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Andrew 'Lon' Huggins
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November 26, 1926 ~ September 27, 2013 |
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September 30, 2013 |
 Bonners
Ferry lost a longtime resident and neighbor on
Friday. Andrew “Lon” Huggins passed away at
Boundary Community Nursing Home on September 27,
2013. Services will be held on Monday, October
7, 2013 at 11 a.m. at Free Methodist Church in
Bonners Ferry with interment in the Grandview
Cemetery.
Lon was born November 16, 1926, in Colorado
Springs, Colorado, to William Andrew and Della
Mae Huggins, and he moved to Bonners Ferry with
his parents in 1941, along with his brothers,
Loren, Wilbur, and Harold, and his only sister,
Della.
His brother, Wally, was born three years later.
Lon attended high school and worked at the local
grocery stores, KV Grocery and Safeway, until
1944, when he joined the United States Navy. Lon
was stationed at Farragut Naval Training
Station, Idaho, Whidbey Island, Washington, and
Guam. In 1946, he received an honorable
discharge and moved home to work in the lumber
industry.
Lon moved to Kendrick, Colorado, where he met
Carol Crum, the love of his life. Lon and Carol
married, moving to Bonners Ferry in 1951, and
Lon worked as a meat cutter for Safeway.
Between the years of 1953 and 1962, Lon and
Carol had four children: Becky, Kris, Joy and
Jay. To them, he taught the value of honesty,
integrity, and a strong work ethic. He
demonstrated how to be a good neighbor, always
helping others by mowing lawns, chopping wood,
and shoveling out driveways. He prided himself
on teaching his family good manners and strong
values, which they carried with them into their
adult lives.
Lon began working for Bonner Motor Supply in
1957, retiring thirty-four years later. During
his time off, he loved taking his family
outdoors, visiting dams and national parks,
camping, fishing, huckleberry picking, and
hunting. He and Carol also spent many wonderful
summers with their children and grandchildren,
camping at Smokey Acres.
Lon lost Carol to cancer in 1985, but he later
met another companion and life partner, Hazel
McGlocklin, marrying her in 2010.
Lon was preceded in death by his parents, Andy
and May Huggins, two brothers, Wilbur and Loren,
and his wives, Carol and Hazel. He is survived
by his children, Becky and Johnny Bacot, Kris
and Ron Larson, Joy and Ron Wesselman, and Jay
Huggins. He has nine granddaughters and ten
great grandchildren.
Lon’s grandchildren remember him for his peanut
brittle, sweet carrots and fresh fruit, which he
seemed to send home from every visit. His great
grandchildren remember their Grandpa “Papa”
Lon’s generous heart and endless candy dish.
Donations in Lon’s memory can be made to Friends
of the Restorium or Shriner’s Children’s
Hospital.
Family and friends are invited to sign Lon ’s
book at
www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of
Bonners Ferry Funeral Home. |
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