hmtl5 Zelma Mae Eaton b. 7 Sep 1928 Riverton, Fremont County, Wyoming d. 18 Dec 2002 Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming: Hedges Genealogy

Zelma Mae Eaton

Female 1928 - 2002  (74 years)


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  • Name Zelma Mae Eaton 
    Born 7 Sep 1928  Riverton, Fremont County, Wyoming Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 18 Dec 2002  Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I1361  Hedges
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2023 

    Father Harvey Albert Eaton,   b. 9 Sep 1888, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1965, Riverton, Fremont County, Wyoming Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Goldie May Gardner,   b. 20 Sep 1896, North Salem, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1990, Riverton, Fremont County, Wyoming Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Family ID F78  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Sep 1928 - Riverton, Fremont County, Wyoming Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Dec 2002 - Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Married 7 Oct 1948, Pavillion, Fremont County, Wyoming to Lester G. Smith. I can find no other documentation on him.
      [3]
    • Aerial Knocked Down by Power Wire Injures Two
      Riverton, Wyo., July 23. – (AP) – Mrs. Harvey Eaton was burned and her daughter, Zelma, suffered shock when they became entangled in a radio aerial which was knocked down by a power wire.
      In investigating, the daughter was caught in the whipping aerial, across which the power wire fell, and the mother became entangled when she went to the aid of the daughter. The daughter finally freed herself and then her mother.
      Casper Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyoming. Monday, 23 July 1945, page 2.
      [4]
    • Zelma M. Smith
      Casper – Services for Riverton resident Zelma M. Smith, 74, will be conducted at 10 a.m. today at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home and Crematory by Pastor John Spears of Highland Park Community Church.
      She died Dec. 18, 2002, at Poplar Living Center surrounded by her loving family.
      Born Sept. 7, 1928, in Riverton – the same night as a celebration with a circus and serious knifing incident – she was the daughter of Harvey A. and Goldie Mae (Gardner) Eaton; and was raised and educated in the Riverton area.
      She graduated from Riverton High School and began working at Northern Utilities Co., where she was employed for several years.
      She met Lester G. Smith of California, who was working for the Bureau of Reclamation and they were married in 1948.
      The couple moved to Whittier for a few years then returned to Riverton. A housewife, she also worked at KVOW-Radio, Riverton Nursing Home, Super 8 Motel and the Sundowner Motel.
      She was a member of the Riverton United Methodist Church and had served as noble grand and soloist for the Rebekah Lodge of Wyoming. Her interest included sewing, knitting, and writing. She had published three books for children and her work had been entered into the Poetry Hall of Fame.
      Survivors include her husband of 54 years; a son, Dana Smith and his wife; daughter, Darlene Pursel, and her husband; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
      Memorial may be made to Meals on Wheels, 1760 E. 12th St., Casper 82601.
      Casper Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyoming. Saturday, 21 December 2002.
      [2, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S68] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index.

    2. [S9] Obituary.

    3. [S82] LKH.

    4. [S87] Newspaper article.