Jackson Hole News
Wednesday, April 17, 2002
Page 12B
McKinstray, 82, worked phones, mail
Funeral services were held for Gladys Emmaline Ransom McKinstray. McKinstray died April 8 in Worland of natural causes. The following was prepared by her family:
McKinstray was the third child born to Roy Ransom Sr. and Emmaline Ransom on Aug. 5, 1919, in Thermopolis. She was a beloved child of her parents and a loving sister to Nora, Roy Jr., Ruby, Blanche and Ruth.
Gladys was raised in Lander. During her high school years she worked at Lander Memorial Hospital, graduating in 1936.
Gladys met her future husband, Van D. McKinstray, through her sister Nora. Van was a brother to Nora's husband, Ray, and was smart enough to know a jewel when he saw one. Van and Gladys were married July 3, 1939, in Lander. Both couples moved to Jackson within the year. The couples had a lot of fun, working and playing equally as hard. Jackson was a fun place to do both.
In 1944, Gladys gave birth to her first son, Dale R. McKinstray. He was then followed by his brother Darrell, who was born in 1946. In the early 1950s Gladys started to work for Mountain Bell as a telephone operator when the phone company operated on a personal-operator basis. Paul D. McKinstray was born on Christmas Eve 1960. Gladys continued working for the phone company until they went to direct dial in 1964.
After her retirement from the phone company she and Van became rural route carriers for the post office, carrying the mail to Teton Village for many years. She also worked for C-V for many years. After retiring from C-V and the passing of Van, she began spending winters in Arizona and her summers with her sister Nora in the White Mountains.
Second love in later years
Gladys was fortunate to have found love for the second time in her senior years. The gentleman's name was Bud Seifert. The story of their reunion is almost fictional. Gladys and Bud were a couple when Gladys was a teenager. Bud was a bit older than Gladys, so things didn't work out, largely due to age, and they went their separate ways. Both married others, raised their families and lost their spouses. Bud said that one day he work up and Gladys came into his thoughts and wouldn't go away. He decided to try to find her but didn't know her married name. He got out a Wyoming phone book and started looking for Ransoms. After finally locating her at her sister Ruth's house in Jackson, Bud called and left a message for Gladys to return his call. When Gladys finally did return that call, the two reunited and spent five happy years together, the best of friends.
Today we are committing to the earth the physical remains of our mother. We grudgingly release her, heartened that her spirit will be within each of us for all our lives, and beyond our lives through our children. Each of us carries special memories of our mother, sister, mother-in-law, grandmother, aunt and friend. It is very difficult to commit to writing the life of someone who has been so important to loved ones for almost 83 years.
Mother was a mainstay in the family. She was there for everyone at any time. She was always there for Dad and us. We came first, we knew that, and sometimes we took advantage. For that, we're sorry, mother. We will make it up to you. We promise.
Good sense of humor
Mother had a good sense of humor. Sometimes we didn't recognize it, maybe because it was so subtle. We did learn to appreciate the special qualities of this woman who raised us. Our mother shared with us the absolute importance of family, loyalty and honesty. Each of us carries these qualities within us, in our own way, with the seeds that our mother planted. That we will miss this special woman, the first woman that we loved, goes without saying. Mother taught us that honest work is work to be proud of. Thank you for teaching us that the only expectations that we needed to live up to were our own. Thank you for supporting us when we needed support, for letting us have fun when we were kids. Thank you for teaching us right from wrong by example rather than by sermon. Thank you mother for imparting just one criticism per one dumb action rather than droning on and on. Did you know that we respected that, or did you just run out of breath?
God, you have called a special person to your side. You have called our mother. We hope that you know that we are not ready to live without her, because we're not sure. Please make sure she gets to see all of her friends, Dad, Grandpa and Grandma. Thank you for letting us have her for all this time.
