B Boutilier

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(Jan. 4, 1921 - Nov. 3, 2015)

B (Welch) Boutilier, 94, died Nov. 3, 2015.

Graveside service for B will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, at Cowley Cemetery in Cowley, with Matt Melinkovich officiating.

She was born Jan. 4, 1921, to John J. and Clara (Anderson) Welch in Cowley.

Her family was a pioneer Mormon family, and B was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints all her life.

On Feb. 19, 1939, she married Manuel Lee “Dutch” Ford. To this union, four children were born: Sheila Kaye Pendelton, Frank Lee Ford, Charlotte Darlene Williams Allen and Walter Kenneth Ford.

B was preceded in death by her second husband, Thomas Gordon “Frenchie” Boutilier; her parents; sisters, Thora Baldwin, Elenor Dove, Bessie Cummings, and Sarah Welch; and one brother, Willard; daughter, Charlotte, infant daughter Marilyn and grandson Douglas Hattford.

She is survived by her children, Sheila Kaye (Emil) Pendelton, Frank Lee (Patricia) Ford, Walter Kenneth Ford; one brother, James (Pat) Welch of Keizer, Oregon; 18 grandchildren; numerous great- and great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews,

B very much loved the Lord, her family and her country.

She will be greatly missed by all those who knew her and loved her.

In memory of B the family asks that memorials be made to a charity of your choice.  

Memorials and condolences may be sent in her name to the family in care of Walker Funeral Home, 410 Medical Arts Court, Gillette, WY 82716. Condolences may also be sent online www.walkerfuneralgillette.com.

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