Arthur Warren Vyvey

1921 - 2007  (86 years)

• Name	Arthur Warren Vyvey
  Nickname	Fox
  Birth	7 Oct 1921	Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	18 Sep 1942	Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, United States
  	Fort Francis E. Warren - Enlistment in the Army Air Corp. - S/N: 17055290
  		Arthur W Vyvey - WWII Army Enlistment Info Page 1 of 2
  		Arthur W Vyvey - WWII Army Enlistment Info Page 2 of 2
  Death	29 Nov 2007	Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States
  Obituary	2 Dec 2007	Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States
  	Unknown Source
  	Arthur Warren "Fox" Vyvey, 86, he died at his home near Encampment Nov. 29, 2007. One of the "Greatest Generation," he served his country as an airplane mechanic in the Army Air Force during World War II. He was born on the Vyvey VX Ranch Oct. 7, 1921, the youngest child of Charles Louis and Emma Marie Vyvey, joining Vyvey siblings Bert, Carl, Rene, John, Ruth and Grace and Verplancke; half-brothers and half-sisters, Lena, Lillian, Alice, Sam and Butch. As a small boy, he liked to "snitch" cookies from his mother, and she began calling him the Fox. On Oct. 23, 1947, he married Betty M. Herring of Encampment; they recently celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. Following their marriage the couple moved into the old ranch house at the VX Ranch, eventually purchasing the ranch from his father, Charles L. Vyvey, and operating it in partnership with his brother and sister-in-law, Albert and Phyllis Vyvey. As a youngster and later ranch owner, Fox did all the work a rancher needs to accomplish in a year: feeding, calving, lambing, spring branding and docking, moving cattle to summer pasture, irrigating, haying, bringing cattle home from summer pasture, fall branding, and shipping. Through the years he was involved in the Encampment Odd Fellows, Encampment-Riverside Lions Club, and Masonic Lodge. He was one of the Lions Club members who helped move the three towers of the Ferris-Haggarty Tramway from on top of Bridger Peak to a new location at the Grand Encampment Museum and asked that any memorials be given to the museum for restoration of the towers. In 1990, he sold the VX Ranch and the following year moved to a new home in Cherokee Meadows. Unable to leave the ranching life, he then worked for several years for Nick Jamison on the Fishhook Ranch, and managed the irrigation water for Cherokee Meadows subdivision. Survivors include his wife, Betty M. Vyvey; two daughters, Penny Walters and Candy Moulton, of Encampment; a son, Kelly Vyvey, of Sinclair; seven grandchildren six great-grandchildren, and many other relatives. Internment of his cremains will be in the Encampment Cemetery.
  Burial	2 Dec 2007	Encampment Cemetery, Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, USA
  	Agency: Encampment Cemetery
  	Address: Encampment, WY 82325 USA
  	FindAGrave Memorial 23245567
  Headstone	16 Nov 2012	Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States
  		Arthur and Betty Vyvey - Headstone
  Newspaper Article	17 Nov 2013	Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States
  	Images of America - Grand Encampment
  		Arthur "Fox" Vyvey Photo from Images of America - Grand Enacmpment Book
  Newspaper Article	11 Jun 2014	Saratoga, Carbon, Wyoming, United States
  	The Saratoga Sun
  		Fox Vyvey - Lions Hall of Fame
  Soundex Code	V100
  Social Security Number	520-42-0320
  _UID	40CB18B39950415FB3261761EC7F5F66E02B
  Person ID	I241	Walters Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Charles Louis Vyvey, Sr.,   b. 9 Jan 1884, Eernegem, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium d. 14 May 1972, Rawlins, Carbon, Wyoming, United States (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Emma Marie Veermeersch,   b. 17 Oct 1884, Moerkerke, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium d. 20 Apr 1960, Saratoga, Carbon, Wyoming, United States (Age 75 years)
  Fact 1	1912	Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States
  	History of the VX Ranch
  		History-of-the-VX-Ranch
  Marriage License	17 May 1912	, Carbon, Wyoming, United States
  		Charles Louis Vyvey and Emma Maria [Veermeersch] Verplancke - Marriage License
  Marriage	24 May 1912	Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States
  Census Records		Charles and Emma Vyvey and Family - 1930 Census Encampment, Carbon Co., Wyoming
  		Charles and Emma Vyvey and Family 1940 Census Encampment, Carbon Co., Wyoming
  Family ID	F161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Betty Marie Herring,   b. 18 Jun 1928, Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States d. 24 Mar 2022, Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	23 Oct 1947	Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States
  Children	+   1. Penny Marie Vyvey,   b. 12 Nov 1953, Rawlins, Carbon, Wyoming, United States (Age 71 years) +   2. Candy Lee Vyvey,   b. 22 Oct 1955, Rawlins, Carbon, Wyoming, United States +   3. Charles K. "Kelly: Vyvey,   b. 20 Mar 1958, , Carbon, Wyoming, United States
  Family ID	F101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Oct 1921 - Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States Military Service - Fort Francis E. Warren - Enlistment in the Army Air Corp. - S/N: 17055290 - 18 Sep 1942 - Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, United States Marriage - 23 Oct 1947 - Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States Death - 29 Nov 2007 - Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States Obituary - Unknown Source - 2 Dec 2007 - Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States Burial - Agency: Encampment Cemetery,Address: Encampment, WY 82325 USA - 2 Dec 2007 - Encampment Cemetery, Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, USA Headstone - 16 Nov 2012 - Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States Newspaper Article - Images of America - Grand Encampment - 17 Nov 2013 - Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States Newspaper Article - The Saratoga Sun - 11 Jun 2014 - Saratoga, Carbon, Wyoming, United States  = Link to Google Earth