The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-14
{. D. BUTTON
PASSES AT
Home HERE
Retired Banker and Old-time
Resident Was Just Back
from Winter Trip.
Business Places Will Close for
Funeral Services at 2
on Friday.

T.. D. Button, DO, Glasgow resident
for almost IS years, who retired
early this year as president of the
FarmerS-S tockgrcwerS bank, died at
his home at 625 Fourth avenue north
about 7 Saturday evening.
Funeral services for Mr.. Button
will be held in the First Congre-
gational church at 2 Friday after
noon. The Rev. E. r. Bellingham
will officiate and burial will be in
the Glasgow cemetery. All his child
rem have arrived fer the services.
Following a meeting of the Glas-
gov Chamber of Commerce mere
antile committee Tuesday, Chairman
Henry SEVERED announced that all
Glasgow stores will be closed dur
ing the time of the funeral as a
mark of respect to Mr.. Button.
Glasgow banks will close at noon
Friday.
Mr.. Buttons body is at the Pet
erson chapel, which will be open to
friends this evening and Friday
morning.
Mr.. Buttons death came as a
shock to his many Glasgow friends.
He and Mrs. Button had returned
the previous Monday after visiting
their children on the west coast
and in the southwest. He had been
down town the day before his death,
which was caused by heart ailment.
His passing was that of the third
of three men within the past three
years who had been active in the
organization of the bank during
its first 25 years.
Native of Wisconsin
MI. Button was born at MelroSe,
Wis, Nov. 4, 1875, spending his early
life there. He moved to North OAK
eta about 1900 where he taught
school for five years, during which
time he served as principal at
both Courtney and Kenmare. He
later entered the real estate bus
mess in Kenmare. which he con-
tinued until he came to Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Button were married
at her home in Valley City, N. D.,
in December, 1907. They moved to
Glasgow in June, 1908, although
MI. Button had been here the year
before. Mrs. Button filed on a home
stead near the city.
Mr.. Button established a real es- /
tate office here, then was employed
in the old Milk River Valley bank.
He was appointed deputy county
treasurer by T. M. Patton in 1916
and continued until the Farmers
StockgrowerS bank was organized
in January, 1917.
Was First Cashier
Mr.. Button vas the banks first
cashier, a position in which he con-
until 1899, when he succeed
ed the late Matt Murray as vice
president. On the death CT G.. r.
Jameson in 1910 he became presi-
dent and continued until the bank
changed hands in January. Shortly
the sale of the bank, he and
Mrs. Button left on a vacation trip,
which they had returned the
before his death.
Besides Mrs. Button, he is sur
lived by three sons, Clayton of Ell
ensburg, Wash, and George and
Richard Of Yakima, Wash; two
Vera) of Taft, Calf, and Mrs. w. !
'. Oswald 0illian) of Dallas, Texas,
md n sister, Mrs. Elmer P. Hub
.rty of Milwaukee, Wis. There are
.lso three grandchildren, Penelope i
mn, dugLIer CT MI. ana MIS-. I
Button; Georgia Kay, :
laughter of MI. and Mrs. George :
and Norman Dean, son CT =
he Oswalds.
Mrs. Buttons cousin, Mrs. Flor
nee Bolles of West Salem, Wis, ,
rrived Tuesday.
Mr. Button vas for many years a
lember of the Glasgow school
GARD and also a member of the
lrst Kiwanis club here. He had Civ
his support to many civic activ-
les.