Myrla Rae Bisbee, 59, of Sheridan, WY, beloved wife of Rodney Bisbee, died
peacefully in her home on June 3, 2002.
    Myrla was born April 14, 1943, in Butte, Montana.  She was the second of
three children of John & Ruth (Franks) Hexem.  Myrla taught German, Spanish
and English in Sheridan High School for 22 years and Spanish for 4 years in
J.B. Young Junior High in Davenport, Iowa.  She retired in June, 1990.

She married Rodney Bisbee on June 20, 1964, in First Baptist Church in
Sheridan.

    Myrla's early education was received in Powell, Cody and Worland.  She
attended high school in Worland and Sheridan and finished her high school
career as an exchange student in Mullacker, West Germany.

    Myrla attended Sheridan College where she was accepted into the Phi
Theta Kappa Honorary and the University of Wyoming where she graduated with
a BA in Education with Honors.  Her major was German and minors in Spanish
and English.  She became a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honorary while a
student  at the University of Wyoming.  Myrla attended church for years at
Grace Chapel Church in Story, WY, and at the Salvation Army in Sheridan.

    Myrla's foreign exchange daughters are:  Anna Lonegren, Sweden; Eli
Mette Brattset Lefstad, Norway; Araceli Ramos Slay, Mexico; Susanna
Ehrnrooth Gronblom, Finland; and Andrea Weih, Germany.

    Myrla was a life member of the National Education Assoc. and a member of
the Wyoming Education Assoc.  She was Delta Kappa Gamma president 1982-1984.
Myrla was the Sheridan County Education Assoc. president in 1978-1979.
Myrla served as the Wyoming Foreign Language Teachers Assoc. president in
1975-1977.  Myrla was an expert marksman and shot competitively in NRA
sanctioned rifle matches for 25 years.  Myrla received recognition for being
chosen Educator of the Year in 1967 for Scott County, Iowa.  She was chosen
Outstanding Teacher of the Year in 1984 by the Professional Business Women
of Sheridan County.  Kiwanis International awarded Myrla the prestigious
Tablet of Honor in 1996 and also named her a 21st Century Heritage Society
Honoree.  Delta Kappa Gamma named her a Woman Educator of Distinction in
2000.

    Myrla is survived by her husband Rodney; sister Susi Griffing of
Scottsdale, AZ; nephews Jason & Michael Griffing of Scottsdale, AZ, Kevin
Hexem of Mesa, AZ, David Bisbee of Gillette, WY, Tim Bisbee of Broomfield,
CO; nieces Kirsten Griffing Bacani of Omaha, NE, Fay Bisbee of Colorado
Springs, CO, Debbi Dixon of Cheyenne, WY, Barb Hexem of Mesa, Nan Wallach of
Sheridan and Amy Susanne Bisbee of Sheridan; brothers-in-law Dr. Leroy
Griffing of Scottsdale, AZ and Bruce Bisbee of Sheridan; sisters-in-law
Elsbeth Bisbee of Sheridan, Carol Bisbee of Sheridan and Charlene Hexem
Lewis of Mesa.

Myrla's parents and her brother John preceded her in death.

Memorials may benefit the Huntington's Disease Society of America
    % Barbara Boyle
    158 W. 29th St., 7th floor
    New York, NY  10001-5300

Memorial service will be 2:00pm on Wednesday (June 12th) from First Baptist
Church with the Pastor James Burt officiating.  Arrangements are with
Champion Ferries Funeral Home.