The following information is gathered from obituaries that appeared in the Missoulian. Alison Merriam Payne SPRINGFIELD, Va. – Alison Merriam Payne died Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, at home in Springfield, Va. She was 91. Alison’s interesting life took her around the world but she kept Read More
Homer Mason and the Story of the Masonlite by Larry Tolkin Most lighter collectors are not familiar with the name Homer Mason. He only invented one lighter but his “Masonlite” will soon become one of the most important pocket lighters of the post ww2 era. His idea Read More
The article below is from Answers website: Award winning dancer-choreographer-director, Michael Smuin (born 1938) had a wide-ranging career filled with numerous honors in the theater, television and film. Michael Smuin was born on October 13, 1938, in Missoula, Minnesota, of parents involved in community theater. His mother was an actress Read More
Bobby Tull – Missoula Rodeo Casualty The following is taken from Rodeo – The Suicide Trail by H. Lee Hames – published in 1999: “Another event that had become a part of every Cremer rodeo was the mad scramble. Several head of bucking stock, usually one saddle Read More
http://civilianpublicservice.org/camps/103/1 Roy Wenger’s obituary appeared in the Missoulian, Dec. 2, 2004. Roy Emerson Wenger 1908-2004 MISSOULA They also serve who hearken to a different drummer. Roy Wenger passed away peacefully Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004, after a long and useful life. He was born May 20, 1908, to Joseph and Emma Read More
Below is a link to Archer Taylor’s long interview. Taylor was responsible for Missoula’s first television picture. Type in Archer Taylor @ the search block: http://www.cablecenter.org/barco-library-hauser-oral-history/item/taylor-archer.html
Spirit of Star Athlete Will Win Out Anywhere Clinton Hester, Former Graduate, Is Example Does the star athlete make good in the game of life? Mr. Ketcham says yes, “It takes courage and fighting spirit, grit and the will to do or die to make an athlete,” Read More
Lee Peppard NW HALL OF LEGENDS INDUCTEE 2012, US Table Soccer Hall of Fame Inductee 1986 History is too often part fact, part speculation, part bias and overly dependent on memories. In the foosball world, one thing is undisputed –Lee Peppard is the originator and founding father Read More
Harry Morgan The following article is from “Cabin Fever” by Mildred Chaffin, published in 1988, and from “My Forty Year’s Scribblin’s” – available at Mildred Chaffin’s website: Chaffincamp.com ‘Harry Morgan – Early Game Warden’ by Mildred Chaffin: Harry Morgan was an Read More
Alice E. Campbell MISSOULA – Alice Campbell, 80, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2003, at Heritage House of natural causes. She was born July 24, 1922, in Missoula, the second of four children born to Edmund and Myra Caplis. Alice grew up in a very Read More