Beloved Mother, “Nanny,” friend, political and disability activist, and civic-minded volunteer, Mildred Lorraine Walton passed away peacefully in her sleep Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in Tigard, Ore. At the time
It's been more than 50 years since the Thiokol explosion. Today, it's remembered by two lines in history books. But one group aims to change that.
Heaven’s gates opened widely on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, to welcome our angel Mary Dillard at the blessed age of 90. Born in Leighton, Alabama, she was the daughter of
John W. âJackâ Gilbert, 73, of Potlatch, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, at Miss Dorothy Adult Family Home, of age and vascular dementia.
If you knew my dad, you can appreciate two of his âDid you know that today in history .â for Dec. 17. So, in 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful man-powered airplane flight. That date is also the anniversary of Hollywood stuntman Stan Barrett became the first man to travel faster than the speed of sound at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., in 1979. Dad knew many points of trivia about firearms, history, air power and military actions.
From Dadâs own personal history, he was born with twin brother James âJimâ L. Gilbert on Sept. 9, 1947, in Moscow, to William E. âBillâ and Josephine (Kayler). His parents owned the Gilbert Mortuary in Orofino. After Grandpa Bill died in 1963, the twins and Grandma Joie flew to the Midwest to bring a hearse back from Arkansas on a memorable road trip.