All Obituaries

Funeral service for William E. ‘Bill’ Francis, will be at 1:00 P.M. Sat., Jan. 19, 2019, at Niobrara County Fairgrounds in Lusk.  Interment will be at 2:00 P.M. Mon., Jan. 21, 2019, at Willow Grove Cemetery in Buffalo, Wyoming.  He passed away Mon., Jan. 14, 2019, at his home in Prairie Center Wyoming. William Elmer ‘Bill’ Francis was born in Buffalo, Wyoming, June 18, 1930, to Lawrence and Bessie May (Foreman) Francis, joining his 2-year-old brother,...

    Kyle Brian Blake, 29, died on Thursday, January 3, 2019 in an automobile accident west of Lusk.     Kyle was born on November 1, 1989 in Bozeman, Montana to Mark Allen Blake and Lee Ann Blake (Rowe). He grew up in Lander, Wyoming and graduated from Lander Valley High School in 2008 at the top of his class. He attended the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming on a full ride scholarship and graduated in 2011 with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Wildlife...

Ewart "Peewee" Arthur Johnson was born on February 26th 1942 in Lusk Wyoming to Maurine and Elmer Johnson. Peewee, along with his younger siblings, was raised south of Manville on the Johnson Family Ranch. After he graduated high school in 1960 from Sunrise School, he went to work as a ranch hand for Shorty Milligan alongside Bebe Reed. Shortly after, the two of them went to work for Pfisters north of Lusk. In December of 1967 Peewee married Peggy Barr in Jay Em, and from this...

Donnie Gene Gladson, 79 yrs old passed away on Dec. 28, 2018, at home in Burns, WY with his daughters by his side until the end. Graveside services will be, 2:00 PM, Thursday, Jan 3, 2019 , at the Dellview Cemetery in Manville, Wyoming with Pastor Tom Strock officiating.  Don (Gramps or Grumps) was born on Oct 13, 1939, in Lusk WY to Lynard and Leila Gladson. He graduated from Niobrara County High School and was in the Army National Guard.  Don worked road construction...

Sergeant Billy James Shepperson was born on May 18th, 1978 in Casper, Wyoming during a spring blizzard to Jim and Alice Shepperson, joining his older brother Baxter into the Shepperson household. Billy studied Agricultural Business at Casper College after graduating from Hot Springs County High School in 1996.  In February 2001, Billy enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, attending recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot - San Diego, California. Following initial...

Shirley Owens passed away from this earthly life on December 8, 2018 to begin her new life in a place of comfort, peace and joy. Shirley Louise Lang was born on July 9, 1927 to Edward Lang and Evalyn Allen Lang in Torrington, Wyoming while the family was living on a homestead near Jay Em, Wyoming. She received her schooling in country school in the Prairie Center area until she transferred to attend high school in Torrington, where she graduated in 1945. She worked for a time as a nurse's...

Scarlett Shea Herndon Taylor, age 55, passed away November 16, 2018 in Lusk, WY. Scarlett was born on October 7, 1963 in Okinawa to parents Franklin Delano Herndon and Mildred Jean Herndon. Scarlett is survived by her loving husband, James Edward Taylor; her children, Jamie Faye Dales, and Billy Dean Carter; siblings Steve D. Herndon (Sheri), Gary A. Herndon (Kim), Susan K. Leavell (Ted), and Janet F. Green (Jon);  grandchildren Corey Todd Dales, Harlow Grace Dales and...

Diane Rabern, 68, of Lusk, passed away Nov. 14, 2018 in Gillette, Wyo.  A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Sat., Dec. 1, 2018, at the First Baptist Church in Lusk with Pastor Tom Strock officiating, with inurnment in the Lusk Cemetery. Diane Lou Rabern Whitt was born July 27, 1950 in Pierre, SD to Tim and Lurene Rabern.  Diane spent her childhood in South Dakota helping with the younger kids.  She attended school in Eagle Butte, SD, graduation from Custer,...

Ina Louise Wheaton May 13, 1927 - October 22, 2018 Ina Louise Wheaton, age 91, of Lusk, Wyoming passed away peacefully October 22, 2018 at Niobrara Community Hospital. Louise was born May 13, 1927 in Pawnee, Oklahoma to Russell and Hope Toler. On November 27, 1945 she married Gordon (Bud) Wheaton in Miles City, Montana. He preceded her in death on August 18, 1984. Louise is survived by her two daughters, Connie (Jesse) Halligan, of Lusk and Laurie (Jim) Stratton of Phoenix, Arizona. Louise...

  Funeral services for Benjamin George ‘Benji’ Brozovich will be held at 10:00 A.M. Mon., Oct. 15, 2018, at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds Auditorium, with Father Andrew Duncan, of St. Leo Catholic Church in Lusk, officiating. Interment will follow in the family plot at the Lusk Cemetery.  He died Thursday, Oct. 4, in a train crash west of Cheyenne, WY. Ben was born in Lusk Jan. 11, 1979 to Art and Madeleine (Kalamaja) Brozovich, and grew up on the family...