Willow Creek Private Cemetery
Gallatin Co. Mt

The following information was obtained from a booklet titled 
"Old Tombstone Records in Gallatin County, Montana Cemeteries 
1957. It was compiled in 1955-1956 and 1957 by the Montana 
Hyalite Chapter Daughters of American Revolution.  I was 
kindly given permission to transcribe their records and 
submit them for free public use.

Willow Creek Private Cemetery of

Rev L B Stateler and wife Malinda S Stateler   (A prominent 
early day South Methodist Minister and his wife)

Inscription on stone:

Sacred to the memory of Malinda S, wife of L B Stateler, 
member of Montana annual conference of M E Church South, 
for 53 yrs she bore with her husband, toils and privations 
of the itinerancy and departed this life in hope of eternal 
life on Sat AM April 13, 1889

Rev Learner Blackman Stateler, who in his youth began to 
preach until 65 yrs of age. He departed this life May 1, 1896.   
At Rest   2 small markers   MSS     LBS

A strong iron pipe fence with gate surrounds the graves 
also a barbed wire fence which further insures privacy.

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