~ IN MEMORY ~
NWA
Capt. Larry Creekmore and wife Julie
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dailyinterlake/name/floyd-creekmore-obituary?id=55462283
Creekmore’s
Obituary
F.
Larry & Julie Ann Creekmore, 83 & 80
Floyd Larry Creekmore (Larry) passed away December 27, 2023, in Kalispell at the age of 83. Julie Ann, his loving wife and soul mate of 57 years, passed away at the age of 80, less than four months later, on April 15th at their home on Echo Lake.
In
2019, Larry underwent surgery in Kalispell for a neuroendocrine tumor located
in his small intestine. Sadly, the initial surgery involved numerous
complications which required many subsequent surgeries leaving him in an ICU
stay for 8 weeks, plus an additional four weeks at the Northern Idaho Advanced
Care Hospital before finally returning home. For the next four and half years,
he battled the resulting complications of his many surgeries. He was a true
fighter until the end.
Julie
Ann was a tremendous caregiver and took wonderful care of Larry during those
four and half years. She was diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct
Cancer) a month after Larry's passing and was gone less than three months
later. Larry and Julie Ann were amazing people who touched so many lives of
those who knew them. They will be deeply missed, but never forgotten.
Larry
was born on October 5, 1940, to Floyd and Betty Creekmore in Havre. After
graduating from Stanford High School in 1959, he attended Montana State
University for a year and then transferred to the University of Montana to
pursue a degree in Forestry. He spent 5 years in the Navy serving three tours
in Vietnam. After the Navy, Larry became a commercial pilot and spent his
entire career with Northwest Airlines.
Julie
Ann was born in Great Falls on August 29, 1943, to Paul and Shirley Hammer. She
graduated from Stanford High School in 1961 and initially attended the
University of Montana. She then transferred to Montana State University,
graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education. Julie Ann
taught in Belgrade, Geyser, Oak Harbor, WA, and Bozeman, but her true calling
was being a mom and wife.
In
1979 Larry and Julie Ann moved to Bozeman. Getting close to retirement, and
having raised their three children, they sold their place and moved to Bigfork,
and built their dream home on Echo Lake in 1994. Together, Larry and Julie Ann
enjoyed traveling to various destinations in their motorhome, but more than
anything else they deeply loved spending time on the lake. Their lake home was
a special place, a true gathering and vacation spot for their children,
grandchildren, friends, and relatives.
Larry
and Julie Ann are survived by son Stephen and wife Shannon of Phoenix, AZ, son
Scott and wife Megan of Kalispell, daughter Siri and husband Jeff of Redmond,
WA; six grandchildren, Paul, Cade, Morgan, Alayna, Aniston, and Audrina, Julie
Ann's sister Sue of Bozeman, and Larry's brother Dave of Post Falls, ID, and
many nieces and nephews. Larry was preceded in death by his parents and sister
Cheryl. Julie Ann was preceded in death by her parents.
A
joint Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 1 pm at
Crossroads Christian Fellowship in Bigfork, MT.
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~ IN MEMORY ~
NWA Capt. F. Larry Creekmore
October 5, 1940
~ December 27, 2023
…..from the RNPA/retired
Northwest Pilots group:
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I have been informed that
Captain Larry Creekmore has 'Flown West' after an extended bout with cancer.
Larry was 83 years old and was hired by NWA on October 07, 1968. He and his
wife Julie Ann reside in Bigfork, Montana.
You will be advised as
further information becomes available.
Respectfully,
Bill Day
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
To date I’ve not been able to
locate an online obituary for Larry…..arrangements are not known. Please look for more information to
follow. You can read a fun article about
Larry’s dad who was an active Shriners member, better known as “Creeky” the
clown.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
PCN memorial site :
Floyd "Creeky" Creekmore,
the world’s oldest performing clown, has died at the age of 98.
Mr Creekmore passed away on Saturday
night in his home following complications from heart disease, his son Dave
said.
After retiring from ranching and
building homes in the 1980s, he joined the Al Bedoo Shrine Clown as Creeky, a
group who regularly held circus performances to raise money for local hospitals…………………………
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