Darrington, David -- 1884 - 1974

DARRINGTON, WELCH, LUND, ELLIS, RANDALL

Posted By: Barry M. Dahl (email)
Date: 11/20/2010 at 16:02:02

David Darrington's obituary; from the Welch collection

Funeral services were held on Sat., Jan. 19, at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian church in Cut Bank, Mont., for David Darrington, 89, former Mabel man, who died January 17 in Memorial hospital there of a stroke. The Rev. Bruce Heiple officiated. Burial was in Crown Hill cemetery.

He was born June 4, 1884 at Mabel, Minn., the son of John and Mary (Welch) Darrington. He received his education in Iowa and was in the Lumber business and a Police Magistrate in Parshall, N.D. Since 1969, he had lived in Cut Bank.

He married Laura Lund of Mabel in a ceremony at Decorah, Ia., on Nov. 15, 1905.

Survivors are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Muriel Ellis, Cut Bank; two grandchildren six great-grandchildren, and one sister Cecil Randall, Minneapolis.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Roy.