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DeWitt Ponder

18 Feb 1923 – 21 May 1991

Birth	18 Feb 1923
Death	21 May 1991
Cemetery	Mountain View Cemetery Big Timber , Sweet Grass County , Montana , USA
Added by	C. C on 04 Jun 2008
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27127538

Bio

The Big Timber Pioneer Week of May 29 - June 4, 1991 DeWitt Ponder DeWitt Ponder, 68, passed away early Tuesday morning, May 21 in Deaconess Medical Center in Billings. He was born in Sulphur Springs, Texas, the son of Hollis and Lola McLean, on February 18, 1923. He graduated from high school in Cooper, Texas. During World War II he was in the U.S. Army Air Corp, and he again enlisted this time with the U. S Navy during the Korean conflict. On November 20, 1960 he was married to Noreda Mauland in the Big Timber Lutheran Church. He worked with the Yellowstone Dairy before moving to California in 1964. They returned to Billings in 1976 at which time he retired. He is survived by his wife of Billings, a sister, Trudy Webb of Houston, Texas, and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services were held on Thursday, May 23 in Mountain View Cemetery. The Rev. James Holmlund officiated and military honors were accorded by American Legion Post 19.

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Family

Parents

• Hollis Merkerson Ponder 1900–1968
• Lola Mae McLain Ponder 1905–1988

Spouse

• Noreda Rae "Dede" Mauland Harris 1937–2019 FaG
• Noreda Ponder "DeeDee" Mauland Harris 1937–2019 FaG

Siblings

• Truetta Ponder Webb 1921–2004
• Dimple Sunshine Ponder Rex 1926–1987
• Kenneth Hollis "Corkey" Ponder 1941–1987

Children

• Larry Dewitt "Smiley" Smiley 1948–2013 FaG

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