Lucille Euphemia QUICKENDEN^[1]

1906 - 2004  (98 years)

• Name	Lucille Euphemia QUICKENDEN
  Born	4 Mar 1906	Moore, Judith, Montana, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	3943
  Died	1 Nov 2004	Valley Vista Manor, Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA
  Notes	Lucile Euphemia McVey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEWISTOWN ? Longtime Lewistown resident Lucile Euphemia McVey, 98,died of natural causes Monday at Valley Vista Manor, where she hadlived since 1995. Graveside services are 11 a.m. today at Central Montana MemorialGardens in Lewistown. Creel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include a sister, Lois Thompson of Billings; three nieces,Martha Alexander of Portland, Ore., Caroline Sankovich of McLean, Va.,and Marion Rosenberg of LaMirada, Calif.; and six great nieces andnephews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Henry C. McVey,in 1982; and her sister, Irene Brinkman, in 1991. Lucile was born March 4, 1906, at the family farm in Fergus County.She was the daughter of John and Martha Quickenden. Her familymoved to the Coffee Creek area when Lucile was one year old, and sheremained in the Lewistown area throughout her life. Lucile attended the Castle Creek School and graduated in 1925 fromFergus County High. She went on to get her teaching certificate fromWestern Montana College at Dillon and spent 24 years teaching atvarious one-room schools, including Cottonwood Creek, King Ranch, FortMcGinnis, and Skaggs. Lucile married Henry C. McVey in Thompson Falls on May 18, 1934, andthey lived on the Quickenden's Castle Creek Ranch until 1943. Lucileand Hank enjoyed the outdoors and spent most of their early yearstogether employed as a guide and a cook in Glacier Park. They alsoworked at local dude ranches such as Spotted Bear and Bar X6. Lucile was very active in several local organizations, including DAR, the Retired Teachers'Association, the Republican Women and the Lewistown Genealogy Society.She was also a regular attendant at the Presbyterian Church. Memorial contributions may be made in Lucile's name to the CentralMontana Genealogy Society, Inc., 701 West Main St., Lewistown, MT59457-2501 From The Great Falls Tribune 3 November 2004
  Person ID	I32054	Vans family
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	John Robert QUICKENDEN,   b. 16 Oct 1874, Lucas, Iowa, USA ,   d. 24 Jan 1954, Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Martha Elizabeth WHITE,   b. 17 Jun 1880, Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, USA ,   d. 29 Feb 1980, Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA  (Age 99 years)
  Married	11 Dec 1900	Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F21627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry Clay MCVEY,   b. 9 Apr 1905, Cando, Towner, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 5 May 1982, Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	18 May 1934	Thompson Falls, Sanders, Montana, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F21559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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