Delphina Mae Homewood Gould

Dec. 12, 1962 – June 16, 2016

Delphina “Del” Mae Homewood Gould died on June 16, 2016, in Wichita, Kan., after a long battle with cancer. Her son Alan and her close friend Nadine were at her side.[caption id="attachment_11590" align="alignright" width="196"] Delphina Mae Homewood Gould[/caption]Del was born in a one-room log cabin near Busby, Mont. to Calvin White Wolf, Sr. and Irma Jean Tall Bull-Bearchum on Dec. 12, 1962.When Del was 5 years old, she was adopted by Buck and Chuck Homewood. She grew up on the Homewood ranches in Luther, Mont. and Frannie.Del attended Luther Elementary School, Deaver-Frannie High School and graduated from Lovell High School.She was a good basketball and volleyball player, but she loved rodeos, where she competed in calf roping, pole bending and barrel racing.She was the queen, junior queen and princess of the Home of Champions Rodeo in Red Lodge. She was also the queen of the Pioneer Day Rodeo in Cowley.While working in Estes Park, Colo., she met and married Butch Gould. To this union three daughters and one son were born.Del and Butch had many adventures while truck driving. Del saw all of the lower 48 states.She was preceded in death by her mother Charlotte Homewood, paternal father Calvin White Wolf, Sr., Grover White Wolf and Maude Reel Woman.Del is survived by her daughter Jaeme (Andy) Lawrence; son Alan Gould; father Buck Homewood: maternal mother Irma Bearchum; brothers Lucky (Tina) Homewood, Kevin (Debbie) Homewood, Robert (Alice) Weasel Bear, Jr., Calvin White Wolf, Jr., and Wallace (Tammy) Bearchum, Jr.; sisters, Rolinna (Sheldon) Sherman, Medora Burgess, Anita Bearchum and Cheryl Ann Bearchum; her friend Nadine from Kansas and nine grandchildren.A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 3, at 10 a.m. at the Cowley LDS Church. Burial will take place at the Luther, Mont. Cemetery.