Curtis Gingery

Funeral services for Curtis M. Gingery, age 95, of Gillette, Wyoming will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 3, 2006 at the Christian Church, 100 Flying Circle, Gillette, Wyoming with Rev. Mike Dennis officiating. Interment will be held in the White River Cemetery, in White River, South Dakota at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 4, 2006. Curtis passed away on Sunday February 26, 2006 at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home following a short illness.Curtis was born in Randolph, Nebraska on April 15, 1910 to Harrison and Cora (Cheever) Gingery. He grew up in Nebraska in the Hartington area. In the early 1930s Curtis and his parents moved to a ranch near White River, South Dakota. In 1949 he married June King, and they had 3 children. They owned the lumberyard in White River for many years before selling it and purchasing a lumberyard in Kennebec, South Dakota, in 1963. In 1971 the family moved to Hill City, South Dakota, where Curtis worked for many years as a school custodian and at the local campgrounds.In 1990 June and Curtis moved to Gillette, Wyoming, to be with their daughter. Curtis is survived by his wife, June; daughter Ardis of Gillette, 2 sons, Lyle of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Jack of Havre, Montana; 2 grandsons, 2 granddaughters and 1 great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his parents and 2 sisters.Memorials are suggested in Curtis?s name to the Christian Church. Condolences may be sent in care of Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home, 210 W. 5th St. Gillette, Wyoming 82716 or via the web at www.stevensonandsons.com.