This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mitchell, Eder, Volker, Sax, Kessi Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.montana.counties.missoula/1895/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dustin Jay Mitchell Dustin Jay Mitchell, 44, of Lolo, Mont. died Nov. 25, 2006 of cancer. He was born April 12, 1962 in McMinnville to parents Gordon and Phyllis Mitchell of Newport. He graduated from Yaquina Christian School of Newport in 1980. Dustin drove for Mayflower Transit Company for two years before moving to Montana where he drove fuel tankers for City Service Valcon of Kalispel, Mont. the past 17 years. He married Becky Volker in Newport on Aug. 18, 1984. Dustin was a member of South Hills Evangelical Church in Missoula, Mont. He enjoyed a variety of outdoor activities including hunting and gardening. He also enjoyed all motor sports including NASCAR. Dustin was preceded in death by his grandmother Sallie Perry Mitchell Eder of Newport. He is survived by his wife Becky Mitchell and their five children, Jordan, Sallie, Christian, Janae and Rachel, of Lolo; parents Gordon and Phyllis Mitchell of Newport; sister Tammy (and Mark) Sax of Toledo; sister Theresa (and Vernon) Kessi of Newport; brother Shane Mitchell of Florence; and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 23 at the Church of the Nazarene in Newport. Tax deductible donations may be made in Dustin's name to SHEC Community Center at 1919 North Ave. W. Missoula, Mont. 59801, to help support his children. The News Times, Newport, OR Dec. 6, 2006