Marguerite Pruitt Fulker, 86, died March 10, 2006, in Bozeman at Springmeadows Assisted Living. Thus ended a life in which community activity and service in the Gallatin Valley was her driving force.
The Montana Winter Fair never lost its importance and excitement for Marguerite. From the inception of the Fair in 1947 until its final year, Marguerite was an exhibitor and/or an official. Sharing a place in the Montana Hall of Fame with her husband, Horace, in 1977 was a significant life event. She and Horace were married in 1942 and began their partnership of farming and ranching. Most of their married years were spent near Manhattan, where they instilled two daughters with their rural values and work ethic and raised purebred Columbia sheep. Marguerite was active in the Columbia Sheep Association, receiving awards at a state and national level.
Marguerite believed in and benefited from the work of the Montana Extension Service. She belonged to the Central Park Extension Homemakers club for many years and prior to that the Middle Creek Extension Homemakers. 4-H was lifelong for her. She began as a member and served as a leader, a judge, an advocate, and a volunteer. In 1974 she received a state 4-H alumni award. After retiring from farming at the death of Horace in 1985, she began to further her interest in local history through her involvement with the Gallatin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum. She received distinguished service recognition from the historical society in 2001 for the time she had spent on their board of directors and as a museum docent. Her interest in history contributed to her pride in her Daughters of the American Revolution membership. Her membership in the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority was important to her partially because she shared the affiliation with her granddaughter.
Though she was born in Iowa on October 17, 1919, while her parents, A.D. and Lillian (Breeden) Pruitt, were on an extended trip there, she spent her entire life in the Gallatin Valley and believed there was no other place to be. She attended grade school at Monforton School and graduated from Gallatin County High School in 1938. Her brothers and sisters were her life-long companions. Her brother, Charlie Pruitt, and her sisters, Lauretta Gossack and Betty Jo Hoppin, died before her. Her close relationship with her nieces and nephews, the children of her four siblings, was highly valued by her.
She is survived by her brother and wife, David and Patricia Pruitt; daughters and husbands, Lois and Kent Norby of Bozeman and Excelsior, Minn., and Ilene and Jim Casey of Manhattan and their extended families, including five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Her grandchildren and families are Tanya Casey and Brent Reinhardt with Allison and Aiden in Kansas; Scott and Heather Norby, New York; Todd and Stacey Casey with Rachel and Erica in Washington; Craig and Janie Norby with Justin, Max, and Gabi in Minnesota; and Mark and Lisa Norby with Cooper in California.
Her life will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 14, at First Baptist Church. Interment in Sunset Hills Cemetery will be prior to the service. Visitation with the family will be at Dokken-Nelson Funeral Service Monday, March 13, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Marguerite's family and friends thank the staff of Springmeadows for their kind, careful care and attention as Marguerite resided with them for more than five years.
Marguerite would like for remembrances to be directed to the Pioneer Museum; or to First Baptist Church; or to Bozeman Deaconess Hospice; or to the Montana 4-H Foundation.
Printed in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle ~ March 12, 2006
The Montana Winter Fair never lost its importance and excitement for Marguerite. From the inception of the Fair in 1947 until its final year, Marguerite was an exhibitor and/or an official. Sharing a place in the Montana Hall of Fame with her husband, Horace, in 1977 was a significant life event. She and Horace were married in 1942 and began their partnership of farming and ranching. Most of their married years were spent near Manhattan, where they instilled two daughters with their rural values and work ethic and raised purebred Columbia sheep. Marguerite was active in the Columbia Sheep Association, receiving awards at a state and national level.
Marguerite believed in and benefited from the work of the Montana Extension Service. She belonged to the Central Park Extension Homemakers club for many years and prior to that the Middle Creek Extension Homemakers. 4-H was lifelong for her. She began as a member and served as a leader, a judge, an advocate, and a volunteer. In 1974 she received a state 4-H alumni award. After retiring from farming at the death of Horace in 1985, she began to further her interest in local history through her involvement with the Gallatin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum. She received distinguished service recognition from the historical society in 2001 for the time she had spent on their board of directors and as a museum docent. Her interest in history contributed to her pride in her Daughters of the American Revolution membership. Her membership in the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority was important to her partially because she shared the affiliation with her granddaughter.
