Harold D. Magruder

Harold D. Magruder, 84, died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Mont.

A memorial service will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens on Friday, Sept. 25, at 12 noon in Missoula.

He was born July 10, 1925, in Glasgow, to Paul and Gladys Magruder. He attended Glasgow High School, graduating in 1943. Immediately after graduation, he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps, attaining the rank of Staff Sgt. He was a B-17 tail gunner with the 8th Air Corps, 486 Bomb Group, which flew 35 missions over Europe. He earned the Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters. He was stationed in England during WWII.

He married Corrin McCann on Aug. 9, 1944, in Sioux City, Iowa.
He and his father owned Magruder Motor Company in Glasgow for many years. He was later employed by Hahn Chrysler in Seattle and Bremerton, Wash., partnership of Magruder-Hahn in Vancouver, Wash., Dodge Corporation of Detroit, Mich., and in Missoula with Wakley Motors, Missoula Imports, Payless Car Rental and Dollar Car Rental.
He was a member of Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks for 50 years.

He was preceded in death by a son, Jerry F. Magruder; and a brother, Howard Magruder.

Survivors include his wife, Corrin; a son, Monte, and his wife, Sheryl; grandchildren, Christopher, and his wife, April, David and Anne Magruder, and Cody Hatton; and three great-grandchildren, Austin, Alexis and Gabriel Magruder.