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2 I The Lovell Chronicle I February 21, 2019
Timothy Padilla Sr.
June 21, 1966 - Feb. 1, 2019
Timothy "Egg" Padil-
la Sr. of Billings died Feb. 1,
2019, at the age of 52. Tim-
othy was born in California
on June 21,1966, to Gene
and Barbara Padilla.
During his life Tim was
a hard-working man focus-
ing his work in the carpen-
try field. In his spare time
Tim's passion was scrap-
ping iron, copper, brass
and old batteries. His train
of thought was "one man's
junk is another man's trea-
sure." He often said his
junk was his gold and often
promised he would make
a dollar on it, and he us,-
ally did.
Outside of Tim's scrap-
ping passions he enjoyed
everything he did. He
loved his two sons Tim-
othy Jr. (Timo) and Mi-
chael (Mikey) as well as his
two granddaughters Marly
and Tamia. Tim will al-
ways be remembered for
helping so many people he
cared about.
His father Gene, son
Mikey, sister Cecelia as
well as his brothers Adam
and Timmy preceded Tim
in death. He is survived by
his mother Barbara, sisters
Jackie Ketcham, Shelly Al-
len and April Padilla, broth-
er Mike Padilla, son Timo-
thy and numerous nieces
and nephews, all of Billings.
Tim left us all too soon.
He is loved and will be
dearly missed.
Cremation has tak-
en place, and services will
be at a later date in Lovell.
Family and friends will be
notified when the weather
permits.
July 29, 1928 - Feb. 11, 2019
Ruby Lynn Hopkin was
born July 29, 1928, at home
in Mantua, Wyo near
Denver. She died sudden-
ly and unexpectedly at the
Billings Clinic on Monday,
Feb. 11, 2019, at age 90, from
undiagnosed and inopera-
ble cancer.
She was the first of five
children born to Ivin and
Julia (Bender) Lynn. She at-
tended Powell schools and
graduated among her life-
long friends in the PHS
SUPERMAN continued from page one
down in front of our heater up and headed to the kitch- tures hovered around zero "Ira recovered very well
in the living room," Savage en. There it was so blackdegrees, from it all," Savage contin-
said. "I had been up all night, and one area had orange "Doug and Eva Sav- ued. "Now he is a little too
the night before, so I need- flames. I couldn't smell the age have always been our fearless for his own good
ed a rest." smoke in my face one bit. " friends and welcomed us but very strong. We named
As she slept on her Savage said she and her in, even though they didn't him Superman because of
couch, what the Lovell Fire son quickly called for help. even know what was going his fight through it all."
Department suspects was "With Ira following meon," Savage said. He showed that fear-
an electrical issue ignit- we headed back into the
ed her kitchen in flames, living room and I quick-
She remained in a slumber ly grabbed the land line
unaware, phone thinking that my ad-
Her family lived in that dress would show up better
house at 242 Pennsylva- than on a cell phone. I was
nia Avenue for 16 years. She asked for my address. I said
moved in when she married'I'm at 242 Pennsylvania Av-
her husband Scott 16 years enue in Lovell, our kitchen
ago. Since then, they have is on fire,'" Savage said. "I
made a family, consistingmentioned that I thought it
of two boys, Scotty, age 14, was the heater in the kitch-
and Ira, age 11. en knowing it was acting up
And in her final mo- days before. But now that I
ments in that house, her looked back it was closer to
son Ira rushed to his moth- the window than I thought."
er's side to wake her up. Keeli said she truly be-
They were the only two lieves Ira saved her life.
inside. Keeli and Ira took ref-
Ira's courage in not run-
ning away from the fire, but
instead deciding to wake up
his mother was a heroic act.
It's fitting in a way. He was
already given the nickname
"Superman". It originates
from two open-heart sur-
geries Ira underwent as an
infant, just to stay alive.
"Ira was born with a
hole in his heart or called
ventricular septal defect.
The first surgery seemed to
work, but he started getting
fluid around the heart and
an enlarged liver," Savage
recalls. "His pediatric car-
lessness on Feb. 5, in an-
other feat worthy of his
nickname.
"Ira is truly my super-
man, and I'm so glad he was
home with me or I would be
lost in the fire," Savage said.
It's a long road back,
still, for the Savages af-
ter losing their house, and
Keeli said it still sometimes
feels like a nightmare. But,
she knows her family will
survive and grow stronger
from it.
