Hungry Horse news., 1952-08-29
Hold Services For
Asa Powell, Sr.
by. Mrs. Frank Benda

Wy WI aim DCiiod
WEST GLACIER-This com.
munity was saddened last Frida,
by the unexpected passing of AS;
A. Powell, Sr. Deepest sympathy
is extended to Mrs. Myrtice Pow
ell and her family.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon in Kalispell at the
Waggener and Campbell chape-
with S. I. Rapson, Christian Sci
enlist reader giving the service
Interment was in Conrad Memoir
ial cemetery.
Pallbearers were Ed NeitZling,
Jean Sullivan, Alf Watkins, Clar-
ence Watkins, Peyton Duncan and
William Lindsay. Honorary pail
bearers were Curtis Blair, Frank
.Coombs and George Petrie.
LIST SURVIVORS
Survivors include his widow,
Myrtice, and eight children, Asa
and Stuart, Apgar; Richard, Day.
ton; Margaret Thone, Kalispell;
Francise Petrie, Turner; Robert,
Havre; Nancy Peck, St. Ignatius;
and jeanne Dimock, Great Falls.
One child died in infancy. There
are also 13 grandchildren surviv-
ing.
Those who came from distance
to attend services were Mr.. and
Mrs. Alf Watkins, Chapman; Clar-
ence Watkins; Mr.. and Mrs. Pey-
ton Duncan, Harlem; Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Petrie and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Doyle, Turner; and Mr..
and Mrs. George Petrie, Tacoma.
Mr.. Powell was born at Ellen
dale, N. Dak., Sept. %, 1885. He
came to Montana with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Powell, while
still an infant. Mr.. Powell was
united in marriage to Myrtice
Boardman at Havre in 1911.
TRIBUTE BY FRIEND
Jean Sullivan told me this story
of Ace Powell's life. They had
been close friends and neighbors
for 38 years.
"Ace Powell was IS years old.
He would have been &c in Sep
tember. He was raised in eastern
Montana at Malta, Havre and the
Bear Paw mountains. He worked
for cattle outfits there until 1914
when he came to Bolton. Here, he
was a permanent employe of Gla-
cier national park service in the
days when horses were the main
means of transportation. He was
stable boss at park headquarters
when it was located at Fish creek.
"He was also a cook, packer,
and a guide in Glacier park
number of years before he started
his cabin camp at the foot of Nc
Donald lake.
"He was a cook for Charlie Rus
sell and John Lewis on several of
their hunting trips into the South
Fork of the Flathead.
"He was the devoted father of
nine children; one died in infancy.
He had no favorites. He loved his
family and all people.
passing of Ace will leave
an empty place in the hearts of
his. neighbors and friends that can
never be filled. He will be missed
by all.
'eWill Rogers entertained Amer
lea, while Ace, with his kind wit {
and humor, was the Will Rogers of
Glacier national park"
VISIT EMMERTS
Mr.. and Mrs. DeVere Wright and {
baby, Riverton, Wyo., visited Mon {
day and Tuesday with Jack and {
Della Emmert. Thursday morning,
they all drove to Troy to visit the
Bill Evans, who is forest service I
ranger in that area. They returned
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Thompson
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
lie Lockwood spent the weekend )
n Great Falls. Dan Lundgren, Sr., Z
gave me some other details about Z
his trip, but Dave Thompson CEN
;ored them.
Jess LaDow returned to FIRE. Z
lonia, Kan, after visiting here.
Hubert Kinsinger has purchas- \