Obituary: George Albert Daylis
George Albert Daylis, 90, passed away peacefully at his daughter’s home in Arizona on March 15, 2018 with his daughter and granddaughter at his side. He was born July 12, 1927 in Billings, MT to George W and Minnie Daylis. He grew up in Worden, Montana where he later owned and operated The Daylis Dairy […]
Open house celebrates new LDS building and growth in Billings
Originally published in the 3/9/18 print edition of the Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — Growing membership has led to the creation of a third Billings stake for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With bigger congregations came the need for a new church building, which has been constructed on 54th Street West […]
Obituary: Robert L. Jackson
On February 20, 2018 we lost a very kind and loved soul. Born August 7, 1947 in Montgomery, Alabama, Robert “Bob” Lee Jackson endured some of our countries most trying times. None the less Bob joined the Navy and served with pride from 1964 to 1967 where he found his passion for and in the […]
Obituary: JOY “LAMAE” MITCHELL
Joy “LaMae” Mitchell passed away peacefully the morning of March 2nd and joined her husband Pete, family and special friends in a better place. LaMae was born Sept 11, 1934 to Kermit and Clara Opperud in Wildrose, ND. She was raised in Alamo ND where she graduated in 1952, excelling in basketball. She then attended […]
Obituary: Eva Marie (Reichert) Eddy
Eva Marie (Reichert) Eddy passed away at home on February 17, 2018 at the age of 73. Eve was born into a large, loving family on the Huntley Project in Montana on May 4, 1944 to her parents Frank Sr. & Eva (Roll) Reichert. She married Ernest (Ernie) Eddy on August 29, 1970 in Dillon, MT. […]
Friday open house celebrates new LDS church on West End
BILLINGS — Growing membership has led to the creation of a third Billings stake for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With bigger congregations came the need for a new church building, which has been constructed on 54th Street West south of Rimrock Road on the west side of Billings. The new church […]
Winter tightens grip as snow and temperatures falls
HUNTLEY — The temperature keeps falling, and so does the snow. Mix in some wind and it all adds up to a tough winter — closing schools, closing highways and making it tough for ranchers, livestock, wildlife and anyone who has to shovel. By this week, February saw more snow than any year before. By […]
Obituary: Gayle “Pete” Taylor, Jr.
Gayle “Pete” Rowland Taylor Jr. joined his Lord and Savior Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, when the angels arrived to take him home. Pete was born to Gayle Sr. and Mary (Otis) Taylor on March 25, 1943, in Terry, Montana. He graduated from Terry High School in 1961. Following graduation he enlisted in the U.S. […]
Sheriff (ret.) David Clarke responds to Gazette controversy
With lots of backlash for the Billings Gazette Editorial board’s article about Sheriff (ret.) David Clarke coming to Billings for the Yellowstone County Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner in a couple weeks, Sheriff Clarke responded with his letter to the editor below. In Response To The Gazette’s Editorial On My Upcoming Speech As a conservative first, who […]
Obituary: Nellie ‘Esther’ Green
Nellie Esther Green, wonderful wife to Bill, mother to Diane, Mike, Scott and Brad, went to rest with the Lord on Feb. 11, 2018, at the age of 96. She was born to Nels and Emma Walen on July 30, 1921, at the family farm in Corinth, North Dakota. She attended school in Crosby, North […]