Celia Jean Bickerdyke Welch

Celia Jean (Bickerdyke) Welch, 84, died peacefully with Jacki and Sue by her side at the Spearfish Canyon Healthcare on November 7, 2024.

Celia was born to Eugene and Naomi (Fern) Bruner Bickerdyke in Belle Fourche, SD on September 3, 1940, joining a brother, James. She spent her childhood along the banks of Cottonwood Creek in Carter County near the community of Capitol, Montana. Celia participated in 4-H for 10 years, with horses being her number one interest and lifelong love. She attended the rural one room Cottonwood Elementary School with cousins that lived up the creek and area neighbor...