Marion "Toots" Hogoboom Price Heydon left for her vacation in Heaven on March 12, 2021 at Benefis Hospital.  "Toots" was born on March 3, 1935 to Gwen and Dudley Hogoboom in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  In 1946 the Hogobooms moved to Lakota, North Dakota.  "Toots" graduated from Lakota High School in 1953 where she immediately started as a life guard and swimming remained her biggest passion throughout her life.  "Toots" stayed active with the Fort Benton Swimming Pool and actively swam her laps until a few years ago when her arthritis pain couldn't take the cool water.

"Toots" married Jim Price in Lakota in 1955.  "Toots" was proud of being the first secretary of the sheriff's office in Lakota.  Jim and "Toots" were blessed with five children.  In 1957 the Army moved the family to San Pedro, California and stayed there until 1961 when they moved to the family farm in Tolna, North Dakota.  In 1972 the family moved to Valley City, North Dakota where "Toots" worked for the Valley City Public School system showing her love for kids.  In 1979 the family moved to Fort Benton, Montana where "Toots" started her career in bartending at the Overland Bar.  In 1984 "Toots" married Richard Heydon and they farmed north of Fort Benton.  After selling the farm "Toots" and Rich purchased the Overland Bar.  After they sold the bar "Toots" continued working at the bar.  Rich passed away in 2008 and "Toots" moved next to Cole where she continued to fill the house with her owl collection, trolls, and gnomes.

"Toots" is survived by her children Paula "Tony" Jaconetty-Choteau, MT, Nancy "Joe" Gonzalez-Las Vegas, NV, Cole "Brenda" Price-Fort Benton, MT, Jamie "Wendy" Price-Mooresville, NC, sister Bev "Darrel" Stebbins-Tucson, AZ.  "Toots" was blessed with 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren:

SGT Mick "Megan" Larson – kids; Audrey, Blaire, Miles, Shea Larson – kids; Ashton, Reid, Ellie, Sheena "Chad" Blessing – kids; Brayton, Kyndal, SSGT(R) Kelly (Megan) Steckler – daughter Karlyn, JJ Gonzalez, Marcos Gonzalez, Jessica Price, Treva Price, Alicia Dabney – kids Aiden and Baby "A" due soon, Tyler Ortman, Jamie Clarke, Nicole Clark, Kayla Clarke.  "Toots" is survived by many special nieces and nephews.

"Toots" loved playing bingo and the one thing on her bucket list was to play bingo and go to NASCAR on her 80 ^th birthday.  She accomplished that mission and topped it off by being the passenger in the #18 M&M hauler for the parade of NASCAR haulers down Las Vegas Boulevard with her son Jamie behind the wheel.

"Toots" and her side kick Treva, who rarely missed any ball games at the school to cheer on the Fort Benton Longhorns and never missed a bingo game at the Golden Age Center or at the Clubhouse.  They took the PT Cruiser to get their lottery tickets every Saturday at 3:00 p.m.

"Toots" now joins Richard, her son Darrin, siblings Jim, Pat, and Janet, her parents, and many more special people on that vacation to Heaven.

If you wish to honor "Toots" with a memorial, please consider the Fort Benton Swimming Pool, C/O City of Fort Benton, 1204 Front Street, Fort Benton, MT 59442.

Celebration of "Toots" life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at the Benton Funeral Home, Fort Benton, MT. Benton Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements.  Please visit Toots' online memorial page at www.bentonfh.com to leave a message of condolence for her family.