Dillard Gail LaMunyon, 92

Dillard Gail LaMunyon, 92, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, in Mesa, Ariz. Dillard was born in Laverne, Okla., on April 5, 1918, to Charles and Blanch Carrie (Brooner) LaMunyon. He grew up on the family farm in Laverne with his four siblings. He married his beloved wife of 58 years, June Moorehead, in 1937, and they lived happily together until her death in 1995. Together, Dillard and June lived in many places before settling down in Great Falls, in 1950. Dillard worked for Gambles Stores as an operations supervisor. Upon his retirement from Gambles Stores, Dillard and June moved to Flathead Lake for the summer months and Mesa for the winter. Dillard served shipboard on the USS Conserver in the Pacific with the US Navy during World War II. He was an active member of the Elks Club, Masons and Shriners. He rode with the Motosikl Tauf for the Al Bedoo Shriners Temple and enjoyed many trips and adventures with friends from the Shiners and Gambles organizations. Dillard will be missed by his daughter, Velora LaMunyon, and son-in-law, Wayne J. Anderson; three grandchildren, Ginnette and Wynn Kearney of Mankato, Minn., Mike and Linda Sinclair of Auburn, Wash., and Ann and Clay Damon of Spokane; two sisters, Leota Neff of Oklahoma City, and Florene Alder of Newton, Kan.; and close friend, Ruth Baker. Eleven great-grandchildren loved their Bubby. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, and two brothers. The family will have a private burial at a later date. Memorials are requested to go to Shiners Children s Hospitals.