Birdie Marlatt Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Birdie May Marlatt, 100, died Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Community Hospital in Torrington, Wyoming. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 9, at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend John Wilhelm officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery in Torrington. Memorials may be made to either the Hawk Springs Community Building or the Berean Bible Church. Visitation will be Tuesday from 3 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. The casket will be closed at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send their condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com . Birdie was born March 16, 1910, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska the daughter of Thomas and Rose (Dugger) Lacy. She moved with her family to the Yoder area where she attended school. Birdie was involved in music and basketball in school. Birdie married Ray Marlatt on April 4, 1926 in Torrington. The couple moved to the family farm west of Hawk Springs in 1940. Ray died in 1989 . In 1990, Birdie moved to Torrington. She enjoyed trying new recipes for breads, cakes and pies. She liked making nice meals, sewing and quilting. Birdie was a cook at the Hawk Springs School. She was a 50 year member of the Hawk Springs Homemakers Club and a member of the Hawk Springs Friendly Circle Club. She especially enjoyed babysitting her grandchildren. Birdie was a member of the Berean Bible Church. Survivors include her son Roland Marlatt of Torrington, Wyoming; grandchildren, Rick Teeters of Lingle, Wyoming, Roline Pickens of Torrington, Wyoming, Paul T. Marlatt of Prembroke, Georgia, Glenda Rae Barnes of Torrington, Wyoming; four grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; and 27 great great grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband Ray; three daughters, Norma Teeters, Phyllis Blunt and an infant daughter Joyce; a great granddaughter Leann Blunt; three grandsons, Terry, Larry and Randy Teeters; four sisters, Martha, Ruth, Blondeen and Marguerite; four brothers, Travis, Matthew, Roy and Carroll.

Birdie Marlatt

March 16, 1910 - January 29, 2011