Cheryl Moody

Cheryl Elizabeth Moody, 70, died

Wednesday afternoon, March, 9, 2011, at her home in Butte.

She was born Sept. 22, 1940, in

Deadwood, S.D., to Stephen and Marjorie (Clem) Champeau. Cheryl was

raised and educated in Butte, graduating from Butte High School in

1958. On Dec. 5, 1958, she and Kenneth Moody were united in

marriage. They moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho, in 1968 where they

resided until 1984. They lived in Libby from 1984 until 1987 when

they returned to Butte.

Cheryl worked 22 years at Butte

Convalescent Center and was an accomplished artist, working

primarily in oils. She loved crossword puzzles and never met a game

she didn’t like. She and Ken were constant visitors of Wild Bill’s

Casino.

She was preceded in death by her

parents, Stephen and Marjorie Champeau; stepfather, Bill Pritchett;

and mother-in-law and father-in-law, Ernest and Agnes Moody.

Survivors include her husband, Ken

Moody of Butte; daughters and sons-in-law, Melody and Kurt Walters

of Idaho Falls, Kimberly “Sis” Para of Butte, Michelle and David

Garcia of Butte; son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Carol Moody

of Yucaipa, Calif.; grandchildren, Michelle Kopcho, Brandon Moody,

Nathan Walters, Adam Para, Brande Smith, Brett Billups, Kari Moody,

Stephen Moody, Jeremy Moody, Rikki Garcia and Marcus Garcia; eight

great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, Clifford and Sharon

Champeau of Butte; and sister and brother-in-law, Debra and Gene

Reynolds of Idaho Falls.

Funeral services were conducted

Saturday at Wayrynen-Richards Funeral Home with the Rev. Ed

Pangburn officiating. Cremation followed. Memorials may be made to

Highlands Hospice.