All Obituaries

Lola Landers Hamilton passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at her home.  She was born October 30, 1918 in Riverton Wyoming, while her father served in WWI.  She was 100 and ½ years old.    Lola lived 87 of those years in Bridger Valley on the Hamilton ranch where she resided until death.  She graduated from Mountain View High School with the class of 1936 and continued to educate herself and develop many talents and skills.  She was very well...

John Craig “Banjo” Jensen   John Craig “Banjo” Jensen, 79, of Lyman, Wyoming, passed away peacefully on June 7, 2019 from complications with Parkinson’s disease.   Craig was born May 16, 1940, in Lyman, Wyoming, to Thorvald Arthur and Leah Viola Wilson Jensen.  He grew up in Lyman, Wyoming, where he graduated from Lyman High School in 1958 in a class of seven students.   Craig served in the Army on two separate occasions.  In 1958...

Bernard Dee Sweat, 70, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City with his girls by his side.  Bernard was born on May 10, 1949 to Earl and Veneta Sweat in Heber City, UT.  He was a United States Army Veteran and was in the Vietnam War where he received the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Bronze Star Medal and the Army Commendation Medal. He is preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Janet...

Ted Reno Ellingford died at his home on the ranch outside of Lyman on June 4, 2019. He was born October 7, 1944 on the ranch to Pete Ellingford and Esther Kidman Ellingford. He was the youngest of four children. Ted enjoyed sports, especially basketball. He ran track and played eight man football. He graduated from Lyman High School in 1963, attended the University of Wyoming and obtained his Juris Doctorate in 1972. He married Pat Allen and in 1967 they were blessed with a son,...

On Monday, June 3rd, 2019, Michelle “Shelly” Walls, loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Shelly was born in Baltimore, MD on September 11, 1966, to Benjamin and Barbara Franklin. Growing up on the East Coast with two sisters and her parents, Shelly learned to care deeply for anyone she met, a trait that would stay with her and lead to many loving friendships throughout her life. She raised her sons Chris and Steve, who...

Donald Edward Nichols peacefully passed away on June 1, 2019 in Evanston, Wyoming with his family by his side. He was born on July 24, 1930 in Canon City, Colorado to Otto Fred Nichols and Clara (Nickerson) Nichols. His parents divorced when he was an infant, so he never knew his father. Clara left Colorado, moving to Utah when Don and his siblings were very young. He married Maxine Cornia in 1949 and was blessed with 8 children. They divorced in 1968, and Don later married Josephine...

Mary Elizabeth Brisko passed peacefully to her next estate surrounded by her three children and their spouses on 31 May 2019.  Mary was born the second of six girls to Byron Locke and Hilda Mae Kindervater in Meadville PA on 18 April 1925.  Mary’s youth was spent in Pennsylvania and Ohio. She had many fond memories of her youth and being raised near the family farm with many loving mentors.   The family migrated west at the close of WWII and established their home...

James Duard Pritchard resident of Lyman Wyoming passed away May 30, 2019. He was 92. He was born to James Berton and Zella Pearl Townsend Pritchard in Los Angeles, California. He married Genevieve Benton they later divorced Duard had a love of the great outdoors he enjoyed camping, fishing, and hunting. He also worked for the Game and Fish Department and retired from UP Railroad. He was preceded in death by: his parents James and Zella Pritchard, one sister Gail Isherwood, and one niece...

Lawrence David Seymour, 88, passed away on May 30, 2019 in Evanston, Wyoming. He was born on December 30, 1930 in Wallas Texas To Edwin William Seymour and Beulah Lee Hardin On August 13, 1989 he married Norene Arave Seymour in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was a Army Veteran.  He worked for F.M.C. for over 32 years.  He loved to fish and camp with his family.  Lawrence was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  He and his wife served a mission...

Joan W. Larson/Ayres passed away peacefully with her family by her side May 27th 2019. Joan was born August, 2nd 1968 to Sheldon Wilson and Gwenda H. Batty. Joan grew up in Randolph, Utah where she took part in 4-H clubs, little league teams, and church activities. She graduated from Rich High School and attended Bridgerland Technical College in Logan, Utah. Joan married Wade A. Larson, they made their home in Lyman, Wyoming and were blessed with two sons Kaleb and Kendall. Their marriage...