All Obituaries

His last words were, "I am riding off into the sunset." His hospice nurse responded by singing a couple of bars of "Happy Trails". A few hours later he passed out of this world. Richard Hawkyard was born in Hallock Minnesota on June 11, 1937 as the only child of Harris and Edna Hawkyard. His family moved to southern California in 1941 where his grandparents had settled. They moved around a great deal. He spent high school years in Calexico California. He received a...

Lucille Mae (James) Walker, 86 of Hamilton passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 at St. Patrick Hospital due to complications from surgery.  She was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma on June 24, 1932, the only daughter of Jesse Henry James and Esther Mae Matthews.  Lucille married James H. Walker in Phoenix, Arizona on February 2, 1952.  Together they raised seven children. During her lifetime, she had many jobs, her most important and proudest was raising her children.  It was...

HAMILTON - Wilma Roberta Snell, 86, our loving Mother, passed away Wednesday, March 6, at the Bee Hive Homes in Hamilton.  Mom was born in Stevensville, Montana on September 24, 1932 to Fred and Stella France. The France family was moving from Grass Range, Montana to the Bitterroot Valley when they stopped in Stevensville due to Grandma going into labor. Later that night our Mom was born. She would grow up in a family with eight brothers. Needless to say she learned to be strong and...

Victor - Francis Reynolds Bishop, 85, passed away March 6, 2019 at St Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center. She was born December 8, 1933 in Saginaw, Texas, the daughter of the late Sherwood and Nannie Lillian Reynolds.  Frances was raised in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area. After graduating from Northwest High School, she attended Texas Christian University where she was a member of Beta Sigma Phi. She later moved to Midland, Texas and was a legal secretary with Sinclair Oil...

Robert “Bob” Jay Paddock, 93, of Hamilton passed away March 6, 2019.  He was born in Terry, Montana on December 3, 1925 and raised in Corvallis Montana after the family moved there in 1931.  Bob was a WWII Veteran and served his country from 1944to 1946.  Bob was a rifleman in the Army and an expert with the M-1 rifle.  He was in Italy for almost eight months.  He earned the World War II Victory Medal, European African Meddle Eastern Campaign Metal,...

Our beloved Nancy, a Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and a wife of 63 years left us to be with the Lord on Tuesday March 5th 2019. She was born in Granite City, Illinois on March 22nd, 1932 to Emil and Esther Erickson.  Nancy was educated in the early years in Granite City before moving in 1948 with her family to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida where Emil was a Pharmacist.  After finishing high school she enrolled at Florida State University where she pursued a degree in speech...

Robert “Randy” Crow of Hamilton passed away Monday March 4th 2019 in Hamilton.  He was 42. He was born Robert Ransom Crow on March 28, 1976 in Fort Collins, Colorado to Robert George and Janice Alexander Crow.  As he grew up, he was known as Randy to his family and friends. Robert graduated from Berthoud High School.  Robert is most commonly described as a gentle giant. Those who knew him knew of his kind heart and generous spirit. He always had a kind word for...

CORVALLIS - Marilyn Mae Manny, 76, of Corvallis passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.  

DARBY – Our little gift, Trevor A. Albrecht, 9 years old, is safely home with Jesus.  He ended his courageous fight and gained his Angel Wings on February 25, 2019.  Trevor was born July 22, 2019 in Seattle with congenital heart disease.  He received his heart transplant in 2010 at 6 months old and battled rejection from the transplant for the rest of his life.  Through these 9 years Trevor never it slow him down.  Trevor’s favorite place to be was at...

Carol Morris went to be with our Lord and Savior February 24th, 2019 at the age of 70. She was born August 31, 1948 to George Sr. and Viola Sonnich. She was a member of Victor Community Church in Victor, Montana. She had a loving church family. Carol was preceded in death by her husband Richard; her parents, two brothers, George Jr. and Richard Steven; her in-laws, Ralph and Evelyn Morris and her sister-in-law, Carole. She is survived by her son David and wife Clair; two grandchildren,...