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Show 4 Vernal Express Wednesday, November 17, 1999 r Obituaries ( : X " 4 i ( i Vergie P. Behrman Vergie Behrman Vergie Pearl Wooley Behrman, 90, passed away Nov. 13, 1999 at the Ashley Valley Medical Center in Vernal. She was bom Aug. 7, 1909 in Junction, Utah, a daughter of Arthur and Martha Pearl Draper Wooley. She married Horace S. Behrman on April 8, 1931 in Vernal. He died Nov. 12, 1982. Vergie was a homemaker and an active member of the LDS Church and held various positions. She enjoyed quilting, ceramics, gardening garden-ing and dancing. She also loved being with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; mother and father; one granddaughter, Deanne; and one great-grandson, Bart; one great-great-grandson, Christopher; five " brothers, Milton, Clark, Herman, Cloyd and Arlo; and one sister, Ora. She is survived by her children, Donna Rae (Ted) McKowen, West Valley City; H.D. "Buff' (Eva) Behrman, Vernal; A.V. "Ike" (Joan) Behrman, Cederedge, Colo.; Lu (Gerald) Clark, Vernal; VW. "Lop" (Colleen) Behrman, Battle Mountain, Nev.; Sharon (Darryl) Steele, Maybell, Colo.; Joyleen (Brent) Haslem, St. George; 43 grandchildren; 78 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great grandchildren; grandchil-dren; brother, Loris (June) Wooley, Lapoint; sisters, Thelma McKee, Tridell; and Leida (Preston) Atwood, Lindon. Funeral , services . were held Tuesday, Nov. 16 in the Vernal 9th Ward LDS chapel. b?v Burial was in the Vernal Memorial Park under the direction of Thomson's Vernal Mortuary. Temperatures Date High Low Precip. Nov. 9 60 24 Nov. 10 60 23 Nov. 11 62 24 Nov. 12 62 23 Nov. 13 62 19 Nov. 14 61 19 Nov. 15 60 19 Courtesy of Sky West Airlines A CC Y, uioraaDie,jij to Elderly Mim i( 1 he Next Best Thing To Home! jsjjX Private Rooms, with Bed, Dresser ' Jh it ana in 24 Hour Assistance with , rv:l., u i udiiy i luiucuccpiug - ixiunury ' T I 1 I I .... Wl it lnaiviauai ana uroup Activities 11 Siv IntercomTV HookupPhone HooIcud 'c Home Looked Meals and L 789-6969 or - iNortn EE Quality Senior Living .a 1 !,, ' i V .i x " . . ' Stanley C. Cutter Stanley C. Cutler Stanley Conder Cutler, 86, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999 at the Uintah Care Center in Vernal. He was born Dec. 7, 1912 in Garland, a son of Heber Charles and Emma Conder Cutler. He married Ruth Whitney; divorced. He married Helen Madsen; deceased. He married Mildred LaVitre; deceased. He graduated from East High School in Salt Lake City and attended attend-ed BYU. He was employed by Strevell-Patterson Hardware for 37 years. After retirement he worked for Archibald and Millie for five years. Stan loved hunting and fishing. He was a charter member of the Lakefront Duck Club and served on the board of directors. At one time he was co-owner of Camp Strawberry and a licensed fishing guide at Strawberry Reservoir. He was preceded in death by a brother, Theron; and sister, Lillian Janosky. Stan is survived by his sons, Gary C. (Diane) Cutler; Richard (Georgia) Rohde; grandchildren, Suzanne Lundeen, Evelyn Learning, Cynthia Coulon, Kenneth Rohde, Paul Rohde, Jennifer Runton, Josh Cutler and Michelle Morris; and 12 great-grandchildren; one sister, Rhoda (Bill) Wiscomb. Memorial services were held Saturday, Nov. ,1,3. at Thomspn's Vernal Mortuary. ""!."' 1 Don Wiscomb offered the opening prayer. Dick Parmeter, accompanied by Georgia Rohde, sang "In The Garden." Speakers were Lloyd Meacham and Georgia Rohde. Lloyd Meacham read a poem titled, "Afterglow." Richard Rohde offered the closing prayer and Dick Parmeter sang "The Lord's Prayer." Honorary pallbearers were Bill Wlscombe, Kenneth Rohde, Josh Cutler, Don Wiscomb, Paul Rohde, George Dimick and Lloyd Meacham. Services were under the direction of Thomson's Vernal Mortuary. 111 1 Care: Dam All Aspects of Daily Living' : . i j. r Snacks, Dietician ADDroved V 781-6288 JJ zodd west HIVE 4. HOMES Maye Duncan Memorial services for former Vernal resident Maye Millecam Duncan will be held Wednesday. Nov. 17, 1999 at 1 p.m., in the San Ramon. Calif., LDS chapel. Maye. 78, died Nov. 14. 1999 at the home of her daughter, Noel Lujan, Danville, Calif. She was born May 16, 1921 to Henry B. Millecam Sr. and Rosa B. Millecam. She married Albert Allen Duncan in Denver. They lived in Hay ward, Calif, for many years. Her husband preceded her in death Oct. 1979. She was also preceded in death by her parents and a brother. broth-er. George Millecam. She is survived by two children, son, Walter (Helen) Duncan, Danburry, Conn.; and daughter, Noel (Peter) Lujan, Danville; four grandchildren, Liz Noel (Blake) Ricks, San Francisco; Heather (Davis) Baily, West Point. New Jersey; Sarah Duncan, Danburry; and Alisha Lujan, San Francisco. She is also survived by brothers and sisters, Audrey M. Lyman, Salt Lake City; Henry (Yvonne) Millecam, Vernal; Helen (George) Millecam Morrell, Vernal; Laura (Bob) Morrison, Vernal; Don (Connie) Millecam, Salt Lake City; and Bruce