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Because so many people died of Bubonic Plague in the 17th Century, there was insufficient space in the Beere Chapel graveyard to inter the bodies. Subsequently a piece of land at Holyhead at the top of a hill out of the village was used for those killed by the Plague.

A memorial plaque in the Church records refers to the John Starre who died in 1646 as the fifth son of William Starre.

Obituary:

HAMILTON - Billie Lou Larimore was born Feb. 14, 1929, to parents Frank P. Larimore and Lola G. Smith Larimore in Columbus, Ohio. She lost her long, hard-fought battle with cancer on November 25, 2011.

She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Brown; daughter, Judy Fitz (Jim) of Phoenix, Ariz.; son, Martin R. "Rusty" Eitel (Patty) of Corvallis; sister, Eva M. Graham (Daniel) of Hilliard, Ohio; sister, Jill Dine of Clarks Green, Penn.; and brother Jack Larimore (Alice) of New Braunfels, Texas. The five grandchildren are Jamie B. (Fitz) Vickroy (Nathan) of Casa Grande, Ariz., Jay P. Fitz (Adriana) of Phoenix, Jon M. Fitz of Phoenix, Casey T. Eitel (Kori) of Billings and Lacey M. (Eitel) Meuchel (Lucas) of Rochester, Minn. She also has six great-grandchildren with a seventh on the way. There are also several nieces and nephews.

She was a graduate of North High School in Columbus, Ohio, in 1947.

On Aug. 5, 1950, she married Martin H. Eitel, who passed away on Sep. 10, 1988. They had two children - daughter, Judy A. (Eitel) Fitz and son, Martin R. Eitel (Rusty).

Marty and Billie moved to Missoula in 1951.

She was employed with Western Montana National Bank and Heinrich Flowers as a floral designer. She loved her flowers! Her garden was always in full bloom. She also enjoyed being a homemaker and modeled periodically from high school through her senior years.

The family enjoyed memorable years building cabins at Flathead and Placid Lakes among other outdoor activities. They enjoyed traveling.

Marty and Billie moved to Hamilton in 1978. She was very active with Garden Club, Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital Guild, DAV Chapter 17 Auxiliary, American Legion Post 47 Auxiliary, and was a member of Corvallis Methodist Church. She thoroughly enjoyed participating in the annual children's weekend at the Daly Mansion. She was her grandchildren's biggest fan, supporting and following them all their school years in sports and various activities. She was SO proud of all her grandchildren and wished she could have been near all of them.

Billie remarried on Dec. 20, 1992, to Kenneth Brown. They met in Ohio while Billie was visiting family and, no ifs, ands or buts about it, they were to live in Montana. No arguments here from Ken!

Billie loved gardening, sewing, crafts, bridge and pinnacle card clubs, fishing, anything outdoors, Grizzly football games, and being with family. She had such a zest for life and lived it to the fullest. She was blessed with many great friends who helped her keep her social calendar full. She had a very big, giving heart and would do anything for anyone.

There are not enough adjectives to describe her: kind, beautiful, classy. She kept her wit right up to the end. Can't express how much she will be missed and what a void there will be in the lives of the people who were fortunate to have known her.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, at Daly-Leach Chapel in Hamilton. A reception for friends and family will follow the services in the community room at the chapel. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. that same day at the Western Montana State Veterans Cemetery in Missoula, 1911 Tower St., off South Ave. Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com.

The family would like to thank the staff at the Marcus Daly Hospice. Even for the short time you had Billie in your care, she experienced care and compassion as if she'd known you a lifetime. What a remarkable program you have.

The family suggests memorials to Marcus Daly Hospice, 1200 Westwood Dr., Hamilton, Mont., 59840; Hamilton Garden Club, c/o Joane Cosper, P.O. Box 1121, Hamilton, MT 59840.

per Findagrave.com memorial:

Rose "Rosie" Lee "Pearl" Reed was the daughter of the famous outlaw, Myra Maybelle Shirley aka "Belle Starr" and her first husband, James "Jim" Reed, also an outlaw.

