Gorge Myott Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

George Myott (94) passed away peacefully at his home on April 25, 2020. George was born in Sandpoint ID on November 1, 1925 to George Myott & Laura Bakke. He spent his formative years traveling from mining town to mining town with his parents. When he was sixteen, he arrived in Butte & never left. While attending Butte High School, he worked as the night watchman at Hanson Packing. He met & subsequently married Stella A Baker on July 12, 1946. To provide for his family, he first worked delivering mail from the three train depots to the uptown post office. He later worked as a dry cleaner; operating the boiler, running the dry cleaner plant and delivering the cleaned clothing throughout Butte. He worked at the Monarch Cleaners, the Paumie cleaners & Unique Cleaners. He only left the first two because they closed their doors. He & Stella had one son, Dick in 1948. After growing up alone, George wanted his son to have siblings, so they adopted two boys, Earl & Alan in 1956. Both Stella & George were active in youth activities including Cub Scouts & Boy Scouts. In later years, they became Good Sam Club members. They traveled throughout most of North America, visiting 42 of the 50 States, Canada & Mexico. They made many good friends along the way and had some of the best years of their life’s. They also rode ATVs & snowmobiles, only giving them up in their mid 80s. They were very active members of the Mining City Trail Riders Club. He is survived by Stella, his wife, three sons, Dick, Earl & Alan, 10 Grandchildren & 14 Great Grandchildren & 3 Great Great Grandchildren. One Granddaughter, Jamie, was at Heaven’s gate to greet George. No services are planned at this time.

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Gorge Myott

November 1, 1925 - April 25, 2020