Gladys is survived by her three sons, Dale of Worland, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and Thermopolis; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; her sister, Ruth Ward of Jackson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Wednesday, April 17, 2002
Page 12B
McKinstray, 82, worked phones, mail
Funeral services were held for Gladys Emmaline Ransom McKinstray. McKinstray died April 8 in Worland of natural causes. The following was prepared by her family:
McKinstray was the third child born to Roy Ransom Sr. and Emmaline Ransom on Aug. 5, 1919, in Thermopolis. She was a beloved child of her parents and a loving sister to Nora, Roy Jr., Ruby, Blanche and Ruth.
Gladys was raised in Lander. During her high school years she worked at Lander Memorial Hospital, graduating in 1936.
Gladys met her future husband, Van D. McKinstray, through her sister Nora. Van was a brother to Nora's husband, Ray, and was smart enough to know a jewel when he saw one. Van and Gladys were married July 3, 1939, in Lander. Both couples moved to Jackson within the year. The couples had a lot of fun, working and playing equally as hard. Jackson was a fun place to do both.
In 1944, Gladys gave birth to her first son, Dale R. McKinstray. He was then followed by his brother Darrell, who was born in 1946. In the early 1950s Gladys started to work for Mountain Bell as a telephone operator when the phone company operated on a personal-operator basis. Paul D. McKinstray was born on Christmas Eve 1960. Gladys continued working for the phone company until they went to direct dial in 1964.
After her retirement from the phone company she and Van became rural route carriers for the post office, carrying the mail to Teton Village for many years. She also worked for C-V for many years. After retiring from C-V and the passing of Van, she began spending winters in Arizona and her summers with her sister Nora in the White Mountains.
Second love in later years
Gladys was fortunate to have found love for the second time in her senior years. The gentleman's name was Bud Seifert. The story of their reunion is almost fictional. Gladys and Bud were a couple when Gladys was a teenager. Bud was a bit older than Gladys, so things didn't work out, largely due to age, and they went their separate ways. Both married others, raised their families and lost their spouses. Bud said that one day he work up and Gladys came into his thoughts and wouldn't go away. He decided to try to find her but didn't know her married name. He got out a Wyoming phone book and started looking for Ransoms. After finally locating her at her sister Ruth's house in Jackson, Bud called and left a message for Gladys to return his call. When Gladys finally did return that call, the two reunited and spent five happy years together, the best of friends.
Today we are committing to the earth the physical remains of our mother. We grudgingly release her, heartened that her spirit will be within each of us for all our lives, and beyond our lives through our children. Each of us carries special memories of our mother, sister, mother-in-law, grandmother, aunt and friend. It is very difficult to commit to writing the life of someone who has been so important to loved ones for almost 83 years.
Mother was a mainstay in the family. She was there for everyone at any time. She was always there for Dad and us. We came first, we knew that, and sometimes we took advantage. For that, we're sorry, mother. We will make it up to you. We promise.
Good sense of humor
Mother had a good sense of humor. Sometimes we didn't recognize it, maybe because it was so subtle. We did learn to appreciate the special qualities of this woman who raised us. Our mother shared with us the absolute importance of family, loyalty and honesty. Each of us carries these qualities within us, in our own way, with the seeds that our mother planted. That we will miss this special woman, the first woman that we loved, goes without saying. Mother taught us that honest work is work to be proud of. Thank you for teaching us that the only expectations that we needed to live up to were our own. Thank you for supporting us when we needed support, for letting us have fun when we were kids. Thank you for teaching us right from wrong by example rather than by sermon. Thank you mother for imparting just one criticism per one dumb action rather than droning on and on. Did you know that we respected that, or did you just run out of breath?
God, you have called a special person to your side. You have called our mother. We hope that you know that we are not ready to live without her, because we're not sure. Please make sure she gets to see all of her friends, Dad, Grandpa and Grandma. Thank you for letting us have her for all this time.