"Scott states constant-
ly 'it may knock me to my
knees, but it won't keep me
dialogist Dr. Wiggins tried down,' Savage said. "Our
to drain the fluid but was family had grown stron-
"Ira was watching The uge in their neighbor's
Simpsons and playing withhouse as the Lovell Fire De- unable to reach it. Ira and ger through each obsta-
his toys. The next thing I partment fought and ex- I were life-flighted back to cle and this may be the a
knew he came to me sayingtinguished the flames on a Denver for a second sur- big one, but we can conquer
'fire'," Savage said. "I jumped night where the tempera- gery that was successful,it together."
Big Horn Canyon National Recreation Area same as
National Park, superintendent tells Friends of Bighorn Lake
BY RYAN FI1-ZMAURICE
The Bighorn Canyon
National Recreational Area
is equal to a national park,
park service superinten-
dent Mike Tranel told the
Friends of the Bighorn Lake
last Wednesday.
"Keith (Grant) and I have
had quite a few conversa-
tions over the past sever-
al months over the status
of Bighorn Canyon Nation-
al Recreational Area. Keith
that means that under his
watch, the park will be
maintained up to national
park standards.
"I'm in total agreement
with Keith that we need
to manage it as a national
park, and I think we need to
raise the standards. There
are some things we are be-
hind on. We need new signs,
replace' the restrooms at
Horseshoe Bend, improve
the facilities park wide.
has been lobbying that it de. There are a lot of things that
serves national park status,' are in the works," Tranel
between the Park Service
and the Bureau of Reclama-
tion will always be a tricky
balance, but that maintain-
ing lake levels will be the
Park Service's paramount
priority.
"The requirement is that
the National Park Service
and the Bureau of Reclama-
tion work together to bal-
ance these competing uses
as best we can. Recreation of
the lake is our primary man-
date and we will keep that in
front of the Bureau of Recla-
"Congress, declares that
the national park system,
which began with estab-
lishment of Yellowstone Na-
tional Park in 1872, has since
grown to include superlative
natural, historic, and recre-
ation areas in every major
region of the United States,
its territories and island
possessions; that these ar-
eas, though distinct in char-
acter, are united through
their inter-related purpos-
es and resources into one
national park system as cu-
Class of 1946. She also at- Tranel told the gathering at said. "I think its deserving of mation," Tranel said. "At the mulative expressions of a
tended Northwest Corn- Big Horn Federal. "We didthat care." same time we have to realize single national heritage;
munity College after high derful memory. She loved clarify at a recent meeting Grant said Tranel's that things like flood control that, individually and col-
school- one of a few of writing and became a reg-in Billings, just as a learn- statement of that fact with are going to rise to the top. lectively, these areas derive
the first class of students ular contributor to The ing opportunity for a lot of officials in Montana had a It's a difficult job." increased national digni-
at NWCC. She also attend- Powell Tribune, sharing people there, including per- substantial impact. Despite what many state ty and recognition of their
her memories of growing haps some people from the superlative environmental
ed Brigham Young Univer-
sity before and after her up and her favorite reel- Bureau of Reclamation, that
marriage, pes. She assembled many regardless of the classifica-
She taught third grade of her writings in a booktion of National Park sites,
for one year in Lovell prior she titled "Pieces of Pie."
to her marriage. She loved She gave away and sold
her students and followed many copies. The stories
their lives from then on, she wrote show how diffi-
often attending their wed- cult life was during the De-
dings and funerals, pression and how thankful
She married Burchell
E. Hopkin on June 17, 1949,
in the Idaho Falls Temple,
where they shared their
wedding day with Ruby's
sister, Betty Joan, whose
she was to live in Wyoming.
She loved Powell and
served the community in
many different ways. She
and Burchell loved the
Homesteader Museum and
marriage to her husband both served on the board.
Don Mayer took place just They also helped on the
after Ruby's. Ruby and Chamber of Commerce.
"I've been hooting on
that horn for years, but
when Mike said it, the Mon-
tana folks, have a lot dif-
419 sites around the co,n- ferent view of things now.
try, they have different ti- They're more willing to un-
ties but essentially for our derstand how we can both
management direction, it's cooperate," Grant said.
all the same. They all should "I couldn't get past the front
be held to the same high door with that. That was
standard." a big help, your recognition
Tranel went on to tell of that."
the group that on his end Tranel said negotiations
The Bible
Church
were recent attitudes to-
ward the Recreation Area,
Tranel said the law which
makes a recreation area
equal to a national park was
passed by Congress in 1978
in the Redwoods Act.
