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Rock Springs WY Obituaries and Death Notices
Monday, March 27, 2017Sunday, March 5, 2017, at his home. A memorial service took place at 10:00 am on Monday, March 20, 2017, at Davis Funeral Home. Full obituary. Vivian Kay Reno passed away January 24th, 2017 in Rock Springs, Wyoming surrounded by her family. A celebration of Vivian’s life will be held at 4:00 pm on Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Riverton Elks Club. Full obituary. No services are scheduled for Frank C. Smith, 59, who died on Monday March 13, 2017 at SageWest Riverton. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Frank Smith Memorial Fund in care of Davis Funeral Home. Full obituary. Today we celebrate the life of Chief Petty Officer Corpsman Greg Florence. He passed away in the early morning peacefully in his sleep at the Sheridan VA Hospice center in Sheridan WY. The Family will have a graveside service on the 7th of April at the Mountain View Cemetery in Riverton WY at 2:00 pm with military rights. There will be a gathering at his son’s house at 4480 west Mountain View Dr in Riverton WY following the graveside ceremony to celebrate his life. He requested a donation to the wounded warrior project instead of flowers in care of Carl Florence at the above address. Full obituary.Millani Kai Watt, 14, of Riverton died at the Lander Regional Hospital – Sage West on Friday, March 17, 2017. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church with the wake following at 47 Red Crow Street in Arapaho, WY. The funeral service will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church with burial following at the Arapaho Catholic Cemetery. Full obituary...
Monday, January 30, 2017ARTHUR PAUL PIVIKROCK SPRINGS — A Mass of Christian burial for Arthur Paul Pivik was Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Interment took place in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. A vigil service with rosary was recited Jan. 20, 2017, at the church.Mr. Pivik, 79, of Rock Springs passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mr. Pivik died following a brief illness.He was born Feb. 9, 1937, in Rock Springs, the son of Joseph Pivik and Dorothy Frances Taucher Pivik.Mr. Pivik attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1955 graduate of Rock Springs High School.Mr. Pivik worked for Teton Lumber Company in Wilson following graduation. He entered the U.S. Army on Oct. 10, 1955, at the Old Custom’s Building in Denver He served for three years and entered the U.S. Army Reserve for one year in Jackson Hole. Mr. Pivik was honorably discharged Feb. 9, 1962, as a sergeant E5. Following his...
Monday, January 23, 2017Blue Ridge Parkway.Surviving, in addition to his wife, Nance, are son, Todd Ammons and wife, Ann, of Greer; sister, Sandra Ammons of Rock Springs, WY; brothers, Douglas and Ronald Ammons, both of Powell Butte, OR; and grandchildren, Taylor Alexander Ammons and Ian Marshall Ammons.Visitation will be held Thursday, January 19, 2017, from 4:45 - 5:45 p.m. at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, downtown. A memorial service will follow at 6:00 p.m., in the Downtown Chapel.Condolences may be sent to the family at www.thomasmcafee.com .
Monday, December 19, 2016A visitation will be Monday from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest.The funeral is set for Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at Rock Springs Baptist Church in Easley where Norris was a member.WEBVTT WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE OTHER CHANCE FOR ICE COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. MIKE: WE'VE LEARNED THAT AN 83-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO DIE FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES IN GREENVILLE COUNTY THIS SEASON. OFFICIALS SAY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY ARE AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE IN THIS KIND OF WEATHER. WYFF NEWS 4'S COREY DAVIS TALKED WITH NEIGHBORS, WHO KNEW THE WOMAN FOR DECADES. COREY: NEIGHBORS SAY JOYCE NORRIS WENT TO CHECK HER MAIL, THEN FELL IN HER BACK DRIVEWAY AT HER HOME ON RAINBOW DRIVE THURSDAY EVENING. MS. DAVIS: I HATE MORE THAN ANYTHING THAT SHE WENT THE WAY SHE DID. COREY: THE CORONER REVEALED OVER THE WEEKEND THAT THE 83-YEAR-OLD DIED OF HYPOTHERMIA BECAUSE IT WAS SO COLD OUTSIDE. MS. DAVIS: SHE DID NOT DESERVE THAT. SHE DID NOT DESERVE IT. COREY: TWO NEIGHBORS, LIVING NEXT DOOR FOR 3 DECADES, SAY THEY FOUND HER ON THE GROUND. MR. MCCARSON: WE LOST ABOUT EVERY NEIGHBOR ON THIS BLOCK, BUT HERS REALLY HITS YOU LIKE I SAID, SHE'D DO ANYTHING IN THE WORLD FOR YOU. COREY: NORRIS' OBITUARY SAYS SHE WAS MARRIED FOR 65 YEARS NEIGHBORS SAY HER HUSBAND RECENTLY PASSED AWAY, AND THAT HER SONS CHECKED ON HER OFTEN AND MAINTAINED HER PROPERTY. MS. DAVIS: SHE WAS AWESOME. IT WAS LIKE THE LORD WAS JUST AROUND HER, ALL THE TIME. COREY: WANDA DAVIS HAS MANY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF NORRIS. MS. DAVIS: WHEN I GREW UP, AS A LITTLE GIRL, I'D GO IN AND SIT ON THE PIANO, SANG BESIDE HER WHILE SHE SANG AND PLAYED GOSPEL MUSIC. COREY: THE CORONER SAYS NORRIS' DEATH WAS AN ACCIDENT. FRIENDS DESCRIBE IT AS A HORRIBLE LOSS. COREY DAVIS, WYFF NEWS 4, IN...
