2 I The Lovell Chronicle I May 27, 2010
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School district sells home ec cottage to Byron
BY BRAD DEVEREAUX
A new business in Byron will be
able to proceed with further plan-
ning following action at the Big
Horn County School District No.
1 School Board meeting Thursday,
May 20. The school board made a
motion to sell the home ec cottage
in Byron to the Town of Byron.
The town has plans to lease the
building to Positive Progressions
for use as a mental health facility.
The district voted to sell the
building to the town for $10 in
a first right of refusal contract,
which would give the school dis-
trict the option of purchasing the
building back in the event that
Positive Progressions (or another
business) is unsuccessful while us-
ing the building.
Board member Paul Rasmus-
sen said though the building has
some value to the district and it
could possibly be converted into
a home, the board felt a business
moving into the available building
would be a benefit to everyone.
"We feel like we did the right
thing and we could get over some
of the bad feelings we've had and
get back to where those feelings
weren't there," Rasmussen said in
an interview Monday. "I felt like
the board was trying to do the
right thing for the people of By-
ron."
He said the reason for the sale
wasn't to please the people of By-
ron, but said he hopes it helps
"mend fences."
Superintendent of Schools
Shon Hocker said the board is op-
timistic that the sale will work
out well and the planned facility
would provide much-needed serv-
ices to northwest Wyoming.
The Byron School Facilities
Committee was to meet with Nate
Cook of Positive Progressions
Tuesday at 5 p.m. to discuss fur-
ther plans of the business, accord-
ing to Bret George.
The committee met last week
with a grant writer and the Wy-
oming Business Council. George
said the group still has concerns
about funding for the project and
might know more following Tues-
days meeting.
Kirsten
Annette
Jackson
July 10, 1952-
May 10, 2010
Kirsten Annette Jack-
son died while surrounded
by her family on Tuesday,
May 10, 2010, after a cou-
rageous yearlong battle
with pancreatic cancer.
She was born July 10,
1952, to Leslie W. and Pa-
tricia A. Cline in Scotts-
bluff, Neb. She moved with
her family to Lovell in 1957
where she attended Lovell
schools and graduated in
1970. She attended North-
west Community College
from 1970-71.
Kirsten married Ste-
phen R. Jackson at the First
Baptist Church of Powell
on June 2, 1972, and the
couple had four children.
She spent the early part
of her married life raising
their children at home. In
the early 1990s Kirsten
entered the working field
where she started to de-
velop many friendships.
She took a job in 1994 as
a paraprofessional at Park
County School District
No. 1 where she touched
the lives of many children
and co-workers alike. She
worked with the district for
19 years.
Kirsten enjoyed many
simple things in life in-
cluding crafts, working in
her yard and taking care of
friends and family. Nothing
was more important to her
than spending time with
family. The majority of her
spare time was spent with
her children and grandchil-
dren, who she loved dear-
ly.
She touched the lives
of many individuals and
she will forever be remem-
bered in the hearts of many
for her loving care, friend-
liness, beautiful smile, love
for the color red and spend-
ing time with her. family.
To the family she will be
remembered as "Nana."
She was preceded in
death by her son, Eric An-
thony Jackson; father Les-
lie Warren Cline; moth-
er-in-law Alberta Bernice
Jackson and brother-in-law
Stan Lee Jackson.
Survivors include her
husband, Stephen R. Jack-
son of Powell; mother Pa-
tricia A. Cline of Powell;
brother Gary (Linda) Cline
of Lovell; brother Sanford
(JoEllen) Cline of Pow-
ell; daughter Stephanie A.
Warren (John) of Powell;
son Todd S. Jackson (Lau-
[a) of Cody; daughter Kay-
is: A Sullivan (Brandon)
U I ' "
o Powell; her four grand-
children Kyler and Korbyn
Warren, Averi Jackson and
Peyton Sullivan, as well as
many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services have
taken place at First Baptist
Church in Powell. Memo-
rial donations in Kirsten's
name may be made to First
National Bank, PO Box
907, Powell, WY, 82435 or
at any branch.
Jennifer
Elaine Thomas
McDougall
March 30, 1980-
May 16, 2010
Jennifer McDougall, 30,
of Spring, Texas, died tragi-
cally along with her unborn
baby girl on the morning of
Sunday, May 16, 2010.
Jennifer was born
March 30, 1980, in Powell,
to James and Marie (Neves)
Thomas. She grew up in
Lovell with her four broth-
ers, Jason, William, Scott
and Timothy. She was ac-
tive in many activities in-
cluding 4-H, high school
athletics, choir and school
newspaper and was a candy
striper.
She graduated from
Lovell High School in 1998
and attended Northwest
College for a short time.