Millecam, Vernal. Maye will be remembered as a lively, vivacious person. She was a lifetime certified adult teacher. She graduated from Uintah High School in 1939. She belonged to a group of Vemal friends who called themselves them-selves "camels." These same friends have traveled and played together throughout their life. Rita Kay Rios Funeral services for Rita Kay Walker Rios, bom June 1, 1942 and died Nov. 8, 1999, were held Friday, Nov. 12 in the Glines 5th Ward LDS chapel with Bishop Anthony Deets conducting. Don Walker, uncle, offered the family prayer with prelude and postlude music played by Ruth Walker, aunt. Wayne Olsen, nephew, gave the invocation and Bishop Deets gave the obituary., The congregation, led by chorister, choris-ter, Gloria Warren and accompanist, Ruth Walker, sang the opening hymn, "O My Father;" and the closing clos-ing hymn, "God Be With You Till We Meet Again;" Ron and Lana Walker, brother and sister-in-law, sang a primary medley; and "How Great Thou Art;" and Troy Walker, nephew, sang "Keeper Of The Stars." Speakers were Jackie Olsen, sister, sis-ter, and Ron Walker, brother. Bishop Deets offered closing remarks. Shelly Walker Martinez, niece, gave the benediction and Lud Olsen, brother-in-law, dedicated the grave. Pallbearers were Troy Walker, Reed Olsen, Mike Walker, Wayne Olsen, Ted Dexter and Junior Martinez. Honorary pallbearers were Jesse Wells, Ryan Wells, Victor Daugherty, Dustin Adams, Chaz Hacking, Jordan Adams and Daniel Johnson. Interment was in the Vernal Memorial Park under the direction of Thomson's Vemal Mortuary with compassionate services offered by the Glines 5th Ward Relief Society. ti ID jiSi a time like fJuj ii ti truly like oars. We would hkt to thank yoajor bU QuU yoa have don for us. Whdher ym prepared ni meal, cant hy to visil, or tail a carl it oQ meant much io as. Dumk yoa for tufoorting oar hasinessu for pail 2 J yean, Com Rmm Vemal, Casa Ulioi tkoosevtU, and &8ey Oops Vernal SI tpedal (hank yoa io Hiomsm'i dMortuary ani Uinlah rBasin Dlmnce. e family of Browns Park sand, gravel EA available The Vernal field office of the Bureau of Land Management has the Daggett County Browns Park Free Use Permit Application for sand and gravel Environmental Assessment available for public review and comment. Copies of the document may be obtained at the Vemal BLM office. Comments on the adequacy of the analysis are due by close of business busi-ness Nov. 29. The EA was prepared by the BLM in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The main issues addressed are recreation, visual resources and the Browns Park Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The EA is also available for review and comment on the Vernal BLM internet home page at www.blm.govutahverhal. Horsehoe Bend EA available The Vernal field office of the Bureau of Land Management has announced that the Horseshoe Bend Grazing Permit Renewal Environmental Assessment is available avail-able for public review and comment. com-ment. Copies of the document may be obtained at the Vemal BLM office. Comments on the adequacy of the analysis are due by close of business busi-ness Dec. 17. The EA was prepared by the BLM in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act The main issues are range, vegetation, vegeta-tion, soils, watershed and wildlife. The EA is also available for review and comment on the Vemal BLM internet home page at www.blm.govutahvemal. In-home services for the elderly Your neighbor or loved one may qualify for state-financed in-home services if they fit the following criteria: 1. They are aged 65 or over. 2. Low-income. 3. Require assistance with their personal care. The Uintah County Area Agency on Aging (AAA), administrates government resources which may allow qualified Senior Citizens to receive services in their own homes. Seniors may also qualify for assistance with Day Care services. The Uintah County AAA wishes to utilize these allocated funds in the Uintah Basin. Anyone knowing of someone who may be eligible should call and refer them to the AAA. Each call will be conducted in a confidential confi-dential and professional manner. Phone 789-2169. Dinosaur visits up 15 Visitation at Dinosaur National Monument during October increased 1 5.2 percent over the same month last year, according to the Monthly Public Use Report. October had 27,383 visits compared com-pared to 23,779 last year. The year-to-date visitation number num-ber is still below last year. The, period ending with the month of October recorded 396,818 visits compared to 407,740 for the same period last year, a 2.7 percent decrease. Total overnight stays during October were 2,527 with a year-to-date total of 64,374, according to Ann Excell, Dinosaur concessions specialist. vtonAajvl io live in a wmmonif. WikXVlios. 