Monday, September 26, 2016Posted: Sept. 24, 2016 0 Josie V. Roberts was born the 19th child of Porter and Ann Mitchell Washington on September 6, 1914 in Harrison County, Texas. She accepted Christ at an early age at Rock Springs Baptist Church in Marshall Texas. She attended elementary and secondary education in Harrison County and furthered her education by completing 12th grade at Booker T. Washington High School in Wichita Falls, Texas.Services will be Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at 11 a.m. at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Robert M. Castle, Officiating and under the direction of Wells Funeral Home. Viewing will be Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.In 1941 she united with the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church later moving her membership to Mount Pleasant Baptist Church where she served faithfully for over 70 years under the auspices of Reverends R. L. and R. M. Castle. At Mount Pleasant, Miss Josie served as the Angelic Choir and Senior Choir President, Senior and Women Chorus Director, and Youth sponsor for the Missionary Baptist General Convention of Texas. Miss Josie considered her primary mission in life to serve God and be a servant t...
Monday, August 29, 2016ROCK SPRINGS – An autopsy has been scheduled in the unattended death of a Rock Springs man.According to a joint release issued by the Sweetwater County Sheriff Mike Lowell and County Coroner Dale Majhanovich, the body of Jason Crompton, 40, was found at a Questar jobsite near the west entrance of the W Bar K Trailer Court west of Rock Springs on Monday afternoon.Sheriff’s deputies and other emergency responders were dispatched to the location at around 4:25 PM Monday afternoon. Crompton, a Questar employee, had been engaged in locating a natural gas pipeline tracer line, working alone with a shovel and garden hoe in a muddy hole estimated to be about four feet deep and some 20 inches wide.He was found by an employee of ELM Locating, who was working nearby. The employee called 911 and tried to lift Crompton out of the hole, but was unable to do so alone. He then flagged down a Fed Ex truck; together, he and the Fed Ex driver were able to remove Crompton from the hole. CPR was administer...
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Monday, March 27, 2017Sunday, March 5, 2017, at his home. A memorial service took place at 10:00 am on Monday, March 20, 2017, at Davis Funeral Home. Full obituary. Vivian Kay Reno passed away January 24th, 2017 in Rock Springs, Wyoming surrounded by her family. A celebration of Vivian’s life will be held at 4:00 pm on Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Riverton Elks Club. Full obituary. No services are scheduled for Frank C. Smith, 59, who died on Monday March 13, 2017 at SageWest Riverton. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Frank Smith Memorial Fund in care of Davis Funeral Home. Full obituary. Today we celebrate the life of Chief Petty Officer Corpsman Greg Florence. He passed away in the early morning peacefully in his sleep at the Sheridan VA Hospice center in Sheridan WY. The Family will have a graveside service on the 7th of April at the Mountain View Cemetery in Riverton WY at 2:00 pm with military rights. There will be a gathering at his son’s house at 4480 west Mountain View Dr in Riverton WY following the graveside ceremony to celebrate his life. He requested a donation to the wounded warrior project instead of flowers in care of Carl Florence at the above address. Full obituary.Millani Kai Watt, 14, of Riverton died at the Lander Regional Hospital – Sage West on Friday, March 17, 2017. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church with the wake following at 47 Red Crow Street in Arapaho, WY. The funeral service will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church with burial following at the Arapaho Catholic Cemetery. Full obituary...
Monday, January 30, 2017ARTHUR PAUL PIVIKROCK SPRINGS — A Mass of Christian burial for Arthur Paul Pivik was Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Interment took place in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. A vigil service with rosary was recited Jan. 20, 2017, at the church.Mr. Pivik, 79, of Rock Springs passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mr. Pivik died following a brief illness.He was born Feb. 9, 1937, in Rock Springs, the son of Joseph Pivik and Dorothy Frances Taucher Pivik.Mr. Pivik attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1955 graduate of Rock Springs High School.Mr. Pivik worked for Teton Lumber Company in Wilson following graduation. He entered the U.S. Army on Oct. 10, 1955, at the Old Custom’s Building in Denver He served for three years and entered the U.S. Army Reserve for one year in Jackson Hole. Mr. Pivik was honorably discharged Feb. 9, 1962, as a sergeant E5. Following his...
