Thorstenson Herefords

Valarie Burgamy Mead

Valarie Burgamy Mead, 46, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, December 8th, 2020, in Midville, GA. She was born in Milledgeville and was the daughter of Tom Burgamy and the late Connie Bailey BurgaLater becoming a stay at home mom, she decided that selling Juice Plus might be fun. Already a health enthusiast, she quickly became a top seller and devoted customer. Was an integral part of Mead Cattle and enjoyed a new venture at McGraw Furniture. She had a great love for gardening owers, known well by all as a complete ray of sunshine. A loving mother to four children, family was always Valarie’s number one priority. She could always see the good in everything and truly graced the lives of everyone she met. She was a faithful Christian who read three devotionals every day, without a doubt, she is getting her devotionals in person today.

Valarie was preceded in death by her mother, Connie Bailey Burgamy, her maternal grandparents, Jack and Lorrine Blount Bailey, her paternal grandparents, Luke and Betty Burgamy, her aunt, Bobbie Bailey Mobley, and her uncle, Mike Bailey. She is survived by her husband Tommy Mead; children, CW Walker IV, Katelyn Kennedy Walker, Jackson Bailey Walker, and Tommie Mead Jones (Skyler); father, Tom Burgamy (Wanda); brother, Luke Burgamy; uncles, Steve Bailey (Donna), and Larry Burgamy (Glenda), and niece Zadie Burgamy.

my. She was a resident of Burke County. She went to Edmund Burke Academy, graduating in 1992 as salutatorian. After graduation, she went to Georgia State College & University to pursue a degree in Biology followed with a second degree in Chemistry. She was a member of the American Hereford Association, the Midville Garden Club, and the treasurer of the Vidette United Methodist Church. Valarie worked at Star Choices in Macon for four years, where her caregiving nature excelled.

Production Sale SAT., APRIL 10, 2021

1:00 (CDT) • At the Ranch Selby, South Dakota

PYRAMID HOMETOWN 7030 ET

DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF P43841704 BW 3.8 WW 60 YW 95 M 33 UDDR 1.30 TEAT 1.30 REA .78 IMF -.04 CHB$ 114

Selling 80 Bulls

40 Powerful Yearling Hereford Bulls & 40 Powerful Yearling Angus Plus 15 Registered Hereford Heifers 15 Angus Heifers

Thorstenson

FHF 51M RUBY 82S DOD

P42709514 Dam of 7030 • Homo Polled

HEREFORD RANCH

Bill & Darin Thorstenson • 6804 Overholzer Ave., Selby, SD 57472 Bill: 605-845-6108 • Darin: 605-321-6416 wpthorstenson@venturecomm.net • www.thorstensonherefordranch.com

Dorothy Herman

Dorothy Herman, age 82, passed away peacefully in her home in Leola, SD, on Sunday, January 17, 2021.

Dorothy Ann Crompton was born May 31, 1938, at Brentford, SD, to L.T. and Grace (LaBay) Crompton Waltman. As a small child, she grew up on the rompton homestead fi ve miles west of Wetonka. When she was about 8 years old, the family moved two miles north of Wetonka where she attended grade school. She graduated from Westport High School in 1956, where she was very active in school activities and was an honor roll student. In the 1990s, she assisted her mother in compiling a family history and recipe book where Dorothy was referred to as “Pa’s Little Helper.” Dorothy always liked to go along with her dad and when she was old enough to drive, she worked in the fi eld with him. She had many fond memories of her life at Wetonka.

Following graduation, she was employed at the McPherson County Extension offi ce in Leola. On May , 1 , she married Gerald Hoff man and they made their home on the Hoff man ranch west of Leola. Gerald and Dorothy raised 3 children while expanding their registered Hereford business that took them to many states and foreign countries. Most family vacations included a Hereford sale or ranch visit to view cattle and meet and make new friends. Dorothy was a crucial part of the ranching business with her meticulous bookkeeping skills and involvement in the American Hereford and South Dakota Hereford Associations. She was also active with the Circle L Cattlewomen group in Leola for many years. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, and preparing meals for hungry hired hands and special guests. For fun, she and Gerald could be found square dancing!

After the death of her husband in 2004, she took on a supportive role in the ranch management and transitioned (continued on page 30)