Faith --- Funeral services for Nelson Wells Babcock, 87, Faith, longtime West River rancher and livestock market operator, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 11, at Faith School Auditorium.
Pastor Muriel Oates will officiate, and interment will be at Faith Cemetery. Mr. Babcock passed away late Saturday evening, June 7, 1997, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Faith Area Memorial Chapel of Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Faith and one hour prior to the service at the school auditorium.
Nelson Wells Babcock was born on Nov. 8, 1909, at Lower Brule to E. L. and Jennie (Wells) Babcock. He spent his early years at Lower Brule and Rosebud, where his father was employed by the BIA. Nels moved with his family to Southern California, where he went to school. He soon tired of California, returned to South Dakota and began working for the Diamond A Cattle Co. Nels became foreman of the operation in 1940.
Three years later, he fell in love with Gertrude Henderson, and they were married at St. Phillips Episcopal Church in Dupree on April 26, 1943. In 1946, Nels left the Diamond A Cattle Co. after it changed owners. He then became a foreman for W. L. Loxley on ranches in South Dakota and Montana for several years. In the early 1950s, Nels and Lawrence Vance became partners in a ranch in North Dakota, and in 1959, they bought an interest in the Faith Livestock Commission Co. On the ranch, Nels enjoyed the "cowboy way," using horses extensively.
Babcock and Vance assumed full ownership of the Livestock Commission Co. in 1965, when Walt Weaver passed away. Nels and Gertrude sold the ranch in North Dakota and moved to Faith in 1967. Nels retired in 1973 from the livestock auction business and sold his interest to Gary Vance.
Nels received a bronze medal from the Carnegie Foundation in 1939 for saving the lives of two women who were drowning in a dam near Presho. This past winter, he and his friend, Kirk Myers, appeared in the television special, "Last Ranch: The Diamond 'A' Story" on Public Broadcasting.
He was an avid hunter in both Dakotas and Montana, enjoyed calling coyotes, repairing and doing the woodworking on rifles and reloading ammunition. The Babcocks traveled extensively following retirement.
He is survived by his wife, Gertie, Faith; one brother, Scott Babcock, Rapid City; numerous nieces and nephews; and many friends.
Pastor Muriel Oates will officiate, and interment will be at Faith Cemetery. Mr. Babcock passed away late Saturday evening, June 7, 1997, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Faith Area Memorial Chapel of Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Faith and one hour prior to the service at the school auditorium.
Nelson Wells Babcock was born on Nov. 8, 1909, at Lower Brule to E. L. and Jennie (Wells) Babcock. He spent his early years at Lower Brule and Rosebud, where his father was employed by the BIA. Nels moved with his family to Southern California, where he went to school. He soon tired of California, returned to South Dakota and began working for the Diamond A Cattle Co. Nels became foreman of the operation in 1940.
Three years later, he fell in love with Gertrude Henderson, and they were married at St. Phillips Episcopal Church in Dupree on April 26, 1943. In 1946, Nels left the Diamond A Cattle Co. after it changed owners. He then became a foreman for W. L. Loxley on ranches in South Dakota and Montana for several years. In the early 1950s, Nels and Lawrence Vance became partners in a ranch in North Dakota, and in 1959, they bought an interest in the Faith Livestock Commission Co. On the ranch, Nels enjoyed the "cowboy way," using horses extensively.
Babcock and Vance assumed full ownership of the Livestock Commission Co. in 1965, when Walt Weaver passed away. Nels and Gertrude sold the ranch in North Dakota and moved to Faith in 1967. Nels retired in 1973 from the livestock auction business and sold his interest to Gary Vance.
Nels received a bronze medal from the Carnegie Foundation in 1939 for saving the lives of two women who were drowning in a dam near Presho. This past winter, he and his friend, Kirk Myers, appeared in the television special, "Last Ranch: The Diamond 'A' Story" on Public Broadcasting.
He was an avid hunter in both Dakotas and Montana, enjoyed calling coyotes, repairing and doing the woodworking on rifles and reloading ammunition. The Babcocks traveled extensively following retirement.
He is survived by his wife, Gertie, Faith; one brother, Scott Babcock, Rapid City; numerous nieces and nephews; and many friends.
