In Memory Of
Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Tolbert
1935
2015
Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Tolbert
January 27, 1935 — November 26, 2015
Elizabeth “Betty” Tolbert, 80, of Cheyenne, died on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at her home.
She was born January 27, 1935 in Butte, Montana, daughter to William and Isabelle (Merrick) Whalen. Betty received her degree in Nursing while in West Virginia. She moved to Wyoming eventually settling in Cheyenne in the early 1980’s.
Betty was married to James L. Tolbert Sr.,on June 18, 1960, in Anaconda, Montana. Mr. Tolbert passed away on February 17, 2013. Betty worked at Corral West Ranchwear in both Laramie and Cheyenne.
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, the Cheyenne Polka Club; the Cheyenne Rifle and Pistol Club, and the International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association.
Survivors include two sons, James L. Tolbert Jr., and Timothy L. Tolbert, both of Cheyenne; two daughters, Sandra K. Eslick of Anderson, Missouri; and Cindy R. Tennant of Glendive, Montana; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, two brothers, Bill and Joe Whalen; and sister, Edith Whalen.
Funeral Services will be Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church. Interment will follow at Mountain Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday and Tuesday at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel.
She was born January 27, 1935 in Butte, Montana, daughter to William and Isabelle (Merrick) Whalen. Betty received her degree in Nursing while in West Virginia. She moved to Wyoming eventually settling in Cheyenne in the early 1980’s.
Betty was married to James L. Tolbert Sr.,on June 18, 1960, in Anaconda, Montana. Mr. Tolbert passed away on February 17, 2013. Betty worked at Corral West Ranchwear in both Laramie and Cheyenne.
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, the Cheyenne Polka Club; the Cheyenne Rifle and Pistol Club, and the International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association.
Survivors include two sons, James L. Tolbert Jr., and Timothy L. Tolbert, both of Cheyenne; two daughters, Sandra K. Eslick of Anderson, Missouri; and Cindy R. Tennant of Glendive, Montana; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, two brothers, Bill and Joe Whalen; and sister, Edith Whalen.
Funeral Services will be Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church. Interment will follow at Mountain Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday and Tuesday at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel.
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