Bella A. Lester Obituary (1949

Bella Ann Lester, 66, Cannon Ball, passed away Friday, May 6, 2016, at IHS Hospital, Fort Yates. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, May 16, 2016, at Youth Activity Center, Cannon Ball, North Dakota with Revs. Ione and Evans Elk officiating. A Wake will begin at 4:00 PM, Sunday, May 15, 2016, in the Youth Activity Center, Cannon Ball. Burial will be in St. Elizabeth's Catholic Cemetery, Cannon Ball. Bella was born May 14, 1949, at Poplar, Montana, to Asa and Mary (Paints Brown) Lester. She was raised and educated in Cannon Ball. She lived some of her years in Fort Totten, North Dakota and Wolf Point, Montana. She was well known by family and friends for her fry bread. She always made sure her family and friends were fed. Bella loved going to church revivals, rummage sales, playing Bingo, board games, and dice games with her family in the evenings. She did a lot of arts and crafts and wood burning in her spare time. She loved taking road trips and helping others in need. Bella will be greatly missed by family and friends including; her children, sons, Walter, Rick, and Alan, all of Cannon Ball, ND, Gary Feather Jr., Fort Totten; daughters, Rachael Feather, Fort Yates, ND, Harriett Feather, Fort Totten, ND, Phoebe Feather, Billings, MT; brothers, Gerald (Alverda) Lester, Cannon Ball, ND; many grandchildren; adopted brother, Mervin Medicine Horse, Cannon Ball; sisters, Irma (Kenny) Johnson, Davenport, IA, Alice Lester, Cannon Ball, ND, and Frances Lester, Fort Yates, ND; uncle, Virgil Lonnie Wise Spirit; aunts, Angeline Iron Road, Cannon Ball, ND, Henrietta Star, Williston, ND, and Gloria Diserly, Poplar, MT. Bella was preceded in death by her parents; her two husbands, Gary Feather Sr. and Robert Brown; grandparents, Helen Ireland, Samuel Paints Brown, Alice Black Duck-Lester, and William Lester; brothers, Charles Lester Sr., Samuel Lester, Asa Lester Jr. and Lloyd Stretches Sr.; sister, Arletta Stretches; adopted sister, Mary Lou Red Bear; nieces and nephews, Terrance Ramsey, Laura Ramsey, Robert Lee Conica, Burton Lester, Oley Jr., Gordon, Robin, and Tonya Red Bear; granddaughter, Bella B. Lester, Almeda White Eagle; uncle, Clifford Wise Spirit; aunts, Victoria Joshua, Karen Wise Spirit, Matilda Two Bear, Rachael Conica, and Irene Philbrick.