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Willard Clair “Bill” Parker

Birth	:	1 Oct 1918 Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana, USA
Death	:	18 Jul 2012 Fort Benton, Chouteau County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Tobacco Valley Cemetery, Eureka, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate	:	48.9052600, -115.1003850
Description	:	Willard Clair "Bill" Parker, 93, died of natural causes Wednesday, July 18, at a Fort Benton medical facility. Bill was born October 1, 1918, in Kalispell and grew up in Libby where he acquired a deep and lasting love of the outdoors and of photography as a hobby. His Montana roots are deep; his maternal grandfather, Bion Swim, settled in the Flathead Valley in the 1870s before the town of Kalispell existed. Bill entered the Army in 1941 and served with the 41st Infantry Division in the Southwest Pacific area. Upon his honorable discharge from the Army in October 1945, he resumed... Read More	Willard Clair "Bill" Parker, 93, died of natural causes Wednesday, July 18, at a Fort Benton medical facility. Bill was born October 1, 1918, in Kalispell and grew up in Libby where he acquired a deep and lasting love of the outdoors and of photography as a hobby. His Montana roots are deep; his maternal grandfather, Bion Swim, settled in the Flathead Valley in the 1870s before the town of Kalispell existed. Bill entered the Army in 1941 and served with the 41st Infantry Division in the Southwest Pacific area. Upon his honorable discharge from the Army in October 1945, he resumed his education at the University of Washington in Seattle. In March of 1946, he married Jean Wetzel of Eureka, also a deeply rooted Montanan whose maternal forebears date back to the 1860s in the Tobacco Valley. In 1948, Billl and Jean moved to Spokane, Wash., where he finished his education in accounting and business administration with bachelor's and master's degrees from Kinman Business University in 1951. He was employed as office manager and treasurer of Riegal Brothers, Inc., a Dodge, Plymouth and Dodge Truck distributor, and as warehouse distributor for automotive parts and equipment. Upon the death of the Riegels, he and Scott Lancaster purchased the wholesale parts business and operated it as Parts Wholesalers, Inc., also doing business as Automotive Jobbers Supply Co. In March of 1979, the business was sold, and he retired so that he and his wife might enjoy their golden years traveling, "trailering" and pursuing hobbies neglected by demands of the business. In 1994, he and his wife moved to Great Falls to be nearer to family. His wife, Jean, passed away in 2009. Survivors include two daughters, Linda (Gary) Hurley of Newport, Ore., and Claire (Robert) Darling of Fort Benton; three grandsons and two great-granddaughters. At his request, there will be no services. Cremation will be handled by O'Connor Funeral Home. Source- Great Falls Tribune, July 20, 2012

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Willard Clair “Bill” Parker's memorial is located at: Tobacco Valley Cemetery, Eureka, Lincoln County, USA.
When did Willard Clair “Bill” Parker death?
Willard Clair “Bill” Parker death on 18 Jul 2012 in Fort Benton, Chouteau County, Montana, USA
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Latitude: 48.9052600
Longitude: -115.1003850

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Jean M Wetzel Parker

(1919 - 2009)

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