Helen “Red” was born October 10, 1949 to Clair and Doris (Tenney) West in Sidney, MT. She grew up in Fairview and graduated from Fairview High School. Helen worked for Sidney Livestock for 30 years. She spent another five years working for Billings Livestock. During her lifetime, she also worked at Holly Sugar and worked a few years as a truck driver. She spent 16 years working for the Waterhole in Fairview, MT.
She loved spending her off work time at the Waterhole with her many friends. The people there became her second family. Helen had a great love of animals. She especially loved her two cats, “Little Woman” and “Cat” along with her horses.
Helen “Red” died Monday, November 28, 2016 at her home in Fairview, MT.
Helen is survived by: her sister, Suzanne Miller, Fairview, MT; brothers, Ron (Carla) West, Apache Junction, AZ and Ed West, Billings, MT; numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded by: her parents; one sister, Mary; brother- in -law, Vernon Miller; sister-in-law, Janice West, and her nieces, Tammy Miller.