister of Savanna Nash of Byron, Wyo.; three nephews; and one niece and many friends.
Funeral services were held at the Byron LDS Chapel on Saturday, August 29, 1992. Burial was in the Byron Cemetery. Haskell Funeral Home of Lovell had charge of arrangements.
(taken from the Lovell Chronicle)
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Midvale, Utah -- Charlene Kay Nash, 38, of Midvale, Utah, daughter of Jennie Sessions Nash and the late Alex Nash, passed away Aug. 25, 1992, at Cottonwood Hospital in Murray, Utah. She was born June 23, 1954, in Lovell, Wyo. She grew up in Byron, Wyo., and attended the Byron Schools. She was employed as a clerk at the Third Circuit Court in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the time of her death. She is survived by her mother of Byron; two brothers, Alex Nash Jr. of Englewood, Colo., and Roger Nash of West Jordan, Utah; a sister, Savanna Nash of Byron, Wyo.; Three nephews; one niece and many friends. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, 1992. Burial will be in the Byron Cemetery. Haskell Funeral Home of Lovell is in charge of arrangements.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block B Lot 5 Grave 1
WAR RECORD: Spanish American
Haskells Funeral Home marker (no dates)
Christian Caris Nauser "Chris"
Born Sep 1858, Switzerland
Married
Died 16 Sep 1935, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried MondayChristian Nauser passed away peacefully Sunday morning about 9:30 at the home of B. A. Sessions. Mr. Nauser came to Byron about 35 years ago from Montana. He was a native of Switzerland and would have been 78 years of age next Monday. About 2 years ago he had lost his eye sight and since that time Mr. and Mrs. Sessions had taken care of him. He has some distant relatives living in Casper and Shoshoni and a nephew in the Veteran's Hospital in Cheyenne. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 o'clock in the L.D.S. hall under the direction of Bishop Frank L. Jones. Interment was made in the Byron Cemetery. Mr. Nauser was well respected by all who knew him.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Griggs of Winchester, Mr. and Mrs. S.H. Sessions and Mrs. Grover Threet attended the funeral services of Mr. Nausers on Monday.
(taken from the Lovell Chronicle)
GRAVE LOCATION - Block A Lot 1 Grave 9
Avelan Ralph NeVille
Born 5 Jan 1918, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Parents Daniel West NeVille & Stella Beryle Pearson
Died 4 Feb 1920, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
GRAVE LOCATION - Block A Lot 1 Grave 7
Daniel West NeVille
Born 10 Feb 1890, Woodruff, Rich, Utah
Parents Joseph Hyrum NeVille & Annie Lydia West
Md 1) Stella Beryle Pearson, 28 Sep 1907, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Md 2) Mrs. Catherine Pryde Dowlen (Kate Heasler) 29 Sep 1934
Died 7 Aug 1944, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 11 Aug 1944, FridayNeville Funeral at Byron Tomorrow
Funeral services for Dan Neville, who passed away at his home in Lovell early Monday evening, will be held in the Byron Ward chapel at 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 11. Burial will be made in the Byron cemetery.
Dan Neville was a prominent sheepman of the Big Horn basin for a number of years. He moved to Lovell about a year ago after buying a home here, and turning over the active management of his livestock interests to his sons.
He had hoped to recuperate from his failing health, but suffered recurring attacks of pneumonia and complications which caused his hospitalization last month. After returning to his home he continued to fail and was bedfast during his last days.
He is survived by his wife, Kate Heasler Neville, and nine children. His first wife preceded him in death 15 years ago. The children are: Mrs. Willard Rhoads and Mrs. Jack Richards, both of Cody; Joe Neville and Mrs. Robert Olson of Lovell; Second Lieut. Don Neville of the intelligence department of the Army Air Corps somewhere in the southwest Pacific; Keith Neville, who resides on a ranch near Byron; Ted Neville, who is at Sheppard Field, Texas, taking glider pilot training; Dick Neville, who is in the Marines at Oceanside, Calif., and Stella Beryl Clark
(taken from the Lovell Chronicle)
GRAVE LOCATION - Block A Lot 4 Grave 5
WAR RECORD - US Marine Corp WWII
DeForest J. "Dick" NeVille
Born 13 Jun 1925, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Son of Daniel West NeVille & Stella Beryl Pearson
Md 1) Audrey Darlene Andrews Drake
Md 2) Jane
Md 3) Kathleen Louise Anderson, 26 Jun 1976, Jackson, Teton, Wyoming
Died 26 Oct 1988, Powell, Park, Wyoming
Buried 29 Oct 1988, SaturdayD.J. "Dick" Neville
D.J. "Dick" Neville, 63, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1988 at his home east of Powell after a long illness.
He was born June 13, 1925 in Byron, the son of Daniel W. and Stella Beryl Pearson Neville. He grew up in Byron and attended Byron schools. He joined the U.S. Marine Corp in March of 1944 and served in the Okinawa and Ryukyu Island campaigns. After his discharge, he returned to Wyoming where he homesteaded in the Heart Mountain region.
He was a farmer and rancher most of his adult life in addition to serving as branch manager for Pure-Gro agricultural products until his retirement in 1985. He loved ranching and working with horses and sheep. He was a devoted husband and father and took great pride in his family. He married Kathleen L. Anderson June 25, 1976 in Jackson, Wyo.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, Daniel Neville of Bountiful, Utah and Cory Neville of Elk, Wash.; one daughter Mrs. Lorin (Laura) McPherson of Portland, Ore.; one brohter Donovan Neville of Brigham City, Utah; three sisters, Mrs. William (Tomi) Pryde of Salt Lake City, Utah, Mrs. Adron (Rhea) Garrett of Casper, Wyo., and Mrs. Larry (Stella) Talgo of Logan, Utah; and 15 granchildren.
