Gladys Roxa French, 93, died Jan. 6 at Westview Health Care Center, Sheridan.
She was born at Slack, Wyo., on Feb 2, 1902 to Roy and Roxa Powers.
She married Herbert French on June 27, 1925 at Passaic, Wyo.
When she was six weeks old, her family went by team and wagon from Slack to the Bear Creek Country at Quietus, Mont., to find a new homesite. The family spent the summer cutting trees for a log home while living in a tent. They drove back to Carneyville, Wyo., (now extinct) to work in the coal mines during the winter, returning to Bear Creek to build fences, reservoirs and a barn. Water was hauled when cisterns were dry and ice was put up in the winter for drinking and iceboxes.
Her first schooling was held in the living room and part-time in the bunkhouse for three-month terms. Later, she rode four miles to school for four-month terms. When time for high school came, she attended Sheridan High School where she was a member of Q.E.Q., the National Honor Society, the Glee Club and was assistant editor of the Annual. She took normal training and taught at the Green School at Passaic and later at the Bear Creek School at Quietus.
Following marriage, they continued ranching near Quietus until retirement and then moved to Big Horn in 1960.
She especially enjoyed raising flowers, sewing, reading, water exercises and cooking. She was a member of Red Grade Homemakers, Quilting and Sewing Group of Big Horn and honorary member of the Sheridan FFA.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a son, a grandson, a brother and two sisters.
Survivors include two daughters, Betty McKenzie of Big Horn and Patricia Foss of Story; two brothers, Harry Powers of Columbus, Mont., and Jerry Powers of Sheridan; three sisters, Marjorie Moss of Billings, Josephine Parker of Sheridan and Doris Fern Klopp of Long Beach, Calif., 11 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and one great-great –grandchild.
Memorial services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Champion Funeral Home with Roy French officiating.
Memorials in her memory may be designated for Red Grade Homemakers of Big Horn, or the Mt. Hope Cemetery at Big Horn, in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank of Commerce, Sheridan.
She was born at Slack, Wyo., on Feb 2, 1902 to Roy and Roxa Powers.
She married Herbert French on June 27, 1925 at Passaic, Wyo.
When she was six weeks old, her family went by team and wagon from Slack to the Bear Creek Country at Quietus, Mont., to find a new homesite. The family spent the summer cutting trees for a log home while living in a tent. They drove back to Carneyville, Wyo., (now extinct) to work in the coal mines during the winter, returning to Bear Creek to build fences, reservoirs and a barn. Water was hauled when cisterns were dry and ice was put up in the winter for drinking and iceboxes.
Her first schooling was held in the living room and part-time in the bunkhouse for three-month terms. Later, she rode four miles to school for four-month terms. When time for high school came, she attended Sheridan High School where she was a member of Q.E.Q., the National Honor Society, the Glee Club and was assistant editor of the Annual. She took normal training and taught at the Green School at Passaic and later at the Bear Creek School at Quietus.
Following marriage, they continued ranching near Quietus until retirement and then moved to Big Horn in 1960.
She especially enjoyed raising flowers, sewing, reading, water exercises and cooking. She was a member of Red Grade Homemakers, Quilting and Sewing Group of Big Horn and honorary member of the Sheridan FFA.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a son, a grandson, a brother and two sisters.
Survivors include two daughters, Betty McKenzie of Big Horn and Patricia Foss of Story; two brothers, Harry Powers of Columbus, Mont., and Jerry Powers of Sheridan; three sisters, Marjorie Moss of Billings, Josephine Parker of Sheridan and Doris Fern Klopp of Long Beach, Calif., 11 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and one great-great –grandchild.
Memorial services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Champion Funeral Home with Roy French officiating.
Memorials in her memory may be designated for Red Grade Homemakers of Big Horn, or the Mt. Hope Cemetery at Big Horn, in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank of Commerce, Sheridan.
Gladys Roxa French, 93, died Jan. 6 at Westview Health Care Center, Sheridan.
She was born at Slack, Wyo., on Feb 2, 1902 to Roy and Roxa Powers.
She married Herbert French on June 27, 1925 at Passaic, Wyo.
When she was six weeks old, her family went by team and wagon from Slack to the Bear Creek Country at Quietus, Mont., to find a new homesite. The family spent the summer cutting trees for a log home while living in a tent. They drove back to Carneyville, Wyo., (now extinct) to work in the coal mines during the winter, returning to Bear Creek to build fences, reservoirs and a barn. Water was hauled when cisterns were dry and ice was put up in the winter for drinking and iceboxes.
Her first schooling was held in the living room and part-time in the bunkhouse for three-month terms. Later, she rode four miles to school for four-month terms. When time for high school came, she attended Sheridan High School where she was a member of Q.E.Q., the National Honor Society, the Glee Club and was assistant editor of the Annual. She took normal training and taught at the Green School at Passaic and later at the Bear Creek School at Quietus.
Following marriage, they continued ranching near Quietus until retirement and then moved to Big Horn in 1960.
She especially enjoyed raising flowers, sewing, reading, water exercises and cooking. She was a member of Red Grade Homemakers, Quilting and Sewing Group of Big Horn and honorary member of the Sheridan FFA.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a son, a grandson, a brother and two sisters.
Survivors include two daughters, Betty McKenzie of Big Horn and Patricia Foss of Story; two brothers, Harry Powers of Columbus, Mont., and Jerry Powers of Sheridan; three sisters, Marjorie Moss of Billings, Josephine Parker of Sheridan and Doris Fern Klopp of Long Beach, Calif., 11 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and one great-great –grandchild.
Memorial services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Champion Funeral Home with Roy French officiating.
Memorials in her memory may be designated for Red Grade Homemakers of Big Horn, or the Mt. Hope Cemetery at Big Horn, in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank of Commerce, Sheridan.
She was born at Slack, Wyo., on Feb 2, 1902 to Roy and Roxa Powers.
She married Herbert French on June 27, 1925 at Passaic, Wyo.
When she was six weeks old, her family went by team and wagon from Slack to the Bear Creek Country at Quietus, Mont., to find a new homesite. The family spent the summer cutting trees for a log home while living in a tent. They drove back to Carneyville, Wyo., (now extinct) to work in the coal mines during the winter, returning to Bear Creek to build fences, reservoirs and a barn. Water was hauled when cisterns were dry and ice was put up in the winter for drinking and iceboxes.
Her first schooling was held in the living room and part-time in the bunkhouse for three-month terms. Later, she rode four miles to school for four-month terms. When time for high school came, she attended Sheridan High School where she was a member of Q.E.Q., the National Honor Society, the Glee Club and was assistant editor of the Annual. She took normal training and taught at the Green School at Passaic and later at the Bear Creek School at Quietus.
Following marriage, they continued ranching near Quietus until retirement and then moved to Big Horn in 1960.
She especially enjoyed raising flowers, sewing, reading, water exercises and cooking. She was a member of Red Grade Homemakers, Quilting and Sewing Group of Big Horn and honorary member of the Sheridan FFA.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a son, a grandson, a brother and two sisters.
Survivors include two daughters, Betty McKenzie of Big Horn and Patricia Foss of Story; two brothers, Harry Powers of Columbus, Mont., and Jerry Powers of Sheridan; three sisters, Marjorie Moss of Billings, Josephine Parker of Sheridan and Doris Fern Klopp of Long Beach, Calif., 11 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and one great-great –grandchild.
Memorial services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Champion Funeral Home with Roy French officiating.
Memorials in her memory may be designated for Red Grade Homemakers of Big Horn, or the Mt. Hope Cemetery at Big Horn, in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank of Commerce, Sheridan.
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