Lyle And Betty Wakefield

Collens "Lyle" Wakefield was born on February 5, 1929 in Onida, South Dakota to Collens J. and May L. Wakefield. He passed on November 2, 2022. His wife, Betty Jean Wakefield was born on March 3, 1935 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Harper and Louise Gandy. She passed on January 12, 2022. They were married on September 18, 1971. They each had six children from previous marriages. They were preceded in death by three sons, Terry Wakefield, John Merrick and Darrel Wakefield; and one great-grandson, Josiah Schrawyer. Surviving children are Collens Wakefield, Aron Wakefield, Dale Merrick, Jim Merrick, David Merrick, Mark Merrick, Rebecca Merrick Isaacson, Linda Wakefield Schrawyer and Twyla Wakefield Switzer; 25 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren and three great great-grandchildren. They spent all their married life in Cheyenne with each of them being very active and holding many offices in Cheyenne Moose Lodge #257. They loved fishing, hunting, dancing, traveling and spending time with their children. They wintered in Brownsville, Texas for twenty years; and when they could no longer travel, they came home to Cheyenne for the remainder of their lives. At the request of our parents, we are having a conjoined memorial service on Friday, November 11th at 10:00 a.m., at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel with the interment of their cremains to follow at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens.