Tanya M LaBounty, 42, was found dead at her Chester, Montana, home on December 6, 2016, after deputies conducted a welfare check. Authorities report that both Tanya and her 47-year-old husband, Francis LaBounty, were deceased when officers arrived. The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office concluded the incident was a murder-suicide; investigators recovered a .357 caliber pistol at the scene and determined Francis shot Tanya and then himself.

Born in Schenectady, New York, Tanya graduated from Ausable Valley High School and worked as a secretary at CJI in Chester. She was described as a people person who enjoyed going to the gym and was a devoted mother to two sons, Francis and Ian LaBounty. The sheriff ruled the case a murder-suicide, leaving family and the small community to grieve.

If anyone knew Tanya or has information about her life in Chester that could help remember her, please share what you know.