A Graveside Service for Marie Farrier, age 97, of O'Neill will be held at a later date in the Chambers Cemetery in Chambers, Nebraska.  Marie passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at Country Lane Retirement Village in O'Neill.  Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill is in charge of arrangements.

Marie Gibson was born on December 9, 1927 to Lloyd and Winnie (McClenahan) Gibson in Flint, Michigan.  She grew up on a farm near Chambers, Nebraska and graduated from Chambers High School as salutatorian in 1945.  She attended Wayne State Teachers College to receive her teaching certificate.  She taught rural schools in Holt County for two years.

On April 26, 1946 she was united in marriage to Merle Max Farrier in O'Neill, Nebraska while he was home on leave from overseas duty in Korea. They became the parents of three children, Kathy, Joan, and Jim.

Later they farmed and ranched in Holt County, then moved to O'Neill where Max worked for the Outlaw Store and Marie was a 4-H leader and Sunday School teacher.  In 1967 they moved to Deadwood, South Dakota where they were partners in Circle Foods and Marie went to work in the Lawrence County Assessors Office for 12 years, where she earned the SD Assessor- Appraiser Certification.   She then ran and won the Lawrence County Treasurer's office where she served for 20 years.  She also served as Deadwood City Commissioner and was a licensed appraiser on the weekends for over 20 years.

After retirement she worked part time for the Deadwood Chambers of Commerce, served on the Deadwood Planning and Zoning Board, the Lead-Deadwood Hospital Foundation Board, and served as President of the Lead-Deadwood Republican Women.

She was a volunteer for the Days of 76' for many years.  She loved being a parent, grandparent, and great grandparent.  She taught her grandchildren to ski and spent many happy times with them.

Marie is survived by her daughter Kathy and her husband Jerry Schmitz; her grandchildren, Lori Carr, Matt Schmitz, Toby Pearson, Katie Burnham, Tyler Pearson, Lisa Farrier Fortner, Jessica Farrier, Justin Farrier; 16 great grandchildren; one great-great grandson.

She is preceded in death by her daughter, Joan Pearson; son, Jim Farrier; parents, Lloyd and Winnie Gibson; brother, Don Gibson.