Thomas
P. McAlpine, 79, a longtime Sweet Grass farmer and rancher, died of natural
causes Monday at Marias Care Center in Shelby.
A memorial service is 2 p.m. Friday at the American Legion Hall in Sweet Grass.
Whitted Funeral Chapel of Shelby is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Ruby McAlpine of Sweet Grass; daughters
Linda (Joe) Waters of Lynn Haven, Fla., Susan (Dave) Sereday of White Sulphur
Springs and Karen McAlpine of Whitefish; sons Daryl (Kelly) McAlpine and Donald
(Valerie) McAlpine of Sunburst; a sister, Mary Lynch of Burlington, Wash.;
brothers Dell (Joy) McAlpine and Malcolm McAlpine of Valier; six grandchildren,
Shane Sereday, Justin Sereday, Jeremiah McAlpine, Cody McAlpine, Joseph McAlpine
and Ben McAlpine; and six great-grandchildren, Austin Sereday, Katie Sereday,
Evan Sereday, Ruby Jean Sereday, Dylan McAlpine and Shiloh McAlpine.
Tom was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Daniel L. McAlpine.
He was born May 25, 1927, in Great Falls, to Thomas and Eliza (Ithurbide)
McAlpine. He attended the Jayhawker Grade School east of the family homestead,
and later Sunburst High School. He farmed and ranched the family farm his entire
life.
Tom enjoyed antiques, hunting, fishing, metalwork and tractor restoration.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the donor's choice.
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