She moved to Missoula,
Mont., in 1999 and worked
as a nanny. She loved being
a nanny and the family she
took care of loved her. She
then returned to Wyoming
and started a family.
Jennifer married Mi-
chael A. McDougall on June
28, 2003. They relocat-
ed to Denver, where Mike
worked as a petroleum en-
gineer. Jennifer graduat-
ed with honors from Parks
College as a medical assis-
tant in 2004 with a 4.0 GPA
and first in her class. She
worked in dialysis until she
left to care for her growing
family. She enjoyed help-
ing people through their
lengthy dialysis procedures
even though the patients
oftentimes were unpleasant
to work with. In August of
2009, they moved to Spring,
Texas, in the Houston area
as Mike transferred to the
engineering office there.
Jennifer was the loving
mother of three children,
Kirk, Paige and Jacob, and
was excited to add another
girl to the family who would
be named Gwineth Elaine.
She was a good friend with
a cheerful personality and
caring spirit. She enjoyed
helping other people and
her greatest joy was her
children.
Jennifer is survived by
her children, Kirk, Paige
and Jacob McDougall; par-
ents James and Marie
Thomas of Lovell; broth-
ers Jason (Darby) Thomas
of Bridger, William (Grace)
Thomas of Missoula, Scott
(Dana) Thomas of Wor-
land and Timothy Thom-
as of Lakewood, Colo.; and
her paternal grandparents,
Ivan and Arthea Thomas of
Shell, She is also survived
by 13'nieces and hep hews:
She was preceded in
death by her maternal
grandparents, Owen and
Vivian Neves of Burling-
ton.
Funeral services were
held at the LDS church in
Lovell on Monday, May 24
, with burial following near
her maternal grandparents
at the Burlington Ceme-
tery. A viewing was held on
May 23 at Haskell Funeral
Home in Lovell.
The family is very ap-
preciative of all the love,
prayers and support that
have been offered in this
difficult time. A memorial
account has been set up at
Big Horn Federal in Lovell.
Big Horn Federal Bank
Attn: Jennifer Thomas
McDougall Memorial Fund
PO Box 218
Lovell, WY 82431.
Clarence E.
Smith
Feb. 20, 1926 -
May 19, 2010
Clarence Edward Smith
was born Feb. 20, 1926,
two miles west of Bonnie
View School in Golden Val-
ley County, N.D. He was
the third child of 11 born to
Art and Elda Alice (Terry)
Smith.
When Clarence was
three weeks old, the fam-
ily moved four miles east of
Bonnie View, which is now
the Stedman Feedlot. The
Smiths lived there until
they dried out in 1936 and
they moved to Savage in the
spring of 1937.
Clarence started chool
at Indian Hill in Golden Val-
ley County, N.D., then at-
tended Midway School in
Crane, Mont. for two years.
He finished his schooling in
Savage, Mont.
Clarence married Bet-
ty Jean Sperry on Oct. 7,
1950. On January 3, 1951,
Clarence was drafted into
the U.S. Army. He served
in Germany for 22 months,
returning home in January
1953. Clarence and Betty
farmed and ranched in the
Trotters area for 56 years.
In 1962 they bought the Her-
sten Burcheett place and in
1963 built a new home on the
place where they resided un-
til their retirement.
Clarence was a member
of the Trotters Community
Church. He enjoyed his fam-
ily, his grandchildren and
riding a good horse.
Clarence died peacefully
on Wednesday, May 19, 2010,
at the Sidney Health Center
Extended Care Facility.
He is survived by his
son, Eugene Smith, Sid-
ney, Mont.; daughters Pat-
ti (Lee) Hutchinson, Lovell,
and Tara (Edward) Skaar,
Sidney; brother Roy Smith,
Terry, Mont.; sisters Glad-
ys Ler, Terry, Mont., Flossie
Watson, Billings, and Jean-
nie (Frank) Merchant, White
Wood, S.D.; seven grandchil-
dren and eight great-grand-
children.
Clarence was preceded
in death by his spouse, Bet-
ty; his parents; daughter-
in-laW 'Gu'[ Smit; brothers
Ben, Pete and Raymond; and
twin sisters.
A memorial service for
Clarence Smith is scheduled
for 2 p.m. Friday, May 28,
at the Fulkerson Memorial
Chapel with Pastor David
Meehan from the Ebenezer
Congregational Church of-
ficiating. Interment of cre-
mains will be held at a later
date at the Sunnyside Cem-
etery.
Please submit obituaries to us
via email: Icnews@tctwest.net; fax:307-548-2218;
or bring to our office at 234 E. Main St., Lovell, Wyoming.
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