Though she was born in Iowa on October 17, 1919, while her parents, A.D. and Lillian (Breeden) Pruitt, were on an extended trip there, she spent her entire life in the Gallatin Valley and believed there was no other place to be. She attended grade school at Monforton School and graduated from Gallatin County High School in 1938. Her brothers and sisters were her life-long companions. Her brother, Charlie Pruitt, and her sisters, Lauretta Gossack and Betty Jo Hoppin, died before her. Her close relationship with her nieces and nephews, the children of her four siblings, was highly valued by her.
She is survived by her brother and wife, David and Patricia Pruitt; daughters and husbands, Lois and Kent Norby of Bozeman and Excelsior, Minn., and Ilene and Jim Casey of Manhattan and their extended families, including five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Her grandchildren and families are Tanya Casey and Brent Reinhardt with Allison and Aiden in Kansas; Scott and Heather Norby, New York; Todd and Stacey Casey with Rachel and Erica in Washington; Craig and Janie Norby with Justin, Max, and Gabi in Minnesota; and Mark and Lisa Norby with Cooper in California.
Her life will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 14, at First Baptist Church. Interment in Sunset Hills Cemetery will be prior to the service. Visitation with the family will be at Dokken-Nelson Funeral Service Monday, March 13, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Marguerite's family and friends thank the staff of Springmeadows for their kind, careful care and attention as Marguerite resided with them for more than five years.
Marguerite would like for remembrances to be directed to the Pioneer Museum; or to First Baptist Church; or to Bozeman Deaconess Hospice; or to the Montana 4-H Foundation.
Printed in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle ~ March 12, 2006
Marguerite Pruitt Fulker, 86, died March 10, 2006, in Bozeman at Springmeadows Assisted Living. Thus ended a life in which community activity and service in the Gallatin Valley was her driving force.
The Montana Winter Fair never lost its importance and excitement for Marguerite. From the inception of the Fair in 1947 until its final year, Marguerite was an exhibitor and/or an official. Sharing a place in the Montana Hall of Fame with her husband, Horace, in 1977 was a significant life event. She and Horace were married in 1942 and began their partnership of farming and ranching. Most of their married years were spent near Manhattan, where they instilled two daughters with their rural values and work ethic and raised purebred Columbia sheep. Marguerite was active in the Columbia Sheep Association, receiving awards at a state and national level.
Marguerite believed in and benefited from the work of the Montana Extension Service. She belonged to the Central Park Extension Homemakers club for many years and prior to that the Middle Creek Extension Homemakers. 4-H was lifelong for her. She began as a member and served as a leader, a judge, an advocate, and a volunteer. In 1974 she received a state 4-H alumni award. After retiring from farming at the death of Horace in 1985, she began to further her interest in local history through her involvement with the Gallatin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum. She received distinguished service recognition from the historical society in 2001 for the time she had spent on their board of directors and as a museum docent. Her interest in history contributed to her pride in her Daughters of the American Revolution membership. Her membership in the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority was important to her partially because she shared the affiliation with her granddaughter.
Though she was born in Iowa on October 17, 1919, while her parents, A.D. and Lillian (Breeden) Pruitt, were on an extended trip there, she spent her entire life in the Gallatin Valley and believed there was no other place to be. She attended grade school at Monforton School and graduated from Gallatin County High School in 1938. Her brothers and sisters were her life-long companions. Her brother, Charlie Pruitt, and her sisters, Lauretta Gossack and Betty Jo Hoppin, died before her. Her close relationship with her nieces and nephews, the children of her four siblings, was highly valued by her.
