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Melvin Edmund "Butch" Jackson
Wednesday, June 4th 2008
Melvin Edmund "Butch" Jackson
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Wake & Service: 7pm Thursday June 5that the Frazer Community Hall.
Funeral Service: 11am Friday June 6th will be held in the Frazer Community Hall with interment in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.
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Melvin Edmund "Butch" Jackson
October 18th, 1943 -June 1st, 2008
Melvin Edmund “Butch” Jackson, 64, of Billings, MT, formerly of Frazer, MT, surrounded by his family peacefully left this world on June 1st, 2008 at the Billings Clinic.
He was born October 18th, 1943 to Enright and Ethel Jackson in Frazer, MT.
He is survived by his wife of 42 years Eugenia, son Robert, daughter Nancy, son-in-law Cimeron, his two grandchildren, who were his pride and joy Cimeron, Jr and Lanica all of Billings. His mother Ethel Jackson of Great Falls, brother Richard (Bernadette) Jackson, sisters Carla (Dennis) McCarty of Great Falls, Noralie “Bunni” Jackson of Ft. Belknap, Paula (Dave) Tennent, of Miles City, Jonnie (Lisa) Jackson of Billings, and numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren and extended family.
He was preceded in death by his father, Enright Jackson, brothers, William, Benjamin and Emerson Jackson and maternal and paternal grandparents.
He had a real passion for Wild Horse Racing. He loved to go to the Red Lodge Rodeo every July to watch his favorite Wild Horse Racers, Indian, Brickie, D.B., Patrick and Milo Jackson.
Butch dropped out of High School to join the Marines, earning his GED while in the service. He proudly served in the Vietnam War. He was active with Legion Pots 54 while residing in Poplar, MT. He worked numerous jobs throughout his life. He was a jack of all trades but a master of none. Always fixing cars and working hard.
After health problems kept him from working, he went to Fort Peck Community College. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in General Studies. Then he moved his family to Billings to go to college. He was in his final semester of his senior year at MSU-B when he had a stroke and had to withdraw from school.
Dad had a real passion for life. He lived his life to the fullest and left the world with no regrets.
A traditional 4-day feast will be held on Wednesday June 4th at 1pm at the Frazer Community Hall. Wake & Services will be held 7pm Thursday June 5th and funeral service 11am Friday June 6th will be held in the Frazer Community Hall with interment in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.
Condolences to the family may be sent to the family at csmc@nemontel.net or www.stevensonandsons.com. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mel Vaughn
Tuesday, June 3rd 2008
NAME: Melvin G. “Mel” Vaughn
AGE: 76
DATELINE: Glasgow, Montana
DATE OF DEATH: Thursday – May 29, 2008
CAUSE OF DEATH: complications of cancer
PLACE OF DEATH: at his home in Glasgow, Montana
SERVICE: Friday – June 13, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. at the Glasgow Evangelical Church in Glasgow, Montana
INTERMENT: Highland Cemetery in Glasgow, Montana
MORTUARY IN CHARGE: Bell Mortuary of Glasgow, MT
BORN: August 1, 1931 in Lake County, Michigan
PARENTS: George H. and Dorothy M. (Bringman) Vaughn
Mel was raised in Michigan and after school he served in the US Air Force in Greenland and Utah before coming to Malstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Montana, where he met Chris. Mel married Chris Cornwell in Glasgow on December 27, 1956. They lived in Michigan a short time before settling in Glasgow in June of 1958 when Mel went to work for the Weather Bureau. He retired from the Weather Bureau after 28 years in 1986. He loved his flight simulator and flew all over the world on it. He enjoyed and was very good at electronics and also liked fishing, boating, and camping. He especially enjoyed his kids and his grandkids.
SURVIVORS:
Wife: Lucretia “Chris” Cornwell Vaughn of Glasgow, MT
Son: Kendall Vaughn (Tracie) of Glasgow, MT
Daughter: Kimberly J. Rowe of Federalway, Washington
Grandchildren: (8): Katherine Smith, Christopher (Laura) Smith, Corey (Roseann) Smith,
Rebecca Pilgeram, Samantha Rowe, Ryan Fisher, Tanica Vaughn,
Kendra Vaughn
Great Grandchildren:: (6): Brant U’ren, Chase Smith, Makayla, James, Patrick,
Savannah
Sister: Jean Wade of Kalamazoo, Michigan
Brother: Bill Wade of Harrison, Michigan
Numerous nieces and nephews.
Lois Elenora (Kananen) Schultz
Tuesday, June 3rd 2008
NAME: Lois Elenora (Kananen) Schultz Age: 69
DATELINE: Hinsdale, Montana
DATE OF DEATH: Monday, June 2, 2008
CAUSE OF DEATH: heart failure
PLACE OF DEATH: at her home in Hinsdale, Montana
SERVICE: Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 11A.M. at the Hinsdale Legion Hall in Hinsdale,
Montana
INTERMENT: Hillview Cemetery in Hinsdale, Montana
MORTUARY IN CHARGE: Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, MT.
