Individual Details

David Darrel Moats

(11 Jan 1929 - 19 Mar 2010)

Whitefish Pilot, Whitefish, Montana, Thursday, March 25, 2010: David Moats, 81, passed away March 19, 2010, at Missouri River Care and Rehab Center in Great Falls. David was born Jan. 11, 1929, in Ottertail, Minn., to Stanley and Mabel (Herr) Moats. He was raised in Minnesota, where he attended school. He moved to the Flathead Valley 50-plus years ago where he owned a construction company. He built many of the homes in the Happy Valley area. Dave loved to hunt and fish, and he and his wife Greyling loved to socialize with his and her friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife. He is survived by his children Randy Moats and wife Alisa, of Great Falls, Ricky Moats, of Miles City, and Connie Fluegel and husband John, of Texas; grandchildren Daryl, Alana, Toni and James; and three great grandchildren. A celebration of Dave's life took place March 24, 2010, at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home. Burial followed at Glacier Memorial Gardens.

Events

Birth11 Jan 1929Ottertail Co., Minnesota
Death19 Mar 2010Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana
Alt nameDavid Darrel Moats
BurialGlacier Memorial Gardens, Kalispell, Flathead Co., Montana

Families

SpousePatricia Jean Noyes (1938 - 2006)
SpouseGreyling A. Mitchell (1912 - 1999)

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

2. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

3. Social Security Death Index.

4. Obituary of David Moats, Whitefish Pilot, Whitefish, Montana, Thursday, March 25, 2010.