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Dawson D. Has No Horse Jr.
WAKPAMNI LAKE - Dawson D. Has No Horse Jr., 45, Wakpamni Lake, died Saturday, March 17, 2001, at the Has No Horse home in Wakpamni Lake.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Has No Horse, Wakpamni Lake; a son, Dawson Has No Horse III, Wakpamni Lake; two daughters, Amber and Emily Has No Horse, both of Wakpamni Lake; two sisters, Sharon Two Crow and Shirley Left Hand, both of Wakpamni Lake; a brother, Sydney Has No Horse, Wakpamni Lake; and 10 grandchildren.
A two-night wake service will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 22, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Wakpamni Lake and at 4 p.m. at Batesland School in Batesland.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 24, at Batesland School Gym in Batesland, with the Rev. Cordelia Red Owl, Benjamin Conquering Bear and Bernard Little White Man officiating. Traditional services will be performed by Richard Grey Grass. Burial will be at St. Andrew's Episcopal Cemetery in Wakpamni Lake.
Sioux Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Robert Norris Price
SPEARFISH - Robert Norris Price, 83, Spearfish, died Saturday, March 17, 2001, at Mountainview Nursing Home in White Sulphur Springs, Mont.
Survivors include a son, Sumner Price, Mountain Home, Idaho; two daughters, Adrienne Price, Pahrump, Nev., and Miriam Barth, White Sulphur Springs; four grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; two great-grandsons; and one stepgreat-granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 22, at United Methodist Church in Spearfish, with the Rev. Kip Roozen officiating.
Burial will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 22 at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, with full military honors provided by American Legion Post No. 164 and VFW Post No. 5860, Spearfish.
Fidler Funeral Chapel of Spearfish is in charge of arrangements.
Vera Margaret Wilcox
RAPID CITY - Vera Margaret Wilcox, 102, died Tuesday, March 20, 2001, at her daughter's home.
Vera was born Oct. 12, 1898, to Leslie and Mary (Elliott) Eads.
She lived with her daughter, Marva Goodsell, who has been her primary caretaker for nine years.
She was a member of the Methodist Church.
She is survived by Lloyd Wilcox of Louisiana, Floyd Wilcox of Rapid City, Ina Heady of Montana, Norma Simmons of California, Nila Kolbeck of Montana, Avenella Doell of Wyoming, Jerome Wilcox of Utah, Marva Goodsell of Rapid City, Gary Wilcox of Rapid City, Carol Walker of Indiana; 30 grandchildren, with two very special ones, Myrna Kobes and Bud Wilcox, that have helped care for her; 49 great-grandchildren; 22 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lucius; daughter, Ardith; and son, Bud Wilcox.
Visitation will be Wednesday March 21, 2001, from noon to 5 p.m. at Behrens Mortuary, and one hour before services.
Funeral services will be Thursday, March 22, 2001, at 10 a.m. at Behrens Mortuary Chapel, with the Rev. Tim Coats officiating.
Memorial has been established to Hospice of the Hills.
Louise M. Gorman
RAPID CITY - Louise M. Gorman, 93, Rapid City, died Tuesday, March 20, 2001, at a local nursing home.
Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Ed Anderson, Rapid City; her son, Don Gorman, Rapid City; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are pending with Rooks & Kirk Funeral Home of Rapid City.
Florence Bernice Oliver Burris
SPEARFISH - Florence Bernice Oliver Burris passed away March 19, 2001 at University Medical Center in Omaha, Neb.
To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven. A TIME TO BE BORN ...
Florence Bernice Oliver (Burris) was born July 27, 1913, near Canton, on the Oliver homestead. She was the youngest daughter of Ralph E. Oliver and Georgianna "Maude" (Griswold) Oliver.
Her early education took place at Kerley country school. In 1931, she was graduated from Canton High School, and continued her education, attending South Dakota State College, and earning a bachelor's degree in home economics in 1935.
A TIME TO LOVE ...
From 1935 to 1937, Florence taught home economics at Colton High School.
Later, while teaching at Miller High School (1939-1940), she met her future husband, Benjamin B. Burris.
They were married June 2, 1942, at the Methodist Church in Canton.
A TIME TO BUILD UP ...
The couple moved to Spearfish in 1946 and spent the rest of their life together there. They raised four children, who survive her. Florence will be remembered for her devotion to her family.
Grateful for sharing her love and life are her four children: Charles and JoEllen Burris of Ruthven, Iowa, Carol and Joseph Garafola of Omaha, Neb., David and Cindy Burris of Gillette, Wyo., and Connie and Norbert Weisbeck of Casper, Wyo.
Florence was a lifelong member of United Methodist Church, Spearfish. She attended regularly, assisted with Bible School, was a member of Esther Circle and helped prepare and serve numerous church dinners.
A TIME TO PLANT ...
