Obituaries

Donna Farnsworth Yeon, 102, died Thursday, July 22, 2004, of natural causes at her son's home in Havre. Cremation has taken place, and at her request, a private family graveside service will be held with her grandson Kevin Barsotti officiating. Donna Divine Farnsworth was born in Wahpeton, N.D., on Nov. 18, 1901, to Lulu D. (Beers) and Will Allen Farnsworth. After graduating from high school, she attended Wahpeton State School of Science, where she earned a secretarial degree. She worked in the local drug store for several...

BIG SANDY/FORT BENTON - Rae C. Steven, 86, of Big Sandy and Fort Benton, died Thursday, July 22, 2004, at a Great Falls hospital. Rae was born on Nov. 28, 1917, on the family homestead south of the Sweetgrass Hills near Shelby to Lavinia "Minnie" Cockell and William Steven. Rae grew up in the Shelby community and graduated from high school there in 1935. He continued his education at Montana State University in Bozeman, where he earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 1941. Rae met a local school teacher,...

COLUMBUS - Hank Davis, 51, and Linda Davis, 50, of Columbus died in a motor cycle crash on Friday, July 16, 2004, doing what they loved most. A service was held Wednesday at the Old Columbus High School Gym. Interment was in Mountain-view Cemetery. Hank was born in Belle Fouche, S.D., on May 20, 1953, to Ivan and Delores Davis. He graduated from Darby High School in 1971 and joined the U.S. Navy. During his time in the Navy, Hank spent time in Vietnam and stateside. While serving on the USS Tripoli in San Diego, Calif., he...

CHESTER - James Keith ("Jim") Marshall, 73, died Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at a Chester hospital. It was Jim's wish to be cremated. A graveside service with military rites will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Chester Cemetery. Jim was born in Chester to William and Sadie (Taplin) Marshall on Feb. 6, 1931. He grew up in Chester and received his formal education there. In 1950 Jim entered the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., and attained the rank...

COLUMBUS - Hank Davis, 51, and Linda Davis, 50, of Columbus died in a motor cycle crash on Friday, July 16, 2004, doing what they loved most. A service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Old Columbus High School Gym. Interment will be in Mountain-view Cemetery. People are encouraged to ride their bikes to the service. Hank was born in Belle Fouche, S.D., on May 20, 1953, to Ivan and Delores Davis. He graduated from Darby High School in 1971 and joined the U.S. Navy. During his time in the Navy, Hank spent time in...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Lester Grant Sooy, 81, died Thursday, July 15, 2004, at a veterans hospital in Little Rock, Ark. A graveside service was scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Pinecrest Cemetery. Lester was born on Dec. 24, 1922, at Havre to Jesse and Clyde Sooy. He married Betty Lou McKay on June 30, 1944. He graduated from the University of Montana with a major in journalism and a minor in math. He was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946, where he served in the Pacific Theater on the LST 898. Upon his...

JOPLIN - Richard Simon "Bud" Anderson, 79, died Saturday, July 17, 2004, at a Conrad nursing home. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin. Burial of ashes with military rites will follow at the Joplin Cemetery. Bud was born on March 17, 1925, to Simon and Ida (Bilden) Anderson at Havre. He grew up at Joplin and received his formal education there. He graduated from Joplin High School in 1943. Bud entered the U.S. Army and served during World War II as a medic. Upon his honorable...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Lester Grant Sooy, 81, died Thursday, July 15, 2004, at a veterans hospital in Little Rock, Ark. A graveside service was scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Pinecrest Cemetery. Lester was born on Dec. 24, 1922, at Havre to Jesse and Clyde Sooy. He married Betty Lou McKay on June 30, 1944. He graduated from the University of Montana with a major in journalism and a minor in math. He was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946, where he served in the Pacific Theater on the LST 898. Upon his...

