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Note: Aunt of Marcus F. Wash From the book Shifting Scenes- Carter Co. Area Cecelia worked as a waitress at different restaurants in Ekalaka while Mary was with the postal dept there. Soon after Mary went to Helena, Cecelia went also. She got work at the Veterans' Hospital and worked at that place most of the time she lived in Helena. She retired from the Veterans' Hospital and made he home with Mary until Mary passed away. Shortly after Mary's death Cecelia had a stroke. During the remainder of her life she she partly gained her health back. After he stroke in Helena, when she was able to be moved, she came to Ekalaka and lived there for the rest of her life. She never married. She is buried in Ekalaka, MT. The Belle Fourche Bee (SD) July 19, 1968 130 GATHER FOR HARKINS REUNION An all day reunion was enjoyed by 130 relatives and friends of the Odis Harkins family at the Sunset Galloway Ranch of Ekalaka, Mont. July 6. Folks from far and near were in attendance. Those coming the greatest distance were Mr. and Mrs. Wayne (Skip) Harkins, missionaries to Guaria, Parana, Brazil, South America; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harkins were here on furlough from the air force having returned from England and are now stationed at San Antonio, Texas; Odis' brother Delbert and wife Gertrude, and sister, Mrs. Callie Burt, and Mr. and Mrs. George Elliot of Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Gotfredson of Ladner, SD, their daughter, Mrs. Delores Dillon, daughter and a friend, Katie Brust of Omaha, Neb, and son Elvie and family of Belle Fourche; also Mrs. Maude Blackford of Belle Fourche. Others were Jim Parks, Mrs. Lura Conger and son Charley and daughter Michelle and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wood of the Black Hills area; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Russell and Grandma Castleberry and all the Charles Wash family of Broadus. Pod's two sisters Mrs. Nellie Trager of Wash. and Cecelia of Ekalaka; Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Osgood and family of Sheridan, Wyo; Odis' sister, Zettie Castleberry, son Faxton and family of Glasgow; Mrs. Tex McDowell of Miles City and Many local residents and friends including relatives of Pastor Griffeth's family. After a day of visiting with picnic style meals and barbecued Galloway beef those who could stay enjoyed singing western, patriotic and gospel songs lead by members of the Harkins family. They also viewed slides of England, Scotland, Italy and Switzerland shown by Dick Harkins and of land of Brazil by Skip Harkins. From the Ekalaka, MT newspaper: CECELIA WASH FUNERAL HERE SAT., FEB. 10 Final rites were accorded Cecelia Maude Wash, 78, of Ekalaka, at 2 pm Saturday, Feb. 10. from the putnam Funeral Home in Ekalaka. Rev. Wayne Griffith officiated and burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Music was by Mrs. Ernest Stenseth, who accompanied Mrs. Vernon Preuss. Mrs. Preuss sang "The Old Rugged Cross." Pallbearers were Bus Allan, Albert Brewer, Carl Brewer, Leslie Cline, James Munro and Nig Phalen. Mrs. Wash was born near Buffalo, Wyo. and moved with her parents to the Tie Creek area in 1896. From 1924 until 1965 she had been employed at the Veterans Hospital in Helena (MT).
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