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,

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

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

Jeffery “Stuffy” Walking Eagle Sr., 32, of Wolf Point died Oct. 15, 2022, at Trinity Hospital. He was born Sept. 21, 1990, to John L. Walking Eagle Sr. and Hattie L. Shoots. He grew up in Brockton with grandmother Theresa. He then moved to Poplar with his father in 2000, before finally settling down in Wolf Point with his mother. He went to school at Brockton elementary school, Wahpeton Indian school and Poplar school. He loved to be around his children, family and friends. He also enjoyed the days he spent with his sister Jonelle, brother Shuggz and niece Sean De’Ja in Bismarck, N.D. He was always joking or kidding with his nieces and nephews. He liked to go for walks to go check out his friends that were out about too. He worked at Taco Bell in Bismarck N.D., and Albertsons in Wolf Point. He is survived by his sisters, Marian Walking Eagle and Johnette Walking Eagle of Wolf Point; Jonelle Walking Eagle of Bismarck, Desi Rae