Florence enjoyed all aspects of home economics and practiced all facets while raising her family. She was an accomplished seamstress and shared her talents by doing sewing alternations. In the past, she designed and constructed the coronation robes (which are still in use today) for Spearfish High School, BHSC, the Snow Queen, and Methodist School of Nursing in Mitchell. Florence will be remembered by many of her friends and family members for her chocolate-chip cookies. Besides sewing, her hobbies were flower gardening and knitting, and crocheting afghans and baby blankets.
The community also was the recipient of the gift of Florence's service. Over the years, she participated in the Cancer, Heart, Easter Seal and March of Dimes fund drives. Also, with her husband, Florence was involved with the promotions for the renovation of the Spearfish Methodist Church, the building of Lookout Memorial Hospital, where she was later on the hospital auxiliary; and the construction of the community swimming pool.
A TIME TO GATHER STONES TOGETHER ...
Florence was loved by six grandchildren: Dawn Burris Caskey (Tom), John D. Burris (Keilah), Chanda Garafola Fligg (Don), Ryan J. Weisbeck, Brock and Nicole Burris; and four great-grandchildren, Josie and Emily Caskey, and Payton and Alison Burris.
Also surviving are special friend, Linda Burris; nephews, Robert and Richard King, Bill Burris; and niece, Suzy Blakey. Mrs. Burris was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and her two sisters, Lois E. Oliver and Opal R. King.
A TIME TO LAUGH AND TIME TO EMBRACE ...
A visitation will be held Thursday, March 22, 2001, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Fidler Funeral Chapel, Spearfish.
A TIME TO WEEP, A TIME TO MOURN, AND A TIME OF PEACE ...
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 23, 2001, at United Methodist Church, Spearfish, with the Rev. Kip Roozen officiating.
Burial will be at noon at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis. Memorials may be offered to the South Dakota State University Scholarship program.
Ellen Burger
WHITE LAKE - Ellen Burger, 84, White Lake, formerly of Presho, died Saturday, March 17, 2001, at Aurora Brule Nursing Center in White Lake.
Survivors include a son, Calvin Burger, Sioux Falls; three brothers, Dean and Andrew Brakke, both of Presho, and Harold Brakke, Kennebec; and a sister, Myrtle Boe, Pierre.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Presho American Lutheran Church in Presho, with the Rev. Lori Hope officiating.
Burial will be at Presho City Cemetery in Presho.
Frank L. Hall
MIDLAND - Frank L. Hall, 81, Midland, died Saturday, March 17, 2001, at St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre.
Survivors include his wife, Lois Hall, Midland; two daughters, Ronda Schofield, Midland, and Charlotte Hall, Pierre; a son, Richard Hall, Fort Pierre; a sister, Beatrice Mason, Yorba Linda, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Feigum Funeral Home in Pierre, with a 7 p.m. Masonic service.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 21, at Lutheran Memorial Church in Pierre.
Burial will follow at Scotty Philip Cemetery in Fort Pierre.
Harold R. Weidner
COLOME - Harold R. Weidner, 81, Colome, died Saturday, March 17, 2001, at Winner Regional Healthcare Center.
Survivors include his wife, Irene Weidner, Colome; a daughter, Patricia Thoreson, Sioux Falls; a brother, Milton Weidner, Winner; two sisters, Marie Hoffman, Provo, Utah, and Edith Crabb, Sun Lake, Ariz.; and four grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mason Funeral Home in Winner, with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, at United Methodist Church in Winner. Burial will be at Winner Cemetery in Winner.
Robert Williams
BOX ELDER - Robert Williams, 87, Box Elder, died Monday, March 19, 2001, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Survivors include nine daughters, Dorothy Sobles, Syracuse, N.Y., Kathy BeFay, Jacksonville, Fla., Rose Williams, Syracuse, N.Y., Susan Nelson, Tampa, Fla., Barbara Murdent, Fountain, Colo., Grace Adkins, Wichita, Kan., Roberta Cole, Syracuse, N.Y., Elizabeth Bush, Box Elder, and Brenda Johnson, Hamburg, N.Y.; and three sons, Robert Williams, Sterling, Colo., Ralph John Williams, Fort Lupton, Colo., and Thomas Williams, Pueblo, Colo.
Services will be held at a later date.
Behrens Mortuary of Rapid City is in charge of arrangements.
Florence B. Burris
SPEARFISH - Florence B. Burris, 87, former Spearfish resident, died Monday, March 19, 2001, at University Medical Center in Omaha, Neb.
Survivors include two daughters, Carol Garafola, Omaha, and Connie Weisbeck, Casper, Wyo.; and two sons, Charles Burris, Ruthven, Iowa, and David Burris, Gillette, Wyo.
Arrangements are pending with Fidler Funeral Chapel in Spearfish.
Iola R. Merwin
HOT SPRINGS - Iola R. Merwin, 82, Hot Springs, died Monday, March 19, 2001, at Sturgis Community Health Care Facility.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty Edelman, Sturgis.
Arrangements are pending with Rooks, Isburg, McColley Funeral Chapels in Hot Springs.