Faith --- Funeral services for Nelson Wells Babcock, 87, Faith, longtime West River rancher and livestock market operator, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 11, at Faith School Auditorium.
Pastor Muriel Oates will officiate, and interment will be at Faith Cemetery. Mr. Babcock passed away late Saturday evening, June 7, 1997, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Faith Area Memorial Chapel of Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Faith and one hour prior to the service at the school auditorium.
Nelson Wells Babcock was born on Nov. 8, 1909, at Lower Brule to E. L. and Jennie (Wells) Babcock. He spent his early years at Lower Brule and Rosebud, where his father was employed by the BIA. Nels moved with his family to Southern California, where he went to school. He soon tired of California, returned to South Dakota and began working for the Diamond A Cattle Co. Nels became foreman of the operation in 1940.
Three years later, he fell in love with Gertrude Henderson, and they were married at St. Phillips Episcopal Church in Dupree on April 26, 1943. In 1946, Nels left the Diamond A Cattle Co. after it changed owners. He then became a foreman for W. L. Loxley on ranches in South Dakota and Montana for several years. In the early 1950s, Nels and Lawrence Vance became partners in a ranch in North Dakota, and in 1959, they bought an interest in the Faith Livestock Commission Co. On the ranch, Nels enjoyed the "cowboy way," using horses extensively.
Babcock and Vance assumed full ownership of the Livestock Commission Co. in 1965, when Walt Weaver passed away. Nels and Gertrude sold the ranch in North Dakota and moved to Faith in 1967. Nels retired in 1973 from the livestock auction business and sold his interest to Gary Vance.
Nels received a bronze medal from the Carnegie Foundation in 1939 for saving the lives of two women who were drowning in a dam near Presho. This past winter, he and his friend, Kirk Myers, appeared in the television special, "Last Ranch: The Diamond 'A' Story" on Public Broadcasting.
He was an avid hunter in both Dakotas and Montana, enjoyed calling coyotes, repairing and doing the woodworking on rifles and reloading ammunition. The Babcocks traveled extensively following retirement.
He is survived by his wife, Gertie, Faith; one brother, Scott Babcock, Rapid City; numerous nieces and nephews; and many friends.
Pastor Muriel Oates will officiate, and interment will be at Faith Cemetery. Mr. Babcock passed away late Saturday evening, June 7, 1997, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Faith Area Memorial Chapel of Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Faith and one hour prior to the service at the school auditorium.
Nelson Wells Babcock was born on Nov. 8, 1909, at Lower Brule to E. L. and Jennie (Wells) Babcock. He spent his early years at Lower Brule and Rosebud, where his father was employed by the BIA. Nels moved with his family to Southern California, where he went to school. He soon tired of California, returned to South Dakota and began working for the Diamond A Cattle Co. Nels became foreman of the operation in 1940.
Three years later, he fell in love with Gertrude Henderson, and they were married at St. Phillips Episcopal Church in Dupree on April 26, 1943. In 1946, Nels left the Diamond A Cattle Co. after it changed owners. He then became a foreman for W. L. Loxley on ranches in South Dakota and Montana for several years. In the early 1950s, Nels and Lawrence Vance became partners in a ranch in North Dakota, and in 1959, they bought an interest in the Faith Livestock Commission Co. On the ranch, Nels enjoyed the "cowboy way," using horses extensively.
Babcock and Vance assumed full ownership of the Livestock Commission Co. in 1965, when Walt Weaver passed away. Nels and Gertrude sold the ranch in North Dakota and moved to Faith in 1967. Nels retired in 1973 from the livestock auction business and sold his interest to Gary Vance.
Nels received a bronze medal from the Carnegie Foundation in 1939 for saving the lives of two women who were drowning in a dam near Presho. This past winter, he and his friend, Kirk Myers, appeared in the television special, "Last Ranch: The Diamond 'A' Story" on Public Broadcasting.
He was an avid hunter in both Dakotas and Montana, enjoyed calling coyotes, repairing and doing the woodworking on rifles and reloading ammunition. The Babcocks traveled extensively following retirement.
He is survived by his wife, Gertie, Faith; one brother, Scott Babcock, Rapid City; numerous nieces and nephews; and many friends.
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