2 I The Lovell Chronicle I August 28, 2014
D Vincent Anderson
July 24, 1924- Aug. 22, 2014
D Vincent Anderson,
90, died Friday, Aug. 22,
2014, at New Horizons
Care Center in Lovell. D
was born July 24, 1924, in
Cowley. He was the son of
John Franklin and Nancy
Elizabeth Hill Anderson.
D was educated in the
Cowley school system and
at the elbow of his dad as
he helped work the farm.
D worked at many differ-
ent jobs earning the re-
spect of those for whom he
worked. He worked as a
"cowboy" and ranch hand
for Jessie Tebbs of Cow-
ley, running cattle on the
Pryor and the Big Horn
mountains, as well as oth-
er ranch work.
He worked as a Cat-
erpillar operator doing
everything from putting
in reservoirs on the Pry-
or Mountain to making
roads to Deer Creek on the
Big Horn and roads and
bridges in Star Valley.
He was also a truck driv-
er for "Cow" Mortenson of
Lovell, but finally ended
up working as a pumper
for Mule Creek Oil Com-
pany in Byron.
When Mule Creek sold
out to Cardinal Oil Com-
pany, who promised D a
job in Colorado, he chose
to stay in Lovell. D applied
for work at Marathon and
was hired and continued
to work for Marathon Oil
Company at the Byron
field until his retirement.
D enjoyed anything to
do with the outdoors. He
loved to be on the moun-
tains and traveled both the
Pryor and Big Horn moun-
tains equally when he was
younger. When he had his
family, he preferred the
Big Horn where camping,
hunting and fishing were
the things he enjoyed do-
ing the most. He was an
excellent trout fisherman
and was all too willing to
share that talent with his
children.
Because of his love for
the mountains his chil-
dren not only grew up lov-
ing them as well, but he
taught them to respect the
mountains and to take care
of them. When camping his
motto was: "Always leave
your campsite better then
what you found it!" He
loved to hunt and was out-
standing, especially when
it came to deer and ante-
lope. The family always
had venison in the freezer.
He was an all-around
handyman. There was not
a vehicle engine that he
couldn't repair, a struc-
ture he couldn't build or
a leaky pipe that he could
not fix. He was an ex-
ceptional storyteller. He
would tell stories of his
rides on the mountains
as a cowboy, his days as a
"cat-skinner" on his Cater-
pillar, stories about ances-
tors and their accomplish-
ments, as well as others.
Listening to his stories
was a favorite thing for his
children while they were
growing up.
His ability to grow a
vegetable garden was sec-
ond to none. Each year
he would have armfuls
of produce for family and
friends. His corn was al-
ways enviable. It was al-
ways "as high as an el-
ephant's eye." He had
common sense, a velvet
heart and hands of steel.
D's mother, father and
all five of his brothers and
one sister preceded him in
death.
ti) of Casper, Vicki Jean
Scott (Keith) of Las Ve-
gas, Jerald L. Ander-
son (Terr.i) and Daniel
L. Anderson (Meg), both
of Lovell, Kelli Jo Nel-
son (Mike) of Castledale,
Utah, and Paul L. Ander-
son of Taylorsville, Utah;
30 grandchildren and 41
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, Aug. 27,
at 2 p.m. at the Lovell LDS
Stake Center. Burial was
in the Lovell Cemetery.
Haskell Funeral Home in
Lovell was in charge of ar-
rangements. Condolences
may be sent to the family
online at www.haskellfu-
neralhome.com.
April LaRee Wirth
April 6, 1967 - Aug. 20, 2014
April LaRee Wirth, lov-
ingly known as Grape Ape
to her sisters, died at the
young age of 47 on Aug.
20, 2014, in Portland, Ore.,
winning her victory over
cancer.
April was born on April
6, 1967, to Steve and Elaine
Wirth. She grew up in Wy-
oming with three sisters:
Maylee, Laurel and Sar-
ah. She graduated from
Riverton High School and
went on to Ricks College
where she met her eternal
companion Kurtis Horn-
beck. They were married
in the Seattle, Washington
Temple.
She spent most of
her married life in Klam-
ath Falls, Ore., where she
served in numerous call-
ings in the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints.
April was a devoted moth-
er not only to her own chil-
dren but to others as well.
She had an incredible sense
of humor and always made
people laugh, even during
her last few days on earth.
April suffered from a
rare lung disease (Pulmo-
nary Capillary Hemangeoti-
tus) all her life and received
a double lung transplant in
October 2011. After a long
struggle of healing, she
had the opportunity to be
a grandma to two beauti-
ful grandchildren. The fam-
ily is eternally grateful to
the lung donor for allow-
ing them to have her for al-
most three more years. She
enjoyed the short time she
Margaret L. Slater Gifford
Harkin
Feb. 5, 1925 - Aug. 23, 2014
Margaret L. Slater, 89,
died Saturday, Aug. 23,
2014, at the New Horizons
Care Center in Lovell. She
was born on Feb. 5, 1925, to
Roy Slater and Clara Trapp
in Deerfield, Mo. She was
the oldest of five children.
On Aug. 10, 1942, she
married Arthur Gifford
and to this union five chil-
dren were born. Arthur
and Margaret farmed and
ranched on Crystal Creek
and in Denver and Lovell ......................................................................
for many years. When her
husband Arthur became ill,
she traveled to Denver to
be trained to administer di-
alysis to him on a machine
they had in their home for
13 years. They were mar-
ried for 43 years.