Gladys is survived by her three sons, Dale of Worland, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and Thermopolis; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; her sister, Ruth Ward of Jackson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Jackson Hole News
Wednesday, April 17, 2002
Page 12B
McKinstray, 82, worked phones, mail
Funeral services were held for Gladys Emmaline Ransom McKinstray. McKinstray died April 8 in Worland of natural causes. The following was prepared by her family:
McKinstray was the third child born to Roy Ransom Sr. and Emmaline Ransom on Aug. 5, 1919, in Thermopolis. She was a beloved child of her parents and a loving sister to Nora, Roy Jr., Ruby, Blanche and Ruth.
Gladys was raised in Lander. During her high school years she worked at Lander Memorial Hospital, graduating in 1936.
Gladys met her future husband, Van D. McKinstray, through her sister Nora. Van was a brother to Nora's husband, Ray, and was smart enough to know a jewel when he saw one. Van and Gladys were married July 3, 1939, in Lander. Both couples moved to Jackson within the year. The couples had a lot of fun, working and playing equally as hard. Jackson was a fun place to do both.
In 1944, Gladys gave birth to her first son, Dale R. McKinstray. He was then followed by his brother Darrell, who was born in 1946. In the early 1950s Gladys started to work for Mountain Bell as a telephone operator when the phone company operated on a personal-operator basis. Paul D. McKinstray was born on Christmas Eve 1960. Gladys continued working for the phone company until they went to direct dial in 1964.
After her retirement from the phone company she and Van became rural route carriers for the post office, carrying the mail to Teton Village for many years. She also worked for C-V for many years. After retiring from C-V and the passing of Van, she began spending winters in Arizona and her summers with her sister Nora in the White Mountains.
Second love in later years
Gladys was fortunate to have found love for the second time in her senior years. The gentleman's name was Bud Seifert. The story of their reunion is almost fictional. Gladys and Bud were a couple when Gladys was a teenager. Bud was a bit older than Gladys, so things didn't work out, largely due to age, and they went their separate ways. Both married others, raised their families and lost their spouses. Bud said that one day he work up and Gladys came into his thoughts and wouldn't go away. He decided to try to find her but didn't know her married name. He got out a Wyoming phone book and started looking for Ransoms. After finally locating her at her sister Ruth's house in Jackson, Bud called and left a message for Gladys to return his call. When Gladys finally did return that call, the two reunited and spent five happy years together, the best of friends.
Today we are committing to the earth the physical remains of our mother. We grudgingly release her, heartened that her spirit will be within each of us for all our lives, and beyond our lives through our children. Each of us carries special memories of our mother, sister, mother-in-law, grandmother, aunt and friend. It is very difficult to commit to writing the life of someone who has been so important to loved ones for almost 83 years.
Mother was a mainstay in the family. She was there for everyone at any time. She was always there for Dad and us. We came first, we knew that, and sometimes we took advantage. For that, we're sorry, mother. We will make it up to you. We promise.
Good sense of humor
Mother had a good sense of humor. Sometimes we didn't recognize it, maybe because it was so subtle. We did learn to appreciate the special qualities of this woman who raised us. Our mother shared with us the absolute importance of family, loyalty and honesty. Each of us carries these qualities within us, in our own way, with the seeds that our mother planted. That we will miss this special woman, the first woman that we loved, goes without saying. Mother taught us that honest work is work to be proud of. Thank you for teaching us that the only expectations that we needed to live up to were our own. Thank you for supporting us when we needed support, for letting us have fun when we were kids. Thank you for teaching us right from wrong by example rather than by sermon. Thank you mother for imparting just one criticism per one dumb action rather than droning on and on. Did you know that we respected that, or did you just run out of breath?
God, you have called a special person to your side. You have called our mother. We hope that you know that we are not ready to live without her, because we're not sure. Please make sure she gets to see all of her friends, Dad, Grandpa and Grandma. Thank you for letting us have her for all this time.
