This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UN2.2ACIB/1226 Message Board Post: The following obit is reprinted from the August 9, 2006 edition of the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle with permission of Cheyenne Newspapers, Inc. Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. Cleo K. Morse 1941-2006 Cleo Kay Morse, 65, went home to be with her Lord on Aug. 8 at the Life Care Center of Cheyenne following a courageous battle with cancer. Cleo was born May 27, 1941, in Eagle Butte, S.D. to William W. and Rose M. (Blatner) Keckler. She was raised on the family ranch near Eagle Butte. She attended first through sixth grade in a one-room country school. The country school closed and she attended junior and senior high in town. She graduated from Eagle Butte High School in May 1959. She wed Howard "Lu" Morse on June 7, 1959. Lu and Cleo moved to Rapid City, S.D. shortly after being married. They lived in rural South Dakota from 1964 to 1968. The family moved to Greeley, Colo. in 1968 and to Laramie in 1969. In October 1971, Cleo and her family moved to Hanna. In addition to being a homemaker and mother, Cleo became the owner/operator of the Golden Rule Motel when it opened in January 1972. Cleo continued to operate the motel until her illness required her to close it. Cleo worked at Burton's Wharehouse in Laramie in 1970. She became a certified nurses aid and worked at Park Manor Nursing Home in Rawlins, from 1996 to 1997. In 1998, she began working as a food service worker at Hanna Elementary, where she was employed at the time of her illness. The many children she saw and talked to everyday were her favorite part of her job. Cleo was also an Avon representative for 18 years. Cleo was actively involved in many groups during her life. She was a charter member and treasurer of the Hanna Baptist Church. She taught numerous children in Sunday school and vacation Bible school over a period of 39 years. Cleo was a member of the Centennial Committee and helped organize the Hanna Centennial celebration. While serving on the Centennial Committee, she became a member of the Lasting Legacy Scholarship Committee. As an avid reader, it was important to Cleo that the town of Hanna have a library for the enjoyment of all. She helped organize the library in the mid 1970s and again in the early 1980s when it moved to its current location. Cleo served as an officer in the Wyoming Southern Baptist Convention's Energy Basin Association for many years. She was a supporter of the Hanna Basin Museum, a 4-H leader for 18 years, a past member of the Jolly Neighbors Homemakers Club in Hanna, a past member and local and state officer in the Progressive Diggers Fedreated Women's Club and served on the Carbon County Visitors Council. Cleo was a very enthusiastic quilter and enjoyed being a part of Project Linus Quilts. Project Linus quilters added to or finished quilts started by others, which would be donated to children being treated at St. Jude's hospitals. She was a member of the Wyoming State Quild Guild. Other hobbies included oil painting, crocheting, sewing, working on her computer, and designing and weaving baskets. Cleo also took many college classes through the Carbon County Higher Education program. She also loved all types of music and often attended concerts with her friends and family. Cleo is survived by her children, daughter Kaye Simenson (Scot) of Fargo, N.D., son William "Tuffy/Bill" (Melody) of Cheyenne and daughter Rebecca "Beccy" (John) Kruse of Casper; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister Ann (Louis) Chase of West Fargo, N.D.; numerous nieces and nephews; and former husband Howard "Lu" Morse of Rawlins. Her parents and a nephew preceded her in death. A celebration of life will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Hanna at the Hanna-Elk Mountain High School Gymnasium with Pastor Doug Elders officiating. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel of the Chimes. A graveside service and inurnment will be held in Arthur, N.D. at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Lasting Legacy Scholarship at Hanna-Elk Mountain High School; the Wyoming Southern Baptist Children/Youth Camp Scholarship; or the Building Fund at Hanna Baptist Church. Send all memorial gifts to Rawlins National Bank-Hanna, Attn: Rose Vaughn, P.O. Box 10, Hanna, WY 82327. This is a paid obituary. Note: I am of no relation, but my sympathies go out to those of you who are. This is here as a lasting memorial for Mrs. Morse.