Bill Gardner McIlvain
December 16, 1936 – November 10, 2023
Billy (Bill) Gardner McIlvain passed away at his home in Huntley, Montana, at the age of 86. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, as well as a loyal friend.
He was born in Big Spring, Texas, in 1936 and grew up on the Wilkinson Ranch (Cross F), near Natural Dam Salt Lake, where his father worked as the ranch foreman. Alongside his father, Bill
worked cattle, rodeoed, and learned to manage the ranch. His elementary years were spent in a one-room schoolhouse, to which he sometimes rode the 4 ½ mile distance on Ole Paint, the pony. During high school he was read more
