Obituary - Carol Lee Duran

Carol Lee Duran, 45, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, in Box Elder.

At Carol's wishes, cremation has taken place. Rosary services will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, and her memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, all at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Box Elder.

Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.

Please visit Carol's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at http://www.hollandbonine.com.

Carol was born on Dec. 20, 1970, in Great Falls to Wilford "Leo" Duran and Glenda Salois. She was raised in Great Falls and Missoula, attending school there. Over the years, Carol held various jobs through Montana, including working for the casino and the IGA store in Browning and several different jobs in Great Falls.

She married Orville La Mere in 1987, and they had one child, Justin. The couple later divorced, and in 1990, she began a long-term relationship with Billy "Magoo" Henderson, with whom she had a son, Tommy, and a daughter, Nicole. Billy passed away in 1999, and Carol raised her children with the help of her family.

She enjoyed any outdoor activity, such as camping, horseback riding, swimming and picnics. She also enjoyed gambling, shooting pool and drinking her Coca-Cola. She absolutely loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. They were the light of her life.

Carol was preceded in death by her long-time partner, Billy "Magoo" Henderson; her sister Kimberly Duran; her adopted sister, Taryn Collins; and her grandparents, George and Rebecca Salois and Leo and Elizabeth Duran.

She is survived by her children, Justin (Sasha) La Mere, Tommy (Misty) Henderson and Nicole Henderson, all of Great Falls; her grandchildren, Kurrin Lamere, Talan Henderson and Karleigh Jo Henderson; her parents, Wilford "Leo" Duran and Glenda Salois, both of Great Falls; her brothers, Leo Glen (Christine) Duran of Great Falls and Dustin Duran of Billings; her sisters, Linda Carter of Billings, Delores Parisian of Box Elder, Shelly (Orville) Duran of Great Falls, Cynthia Duran of Billings, Georgie Russell of Havre, and LeeAnn and Jaelynn Duran, both of Great Falls; and numerous beloved aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and other extended family and friends.