Memorial Sendoff for Mark Wittman

<p>Photos courtesy of Greg Wittman.</p>

<p>Photos courtesy of Greg Wittman.</p>

<p>Photos courtesy of Greg Wittman.</p>

<p>Musicians from around Montana gather with family and friends for the Memorial Sendoff for Mark Wittman at Sweetwater Ranch in Crest on on Sunday, September 7. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>The stage area of was filled with a wide assortment of instruments as musicians who had known and worked with Mark Wittman sang songs and told stories about their friend at the Memorial Sendoff at Sweetwater Ranch on Sunday, September 7, in Creston. Guest artists included: The Memorial Sendoff for Mark Wittman included artists from around Montana including Rob, Guthrie and Halladay Quist, Craig Davey, Don Caverly, Mark Staples, Craig Barton, David Griffith, Ron Reeves, Mark Mazurik, Gary Snow, Frank Chiaverini, Craig Barton, Jeff Arcel, Steve Kelly, Neil Batterson, Chauncey Alli…

<p>Rob Quist plays a song with Craig Davey, right, and his daughter Halladay Quist, at the Memorial Sendoff for Mark Wittman on Sunday, September 7. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Bonnie and Rob Quist greet the crowd at the start of the Memorial Sendoff for Mark Wittman on Sunday, September 7, in Creston. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Mark Staples of Helena delivered the official eulogy at the Memorial Sendoff for Mark Wittman on Sunday, September 7, in Creston. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Guthrie and Bonnie Quist listen to the various artists play at the Memorial Sendoff for Mark Wittman on Sunday, September 7, at their home in Creston. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>