History: David William Rowley

From ALL of your children (Grace Harriet, David Alcorn, Douglas Alcorn, Ralph Alcorn, Clayton Alcorn, Marjorie Ann, Hugh alcorn, Sharon Lee and Grant Alcorn Rowley)… Children do not realize How deep a father’s love, how wise — They do not fully understand The strength that’s in his guiding hand. And yet he’s always held above […]

History: David William Rowley

A TRIBUTE TO A LOVING HUSBAND AND FATHER!!! When one has the opportunity to prepare a history such as this one for publication it becomes their privilege to include things that should be said but perhaps have not been. At this time , representing David William Rowley’s children (Grace Harriet, David Alcorn, Douglas Alcorn, Ralph […]

History: David William Rowley

TO ALL MY CHILDREN (Grace Harriet, David Alcorn, Douglas Alcorn, Ralph Alcorn, Clayton Alcorn, Marjorie Ann, Hugh Grant, Sharon Lee and Grant Alcorn) — The raising of you children was a wonderful experience from babies to growing up and having families of your own. It has been an experience I will always remember with love […]

History: David William Rowley

GRANT (Grant Alcorn Rowley) — He was our last and he finished out our family just right. This little blond, blue eyed boy fit into our arms and our hearts in a way that helped to ease the hurt of losing our Sharon (Sharon Lee Rowley). His oldest brother, David (David Alcorn Rowley), was especially […]

History: David William Rowley

SHARON (Sharon Lee Rowley) — My wee little one that we had with us so briefly. She was so lovely and sweet. I will always remember how, when I went to her room before leaving her and Lillian (Lillian Alcorn) at the hospital, she held out her little arms to me and oohed and tried […]

History: David William Rowley

LILLIAN (Lillian Alcorn) — She was a fine woman in so many ways. She was an excellent cook and used to fix us such good meals. She could keep a good house, too. She had a gift for sewing and could make clothes look really well. One winter she made nice shirts for all the […]

History: David William Rowley

POSTSCRIPT: I feel that I have passed over and failed to say some things I should have said. I want to pay a tribute to my first wife Lillian (Lillian Alcorn), the mother of my children (Grace Harriet, David Alcorn, Douglas Alcorn, Ralph Alcorn, Clayton Alcorn, Marjorie Ann, Hugh Alcorn, Sharon Lee and Grant Alcorn […]

History: David William Rowley

We went with Francis (Hugh Francis Rowley) and Erma (Erma Thornton) to Kalispell and enjoyed the beautiful country very much. Then over the highline road which Estella (Estella Cordelia Tidwell) said seemed like the top of the world. We saw some big mountain sheep, then on to Havre. Verda (Verda May Rowley) went over to […]

History: David William Rowley

Two days later Lillian (Lillian Alcorn) called and asked me (David William Rowley) to bring her some clothes. She didn’t mention any change on the phone, but when I got to the door she met me and told me that Sharon (Sharon Lee Rowley) died. It shook me so bad that I walked right past […]

History: David William Rowley

We had home night’s part of the time and sometimes I (David William Rowley) read to the family. I read such books as “The White Indian Boy”, “Robinson Crusoe,” “The Swiss Family Robinson,” and then out of the “Instructor and the Improvement Era.” Sometimes we would go to the show, but not often because money […]