BORN: August 20, 1938 in Harlowton, Montana
PARENTS: Charles William and Elenora Alice (Warneke) Kananen
On June 3, 1957 she married William (Bill) Schultz in Hinsdale, Montana. This union brought Dolores, Rita and Gwen.
She enjoyed many years of sewing. As her girls were growing up they didn’t know what store bought clothes were, and Lois even sewed all three of their wedding dresses. Bill had never bought a shirt until she lost her eyesight. She enjoyed crocheting, her flowers, gardening along with canning, collecting salt and pepper shakers, and watching birds were her pleasures in life.
She loved going to all the girls’ schooling events, from sitting in the bleachers listening to their music and standing in the track field. Now she had moved on to the grandkids’ schooling events.
Lois also enjoyed going to the hills and being with her husband. She would bring back rocks to place in her beautiful yard.
SURVIVORS:
Husband: William (Bill) Schultz of Hinsdale, MT.
Daughters: Dolores (Mark) Martin of Kuna, Idaho
Rita (Wesley) Berlinger of Big Sandy, MT.
Gwen (Shane) Ophus of Big Sandy, MT.
Grandchildren (8): Melissa and Brian Martin
Marie, Sandy (Ross Beaudette), and Jeff Zeiger
Mason, Blaine, and Taylor Ophus
Great Grandchild: Conner Sibra
Brothers: Chuck (Jo) Kananen of Roy, MT.
Carl Kananen of Lewistown, MT.
Elliott "ET" Lynn Todd
Monday, June 2nd 2008
Elliott "ET" Lynn Todd
1937-2008
Elliott L. Todd “ET”, age 70, of Frazer, Montana passed away Saturday, May 31, 2008 at the Trinity Hospital in Wolf Point, Montana.
Elliott was born on July 28, 1937 to Lucy Redstone Todd and Orville Todd. He always said he was born at Cooley Springs, north of Nashua. The family later moved to Oswego. He attended Frazer school where he joined the basketball team.
On January 17th, 1955 he married Patty Bauer and to this union were born five children, Teri Lynn, Jeffery Grant, Ken Elliott, Wade Patrick, and Timothy Lee. They were later divorced.
Elliott enlisted in the Air Force in September, 1954. While he was in the service he had Top Secret Clearance with Telecommunications while stationed at Adona, Turkey and Athens, Greece for 18 months.
After returning to the United States he was stationed at March Air Force Base in Riverside, California. He was then honorably discharged in 1958.
After being discharged from the Air Force he went to college and received a degree in Aircraft Engineering at Cal-Poly. He then worked around the country for numerous aircraft companies such as Hughs, Boeing, Lookeed, and Sperry Ram as a wing designer.
He worked and lived in Phoenix, Arizona from 1970-1975. This is where he met and married Rose Drew. They moved to Frazer and along with them they brought Elliott’s four boys and Rose’s three boys. They were later divorced.
He lived alongside the little porcupine creek in Frazer and that is where he started his Black Angus herd. At that time, Elliott, along with others, started the Frazer Town Council, the first Tribal Newspaper for Frazer, the Frazer Fire Department and Ambulance. He was also instrumental in bringing A & S Industries to Frazer. He went to work for the Fort Peck Housing Authority around 1975-1983, as the Director, where he brought in 441 homes for the Fort Peck Reservation, of those homes they included homes with basements, split homes, homes with garages and log homes. He also provided safe and affordable housing for the elderly Native Americans with two 12 plex’s. He was instrumental in making Fort Peck the leader in Indian Housing across the nation. He was known as “the legend of Housing Authority.” He was on the Frazer School board as a member and chairman for 10 years where he traveled to Washington, DC to obtain the funding for the construction for the new Frazer School.
Elliott worked for his son, Ken Todd Construction, as the manager for several years. All the while working he continued to build up his herd of cattle.
For the last 22 years he lived south of Frazer where his herd had grown to 350 head. He was one of the largest Native American Ranchers on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. He was on the Fort Peck Tribal Ranch Board and was currently serving as the Chairman of the Farm and Ranch Board.
He and his best friend, companion and soul mate, Thelma Blount, were together for 22 years where they raised cattle and grandchildren on the Iron Horn Cattle Ranch.
He was preceded in death by his Great-Grandfather Chief Redstone, his Grandmother Christine Redstone, Grandfather Horace Todd, his parents Orville and Lucy, his brothers Dale, Benny and Arnie, his son Ken, and his favorite son-in-law, Larry Long.
He is survived by his loved companion and soul mate, Thelma Blount; his daughter, Teri Long of Wolf Point, Montana; his sons, Jeff, Wade and Tim, all of Wolf Point; 30 Grandkids; numerous Great-Grandkids; nieces; nephews; his companion’s children, George, Rob, Sid, Loni and Delane Blount, all of Frazer, Montana; and his only Aunt, Freda Fourstar of Frazer.
The day our friend, father, grandpa and beloved companion left this world he was doing what he enjoyed the most and that was rounding up and branding his cattle on his ranch.
He will be greatly missed by everyone.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 from 1:00 – 7:00 p.m. with a Prayer Service beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at the Frazer School Gymnasium. Interment will follow at the Todd Angus Ranch South of Frazer.
Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point has been entrusted with the arrangements
