January 2012

Jan. 5 Sharon Eckert Logan, 72, of Worland,
Jan. 5 Vern Edward Reid, 76, of Greybull, formerly of Burlington
Jan. 5 Veronica Ann Mangus, 39, of Thermopolis
Jan. 8 Janice J. Curtis, 73, of Worland, in Bozeman, Mont.
Jan. 9 Charron Fay VanBuskirk, 66, of Thermopolis
Jan. 10 Glen E. Cooper, 76, of Thermopolis
Jan. 11 Michael G. Groshart, 65, of Grand Blanc, Mich., formerly of Worland
Jan. 11 Helen Marie Werbelow, 95, of Emblem, in Powell
Jan. 14 Evonne Nettie Thornton Harvey, 85, of Worland, formerly of Thermopolis
Jan. 13 James R. “Jay” Peterson, 73, of Winchester, in Worland
Jan. 11 Louise “Adell” Martin, 75, of Brighton, Colo., formerly of Riverton
Jan. 16 Seymour S. Butler, 95, of Thermopolis
Jan. 15 Jimmy “Jim” Dale Soetmelk, 62, of Greybull
Jan. 16 Francis Russell Bond, 89, of Greybull
Dec. 31, 2011 LeRoy Steber, 83, of Corvallis, Ore., formerly of Worland
Jan. 20 Myrtle E. Davis, 90, of Ten Sleep
Jan. 21 Jean M. Breining, 83, of Basin
Jan. 21 Ruby May Lane, 92, of Worland
Jan. 21 Merle Enos Peterson, 79, of Greybull
Jan. 17 Otis A. Wilkerson, 78, of Cody, formerly of Basin
Jan. 15 Mary Ellen Rimer, 67, of Greybull
Dec. 17 Luella Jessie Bangeman, 95, of Canon City, Colo., formerly of Worland
Jan. 23 LeRoy Russell, 72, of Sun Lakes, Ariz., formerly of Worland
Jan. 23 Gladys M. Ogg, 90, of Worland
Jan. 21 Samuel Clark Shelton, 85, of Thermopolis
Jan. 22 Clyde Eugene “Gene” Frisbee, 77, of Worland
Jan. 30 Shirley A. Busch, 79, of Worland, in Sheridan
Jan. 29 Vernon U. Vanarsdall, 80, of Ten Sleep, in Casper
Jan. 29 Gay S. McGee, 96, of Thermopolis
Jan. 24 Richard Dale Thompson, 80, of Yukon, Okla., formerly of Thermopolis
Jan. 30 Leonard Franklin Wilson, 87, of Worland
Jan. 22 Elmer Jackson, 91, of Buffalo, formerly of Worland
Jan. 17 Alfred Curtis Morgan, 87, of Albuquerque, N.M., formerly of Worland
Jan. 31 Harry R. Mills, Jr., 65, of Riverton, formerly of Worland

February 2012

Feb. 1 Randall W. “Buff” Fuqua, 92, of Thermopolis

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Randall W. “Buff” Fuqua

THERMOPOLIS -- Randall W. “Buff” Fuqua, 92, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis. He spent the last few years of his life at the Canyon Village Apartments and later, the Wyoming Pioneer Home, both in Thermopolis.
Born Nov. 5, 1919 in Fenton, Wyo., he was the son of Binger and Martha (Todd) Fuqua. Most of his life was spent ranching at the Pitchfork Ranch near Meeteetse until he retired in the early 2000’s.
On March 26, 1946 he married Eliza J. Eutsler in Billings, Mont. They were married 45 years until her death in 1991.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a son, Wilbur Fuqua in 1996.
Survivors include a son, Randall J. Fuqua of Bergman, Ark., and two stepdaughters, Thelma Monroe of Coquille, Ore. and Darlene Weight of Little Rock, Ark.
Cremation has taken place. No services are being held at this time.
Mortimore Funeral Home assisted with arrangements.

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