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Sally Cripe
Former Troy resident Sarah (Sally) E. Cripe, 84, died Dec. 28, 2000, in the Rose Arbor assisted living facility at Hermiston, Ore.
She was born on June 6, 1916, at Athol, Idaho, to Jesse and Catherine Grigg.
She married Edwin W. Cripe of Troy on April 13, 1935.
In 1958 they moved to Oregon where Sally worked as supervisor of the sewing department at Eastern Oregon State Hospital. In 1958 they moved to Hermiston, where Sally was an escort driver for wide load trucks for 12 years.
Sally was a great cook whose homemade cinnamon rolls and apple pie were a hit with everyone who tasted them. She loved to sew, read, knit and travel and could be ready to go anywhere on 15 minutes notice.
The Cripes celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in April.
Survivors include her husband David in Hermiston; sons Jerry, Kennewick, Wash., and David, Hermiston; daughter Pat Rebman, Hermiston; brother Burl Grigg, Ellensburg, Wash.; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, son David W. Cripe, sisters Adwilda Weger and Pearl Ayers, and by great-granddaughters NaMi Rebman and Patricia Cripe.
Services were conducted in the chapel at Burns Mortuary in Hermiston and private burial services were conducted at the Hermiston Cemetery.
Wilbur Drake
Longtime Libby resident Wilbur Drake, 65, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001, at the family’s Pipe Creek cabin.
He was born on Nov. 2, 1935, at Pawnee, Okla., to Orpha and Lavinnia Gibson Drake.
The family left Oklahoma in 1939 and lived at Hardin and Charlo until coming to Libby in 1952.
Wilbur married Ramona (Mona) Pival on Dec. 31. 1953.
They lived in Washington for five years, returning to Libby in 1963. A heavy equipment operator, Wilbur worked for private companies and for the county and was employed for more than 17 years with the State Highway Department. During several years of his time with the highway department Wilbur and Mona lived in the Happy’s Inn area.
He attended the Church of the Nazarene and belonged to the Cabinet View Country Club and the Spinning Squares. He was also a fireman with the Libby Volunteer Fire Department.
Wilbur enjoyed carpentry and woodworking, spending the last couple of years building their cabin in the meadow on Pipe Creek. He was an avid golfer and snowmobiler.
Survivors include his wife Mona; Libby; three children, Bob Drake and his fiancee Tara; Malia Bennett and her husband Jerry and Ken Drake and his wife Joan, all of Libby; sister Marybell Doubek, Libby, and brothers Leroy Drake, Browning, Texas; Robert Drake, Isillton, Calif., and Perry Drake, Burnett, Texas; grandchildren Jessica, Bobbie, Lindsey, Anthony, Jessica, Coby, Amy, Eric and Stacy; four great-grandchildren, with a fifth expected soon, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Gerald Bell officiating.
Memorials may be made to the Libby Volunteer Ambulance, Box 777, Libby, or to the Pregnancy Care Center, 113 W. Tenth, P.O. Box 1138, Libby.
Arrangements are under the care of Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
Florence Tisher
Longtime Libby resident and businesswoman Florence Bundrock Tisher, 90, died Jan. 11, 2001, at Lacey, Wash., after a long illness.
She was born on Sept. 27, 1910, at Wishek, N.D., to William and Sarah Hall Bundrock, the first of seven children.
Florence married Fay Tisher on Oct. 20, 1928, at Aberdeen, S.D., and the couple moved to Lansing, Mich., so Fay could attend one of the first gas-powered machinery schools.
They never forgot the great time they had in that big, busy city.
They returned to South Dakota to farm but the Great Depression and drought made it impossible to make a living.
The Tishers, with their two daughters and other family members, moved to Kalispell and learned new ways to make a living, including picking huckleberries.
They had a great adventure when Florence and Fay worked at Kelly’s Camp on Lake McDonald in Glacier.
