Darrell S. Overcast, 73

Darrell S. Overcast, 73, passed away Friday, May 6, 2005, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center of natural causes.

Darrell was born Aug. 25, 1931, in Havre, the son of J. Boyd and Helen M. (Forbes) Overcast. Darrell attended Havre public schools and then went to Spokane Barber College.

In 1960, Darrell married Joann Braaten in Havre. They were married for 44 years. Darrell worked for his father in the barber shop, had logged the Flathead Forest, and retired from the BNSF Railroad.

He was a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Korean Conflict.

Darrell loved taking his two youngest granddaughters to the cafe in the mornings to drink coffee with "the fellas" in Conrad.

He coached the Trapline Boxing Club in the mid-1970s in Martin City.

He loved fishing, hunting, golf, boxing (Golden Glove light heavyweight and heavyweight champion in 1954-55).

Darrell was preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers, Joe and Gene Wilson.

He is survived by his wife, Joann, of Conrad; children, Dennis Overcast of Havre, Darren Overcast of Columbia Falls, Darla Overcast and husband, Jon Glessner, of Marion, and Dana Baldwin and husband, Doug, of Conrad; brothers and sisters, Dora and husband, Al Signore, of Newport Richy, Fla., Doris Loy of Mount Sterling, Ky., Irene Stuart and husband, Reid, of Conrad, and Diana Shipton and husband, Steve, of Panama City, Fla.; grandchildren, Mandi, Darrell, Minda and Maggie Baldwin.

Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home Chapel in Kalispell.

Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.