Monday, January 23, 2017Blue Ridge Parkway.Surviving, in addition to his wife, Nance, are son, Todd Ammons and wife, Ann, of Greer; sister, Sandra Ammons of Rock Springs, WY; brothers, Douglas and Ronald Ammons, both of Powell Butte, OR; and grandchildren, Taylor Alexander Ammons and Ian Marshall Ammons.Visitation will be held Thursday, January 19, 2017, from 4:45 - 5:45 p.m. at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, downtown. A memorial service will follow at 6:00 p.m., in the Downtown Chapel.Condolences may be sent to the family at www.thomasmcafee.com .
Monday, December 19, 2016A visitation will be Monday from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest.The funeral is set for Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at Rock Springs Baptist Church in Easley where Norris was a member.WEBVTT WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE OTHER CHANCE FOR ICE COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. MIKE: WE'VE LEARNED THAT AN 83-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO DIE FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES IN GREENVILLE COUNTY THIS SEASON. OFFICIALS SAY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY ARE AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE IN THIS KIND OF WEATHER. WYFF NEWS 4'S COREY DAVIS TALKED WITH NEIGHBORS, WHO KNEW THE WOMAN FOR DECADES. COREY: NEIGHBORS SAY JOYCE NORRIS WENT TO CHECK HER MAIL, THEN FELL IN HER BACK DRIVEWAY AT HER HOME ON RAINBOW DRIVE THURSDAY EVENING. MS. DAVIS: I HATE MORE THAN ANYTHING THAT SHE WENT THE WAY SHE DID. COREY: THE CORONER REVEALED OVER THE WEEKEND THAT THE 83-YEAR-OLD DIED OF HYPOTHERMIA BECAUSE IT WAS SO COLD OUTSIDE. MS. DAVIS: SHE DID NOT DESERVE THAT. SHE DID NOT DESERVE IT. COREY: TWO NEIGHBORS, LIVING NEXT DOOR FOR 3 DECADES, SAY THEY FOUND HER ON THE GROUND. MR. MCCARSON: WE LOST ABOUT EVERY NEIGHBOR ON THIS BLOCK, BUT HERS REALLY HITS YOU LIKE I SAID, SHE'D DO ANYTHING IN THE WORLD FOR YOU. COREY: NORRIS' OBITUARY SAYS SHE WAS MARRIED FOR 65 YEARS NEIGHBORS SAY HER HUSBAND RECENTLY PASSED AWAY, AND THAT HER SONS CHECKED ON HER OFTEN AND MAINTAINED HER PROPERTY. MS. DAVIS: SHE WAS AWESOME. IT WAS LIKE THE LORD WAS JUST AROUND HER, ALL THE TIME. COREY: WANDA DAVIS HAS MANY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF NORRIS. MS. DAVIS: WHEN I GREW UP, AS A LITTLE GIRL, I'D GO IN AND SIT ON THE PIANO, SANG BESIDE HER WHILE SHE SANG AND PLAYED GOSPEL MUSIC. COREY: THE CORONER SAYS NORRIS' DEATH WAS AN ACCIDENT. FRIENDS DESCRIBE IT AS A HORRIBLE LOSS. COREY DAVIS, WYFF NEWS 4, IN...
Monday, September 26, 2016Posted: Sept. 24, 2016 0 Josie V. Roberts was born the 19th child of Porter and Ann Mitchell Washington on September 6, 1914 in Harrison County, Texas. She accepted Christ at an early age at Rock Springs Baptist Church in Marshall Texas. She attended elementary and secondary education in Harrison County and furthered her education by completing 12th grade at Booker T. Washington High School in Wichita Falls, Texas.Services will be Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at 11 a.m. at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Robert M. Castle, Officiating and under the direction of Wells Funeral Home. Viewing will be Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.In 1941 she united with the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church later moving her membership to Mount Pleasant Baptist Church where she served faithfully for over 70 years under the auspices of Reverends R. L. and R. M. Castle. At Mount Pleasant, Miss Josie served as the Angelic Choir and Senior Choir President, Senior and Women Chorus Director, and Youth sponsor for the Missionary Baptist General Convention of Texas. Miss Josie considered her primary mission in life to serve God and be a servant t...
Monday, August 29, 2016ROCK SPRINGS – An autopsy has been scheduled in the unattended death of a Rock Springs man.According to a joint release issued by the Sweetwater County Sheriff Mike Lowell and County Coroner Dale Majhanovich, the body of Jason Crompton, 40, was found at a Questar jobsite near the west entrance of the W Bar K Trailer Court west of Rock Springs on Monday afternoon.Sheriff’s deputies and other emergency responders were dispatched to the location at around 4:25 PM Monday afternoon. Crompton, a Questar employee, had been engaged in locating a natural gas pipeline tracer line, working alone with a shovel and garden hoe in a muddy hole estimated to be about four feet deep and some 20 inches wide.He was found by an employee of ELM Locating, who was working nearby. The employee called 911 and tried to lift Crompton out of the hole, but was unable to do so alone. He then flagged down a Fed Ex truck; together, he and the Fed Ex driver were able to remove Crompton from the hole. CPR was administer...