Funeral services were held Sat. Oct. 29, 1988 at 10 a.m. in the Presbyterian Church in Powell with Rev. Maurie Campbell officiating. Burial with military honors was in the Byron Cemetery.
Memorial donations in his name to the Northern Rockies Cancer Center in Billings, Mont. would be appreciated. Haskell Funeral Home of Lovell had charge of arrangemnts.
(taken from the Lovell Chronicle)
GRAVE LOCATION Block A Lot 1 Grave 9A
This is a memorial stone, he was cremated not buried here.
WAR RECORD - Army Air Corps glider pilot WWII
Edward West NeVille "Ted"
Born 27 Sep 1922, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Parents Daniel West NeVille & Stella Beryl Pearson
Md Laura Artemissa Kelley, 30 Aug 1952, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada
Died 29 Sep 1986, Clovis, Fresno, California
Funeral 2 Oct 1986, Boise Funeral home in Clovis, California.Edward W. NeVille
Former Byron resident Edward W. NeVille died Monday Sept. 29, 1986 in Clovis, Calif., where he had lived for the past 14 years. He was 64.
NeVille was born in Byron Sept. 27, 1922, and graduated from Byron High School as well as the University of Wyoming. He was an Army Air Corps glider pilot during World War II, and for 24 years was a teacher and superintendent of the Chawanakee Elementary School Dist. in Auberry, Calif. before moving to Clovis.
He was also a member of the Clovis Masonic Lodge, Fresno Scottish Rite, Tehran Shrine Temple, Khadims Mobile Nobles, the Shrine Band, the Flying Shriners, and the Fresno Elks Lodge.
Survivors include his wife Laura; two sons, Spencer of Tollhouse, Cailf., and Kelly of Auberry; two brothers, Don of Utah and Dick of Wyoming; four sisters, Elaine Roads and Rhea Garrett, both of Wyoming, Tomi Pryde of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Stella Talgo of Montana.
Services were held Thursday Oct. 2, 1986 at the Boise Funeral Home in Clovis, Calif. The family requests any memorials be made to the Scottish Rite Endowment Fund, Scottish Rite Bodies, 1455 L. Street, Fresno, Calif. 92721.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block A Lot 5 Grave 8
STONE SAYS Baby
Born 16 May 1934, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Parents Edwin NeVille & Geraldine Pryde
Stillborn
GRAVE LOCATION - Block A Lot 1 Grave 5
WAR RECORD
STONE SAYS Our Son, Love Never Faileth
Born 20 Oct 1921, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Parents Solon James NeVille & Ruth Johnson
Died 3 Dec 1943, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried Tuesday
Funeral at Byron For S.J. Neville
The town of Byron and surrounding communities were deeply shocked Friday as the word passed from one to another that S. J. NeVille had passed away in the Lovell hospital at midnight. He had been operated on Saturday and was making excellent convalescence. His parents had been with him until 12:15 when he passed away. Death was attributed to a blood clot.
A lovely funeral service was held Tuesday afternoon in the L.D.S. chapel under the direction of Bishop Walter G. Stevens.
A quartette, Mrs. Louis Wolz, Walter Stevens, and Mr. and Mrs.Chas. Wolz, sang "The Old Rugged Cross." Invocation was given by Fritz Winzenreid. Mrs. Walter Stevens sang, "Oh My Father." The obituary and tribute was given by Mrs. Violet Mangus. Bishop Frank Brown of Lovell preached a beautiful sermon as he gave an obituary of another boy, born in a small town long ago, "Jesus of Nazareth, " and he spoke of the comparison of His early boyhood to that of S.J. Ed Havig played as a violin solo "The End of a Perfect Day." He was acccompanied by Mrs. Walt Stevens, Thora Rollins sang a favorite selection of S.J.'s, "The Wold Is Waiting for the Sunrise." The benediction was given by Frank Jones.
The floral tributes were many and lovely. Burial was made in the Byron cemetery.
Solon Johnson Neville was born in Byron, Wyomng, on October 29, 1921, the son of Solon J. and Ruth Johnson Neville. With the exception of the four short years he spent in college and the few years in training service he lived his life in Byron. He entered grade school and graduated from high school with a high scholastic record. He attended the University of Wyoming from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree. During the four years there he took R.O.T.C. training and played in the University band. He voluntarily enlisted in Aviation Cadet Training in the air corps Oct. 21, 1942. He was to have left on Dec. 1st and was taken to the hospital for an operation the previous Saturday. He passed away Dec. 3, 1943.
He leaves to mourn his passing, his mother and father, Miss Eula Mae Baldridge of Rock Springs, his fiance, in attendance at the service, many relatives on both his fathers and mothers side, and a host of folks who called him friend. Mrs. Nevilles relatives in attendance were a sister, Mrs. Harvey Jordon of Macomb, Ill.; a brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James G. Johnson of Atlanta, Ga.; a brother, Perry Johnson of Toole, Utah, a neice and nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Johnson of Rawlins, Wyo.
Ted Neville, U. S. army air corps, cousin and close companion of S.J. arrived from Coeur d'Arlene, Idaho for the service.
(taken from the Lovell Chronicle)