WILSON, Marcia June

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Hardin Tribune-Herald, Hardin, Montana Thursday-March 25,1965
Arthur Wilson,
accident victim,
dies in Billings

A requiem mass was celebrated in the Busby Catholic Church Wednesday for Arthur Wilson, 46, Kirby, who died in a Billings hospital at 12:22 a.m. Manday. His death was a result of injuries received in a head-on collision about 5:30 Friday evening on a county road three miles south of Kirby. The other vehicle, a pickup, was driven by Don French, also of Kirby. He and his two sons incurred only minor injuries.

Mr. Wilson was taken to the Public Health Service hospital in Crow Agency immediately after the accident, and was transferred to the Billings hospital on Sunday.
He was born Sept. 4, 1918 at Busby, a son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Wilson, He was a veteran of World War II. At the time of his death he was a ranch worker in the Kirby area. He was married to Rachel Codey (Cooley) Zimmer on March 13, 1959, in Hardin.
Surviving are his widow, five daughters, Bonnie April, Marcia June, Francis August, Lean Janine and Ina Marie, and four step-children, all of Busby.
Burial was in Custer Battle field National Cemetery. Bullis Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.

Arthur married COOLEY, Rachel Lauraine 13 Mar 1959, Hardin, Montana. Rachel (daughter of COOLEY, Alvie Earle and SPANG, Julia Agnes) was born 03 Jan 1925, Lame Deer, Rosebud County, Montana; died 25 Aug 1998, Crow Agency, Montana; was buried Family Cemetery, Busby, Montana. [Group Sheet]

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Rachel Lauraine Cooley Vance
CROW AGENCY - Mom left us before sunrise in the Chapel Room of the Kualawaache Care Center in Crow Agency, Aug. 25, 1998, after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born in Muddy Creek at Lame Deer on Jan. 3, 1925, and is the daughter of Alvie Cooley and Julia Spang. She spent her childhood years at Lynch Cooley, later moving to Billings to continue her education. She graduated from Billings Senior High School in 1942.

Mom loved doing crossword puzzles first thing in the morning, playing cards and spending time with family and friends.

She spent a lot of her time sewing beautiful and unique star quilts for which she will always be remembered. She contributed to the Montana Centennial Quilt in 1989 by making the Rosebud and Big Horn County blocks. She was an active member of the LDS Church.

Survivors include one sister, Charlotte Redding of Ogden, Utah; nine children: Percilla Zimmer of Busby, Alving (Donna) Zimmer of Colstrip, Patsy Riddle of Lame Deer, Connie (Travis) Richardson of Melborne, Fla., Bonnie (Dennis) Bear Don't Walk of Busby, Marcia Wilson of Busby, Francis Wilson of Busby, Leah (Allen) Longie of Helena, and Dan (Susan) Vance of Busby, along with 32 grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Ina Marie Wilson, and her three husbands: Alvin Zimmer, Arthur Wilson, and Wilbur Vance. She will be dearly missed by all who loved her.

Viewing will be Thursday evening at the Mennonite Church in Busby at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be Friday at the Lame Deer LDS Chapel at 11 a.m. Burial to follow at her home in Busby. Reception following the burial services at the Mennonite Church in Busby.

Alvie married SPANG, Julia Agnes 10 Jun 1913, Forsyth, Rosebud County, Montana. Julia (daughter of SPANG, Alban Dumont and CAHILL, Lucy) was born 14 Nov 1892, Buffalo, Johnson County, Wyoming; died 16 Oct 1972, Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana; was buried 19 Oct 1972, Fairview Cemetery, Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana. [Group Sheet]

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Possibly called Albert in 1880 Wyoming census - location - La Porele Creek.

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Lame Deer, Mont. January 4, 1929.

Mrs. Josephine Merrity, 1275 Chapel St., New Haven, Conn.

My dear Cousin Josephine:

Your letter was indeed a surprise and a mighty pleasant one.

My recollections of you are very faint, however, I do remember you as a very small child. The information in regard to your immediate family, also regarding our respective relatives was most interesting. I shall gladly give you all the in- formation that I know. Below is a copy of my father, Peter Spang, Obituary, which will perhaps enlighten you on several things you wished to know in regard to the family tree. [see Peter Spang]

I am also sending you a copy of my mother's obituary, which, I believe, contains information in connection with the family tree. [see Harriet Marie Hubbard]

You may be interested in knowing that my father's naturalization papers were in Buffalo, Wyoming, with Mary the last I saw of them. You perhaps could get a lot of information from them.

I was married to Lucy Harris December 25, 1885, at Canyon Ranch, Crazy Woman, Johnson County, Wyoming. We lived in that country the first eight or nine years of our marriage, then moving to Lame Deer, Montana, where I have been engaged in farming and stock raising ever since. We have a family of thirteen, all living, and they tail as follows:

Alfonso L. Deyo . January 21, 1887
Kitty Belle December 14, 1889
Julia Agnes April 14, 1891
Alban D. September 14, 1893
Jr. Roy F September 14, 1895
Nellie Pearl October 6, 1897
James P. July 2, 1899
Wilfred F, May 3, 1901
Sarah Jane August 22, 1903
Harriet October 23, 1905
Edith C. December 19, 1908
John Kash October 20, 1911

All of the above are married except the four youngest.

I am sorry to say I do not know Bernadine's family's address. I only know they are somewhere in the state of Washington. My brother Bernadine's grandson and his young bride passed thru a town here where one of my sons was living, however, much information was not gathered from him only that his people lived in Washington. Perhaps Mary could enlighten you on this.

I trust the above information will be of help to you, and if at any time other information comes to my mind, I?ll gladly submit it.

Wishing you a prosperous and most Happy New Year, I remain most Sincerely,

Your cousin,

Alban Spang

Alban married CAHILL, Lucy 25 Dec 1885, Crazy Woman, now Buffalo, Johnson County, Wyoming. Lucy (daughter of CAHILL, James and SHELL, Sally) was born 25 May 1868, Ft. Laramie, Wyoming; died 01 Apr 1934, Lame Deer, Rosebud County, Montana; was buried Lame Deer Cemetery, Lame Deer, Rosebud County, Montana. [Group Sheet]

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There is some uncertainty over whether James Cahill was Lucy's father. See the Native American section for more detail