Dexter A. Shotts, 83, died Thursday, Feb. 29, 1996, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings. He was born Sept. 21, 1912, in Manhattan, Kan., the son of Joe and Olive Jenkins Shotts, and moved to Wyoming when he was 4. Mr. Shotts graduated from Greybull High School in 1931 and moved to Cody in 1935, living on the South Fork until 1994. He married Sarah Barnhart in Billings on april 29, 1946, and the couple was looking forward to celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Mr. Shotts was a 17-year member of the Rural Volunteer Fire Department and member of Wyoming Fiddler's District # 2. He enjoyed horseback riding.
He is survived by his wife Sarah of Cody, children Alan, Paul and Robert of Cody, David of Tucson, Ariz., and Mary Marchant of Emblem, five grandchildren, sister Marie McIntosh of Wasilla, Alaska, and many friends. Funeral services will be 2 p. m. Tuesday at Ballard Funeral Home with interment following in Riverside Cemetery.
--from The Cody Enterprise 4 March 1996.
Dexter A. Shotts
Cody-Services for Dexter A. Shotts, 83, will be conducted at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Ballard Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Riverside Cemetery.
Mr. Shotts died Feb. 29, 1996, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings, Mont. He was born Sept. 21, 1912, in Manhattan, Kan., the son of Joe and Olive (Jenkins) Shotts. The family moved to Wyoming, where he graduated from Greybull High School in 1931. He moved to Cody in 1935. He married Sarah Barnhart in Billings on April 29, 1946. He was a member of the Rural Volunteer Fire Department and Wyoming Fiddler's District NO. 2. He enjoyed horseback riding.
Survivors include his wife of Cody; children, Alan, Paul and Robert Shotts, all of Cody, David Shotts of Tucson, Ariz., and Mary Merchant of Emblem, Wyo.; sister, Marie McIntosh of Wasilla, Alaska; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
--from the Cody Star 3 March 1996.
Cody, Wyo. Dexter A. Shotts, 83, of Cody, died Thursday, Feb. 29, 1996, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings.
Visitations will be Monday from 5 to 7 p. m. at Ballard Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with interment in Riverside Cemetery.
--from the Cody Star 3 March 1996.
Obits posted by Marge 2008.
2-29-24 thanks to Micah 48671090 for linking parents.
Dexter A. Shotts, 83, died Thursday, Feb. 29, 1996, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings. He was born Sept. 21, 1912, in Manhattan, Kan., the son of Joe and Olive Jenkins Shotts, and moved to Wyoming when he was 4. Mr. Shotts graduated from Greybull High School in 1931 and moved to Cody in 1935, living on the South Fork until 1994. He married Sarah Barnhart in Billings on april 29, 1946, and the couple was looking forward to celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Mr. Shotts was a 17-year member of the Rural Volunteer Fire Department and member of Wyoming Fiddler's District # 2. He enjoyed horseback riding.
He is survived by his wife Sarah of Cody, children Alan, Paul and Robert of Cody, David of Tucson, Ariz., and Mary Marchant of Emblem, five grandchildren, sister Marie McIntosh of Wasilla, Alaska, and many friends. Funeral services will be 2 p. m. Tuesday at Ballard Funeral Home with interment following in Riverside Cemetery.
--from The Cody Enterprise 4 March 1996.
Dexter A. Shotts
Cody-Services for Dexter A. Shotts, 83, will be conducted at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Ballard Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Riverside Cemetery.
Mr. Shotts died Feb. 29, 1996, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings, Mont. He was born Sept. 21, 1912, in Manhattan, Kan., the son of Joe and Olive (Jenkins) Shotts. The family moved to Wyoming, where he graduated from Greybull High School in 1931. He moved to Cody in 1935. He married Sarah Barnhart in Billings on April 29, 1946. He was a member of the Rural Volunteer Fire Department and Wyoming Fiddler's District NO. 2. He enjoyed horseback riding.
Survivors include his wife of Cody; children, Alan, Paul and Robert Shotts, all of Cody, David Shotts of Tucson, Ariz., and Mary Merchant of Emblem, Wyo.; sister, Marie McIntosh of Wasilla, Alaska; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
--from the Cody Star 3 March 1996.
Cody, Wyo. Dexter A. Shotts, 83, of Cody, died Thursday, Feb. 29, 1996, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings.
Visitations will be Monday from 5 to 7 p. m. at Ballard Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with interment in Riverside Cemetery.
--from the Cody Star 3 March 1996.
Obits posted by Marge 2008.
2-29-24 thanks to Micah 48671090 for linking parents.
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