She is survived by her brother and wife, David and Patricia Pruitt; daughters and husbands, Lois and Kent Norby of Bozeman and Excelsior, Minn., and Ilene and Jim Casey of Manhattan and their extended families, including five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Her grandchildren and families are Tanya Casey and Brent Reinhardt with Allison and Aiden in Kansas; Scott and Heather Norby, New York; Todd and Stacey Casey with Rachel and Erica in Washington; Craig and Janie Norby with Justin, Max, and Gabi in Minnesota; and Mark and Lisa Norby with Cooper in California.
Her life will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 14, at First Baptist Church. Interment in Sunset Hills Cemetery will be prior to the service. Visitation with the family will be at Dokken-Nelson Funeral Service Monday, March 13, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Marguerite's family and friends thank the staff of Springmeadows for their kind, careful care and attention as Marguerite resided with them for more than five years.
Marguerite would like for remembrances to be directed to the Pioneer Museum; or to First Baptist Church; or to Bozeman Deaconess Hospice; or to the Montana 4-H Foundation.
Printed in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle ~ March 12, 2006
The Montana Winter Fair never lost its importance and excitement for Marguerite. From the inception of the Fair in 1947 until its final year, Marguerite was an exhibitor and/or an official. Sharing a place in the Montana Hall of Fame with her husband, Horace, in 1977 was a significant life event. She and Horace were married in 1942 and began their partnership of farming and ranching. Most of their married years were spent near Manhattan, where they instilled two daughters with their rural values and work ethic and raised purebred Columbia sheep. Marguerite was active in the Columbia Sheep Association, receiving awards at a state and national level.
Marguerite believed in and benefited from the work of the Montana Extension Service. She belonged to the Central Park Extension Homemakers club for many years and prior to that the Middle Creek Extension Homemakers. 4-H was lifelong for her. She began as a member and served as a leader, a judge, an advocate, and a volunteer. In 1974 she received a state 4-H alumni award. After retiring from farming at the death of Horace in 1985, she began to further her interest in local history through her involvement with the Gallatin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum. She received distinguished service recognition from the historical society in 2001 for the time she had spent on their board of directors and as a museum docent. Her interest in history contributed to her pride in her Daughters of the American Revolution membership. Her membership in the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority was important to her partially because she shared the affiliation with her granddaughter.
Though she was born in Iowa on October 17, 1919, while her parents, A.D. and Lillian (Breeden) Pruitt, were on an extended trip there, she spent her entire life in the Gallatin Valley and believed there was no other place to be. She attended grade school at Monforton School and graduated from Gallatin County High School in 1938. Her brothers and sisters were her life-long companions. Her brother, Charlie Pruitt, and her sisters, Lauretta Gossack and Betty Jo Hoppin, died before her. Her close relationship with her nieces and nephews, the children of her four siblings, was highly valued by her.
She is survived by her brother and wife, David and Patricia Pruitt; daughters and husbands, Lois and Kent Norby of Bozeman and Excelsior, Minn., and Ilene and Jim Casey of Manhattan and their extended families, including five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Her grandchildren and families are Tanya Casey and Brent Reinhardt with Allison and Aiden in Kansas; Scott and Heather Norby, New York; Todd and Stacey Casey with Rachel and Erica in Washington; Craig and Janie Norby with Justin, Max, and Gabi in Minnesota; and Mark and Lisa Norby with Cooper in California.
Her life will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 14, at First Baptist Church. Interment in Sunset Hills Cemetery will be prior to the service. Visitation with the family will be at Dokken-Nelson Funeral Service Monday, March 13, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Marguerite's family and friends thank the staff of Springmeadows for their kind, careful care and attention as Marguerite resided with them for more than five years.
Marguerite would like for remembrances to be directed to the Pioneer Museum; or to First Baptist Church; or to Bozeman Deaconess Hospice; or to the Montana 4-H Foundation.
Printed in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle ~ March 12, 2006
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