The amendment to the
US National Park Service
General Authorities Act of
1970 made all areas of the
National Park System equal,
regardless of designation.
quality through their inclu-
sion jointly with each oth-
er in one national park sys-
tem preserved and managed
for the benefit and inspira-
tion of all the people of the
United StateS; and that it is
the purpose of this Act to
include all such areas in the
System and to clarify the
authorities applicable to the
system," the act stated.
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Burchell were long-time She was active in the Park WorshipServiee 9AM years Chumh
church and school friends County Republicans and Sunday School 10:30 AM ReV. Christopher Brandt
at the corner of 3 ! O Idaho Ave I, ovail
and while she had many was an election judge un- 1st & 3rd Weeks 6I'M . Park & Shoshone, Love,
beaus, she waited out til just a few years ago. For 2Kealae l 9:15aM Bible Study and aoT-s48-z47a Servi=e,
Prayer 6 PM Sunday School Morning Worship - 10:50 AM
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Burchell s WWII Army ser-more than 40 years she 10:30 AM Worship Service Wed: Bible Study -- 7 PM
vice and church mission to volunteered in the hair sa- Rev. Kurt McNabb Melinda Penry
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ly decided they were meant ing perms and curling hair www.lovellbiblechurchwy.net the Luther, Chu,~h-M~s~ou, Syn~ 548-7105
to be in 1949. Together, Just last week she helped . = =
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year but decided to move pie." She never considered Wyoming Cares Fundraiser !
back to the family farm herself to be one of them.
in Powell (Penrose). Ruby She leaves a big hole in the Catholic Church
worked hard as a farmer's hearts of many in Powell, 1141 Shoshone Ave Lovell, WY
wife and mother to her six in her church family and RosatySunday'10:30AM/ x I Soturdoy, Feb
children. She loved that life among her large posterity. Sacrifice of the Mass/ I
but also adapted to "city Surviving are her four Sunday-11AM t ]i [ Sign ups ] PM [ Play
living" when they moved beloved siblings: Wayne DaiiyMase&Confeesion$ l[ |! I Silent auction, Food, pl
next door to her daughter Lynn of Centerville, Utah, Check monthiy calendar on i~i I
Lynn on Greenfield Drive and Betty Joan (Bert) Lars- PAMPER YOUR www.StJ0sephL0v~le0m t~i ,] ~Bring your own. partner
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Ruby was the gold Janet Bates, all of Boun- cal154B-2282
standard of motherhood tiful, Utah. Her surviving IN FEBRUARY 1782Highway
and domesticity. She loved children are Heather (Da-
making, gardening, cook- Nev Lynn (Dan) Bennion of
ing, sewing, entertaining, Powell, Ross (Karren) Hop- Mon.-Sat. by appt.
telling stories and writing kin of Layton, Utah, Fred LISA GILBERT urc
cards and letters. Herchil-(Carrie)HopkinofPow-k 307-548-7311- iof ?Od*13P
dren were taught well to ell and Mark (Karen)Hop-
work hard, study and learn, kin of Anchorage, Alaska.
have manners, use prop- Missing their loving grand- RVIGES
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She was a lifelongmem- children and many nieces [ Pastor Gerald CoxI[
ber of the Church of Jesus and nephews whom she
Christ of Latter-day Saints loved like her own children. [[ 970-629-2085 [[[
and loved and shared her Her sister-in-law Alyce For special prayer requests cal, Pastor Cox.]
faith. She served faithful- Hopkin (Whitey) survives
ly in many callings, espe- her also. She was preced-
cially Relief Society. She ed in death by her husband
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loved ministering to and of 67 years, Burchell Hop-
serving others. Countless kin, her parents Julia and
are the dinners she shared Ivin Lynn, her daughter Ju-
P
and the people she helped.
She gave away numberless
pies, loaves of homemade
bread and cinnamon rolls.
She truly loved humani-
ty and knew no strangers.
She was very sensitive to
those who were hurting or
needed a friend. She knew
her neighbors and shared
her home, her time and the
bounty of her garden pro-
duce and flowers.
She was blessed with
a sharp intellect and won-
lie Aagard, son-in-law Rick"
"Aagard and one grandson,
Andrew Aagard.
Services to honor Ruby
were held in the Avenue E
Chapel of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints on Monday, Feb. 18,
at I0 a.m. preceded by a
public viewing. Burial fol-
lowed at the Penrose Cem-
etery. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to
Northwest College or the
Homesteader Museum.
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