Patricia 'Pat' Babcock Cantrell, 86

Patricia “Pat” Babcock Cantrell, 86, of Swan Lake, passed away March 27, 2016.

Pat was born Nov. 13, 1929, in Winlock, Washington, to Howard and Gladys Gillette Babcock.

She spent most of her youth in Dillon and graduated from Beaverhead High School in 1948.

Pat married Harold Cantrell in 1948, a union that lasted more than 64 years. During these years they lived in Kalispell, as well as Walla Walla and Spokane.

In 1954 they built a small cabin on the lake, where they spent their summer vacations creating many happy memories with their children and grandchildren. In 1991 their son, with their assistance, converted the cabin into a year-round home for their retirement.

Pat loved the rivers of Washington and the lake in Montana. She enjoyed reading, hunting mushrooms, picking huckleberries, playing cards, but most of all spending time with her family.

A wonderful conversationalist, Pat enjoyed sharing memories and discussing current events. She will be remembered for her ability to make friends wherever she went.

Pat-ricia was preceded in death by her husband, Harold, and her brother, Bernard Babcock.

She is survived by her sister, Dodie Cox, of Dillon; daughter, Cynthia Beechinor, and husband Tom, of Walla Walla; daughter, Vickie Cantrell, of Montana; son, Mark, and wife Janie Cantrell, of Montana; six grandchildren, Austin, Carson and Ryan Cantrell, Christy Lieuallen, Jason Beechinor and Matthew Beechinor, and five great-grandchildren.