She was married four times and had 4 children: (1) Charles Kaigler, one daughter Ruth D. Kaigler; (2) Robert McClure, one daughter: Mamie McClure who was adopted by Mr. & Mrs. David Epple of Newton, Kansas; they named her Flossie Pearl Epple; (3) Count Arthur E. Erbach, one son E. Erback who died as an infant and is buried at Oak Cemetery, Fort Smith, AR; (4) Dell Andrews, one daughter Jenette Steele Andrews Vignolo Scott.

"Pearl" had one brother: James Edwin "Eddie" Reed [name is in dispute, some sources say his name was Edwin Benton Reed]. She had lived at Younger's Bend in Oklahoma with her brother Eddie; when Eddie went to prison, she earned her living by being a prostitute in brothels in Fort Smith and Van Buren, Arkansas. Eddie spurned Pearl when he learned she had worked as a prostitute to earn money for his release from prison.

She worked and lived at Miss Laura's Social Club and Restaurant in Ft. Smith. Her name is over a door upstairs. Later, she took over from Miss Laura in the 1920's until the 1930's.

Pearl had her mother, Belle Starr's tombstone engraved with the name of her mother's favorite mare "Venus" and had written a 4-line poem that says: "Shed not for the bitter tear, nor give the heart to vain regret, Tis but a casket that lies here, the gem that filled it sparkles yet."

She died quietly in Douglas, Arizona, with no one knowing who she was.

Year of death could be off by one year either way.

OBITUARY (newspaper unknown):

Thomas Williamson died at the home of his mother, Mrs. C. Williamson of Grant Street, on Sunday evening, Mar. 26th, after a long illness of a complication of stomach and kidney trouble.

The deceased was born and reared in Perry Township, Armstrong County, where he resided all his life until last fall when he removed with his mother to East Brady. He was in his fortieth year, and before disease had weakened his powerful frame he was a man of prodigious strength. He could hold out with ease a fifty pound weight in either hand at the same time, and he was also able to lift an ordinary sized horse by getting his shoulders under the animal. For several years prior to his death he had been in ill health, and suffered great pain at times.

The funeral services were held at the late residence on Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. C. P. Marshall, of Presbyterian church, of which congregations Mr. Williamson was a member, and the body was laid to rest in the Brady's Bend cemetery beside his wife and child who had preceded him to the grave several years ago.

Mr. Williamson is survived by his mother, four sisters, and two brothers, all of whom were present at the funeral except one brother who was unable to attend on account of illness in his family.

The out of town relatives attending the funeral were as follows: Mrs. Thomas Morrison, Lima, Ohio; Mrs. John Bird, Bradford; Samuel Williamson, Pittsburgh.

license reported in the 30 AUG 1972 edition of the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram newspaper.

Obituary -- Casper Star Tribune, Casper, Wyoming, Wednesday, 29 MAR 2000, p.15 (Newspapers.com):

Elaine Joy Whitaker

LANDER -- A memorial service for Elaine Joy Whitaker, 47, was held March 28, 2000, at Word of Faith Family Church in Lander.

She died March 26, 2000, at her home after a four-year battle with cancer.

She was born Jan. 26, 1953, in Newark, Ohio, to Fred and Audrey Piehl.

She spent most of her youth and attended high school in Eau Claire, Wis., and moved to the Fremont County area in 1979.

She ran an in-home day care for many years and recently remarked that she still had kids calling and checking on her to see how she was doing.

She formed a bond with each one of those children.

She worked as a pharmacy tech at Riverton Memorial Hospital for five years, then moved to Lander and worked as a medical assistant for Nancy Brewster at the Lander Medical Clinic.

In her spare time, she loved to write songs and play the piano.

She was very active in her church and loved spending time with her family and friends.

Survivors include her parents; a son, Jason Whitaker and his wife of Billings, Mont.; a daughter Bethany Whitaker of Lander, her sister Lynette Ackerman of Eau Claire, Wis.; stepbrother James Piehl of Lakeland, Fla; a close family friend, John Murphy of California; and one expected grandchild.

She was preceded in death by two sisters and her maternal and paternal grandparents.

Memorials may be made to World of Faith Family Church in Lander.