The images below were taken from a letter Pat's sister Connie wrote for Pat and Don's 50th wedding anniversary party. Click on image to expand and read it.
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Don's Childhood
Many of his siblings were grown and gone from home when Don was growing up but there was one thing they all agreed on: as a boy Don was spoiled and his mother's favorite. This might help explain his teasing, smart alec remarks and ability to get others to see his side of things. Some might contribute this to being stubborn but the truth is he had something far more powerful than being determined; he had a magical quality called charm and in no small dose! If he could melt his no nonsense hard working mother then it is no surprise he captured the hearts of nearly everyone he met.
His sister Lucille said, "I don't know anything about his growing up days. I do know Mother spoiled him very much and none of us kids could get after him in anyway or she would get upset and cuss the devil out of us. But he turned out to be a very good boy."
His family was never rich but they had love in abundance. While the other siblings could see how their mother doted on Donny they couldn't help but be equally captured. His sister Bessie wrote, "Who said number 13 is unlucky? Number 13 wasn't unlucky in our family, as Don was number 13! We were happy and very lucky to have 13. Maybe there were just a few scraps left after we all got through, but we decided to take him anyway. Ha! Ha! Don, we have all been very fond of you and we are all very proud of your accomplishments in life, especially the choice you made of a lovely wife." He was 69 when his sister wrote this letter but it's so obvious she still thinks of him as that favorite baby brother.
Don's History from the expanded version of the Obituary
Don F. Scoffield, 83, of Three Forks passed away quietly at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings on Monday, September 20th.
Don was born in 1927 in Layton, UT and grew up on a farm, the youngest of 13 kids. He learned to work hard and enjoy life from a young age.
He met his sweetheart Patsy Del Moss as a sophomore in high school. Pat asked Don to a girl’s choice dance and their life together began.
They graduated from Davis High School in 1945 and were married the next year in the Salt Lake City Temple.
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| October 23, 1946 |
They graduated from Davis High School in 1945 and were married the next year in the Salt Lake City Temple.
The newlyweds headed north in 1949 to work for Don’s brother on the Park Trail Ranch near Toston, MT. An opportunity arose to run a ranch near Three Forks in 1951 and they seized the chance.
They were able to purchase the ranch soon after and have been ranching and farming the Scoffield land outside Three Forks every day since.
Don was a proud husband and father. His sons and daughters learned to work at a young age and everyone was expected to do their part. The combination of farm work and parenting didn't always result in perfect harmony but there is no doubt Don loved each of his children immensely and that they were the pride of his life(just a little ahead of his horses and somewhere intertwined with his grandkids;).
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| September 1956 |
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| Scoffield Ranch May 1959 |
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| George Brian(1), Ralph Don(8), Bonnie Lou(3) on the horse Sandra Jean(5) in the front in the Spring 1960 |
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| Three Forks School Board 1973 |
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| Don with Dexter in the 1970s. He caught the racing bug after taking Dexter to the track. |
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| LDS church built in the 1950s. The building has served as the Three Forks Public Library since 2000 |
No-one was a stranger to Don Scoffield and if you knew how to talk he’d soon know something about you. He loved to tease and though he’d surely deny it, he was the life of any party. His work ethic, jokes, songs, stories, and friendships are a hallmark to his memory that have left a print on thousands of hearts and that is the measure of a man.
