Obituaries

Dec 30, 2022

Elizabeth "Betty" Brodie Geddes Shirreffs, 85, passed away on December 30, 2022, in Casper, Wyoming.

Betty was born on July 1, 1937, in Aberdeen, Scotland, to Ernest Geddes and Margaret Cruickshank Geddes. She was born the third of four children.

Betty was working at a small local convenience store in Aberdeen where she was introduced...

Dec 29, 2022

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James Ronald Crump was born January 20, 1953 in Jackson Wyoming to William Crump and Dolores Ohswaldt Crump. The family lived in Pinedale at the time. The family moved to Lander in 1954; and then onto the Crump Ranch on Squaw Creek Road outside Lander when he was about 3...

Dec 29, 2022

Vivian C. Smith (Andrews), 76, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, December 29th, 2022. She was born in Annandale, Minnesota May 10, 1946 to Kent and Amy Andrews. As a young child she moved to Casper, Wyoming. Kent and Amy divorced and as a young teenager she moved back to Minnesota and lived with Uncle George and...

Dec 27, 2022

Gary Griffin

July 4, 1937 – December 27, 2022

Gary Griffin was born on July 4,1937 to Henry (Pink) Griffin and Juanita (Nita) Griffin in Riverton, Wyoming.

Gary enjoyed hunting, fishing, 4-wheeling and gold panning and all things outdoors.  He had a great love of flying and airplanes and built a BD-4 experimental...

Dec 27, 2022

Mary Ann Homec, 93, died in Lander, Wyoming on December 27, 2022. She was born February 26, 1929, in Crawford, Nebraska to Robert W Crail and Veata Mae (Hymer) Crail.

Mrs. Homec graduated from Fremont County Vocational High School and was employed by many local businesses, beginning in her high school years.  She began her career with...

Dec 26, 2022

Caroline (Phagan) Werner

Born 7/29/1929 in Lander Wyoming to James A and Jennie A Weisner passed away 12/26/2022 at Westward Heights Nursing Home.  Caroline graduated from high school in 1946 and married Kenneth Phagan 6/3/1947. They had two children, Patrick and Susan.

Caroline enjoyed rock hunting, fishing, braiding rugs, painting and playing cards. She was...

Dec 25, 2022

Charlotte Kay Jensen, 71, of Lander, Wyoming was born on July 18, 1951 in Buffalo, Wyoming and died in Salt Lake City, Utah on December 25, 2022.

Kays Funeral Service will be Tuesday, January 3, 2023 in the Lander Valley Baptist Church, 790 South 9th St, Lander, Wyoming at 11:00am.

Burial will be Wednesday, January...

Dec 24, 2022

Jean Kay Foutz, "Granny" was born in Green Bay Wisconsin in October of 1943. Her family moved to Cheyenne when she was still young, where she would go through school and graduate. She twirled batons with the Majorettes, and marched in the Cheyenne Frontier Day Parade on multiple occasions. Her family owned a salvage yard, and she ran a...

Dec 22, 2022

Kyle T. Dockter, 48, of Lander, WY passed away Dec. 22, 2022, after a life-long disability.

Kyle was born Oct. 27, 1974, to Terry and Linda (Kayser) Dockter. He died at the Wyoming Life Resource Center in Lander, WY, where he had been a resident for the past 18 years. We want to acknowledge his nurses, caregivers...

Dec 20, 2022

Fay was born May 17, 1936 at Bishop Randall Hospital in Lander, Wyoming to Forrest and Anna Margaretta (Van Patten) Sprout, the third of six children. Fay was a fourth generation Lander family (Doane, VanPatten, Sprout) growing up on Mexican Creek and Lyons Valley. Fay died on December 20, 2022 in Lander, Wyoming.

She married Richard "Dick"...

Dec 19, 2022

Cheryl K. Childers, 73, of Lander Wyoming died in her home on December 19, 2022. She was born on July 29, 1949 to Kermit and Agnes Maristuen in Glasgow, Montana.  She grew up in Malta, Montana and graduated from Malta High School. Cheryl met her husband, Jerry, of 49 years at a fiddlers contest and they were married a...

Dec 19, 2022

Joseph Arthur Moore, 58, of Lander, Wyoming died on December 19, 2022 in the Help for Health Hospice Home, Riverton, Wyoming.

The Memorial Service will be held at 1:30pm, Friday, December 23, 2022 at the 1st Baptist Church, 339 Sweetwater St., Lander, Wyoming 82520.

JAM (Joseph Arthur Moore) was born on May 27, 1964 to...

Dec 18, 2022

Eugene (Gene) Glen Thompson, of Lander, WY, peacefully passed away on December 18, 2022.  Gene was born October 28, 1935 in Gurley, NE. He was raised on a small wheat farm in rural, western Nebraska, near Lodgepole. He and his late brother, Dennis, were instrumental in maintaining the farm as teenagers. After graduating from Lodgepole High School,...

Dec 8, 2022

John C. Redman Sr. 56, of Ethete, Wyoming passed away December 8, 2022 in Billings, Montana. John was born on April 1, 1966 in Lander, Wyoming. He is the son of Mary Alice (Doney) and Alfred Redman. His maternal grandparents are the late Rose (Shyface) and Tom Doney from Wyota, Montana.  His paternal grandparents are the late Josephine (Underwood)...

Dec 2, 2022

Julie Ann Purvis, 51, of Lander, Wyoming died on December 2, 2022 in Lander.

Julie was born on August 26, 1971 to Ron A. Bindl and Delean Ann McOmie in Lander, Wyoming.

She graduated from Lander Valley High School and then went to Central Wyoming College. She never met a stranger would leave every conversation...

Dec 1, 2022

Richard Vernon Greeves Jr. passed away peacefully at home on December 1st, 2022. He was married to Stephanie Greeves of nearly 30 years at the time of his death, along with his daughter, Natalie Dickerson; grandkids, Austin and Mikayla McMurray, Stephanie Dickerson; two great-grandchildren, Bryan and Melody McMurray; and his nephew, Brian Greeves.

Richard was born on...

Nov 22, 2022

Carole Jean Meketuk(Bolin) was born October 5, 1939 to Joseph and Georgia Bolin in Naperville, Illinois. Carole was the youngest of 6 children.  Carole graduated from Naperville High School on June 12, 1958.  On March 12, 1960 she was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses.  In 1963 Carole had the privilege of attending the "Everlasting Good News" assembly in...

Nov 17, 2022

Mary Jane King, 97, passed away peacefully at her home in Lander on November 17, 2022.

Mary Jane was born May 24, 1925 to Charles A. and Ethel (Gates) McKethen of Thermopolis. At the time of her birth, her parents owned a small hotel and she attributed her social nature and love of people to growing up...

Nov 11, 2022

Aiden Allen Whelan passed away unexpectedly on November 11, 2022 at home. He is survived by his parents Erica Lee and Jacob Allen Whelan.

A memorial service will be held at the Chapel of Mount Hope (Hudson's Funeral Home; 680 Mount Hope Drive, Lander, WY) on Monday November 21, 2022 @ 11:00 A.M.

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