She was born in Fargo, N.D., on Sept. 16, 1879, the daughter of William and Alzina Russell. She came to Montana and the Gallatin area with her parents in a covered wagon as a small girl. She received her education in Bozeman and Gallatin County rural schools.
Mrs. Brainard married W. D. Brainard on April 4, 1897, at Pass Creek, and they lived in the Menard-Maudlow area, where they homesteaded. Brainard died in March, 1949, and Mrs. Brainard then moved to her present home in Bozeman.
She was a member of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Brainard was appointed Montana Mother of the Year in 1959.
She was preceded in death by two daughters.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Dokken-Nelson Sunset Chapel. Burial will be in the Sunset Hills Cemetery.
Printed in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle ~ September 22, 1974
She was born in Fargo, N.D., on Sept. 16, 1879, the daughter of William and Alzina Russell. She came to Montana and the Gallatin area with her parents in a covered wagon as a small girl. She received her education in Bozeman and Gallatin County rural schools.
Mrs. Brainard married W. D. Brainard on April 4, 1897, at Pass Creek, and they lived in the Menard-Maudlow area, where they homesteaded. Brainard died in March, 1949, and Mrs. Brainard then moved to her present home in Bozeman.
She was a member of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Brainard was appointed Montana Mother of the Year in 1959.
She was preceded in death by two daughters.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Dokken-Nelson Sunset Chapel. Burial will be in the Sunset Hills Cemetery.
Printed in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle ~ September 22, 1974
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Bessie Mae "Bess" Brainard Reinhardt
1898–1994
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Harry B. Brainard
1900–1998
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Ethel Louise Brainard Bright
1901–1970
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Clifford Earl "Buddy" Brainard
1903–1984
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Laura Belle Brainard Blankenship
1906–1968
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Lester W Brainard
1908–1990
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Hazel B. Brainard Favero
1911–2001
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Walter Brainard
1914–2002
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Doris K Brainard Sandquist
1916–2017
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William Donald "Bill Don" Brainard
1924–2013
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