Lynne Marie Mathiason

Lynne Marie Mathiason, 56, died Friday, July 22, 2016, at her home in Clarendon.
Memorial services in Texas were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, 2016, in the Robertson Funeral Directors Saints’ Roost Chapel in Clarendon with Rev. Bill Hodges, officiating.
Memorial services in Montana will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 4, 2016, in the Fallon Evangelical Church in Fallon, Mont.
Cremation and Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Lynne Mathiason was born October 28, 1959, in Miles City, Mont., to Erling and Annette Mathiason. She spent her childhood years with her sister Karen on the family ranch. They explored and played in the hills and learned to love the land and animals. She went to grade school in Mildred and attended high school in Terry where she graduated in 1977. She enjoyed basketball and track, and qualified for state track her senior year. She attended Bartlesville Wesleyan College in Bartlesville, Okla., where she obtained an Associate’s degree and then transferred to Dickinson State College in Dickinson, North Dakota, completing a Bachelor’s Degree in math education.

Everywhere she went, Lynne made a lasting impact on communities and created lifelong bonds with people she met. Between college years, Lynne helped at home; and after finishing college, she got a teaching job in Clarendon where she taught until 1992. During this time, she also helped with youth groups and tried to show God’s love to everyone she met.
Lynne took a year off to go home and help her family, then returned to Texas and taught 1½ years in Amarillo. She then returned to Clarendon where she taught until she retired. She enjoyed keeping books at basketball games and also helping other people, as well as all God’s animals. There was never a stray cat that didn’t have a wonderful home in her care!
Lynne was preceded in death by her parents, and her brother-in-law, Lee Stockett. She is survived by her sister, Karen Stockett, her niece, Jessica Stockett, and several cousins and their families.