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Russell Rodgers Elgin

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Russell Rodgers Elgin

Birth
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Death
5 Jul 1968 (aged 55)
Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana, USA
Burial
Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana, USA Add to Map
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R. R. ELGIN DIES; RITES MONDAY

Russell Rodgers Elgin, 55, died at his home on Flathead Drive in Kalispell Friday morning following a lingering illness.
Mr. Elgin was born July 27, 1912, in Canton, Ill., the son of George and Nellie Elgin. He was married to Velva Daly Nov. 24, 1934, in Terry.
Mr. Elgin worked on the Fort Peck Dam and came to the Flathead in 1940. He worked on Hungry Horse Dam and also at the aluminum plant at Columbia Falls as an electrician. He was a member of the IBEW.
He is survived by his wife, Velva at home; two sons, Don and Jim, both of Kalispell; two daughters, Linda Hummel of Kalispell and Carole Custer of Great Falls; six grandchildren; a brother, Paul of Kennewick, Wash.; two sisters, Blanche Leak of Danville, Ill., and Lucille Carrothers of Jonesburg, Mich.; his father, George Elgin of Bryant, Ill., and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Mr. Elgin will be conducted Monday at 3:30 p.m. from the Waggener & Campbell Chapel with Rev. Charles Nowlen, pastor of Epworth Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in the Conrad Memorial Cemetery.
R. R. ELGIN DIES; RITES MONDAY

Russell Rodgers Elgin, 55, died at his home on Flathead Drive in Kalispell Friday morning following a lingering illness.
Mr. Elgin was born July 27, 1912, in Canton, Ill., the son of George and Nellie Elgin. He was married to Velva Daly Nov. 24, 1934, in Terry.
Mr. Elgin worked on the Fort Peck Dam and came to the Flathead in 1940. He worked on Hungry Horse Dam and also at the aluminum plant at Columbia Falls as an electrician. He was a member of the IBEW.
He is survived by his wife, Velva at home; two sons, Don and Jim, both of Kalispell; two daughters, Linda Hummel of Kalispell and Carole Custer of Great Falls; six grandchildren; a brother, Paul of Kennewick, Wash.; two sisters, Blanche Leak of Danville, Ill., and Lucille Carrothers of Jonesburg, Mich.; his father, George Elgin of Bryant, Ill., and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Mr. Elgin will be conducted Monday at 3:30 p.m. from the Waggener & Campbell Chapel with Rev. Charles Nowlen, pastor of Epworth Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in the Conrad Memorial Cemetery.


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  • Added: Feb 16, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17954858/russell_rodgers-elgin: accessed ), memorial page for Russell Rodgers Elgin (27 Jul 1912–5 Jul 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17954858, citing Conrad Memorial Cemetery, Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana, USA; Maintained by Burt (contributor 46867609).