Doris Lee Bell Hougardy went to be with the Lord on August 15t,h 2015. She was 81 years old, and the daughter of Clyde and Uarda Bell, born in Kane, Wyoming on December 13, 1933 and delivered at home by her father. She spent her early years in Powell, Wyoming and moved with her family to their ranch near Musselshell Montana, when she was 14. She attended high school in Musselshell. Doris married Loren Hougardy in Roundup on December 16, 1951. Doris and Loren lived on the family ranch on Goulding Creek, near Roundup, where they raised their six children; John (Barbara), Edith (Steve) Berkram, Eileen (Andy) Wright, Anette, Alice (Leif) Ronning, and Mark (Teresa).
In 2003, Loren and Doris, along with Mark and Teresa, moved to the new ranch on the Uall road near Jordan, MT. Doris enjoyed reading and was an active member of St Paul Lutheran Church in Roundup. She also enjoyed having her grandchildren spend their summers with her at the ranch. After Loren’s passing Doris enjoyed numerous card and bingo games at TLC in Miles City as well as many visitors of both family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Loren, four brothers, one sister and one grandson. She is survived by her children, 13 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, her brother Bert Bell and two sisters: Shirley Bailey and Lenore Sharp.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 23, 2015 from 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 24, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Miles City. Interment will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Neudorfor Cemetery. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.stevensonandsons.com.
Service Schedule
Visitation
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday August 23, 2015
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home
1717 Main Sreet
Miles City, MT 59301
Funeral Service
11:00 a.m.
Monday August 24, 2015
Trinity Lutheran Church
Miles City, MT 59301
Graveside Service
2:00 p.m.
Monday August 24, 2015
Neudorfor Cemetery
Jordan, Montana 59337
Service Schedule
Visitation
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday August 23, 2015
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home
1717 Main Sreet
Miles City, MT 59301
Funeral Service
11:00 a.m.
Monday August 24, 2015
Trinity Lutheran Church
Miles City, MT 59301
Graveside Service
2:00 p.m.
Monday August 24, 2015
Neudorfor Cemetery
Jordan, Montana 59337
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Lucy Corbett says
Alice and all. I am so glad I was able to meet your mom. I enjoyed the time i was with her and she always spoke highly of all her kids. She was very lucky to have you here for her Alice. My thoughts are with you.
Barb Holdridge says
It was a great pleasure spending a year getting to know Doris! She was a wonderful lady and so much fun to joke with. She will be missed by many!
jeri bartow says
Edith and all the Hougardy family. I am so sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you at this time. It is not easy to lose a loved one especially a parent or grandparent. my prayers go out to you for heart healing and for good memories of special times to help you get through the tough times and the assurance of knowing that Doris is with the LORD and Loren in Heaven wrapped n the wings of Angels safe and secure and well. My deepest sympathys to you all. God Bless and keep you all
Patty Washington says
Alice, I am so sorry to hear about your Mom passing. It’s so hard to lose a mother. I am thinking of you with love and sorrow.
TJ Bell says
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Though the Bell Family strayed we still remember Aunt Doris. May her memory and her love and joy she brought always be remembered. Sorry we can’t make it, please know we are thinking of you and praying for all of your family. Love from your long lost cousins. God Bless You!
TJ and Bobbie Bell, Vicki (Bell) and Dick Wallace, Debbie (Bell) and Roger Brewer, RD and Lyn Bell, Betty Bell
Bryan and Kathy Adolph says
Eileen and family, our prayers are with you. We are so sorry for your loss. We both have pleasant memories of your parents and know you must be comforted by the fact that they are now together.
Thinking of you,
Bryan and Kathy