200 wild round up State and federal officials plan to round up and test approximately 200 wild horses roaming southeast of Vemal this week to ensure last year's outbreak of a fatal equine disease was contained. The Bureau of Land Management and the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food will gather horses in the Bonanza area to see if any test positive for equine infectious infec-tious anemia (EIA), also known as "swamp fever," a viral infection that affects only horses. In April last year, one of the largest outbreaks of EIA in the West Christmas tree permits go on sale Even though the weather doesn't show it, it is time for the traditional trek into the forest to pick up the perfect Christmas tree. Permits go on sale at vendors and Forest Service offices this Friday. Most of the regulations are the same as prior years. You are allowed one tag per household to cut up to a 10 foot tree. The species of tree you are allowed to cut is shown on the map you will be given. Persons may purchase two other tags for families unable to travel to the forest. When transporting trees for other persons a signed authorization autho-rization including the names and Willow Creek residents remembered Over 120 people attended Willow Creek Reunion held recently at the Golden Age Center and hosted by Barbara Hatch Mott, Arden Stewart, Joan Caldwell and Wil Brown. A program honored the older former for-mer residents of Willow Creek who are near their 90th birthday: Willis Steven, Allen Brewer, Harry Tomlinson and Chuck Henderson (in leu of Lillian). A cake was made by Charlotte Tomlinson Kynaston. It was decorated deco-rated in three layers. The top layer honored the four close to their 90th birthday and on the other layers were all the names of people who What is Hospice of the Basin Care? The Hospice of the Basin program provides an interdisciplinary interdisci-plinary team approach to care of patients and families experiencing experi-encing the final phase of life. Hospice is not a place, it is a comprehensive approach to care including the physiological, sociological, educational, spiritual and emotional needs of the patient and family. When is Hospice Care appropriate? Hospice care is appropriate when the patient has a confirmed con-firmed diagnosis of an advanced disease resulting in limited life expectancy. The focus of care is on the improvement in the quality of remaining life. The care is primarily to make the patient as comfortable as possible rather than to cure the patient. Patients of any age are eligible and must be under the care of a physician. What services does Hospice provide? Hospice of the Basin provides the following services: Care of the patient and family includes pain and symptom management during the last weeks and months of the patient s life. Support services and care management for cancer and advanced disease patients and their families during the terminal phase of the patients illness. Bereavement and counseling support to assist family members and significant others in the grief process that occurs with the terminal illness and death of a loved one. Education and presentations to inform community members about hospice care, pain and symptom management, grieving and bereavement. Next Week: Who cares for Hospice patients? To inquire about Hospice services contact: Jan L Roberts Hospice of the Basin 757 West Highway 40 Vernal, Utah 84078 X (435) horses planned! occurred in the Bonanza area, with Northern Ute Nation wranglers initially ini-tially discovering 29 positive cases followed by another 51 positive EIA horses captured by the state and BLM in a cooperative venture. State law requires euthanization of EIA positive horses, and all but 12 foals were killed to prevent spread of the disease to domestic horses. .. "The thousands of horse owners -in Utah need to know that these tests are being conducted to protect their livestock," said Mike Marshall, Utah state veterinarian. addresses of the persons is needed. Persons must be 18 years old to purchase a permit. The Roosevelt and Duchesne Ranger Districts have a limited number of tags which must be purchased pur-chased at their offices, which will be open on Saturday, Nov. 20 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. unless permits are sold out. Hanna Country Store is the only vendor to carry tree permits per-mits in these districts. The Vemal office will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vendors selling permits are: Davis Jubilee, LaVeme and Shirley's. Stella's Kitchen and Lapoint Country Store. resided on Willow Creek. An old time Murdock orchestra played dance tunes all evening, giving giv-ing the people a chance to enjoy the familiar music. Abe Hatch, Golden Hatch, Harry Tomlinson, Thome and Broome families were on the creek for over 52 years. Willis Steven lived on the creek for nearly 30 years. People from all comers of the ; U.S. came to the reunion. Every family living on the creek was represented rep-resented by some members of their families. There were approximately 33 families from the top of Willow Creek to the bottom. All were cattle ranchers. nospice oi me Basin 757 W. Hwy 40 Vernal (Basin Appliance Complex) 789 - 3333 |