Malta- Everall K.
Holman a rancher, farmer, truck driver and pilot passed away at
Hi-Line Retirement Center in Malta on December 14, 2018 at the
ripe old age of 103. On Sunday December 16, 2018, there
will be an informal get together at Kirkwood Funeral home, to
share memories and funny stories. Funeral services will be
on Monday December 17, 2018, at 11:00 am at the Lutheran church
with internment to follow at the Malta cemetery. Condolences for
the family may be left at
www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com
Everall was born to Phillip Stephen
and Jessie Gertrude (Trotter) Holman on September 23, 1915 in a
12X14 foot homestead shack north of Wagner, Montana. He
was the third child out of 8 and the first to be born in
Montana. Everall received his early education at Mountain
View School north of Wagner and graduated from Dodson High
School in 1933. He spent many a lunchtime during school
playing pool! Everall also played on a county baseball
team, when he could not make practices his dad would practice
with him at home.
After graduation, Everall worked on
the family ranch, Holman Hereford Home. He had many jobs
on the ranch ranging from farming, ranching, and transporting
cattle all over the country and hauling whatever load he could
back to Malta, including the county shop. His favorite job
though would have been flying. He learned how to fly in
the 40’s when Steve and Jessie purchased the Proudy Ranch south
of Malta. This made transportation back and forth
from each place a little easier. Flying was not always
work; he had many fun stories about his trips and loved to tell
those tales. He served on several different boards
including the Phillips County Fair and the Malta Irrigation
board. When Phillips County celebrated their 100th
Fair, he also celebrated attending all 100 Phillips County
Fairs!
Everall had fond memories of his past
adventures and stories to go along with them, including travels
with his parents to southern Illinois, attending the National
Western Stock Show and Rodeo, road and flying trips with Louie
Perry, Red Moran, Lee Robinson and Marion Waters. He loved
to watch sports and had attended several pro football games but
his favorite pastime was to watch baseball. He has
traveled to many a baseball game in his day but the best trip
was to the World Series in the Texas Rangers Stadium at 95 years
young.
In 1940, Everall married Edith Smith
of Malta and had a daughter Judy. They later divorced.
In 1960 he married Yvonne Norgan, they had three daughters,
Lanni, Kathy and Kelly. They divorced in 1979.
Everall married Marion Knight on October 20, 1982. They
were married for over 36 loving years. He had a deep and
abiding love and affection for Marion until his last day on
earth.
Everall is lovingly survived by his
wife Marion Holman, Malta, one brother Donald R. Holman,
Kalispell, his four daughters, Judy (Bob) Cummings, Great Falls,
Lanni (Curt) Jacobson, Missoula, Kathy (Paul) VanHoudt, Erie,
Colorado, Kelly (Jim) Orahood, Malta. Grandchildren Hailey
Jacobson, Joe, Tom (Brianne) and Kelly VanHoudt and Jessie,
Frankie, Billie and Georgia Orahood, plus his first great
grandson Silas VanHoudt. He is also survived by numerous
nieces and nephews, all who held a special place in his heart.
He is preceded in death by both parents and 6 of his 7 brothers and sisters, Vera Black, Orville Holman, Doris Elrick, Carol Holman, Clifford Holman and Harvey Holman.
Guest Book
From: Weldon Sparks
My condolences to the family. I am red morgans nephew and I worked for the holmans in the 50's. Evarall was my favorite and a good guy. He will be missed.
From: The Willstein Family
Dear Hailey, Lanni and Curt,
What a life well lived! He was so proud of all of you. Our hearts are with you. We all suspect Heaven just got a little more fun.
With all our love,
Gary, Lynne, Hannah, Sarah and Benjamin Willstein
From: Richard Stuhlmacher
My condolences for the Holman family. I enjoyed visiting with Everall and listening to his stories. We had always talked of attending a Griz football game together.
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