Obituary, Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana,
Dec. 12, 2003.
TEN SLEEP - Services for Paris Bader, 91, will be held Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2003,
at 2 p.m. at the Ten Sleep Methodist Church with Rev. Charles Cooper
officiating. Visitation will be at the church in Ten Sleep on Tuesday
from noon until service time. Internment will follow at the Ten Sleep
Cemetery.
He died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2003 at the Worland Healthcare and
He was born March 14, 1912, to Fred Lewis and Ethel Maurine (Daughtery) Bader, Sr in Ten
Sleep. He was raised on the family ranch
in Ten Sleep and attended schools there until his junior year. He then
completed his junior and senior years of high school in Worland.
He worked at his grandparent's gasoline station as a young man. Following
his schooling, he started a life long career as a rancher. He owned his
own ranch, and was also a part of the Otter Creek Grazing Association for many
years. He was known for working long, hard hours. He was a good
horse trainer and broke a lot of horses.
He enjoyed fishing, and was known for his ability to tease all of his family
with his dry sense of humor. He spent his spare time at home where he
read and watched television.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Fred "Chief" Bader,
Berl Bader and Fay Bader; and sisters
Vivian Whaley and Beatrice Kirkpatrick.
He is survived by sisters Maurine Hollercroft of
Veile Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.