Margaret worked as a
waitress at Dude's Caf and
as a cook at Trailways Caf&
She also worked at the can-
ning factory, Western Sug-
ar Company and the North
Big Horn Senior Center.
She was a lifelong mem-
ber of the United Methodist
Church and taught Sunday
school for many years.
She married Marvin
Harldn in 1986 and they
lived in Frannie and Arizona
until his death. Aider Mar-
vin's death, Margaret lived
in assisted living in Lovell,
Absoraka Senior Living in
Cody and the New Horizons
Care Center in Lovell.
She is survived by her
five children: Clara (Bob-
by) Tanner of Campo, Colo.,
Ed (Margie) Gifford of By-
ron, Vickie (Monte) Ellis of
Laramie, Mary Joy of Par-
ma, Ohio, and Bill (Kim)
Gifford of Lovell.
She is also survived
by 11 grandchildren, 25
great-grandchildren, four
great-great-grandchildren,
sisters Stella Hocken and
Hazel Bjornestad of Powell
and brother Steve (Donna)
of Billings. She was preced-
ed in death by her parents,
sister Berniece and hus-
bands Arthur and Marvin.
Funeral services will
be held on Saturday, Aug.
30, at 10 a.m. at the Unit-
ed Methodist Church in
Lovell. Interment will be
in the Lovell Cemetery.
Haskell Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers do-
nations can be made to the
Alzheimer's Association in
Margaret's name.
D is survived by his
wife, Dorcus Ramona : : : ::
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had to live without the aid
of oxygen and the joy of be-
ing able to do things with
her family that she had not
been able to do before.
April is survived by her
loving and devoted hus-
band, Kurtis, and five chil-
dren: Kaylee (Stephane)
Couturier of Klamath Falls,
Ore., Nickole (Kale) Rich-
mond of Greybull, and Hei-
di, Kennon and Holly Horn-
beck of Klamath Falls,
Ore. Also surviving are
two grandchildren, Mat-
thins and Melody Couturi-
er; her parents, Steve and
Elaine Wirth of Wapiti; sis-
ters Maylee (Kent) Lem-
on of Lake Shore, Utah,
and Laurel (Daren) Ander-
son of Orem, Utah; 31 lov-
ing nieces and nephews and
many other extended fami-
ly members.
April was preceded in
death by her sister Sarah,
who died in 2010 from the
same lung disease as April;
her father-in-law Gary
Hornbeck; grandparents
Margaret and Jim Wirth
and Ken and Elizabeth
Enes and numerous other
loved ones.
Funeral services will be
held on Saturday, Aug. 30,
2014, at 1 p.m. in the Byron
LDS chapel with burial to
follow at the Byron Ceme-
tery. Visitation will be one
hour prior to the services in
the Relief Society Room.
Funeral arrangements
are under the direction of
Thompson Funeral Home
of Powell.
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June Walker Wood
June 7, 1925 -Aug. 18, 2014
June Walker Wood,
89, formerly of Lovell, died
Aug. 18, 2014, in Havre,
Mont. She moved to Havre
five years ago to be clos-
er to her daughter Juliann
Riggin.
June was born June 7,
1925, in Lovell, the daugh-
ter of Merl and Enola Thax-
ton Walker. She was the
oldest of eight children. She
spent her childhood years
growing up on the family
farm in Lovell. She married
Fenton Clyde Wood on Oct.
28, 1942. Their marriage
was later sealed in the Salt
Lake Temple.
Fenton and June were
blessed with eight children:
Mary (Bryce) Orr of Alber-
ta, Canada, Michael Walk-
er Wood (deceased), Valerie
Wurtz of Casper, Peggy
Dedman of Billings, Jan-
et (Randy) Pickinpaugh of
Mesa, Ariz., Julie (Randy)
Riggin of Havre, William
(Susan) Wood of Gillette
and Richard (Treeva) Wood
of Rock Springs.
June was a talented
artist and was instrumen-
tal in designing and work-
ing with multiple com-
munity members on the
layout and completion of
the murals seen in Lovell
today. June was commis-
sioned by many people
to design and paint pic-
tures on antique milk cans,
saws and also canvas. She
served in numerous posi-
tions in the LDS Church.
She also served as an elec-
tion judge for numerous
years. In her later years,
she spent countless hours
making heirloom quilts, ta-
ble runners, placemats and
throws for her children and
grandchildren.
June was preceded in
death by her parents Merl
and Enola Walker, her hus-
band Fenton Clyde Wood,
her son Michael Walker
Wood, her brother Farrel
Walker and her sister Eu-
nice Wardell.
June is survived by her
children along with her sib-
lings Wayne Walker, Char-
la Asay, Bonnie Wardell,
Dennis Walker and Dale
Walker.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, Aug. 23, at
10 a.m. at the LDS Stake
Center in Lovell.
Burial was in the Lovell
Cemetery. Haskell Funeral
Home was in charge of ar-
rangements. Condolences
may be sent to the family
online at www.haskellfu-
neralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers, the
family requests that dona-
tions be made to the charity
of the donor's choice.
John Earl Adams
A memorial service to
celebrate the life of John
Earl Adams, who died
Aug. 22, will be held at 11
a.m., on Saturday, Sept. 6,
2014, at the Bidwell Fu-
neral Home in St. Anthony,
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