Joseph Edward “Chickey” Lilley Jr., 62, died Dec. 18, 2022. He was born on April 26, 1960, in Poplar, the sixth out of nine children of Rose Miller- Lilley and Joe Lilley Sr. He attended schools in Wolf Point and western Montana. He worked various jobs throughout his life until he got sick with leukemia. He liked all sports and outdoor activities. He liked playing basketball at the “jungle” with the boys, hunting, fishing, camping and playing horseshoes at Bridge Park. He married Roberta Ashley on May 17, 1981, in Lame Deer. They had four sons together and later divorced. He later met Dawn Santos and they married in August 2000. They made their home in Ronan. He loved living by the mountains — he had the most beautiful view of the mountains from his backyard. He was preceded in death by infant brother, Bradley; son, Bradley Whiteeagle; sister,

Tamara Lynn Red Eagle, 36, died Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2022 at Poplar Community Hospital. She was born on Sept. 9, 1986, to Dennis Red Eagle and Constance “Connie” Youngman in Poplar. She attended schools in Poplar and Brockton and was currently working on her HI-SET, which she really wanted to earn. She lost her parents at a young age and was raised by her grandmother Betty Ann Goodbird Blackdog. She is also a child of the Knife Clan and loved her Hidatsa ways that her grandmother taught her. She had six children, Dennissa LeeAnn Red Eagle, Leola Jaslynn, Leonard Joseph Lambert, three angel babies; and two grandchildren. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed talking about them and taking them to do things. She grew up around all her cousins, but claimed them as sisters and brothers. She was a fancy shawl dancer in her younger days and enjoyed going to powwows and camping with her family. She loved to go to yard sales. She also loved going to spend time with her family in North and South Dakota. She loved playing Yahtzee, Bingo, Keno, cards and dice. She was an amazing cook and baker. She also loved to travel and loved to go for walks around town. She held various jobs throughout her life, usually working in housekeeping or cooking. The best job she had was being a very helpful member and friend. She would help out those around her with whatever was needed, whether it was making her frybread for a dinner/ event, lending a hand in the kitchen or stitching a quilt

Lucille Irene Edwards, 98, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at Daniels Memorial Healthcare Center in Scobey. She was born in Riverside on April 13, 1924, to Alphonsine and Joseph Legare, the 11th of 13 children. The family moved to Flaxville when she was only six months old. She received all 12 years of schooling in Flaxville, graduating in 1943. She worked in the Daniels County Treasurer’s office in Scobey until she married her high school sweetheart, Alvin Edwards, in 1945. The couple had two children, Russell and Peggy Sue.