Dye, Willoughby G.

DYE

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 12/15/2009 at 16:59:04

Dr. Willoughby G. Dye was born in Pottawattamie county, Iowa, on a farm, in 1872. when he was yet a boy his parents moved to Macedonia, Iowa. He was graduated from the public schools there and later became a graduate of Simpson college at Indianola, Iowa, completing both the preparatory and collegiate work. After his graduation from this school in 1894 he held a clerical position with a banking firm at Dubuque, Iowa. In 1897 he entered Northwestern university at Chicago and graduated in 1901. He had two years' hospital service at Mercy hospital in Chicago. He came directly to Deer Lodge in 1903 and has practiced here since that time. He is surgeon for the Northern Pacific and Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound railroads. He is also surgeon for the St. Joseph hospital here. He is a member of the school board and was formerly health officer, but now merely retains the work as county physician. He has brought a nice home here and will rear his family in Deer Lodge.

~Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana, October 13, 1912; article titled: "Men Who Have Made the City of Deer Lodge"

This photo of Dr. Dye accompanied the article