Iris Irene BullShows, Obit., Bighorn Co., MT

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Iris Irene BullShows
       HARDIN - Iris Irene BullShows, 71, of Hardin, died Tuesday
 evening, May 5, 1998, at Heritage Acres Nursing Home.
       She was born Dec. 28, 1926, in Pryor, a daughter of Caleb and
 Rose Plenty Buffalo BullShows. She grew up and attended school in
 Pryor. Her mother died at an early age so she was raised by her
 paternal grandparents, Bullshows and Horse BullShows, thus making
 her aunt Effie her sister.
       At the age of 28, she moved to Crow Agency due to family
 hardships. She had worked for the Big Horn Carpet Mill in Crow
 Agency and for the Crow Agency Handicap Center for many years,
 but devoted most of her time as a homemaker raising her children.
 Iris enjoyed baking and arts and crafts and being with her family.
 She knew many old Indian Lullabies and loved to sing them to her
 grandchildren.
       She was a member of the Pryor Catholic Church, Piegan Clan and
 was a Big Lodge Child.
       She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Grace
 BullShows and Maxine LaForge; one brother, Harry.
       Survivors include three sons, Samuel (Cara) BullShows of Hardin,
 Darwin (Ava) BullShows of Crow Agency and Victor (Nichole)
 BullShows of Pryor; two daughters, Brenda (Ricky) Fighter of Crow
 Agency and Iva Bullshows-Mosley of Billings; one brother, Samuel
 (Adeline) Plain Feather of Pryor, who was also raised by his maternal
 grandparents; two sisters, Effie Hogan of Crow Agency and Cordelia
 (Pius) Real Bird of Wyola; two adopted brothers, Richard House
 Plenty Buffalo and Gary Plenty Buffalo; Iris is also survived by Adam
 Singer; her grandson, Dean (Connie) BullShows of Pryor; two nieces,
 Davene (Archie) Big Lake of Hardin and Patricia (Lee)
 BullShows-Arellano of Billings; one nephew, John BullShows of
 Billings, all of whom she raised as her own children; also surviving
 are 37 grandchildren, 34 great-great-grandchildren, and one
 great-great-great-granddaughter; numerous nieces, nephews and
 cousins.
       Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Pryor
 Catholic Church Gymnasium. Interment will follow in the Pryor
 Cemetery. Bullis Mortuary of Hardin has been entrusted with the
 arrangements.