27 October 2022

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Edwin Cox

Edwin Cox


Edwin Dale Cox, 70, of Conrad, formerly of Frazer, died Oct. 20, 2022. He was born Oct. 28, 1951, to Joseph Cox and Julia Grandchamp in Poplar. He was the youngest of 14. He grew up in Frazer. He married Marilyn Swanson on Feb. 10, 1977, in Bozeman. In 1991, they took in Johnny Cox to raise as theirs. He enjoyed the taking Johnny fishing, hunting and camping. Ed was proud of Johnny and all he achieved. He was known as Uncle Eddy to many nieces and nephews. He loved fishing, hunting, camping and spending time with family and friends at gathering. He loved to bead headdresses and breastplates. He would tan hides to make moccasins and give them away to family and friends. He loved to watch black and white westerns. He moved to Conrad in 2018 closer to his nephew James and family. In the last few years, James and Sean Cox took Ed on their hunting

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Emily McConnell

Emily McConnell


Emily Joyce McConnell, 73, of Wolf Point died at the Billings Clinic Intermediate Care Center on Sunday, Oct 16, 2022. She was born at home in Frazer to Twila Marie Long Knife and James J. McConnell (aka Jimmy Skunk). She was the firstborn of 14 siblings. Her nickname was Apples. She was a member of the Mormon Church and was a devout and faithful Christian. She loved reading the Bible and daily Bible readings. She was always making donations to different ministries and save the children. She was very caring and loved to help others, as well as her family. She was raised by her grandmothers, Helen Attacks Four Eagle and Rosaline Long Knife, and her parents. She attended school up to the 8th grade at Frazer. She attended High School in Pierre, S.D., through the 11th grade and later earned her GED. She furthered her education the Job Corps in Clinton, Neb. She later returned home to Wolf Point where she lived all her life. She married Frank Birdsbill Jr. From this union, they had three sons. She worked at the Living Good Motel in Summers in the earlier years and later worked as a housekeeper at Faith Home in Wolf Point. She loved listening to the oldies, such as the Supremes,

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