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Laramie
2010, Cheyenne, Laramie Co., WY, Obituary
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Leona M. Blankenship,
70, died April 9, 2010, at Mountain Towers Healthcare. She was born Oct. 16,
1939, in Bassett, Neb., to Gottfried and Mae Mauch. She
was a child care provider and a member of the Moose Auxiliary.
Leona is survived
by five children, Richard John Wright, Randy Lee Wright, Ronald Wayne Betts,
Debbie Lee Anderson-Phillips and Kimberly Lynn Blankenship; 11 grandchildren, Isaac Landon Wright, Jesse Lee Wright, Richard
John Wright Jr., Randy Wayne Wright, Michelle Dawn Wright, Trevor Blackburn,
Kenny McCall, Klairrissa Lee McCall, Tyler Lee Blankenship, Robert Lee Pountney
III and Crystal Lee Pountney; two
great-grandchildren, Caleb Lee Wright and Daniel Wright.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Gladess Mauch; and two brothers,
Swede Mauch and Doc Mauch.
Cremation will take place at Schrader's Sunset Park Crematory.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2010, Cheyenne, Laramie
Co., WY, Obituary
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
(Cheyenne, WY) - May 2, 2010
Maxine Esther Davis, 88, (1921-2010) of
Cheyenne died April 26 at Davis Hospice Center. Mrs. Davis was born Oct. 12, 1921, in
Florence, Kan., to Harry Lee Blair and Marie Vera (Walter) Blair. Following the
divorce of her parents, Mrs. Davis was adopted by Earl Shepherd, her
stepfather, and was raised in Alliance, Neb. She had lived in Cheyenne since
1990, having previously resided in Cheyenne from 1957 until 1972, when she
moved to Oklahoma City, and later Irving, Texas, to be closer to family.
Following her graduation from high school in Alliance in 1939, Mrs.
Davis studied nursing at the St. Agnes Academy in Alliance. On Feb. 21, 1942,
she married Culver O. Davis, a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot, whom she met during his
basic training at Fort Logan in Denver, thus beginning her lifelong career as
an "Air Force wife." She was proud to follow her husband to duty
stations in California, Wisconsin, Georgia, Texas, New Mexico, Kentucky, South
Dakota, Washington, D.C., and Japan. When her husband retired from the Air
Force in 1957, with a war-time 100 percent medical disability, Mrs. Davis
assumed the responsibility of being his caregiver, in addition to being his
advocate, confident, and best friend, roles in which she faithfully served
until his death in 2009, all while raising their three children. In her later
years, Mrs. Davis and her husband returned to college attending Laramie County
Community College, the University of Wyoming, and the University of Central
Oklahoma.
Mrs. Davis is survived by her two sons, Christopher O. Davis and
Kelly S. (Monica) Davis, both of Cheyenne; two grandchildren, Courtney
(Miranda) Davis of Goodfellow AFB, Texas, and Sarah
Davis of Quinlan, Texas; two great-grandchildren, Baylin
Davis and Duke Blankenship; and a brother Richard (Joan) Shepherd of
Boerne, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 67
years, Culver O. Davis; and a daughter, Becky Davis of Tokyo.
Cremation has taken place at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens under the
direction of Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel of the
Chimes. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date with
internment at Lakeview Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Laramie Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
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Blankenship, Leona M. 70, 16Oct1939
- 09Apr2010, Cheyenne, Laramie,
WY, NE-506-44-3724
Natrona
2011, Casper,
Natrona Co., WY, Obituary
Star-Tribune (Casper, WY) - August 3, 2011
Funeral services for Kraig Charles Brusaw will be held Friday, August 5th, 2011, at the First
United Methodist Church located at 332 East 2nd Street.
Kraig died July 31st at the Wyoming Medical Center. He was born
November 24th, 1994 in Casper, WY to Melanie (Brusaw)
Sleep and adoptive father Jeffrey Sleep.
Kraig was a big brother to Gerald Sleep and Sara Sleep, whom he
loved very much. He will be remembered for his big heart, always helping his
family and friends. Kraig liked to skateboard and
snowboard, he was really into rap music, he loved to ride his grandparent's
4-wheelers on Casper mountain, he enjoyed camping almost every year at Glendo, he liked learning to drive, and he especially loved
hanging out with his family and all of his friends. Kraig
was a talented writer and took second place in the Letters About
Literature 2010 contest.
Kraig is survived by and will be greatly missed by his parents,
Melanie and Jeffrey Sleep; brother, Gerald Sleep; sister, Sara Sleep;
grandparents, Jim and Susan Brusaw and Jerry and Gale
Sleep all of Casper; great-grandparents, Patricia Blankenship of Westville IL, Cora and Andy Louie of
Phoenix AZ; many aunts and uncles in Casper, Colorado, Arizona, Texas and
Montana; numerous cousins in Casper, Montana, Texas and Colorado and so many of
his friends here in Casper.
Kraig was preceded in death by his grandmother, Charlotte
(Blankenship) Montoya and his
uncle, Ted Westreicher. A benefit concert in Kraig's honor will be held at the Venue on August 18th,
2011, at 6pm, given by his loving cousins Derrek and
Stephan Jensen, Britny Richards, and Lexi Abitbol.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com