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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Lori TalksDifferent

Lori TalksDifferent


Lori Ann TalksDifferent, No Wa Waste Wiya (Good Singing Woman), 28, of Wolf Point died Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. She was born July 21, 1994, in Havre to her mother Elisha TalksDifferent and father Delano Clancy-Laverdure. She was a very loving soul and had a contagious smile. She attended the Montana Youth Challenge Academy in Dillon in 2016. She finished the program as platoon leader and she received her G.E.D. Although she went through some rough patches in life, she always got back on her feet with a huge smile that brightened up a room. She liked to play jokes on family and friends. She worked at the tribal courts for a short time as a receptionist, but later took a job at Faith Home in Wolf Point as a CNA, which she loved. She met Ryan WhiteHorse in 2016. She loved her brothers and sister and was like a mother to them. She later had children of her own, two sons, Payton and Casey. She is survived by her mother, Elisha TalksDifferent (Royce Follet); brothers, Seth Laverdure and Joseph Beston

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Huber Wright

Huber Wright


Huber Lee Wright, 68, of Wolf Point died Oct. 14, 2022. He was born June 15, 1954, to James Huber Wright and Lena Grace McConnell. He grew up in Frazer and attended Frazer High School where he met his high school sweetheart, Debra Bauer. They both graduated in the spring of 1972 and were married the following year on Oct. 6, 1973. A year later, daughter Christine Nickole was born in July 1974. In December 1974, he enlisted in the United States Army, serving three years before being honorably discharged in August 1980. Daughter Sondra Lee was born in June 1978. He worked as a tribal police officer for a brief time and worked for Kenco Refinery for a number of years. For

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