Rolla had lived at 2410 Walnut Ave., Salt Lake, Utah with his parents from the time of his birth on June 4th, until they moved--first to Zion City, Illinois (sometime in 1904 or 1905) and then to Montana between 1911 and 1914.   Rolla worked for the US Bureau of Public Roads for a number of years, working on various road projects throughout Montana.  He worked on the "Going-To-The-Sun Highway" in Glacier National Park, until its completion.  In later years, he operated a smithy and welding shop, in Charlo (Lake County, Montana) and he also raised horses, and other livestock.  He raised the first Purebred Percheron stallions in the area, and was a member of the Percheron Horse Association for 70 years.

Opal Rutherford was the 7th child of John Harrison Rutherford and his wife, Eva May Hollenbeck. She was born on November 26, 1907, in Hettinger, North Dakota.  Her family eventually settled in Rowley, Alberta, in 1920.  Her dad leased farm land from the owner, who resided in British Columbia. The owner had sent Rolla to Alberta to help John with the harvest there.  This was about 1923.  Four years later, on December 20, 1927, Opal and Rolla were married in Drumheller, Alberta.  Opal had been given the choice, by Rolla, to decide where they would settle.  Of course, Opal desired to remain in Alberta, but her mother advised her to go to Montana, to her husband's home.  Opal had been given only one name by her parents, and Rolla said she needed a middle initial.  They settled for her use of the initial "R," signifying Rutherford.  Her name, henceforth, was Opal R. West.
 
Rolla died on April 04, 1986 in Ronan, Lake County, Montana.  Opal passed away on February 6, 1988, in Charlo, Lake County, Montana.  They had four children: Hilla May, Norma Jean, George Donald and Donna Fay.

George Rolla West, 84, of Charlo, died Friday of natural causes at St. Luke Community Nursing Home in Ronan.  He was born June 4, 1901, in Salt Lake City, to George and Hilla West.  He moved with his parents to the Charlo-D'Aste area, where they homesteaded in 1910.  He attended school at Leon (now Leon Clubhouse).

He married Opal Rutherford Dec. 20, 1927, in Rowley, Alberta, Canada.  He was employed for a number of years by the Bureau of Public Roads, working on various road projects in Montana.  He worked on the Going-to-the-Sun Highway in Glacier National Park until its completion.  In later years he operated a blacksmith and welding shop in Charlo and he also farmed.  He raised the first Percheron stallions in the area, and was a member of the Percheron Horse Association for 70 years.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, a granddaughter and a son.  Surviving are his wife, Opal, of Charlo; three daughters, a sister and three brothers, 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.  Family and friends met at the Ronan cemetery for graveside services Tuesday, April 8, with the Rev. Lloyd King officiating.

Internment was in the Mountain View Cemetery in Ronan.

Diane Gardiner writes to share this information...I am the youngest daughter of William Garland West, son of Walter West, son of George and Francis West.   Walter West married Nieta Cynthia Foster on June 5th 1905. He was 22 she 20.  They married in Zion City, Ill. and had two daughters there, Francis and Marion.  I don't know as yet when they made their trek out west but they were in Portland when my father was born. The children are; Francis, Marion, Walter, baby David who died days after he was born and is buried in PeeDee, Oregon, William Garland, Harold Roy, James, and Thomas Hughes. Little James was drowned at age 5 in the Klamath River right across from the family home on my father's 10th birthday and Roy died 6 months later from an appendicitis attack.