A celebration of his life will be 2 p.m. April 26 at the family residence on Sun Valley Road.

Participants are asked to bring “Ralph stories” or e-mail stories to Gaylord@aol.com for inclusion, according to his family, which is handling arrangements.

Mr. Green was born July 24, 1918, in Sheridan. He attended Meade Creek Elementary School and was a 1936 graduate of Sheridan High School. Shortly after graduation, he went to work on theCB&Q Railroad as a brakeman. He was later promoted to conductor.

He served in Okinawa and Korea during World War II as a staff sergeant.

He moved to Montana in April 1948 and purchased a ranch, the Broken Heart, which he operated as a dude ranch and hunting lodge. He began raising shorthorn cattle in 1956 in Superior, Mont., and served as local veterinarian and taxidermist.

He married Donna Blum Jayne Green on Feb. 20, 1961, in Sheridan.

He bought the Sweet Rest Motel in Missoula, Mont., in 1966.

He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting, fishing and horses.His motel featured many North American game trophies, including a 10-foot Kodiak brown bear, which Mr. Green or members of his family had taken in hunting and which were mounted by Mr. Green.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Wayne and Carl, both of Sheridan, and two sisters.

Survivors include his wife; children Gaylord Green, Shirley Cannon, Tim Green, Terry Wayman, Todd Green, Quayne Green and Kimbra Green; two sisters, Lenora and Mary; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

The Sheridan Press - April 9, 2008