A few years later they bought the old Norris homestead on Warland Creek and the mountain home became a happy gathering place for family and friends.
During World War II Florence and Fay worked at the Army Ammunition Depot near Hermiston, Ore., returning to Warland after the war.
When their daughters were in high school the family moved to Libby and bought a trailer court close to town.
Florence ran a successful real estate agency in Libby for many years. She loved to camp, fish and garden.
An active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Florence enjoyed working in genealogy and helping others trace their ancestors.
Florence’s home was a gathering place and family and friends knew she would always be ready to feed and shelter them. Ill health made it necessary for Florence and Fay to move to Washington to be close to their children, but they always considered Libby their home.
Florence was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers William, Art, Don and Bobby, sister Naomi Bundrock Savage and an infant great-granddaughter.
Survivors include daughters Fayetta Johnson and her husband Daren, Rochester, Wash., and Fern Dermond and her husband Richard, Libby; sister Iris Hindman in Arizona; 11 grandchildren and many foster grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law Vera Tisher Moeller and Helen Denton Bundrock, brothers-in-law Lyle Tisher and his wife Wilma and Lou Tisher, and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 1-8 p.m. Thursday at the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
Services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, at the Libby Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Bishop David Baker officiating.
Florence will be buried beside her beloved husband Fay in the City of Libby Cemetery.
Arrangements are under direction of Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
James Manley
James Elbert Manley, 80, of Libby, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2000, at his home.
He was born on Jan. 26, 1920, at Burden, Kan., to George and Ethel Burket Manley.
James grew up on a farm east of Fort Benton and attended a country school through the eighth grade. He graduated from Fort Benton High School with the Class of 1937.
He attended Billings Polytechnic before joining the CCC in 1938 and the National Guard after it was mobilized in 1941.
James served with the U.S. Army in the South Pacific, receiving an honorable discharge in 1946.
He married Beatrice Fairbanks of Glendive on May 10, 1947, at Fort Benton.
He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served through 1966, when he retired.
After working for the Cut Bank Police department for a year James moved to Libby in 1968 to work with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department.
He also worked for J. Neils Lumber Company and St. Regis, retiring from Champion International in 1982.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing and was active with the Good Sams.
Preceded in death by his parents and sister Dorothy, James is survived by his wife Beatrice, Queen Creek, Ariz.; sons Doug Manley and his wife Cynthia Maxwell, Oakland, Calif.; Milo Manley and his wife Linda in China; Daryl Manley, Casper, Wyo., and daughter Linda Lathrom and her husband Stan, Tangent, Ore.; brother Frank Manley and his wife Fay, Cut Bank; brother-in-law Lewis Neyland, Colorado Springs, Colo.; sister Marjorie Henderson and her husband John. Louisville, Ky., and three grandchildren, Michael, James and Lance.
Private family services will be conducted under arrangements by the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
Beth Riddle
Former Libby resident Beth Riddle, 93, died Jan. 6, 2001, in Spokane.
She was born July 16, 1907, on a ranch near Ovando to Orville G. and Virginia Turrell Muchmore.
The family moved to Missoula where Beth graduated from Missoula County High School and attended the University of Montana.
She married Tad Riddle in 1934 and together they operated the Lake Mary Ronan Lodge from 1941-1955. They also managed the Parkway Motel in Missoula before moving to Libby to open a real estate office in 1958.
Beth was active in a sewing club at Libby when the members decided to take up golf.
After 13 years in Libby the Riddles retired and moved to Polson, where Beth continued to enjoy golfing, setting a record at the Polson Country Club in 1994, when at age 87 she scored a hole-in-one.
She was preceded in death by her husband Tad in 1982, her parents and by eight brothers and sisters.
She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 15, at the Grogan Funeral Home in Polson.
Memorial contributions may be made to the R. Richard Riddle Memorial Scholarship Endowment, in care of the University of Montana Foundation, Box 7159, Missoula MT 59807-7159.