Gladys is survived by her three sons, Dale of Worland, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and Thermopolis; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; her sister, Ruth Ward of Jackson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Wednesday, April 17, 2002
Page 12B
McKinstray, 82, worked phones, mail
Funeral services were held for Gladys Emmaline Ransom McKinstray. McKinstray died April 8 in Worland of natural causes. The following was prepared by her family:
McKinstray was the third child born to Roy Ransom Sr. and Emmaline Ransom on Aug. 5, 1919, in Thermopolis. She was a beloved child of her parents and a loving sister to Nora, Roy Jr., Ruby, Blanche and Ruth.
Gladys was raised in Lander. During her high school years she worked at Lander Memorial Hospital, graduating in 1936.
Gladys met her future husband, Van D. McKinstray, through her sister Nora. Van was a brother to Nora's husband, Ray, and was smart enough to know a jewel when he saw one. Van and Gladys were married July 3, 1939, in Lander. Both couples moved to Jackson within the year. The couples had a lot of fun, working and playing equally as hard. Jackson was a fun place to do both.
In 1944, Gladys gave birth to her first son, Dale R. McKinstray. He was then followed by his brother Darrell, who was born in 1946. In the early 1950s Gladys started to work for Mountain Bell as a telephone operator when the phone company operated on a personal-operator basis. Paul D. McKinstray was born on Christmas Eve 1960. Gladys continued working for the phone company until they went to direct dial in 1964.
After her retirement from the phone company she and Van became rural route carriers for the post office, carrying the mail to Teton Village for many years. She also worked for C-V for many years. After retiring from C-V and the passing of Van, she began spending winters in Arizona and her summers with her sister Nora in the White Mountains.
Second love in later years
Gladys was fortunate to have found love for the second time in her senior years. The gentleman's name was Bud Seifert. The story of their reunion is almost fictional. Gladys and Bud were a couple when Gladys was a teenager. Bud was a bit older than Gladys, so things didn't work out, largely due to age, and they went their separate ways. Both married others, raised their families and lost their spouses. Bud said that one day he work up and Gladys came into his thoughts and wouldn't go away. He decided to try to find her but didn't know her married name. He got out a Wyoming phone book and started looking for Ransoms. After finally locating her at her sister Ruth's house in Jackson, Bud called and left a message for Gladys to return his call. When Gladys finally did return that call, the two reunited and spent five happy years together, the best of friends.
Today we are committing to the earth the physical remains of our mother. We grudgingly release her, heartened that her spirit will be within each of us for all our lives, and beyond our lives through our children. Each of us carries special memories of our mother, sister, mother-in-law, grandmother, aunt and friend. It is very difficult to commit to writing the life of someone who has been so important to loved ones for almost 83 years.
Mother was a mainstay in the family. She was there for everyone at any time. She was always there for Dad and us. We came first, we knew that, and sometimes we took advantage. For that, we're sorry, mother. We will make it up to you. We promise.
Good sense of humor
Mother had a good sense of humor. Sometimes we didn't recognize it, maybe because it was so subtle. We did learn to appreciate the special qualities of this woman who raised us. Our mother shared with us the absolute importance of family, loyalty and honesty. Each of us carries these qualities within us, in our own way, with the seeds that our mother planted. That we will miss this special woman, the first woman that we loved, goes without saying. Mother taught us that honest work is work to be proud of. Thank you for teaching us that the only expectations that we needed to live up to were our own. Thank you for supporting us when we needed support, for letting us have fun when we were kids. Thank you for teaching us right from wrong by example rather than by sermon. Thank you mother for imparting just one criticism per one dumb action rather than droning on and on. Did you know that we respected that, or did you just run out of breath?
God, you have called a special person to your side. You have called our mother. We hope that you know that we are not ready to live without her, because we're not sure. Please make sure she gets to see all of her friends, Dad, Grandpa and Grandma. Thank you for letting us have her for all this time.
Gladys is survived by her three sons, Dale of Worland, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and Thermopolis; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; her sister, Ruth Ward of Jackson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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