SHERWOOD, Ark. - Barbara L. Morgan, 48, of Sherwood, Ark., died Wednesday, June 30, 2004, after a long illness. A graveside service was July 6 at Edgewood Memorial Park in North Little Rock, Ark., officiated by her brother-in-law, John Elliott of Anaconda. She was born in Crossett, Ark., to Carl and Louise Mills. Barbara was a teacher with Pulaski County Special School District and a published author. She had taught adult foreign language students before her illness. Barbara married John Morgan in Havre on July 1, 2001. She...

SWAN LAKE - Robert Odell Anderson, 76, a former Havre resident and Navy veteran, died Sunday, July 11, 2004, at his home in Swan Lake. A memorial service is 3 p.m. Friday at Bethany Lutheran Church in Bigfork. A second service is 1:30 p.m. on July 24 at Nordland Lutheran Church in Paynesville, Minn. Bob was born on Jan. 19, 1928, in Kensington, Minn., to Fred and Gina (Everson) Anderson. He lived with his family and attended school through the eighth grade in Finley, N.D. He attended high school in Havre. During his junior...

SHELBY - Vieanna May Osborne, 80, a former motel owner from Shelby, died Sunday, July 11, 2004, at a Havre care center. Her funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Shelby with burial to follow in Valley View Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Vieanna was born on Nov. 18, 1923, to Henry C. and Inez (Kinyon) Frederickson on the family homestead northeast of Lothair, where she was raised and attended country school. She married Alvin...

SHELBY - Vieanna May Osborne, 80, a former motel owner from Shelby, died Sunday, July 11, 2004, at a Havre care center. Her funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Shelby with burial to follow in Valley View Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Vieanna was born on Nov. 18, 1923, to Henry C. and Inez (Kinyon) Frederickson on the family homestead northeast of Lothair, where she was raised and attended country school. She married Alvin...

LODGE POLE - Justin Lee Wing, 50, died Thursday, July 8, 2004, at a Butte hospital of complications due to cancer. A traditional pipe ceremony was scheduled for Sunday evening at the Medicine Bear Lodge in Lodge Pole. A traditional funeral ceremony was set for today at the Medicine Bear Lodge in Lodge Pole. Burial was to be in the Lodge Pole Cemetery. Justin was born at Fort Belknap Agency on June 1, 1954, to Alfred Bradley and Mary Agnes Wing. Throughout his life he worked as a firefighter, general laborer, and did some...

SACO - Dawn Fern White, 82, of Saco died on Friday, July 9, 2004, at a Malta rest home where she had been a resident since December 2003. A funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Saco Methodist Church with interment in the Grandview Cemetery. Dawn was born Nov. 22, 1921, in Saco to Lewis and Maysie (Korman) Bingham. She was raised and educated in Saco. She married Stanley Amott in 1937. They later divorced. She married Kenneth White on May 31, 1947. Dawn was the telephone switchboard operator and the manager of the...

TURNER - Robert M. Simon, 87, died Friday, June 25, 2004, at his residence in Chinook due to natural causes. A memorial graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Turner Cemetery. Robert was born in Dodson on March 5, 1917, and grew up on the farm that was homesteaded by his parents, Albert and Julie (Ellefson) Simons. Bob graduated from Turner High School in 1933, then attended Northern Montana College. He taught school for a year before returning to farming. In 1941, he went to Glendale, Calif., to take an...

Melvin Sather, died Wednesday, July 7, 2004, in Sandy, Utah, of congestive heart failure. Melvin was cremated and his ashes will be interred in the Highland Cemetery, Havre. A graveside service will be held July 23 at 11 a.m. Melvin was born on March 26, 1916, in Moorehead, Minn. to Ove and Oline Borde Sather. Mel married Iris Weimer in Havre on Jan. 28, 1939. Mel married Ida Skordal in Chattanooga, Tenn., on September 29,1993. Mel worked for Eddy's Bakery for more than 30 years in Bismarck N.D., Havre, Great Falls,...

