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Obituary

Glenna Dawn Parker-Waites, beloved mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend, passed from colon cancer on October 18th, 2022, at the Riverstone Hospice House, at the age of 53. She courageously fought her cancer diagnosis on her own terms with her family's immense support and respect.

She was born in Roundup, Montana at the Roundup Memorial Hospital on April 13, 1969, to her parents LaDonna (Rose) Gates and her biological father Calvin Earnest Thayer (deceased …

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While there is not a formal funeral or ceremony, she asked for her three children to paddle out in the ocean together and spread her ashes.

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Great human being.
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I was Blessed being Glenna's friend as a young kid, growing up as her close neighbor. I think Ladonna thought she had '…

I was Blessed being Glenna's friend as a young kid, growing up as her close neighbor. I think Ladon…

I was Blessed being Glenna's friend as a young kid, growing up a…

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Born

April 13th, 1969
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Passed away

October 18th, 2022
Billings, MT

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Cause of death

Colon cancer

Method of disposition

Cremation

Smith Funeral Chapel West
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