Georgia Scot Kidd, 61, died Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, Iowa, after a short illness. A memorial service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin, with lunch following. Georgia was born March 4, 1943, in Belleville, Ill., the daughter of George and Dorothy Parent Fox. She grew up in Iron Mountain, Mich., until the family moved to Scottsdale, Ariz., where she graduated from high school and attended Arizona State University. Georgia married David Kidd on June 8, 1963, in...

Winifred Eldora Uhlich, 88, a longtime Harlem resident, died Sunday, July 4, 2004, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. Cremation will take place and a memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Assembly Of God church in Harlem with the Rev. Gladys Rushing officiating. Burial will follow at the Harlem Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately following the service. Winifred was born Oct. 2, 1915, at Devil's Lake, N.D., to J.O. and Elenora (Crosby) Jacobson. The family moved to...

June Baynham Slattum, 90, of Glasgow died Sunday, July 4, 2004, in Glasgow of natural causes. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Kingdom Hall in Glasgow, with George Knudson officiating. Interment will be in Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. June was born April 17, 1914, in Avondale to Warren and Gertrude (Langhaut) Thornton. She worked on the family farm and attended schools in Opheim. In 1934 June married Walter Alexander Baynham. He died in 1950. In 1953 she married Morris T. Slattum. He died several years...

Georgia Scot Kidd, 61, died Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, Iowa, after a short illness. A memorial service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin, with lunch following. Georgia was born March 4, 1943, in Belleville, Ill., the daughter of George and Dorothy Parent Fox. She grew up in Iron Mountain, Mich., until the family moved to Scottsdale, Ariz., where she graduated from high school and attended Arizona State University. Georgia married David Kidd on June 8, 1963, in...

STANFORD - Clarence L. Lathrop, 71, of Stanford died Monday, July 5, 2004, in Great Falls Benefis East Medical Center after an extended illness. Funeral liturgy will be 3 p.m. Thursday at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Lewistown. Interment will follow at Central Montana Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will begin today at the Creel Funeral Home of Lewistown. Clarence was born March 28, 1933. in Havre, the son of Clarence and Avis M. (Nordgulen) Lathrop. He served his country in the U.S. Army during occupational service in...

Evelyn Joy (Huestis) Purkett, 74, died Monday, July 5, 2004, in the presence of her family at the family home, after a long battle with leukemia. A memorial graveside service will be Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Highland Cemetery. Evelyn was born on Sept. 21, 1929, in Hingham to Francis and Florence (Smith) Huestis. Evelyn married Willard Purkett on Dec. 1, 1948, in Great Falls. Evelyn was known to many as "Granny." Evelyn was preceded in death by a son, Williard E. Purkett; her parents; sisters, Gay Dahlberg, Deliah Mord and...

MALTA - Claude Ezra "Ezzie" Ereaux, 61, a Malta businessman, died June 25, 2004, of a pulmonary embolism at a Great Falls hospital. A wake will be on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Malta. A funeral service will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Malta High School gymnasium with the Rev. Jim O'Neil and the Rev. Joseph Retzel officiating. Burial will be in the Malta Cemetery. A reception will follow the funeral at the Tin Cup. Ezzie was born on May 29, 1943, and was raised in south Wagner and Malta. He...

Dorothy W. Dea, 86, died Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at a Big Sandy nursing home of natural causes. Cremation will take place and her memorial service will be 1 p.m. Monday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. John Chapman officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the Eagles Club immediately after the service at the graveside. Dorothy was born on July 13, 1917, in Raynesford to Earl G. and Lena E. (Tintinger) Watson. She was raised in the Cascade area and attended...

GREAT FALLS - Charles Daniel "Charlie" Adams, 48, died peacefully on Sunday, June 27, 2004, of adenocarcinoma in his family's home in Great Falls. Graveside services and burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Inverness Cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday at the Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. Charles was born in Havre to Charles and Virginia (Richter) Adams on Dec. 14, 1955. He grew up in the Inverness community. After graduating from Inverness High School in 1974, he worked in construction with Warhank's of...