Jackson Hole News & Guide
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Page 21A
Oldest Resident Dies
By Johanna Love
Teton County's oldest resident, David "Tex" Little, 103, died Sunday.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Redeemer Lutheran Church.
When Little was born on Dec. 26, 1902, there were no airplanes or Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and there had never been a world war. At age 16, he lied about his age and enlisted in the U.S. Army to fight in World War I. He moved to Jackson Hole in 1942, by way of Texas, built a house in Kelly in 1943 and began a 20-year outfitting career, guiding hunters in the nearby forest.
He lived independently until age 98, when he moved to the Pioneer Homestead in Jackson. At his well-attended 100th birthday party, friends rememberd his early rising and sense of humor. In a short, articulate speech, Little credited his long life to exercise. "I always on the go," he said.
At news of his death, Connie Owen, director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole said she will miss Little.
"He had great stories, and was so sharp," Owen said. "He was a delight. He was so good-natured, there was never a bad word. He was always up, nice to be around."
Little earned the title of oldest person in the county on Oct. 19, 2003, when Mardy Murie died at age 101.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Redeemer Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 1016, Jackson, WY 83001.
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Jackson Hole News & Guide
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Page 12B
Little, 103, outfitted, shilled at RJ Bar
Jackson resident David S. "Tex" Little, 103, died on March 12 at St. John's Living Center in Jackson. The following was provided by his family.
He expired peacefully more than a half century after being told that he had a year to live. Tex was born in Conover, N.C., on December 26, 1902.
Tex had been an electrician and outfitter, shilled at the crap tables for the Jensens' RJ Bar, and saw a world of changes since his discharge from the Army, where he served during World War I. He was recently recognized as one of the few remaining WWI veterans.
Tex worked in Texas for the Mobile pipeline company, working on telegraph and telephone lines. Diagnosed with severe emphysema, doctors advised him that moving to a dryer climate might extend his life beyond a year.
In 1943, Tex and his wife, Blanche, moved to Kelly, where he found work as an electrician. According to Tes, "At that time, no one heated with electricity. They didn't even have a street light here."
He began his second career as an outfitter, establishing a hunting camp on Arizona Creek, He guided 50 to 109 hunters a season, learning every inch of the country. "I took more hunters than any other three outfitters combined," he said.
In summers, Tex floated the Snake. "Boots Allen and I were the only ones that had a public boat to take people fishing in the summer," he said.
At the RJ, he shilled for the house, while Blanche ran the change table.
Tex is survived by two children, Charlotte Robison of Texas and Bob Little of Colorado. Tex is also survived by nine grandchildren and several great and great-great grandchildren.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Page 21A
Oldest Resident Dies
By Johanna Love
Teton County's oldest resident, David "Tex" Little, 103, died Sunday.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Redeemer Lutheran Church.
When Little was born on Dec. 26, 1902, there were no airplanes or Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and there had never been a world war. At age 16, he lied about his age and enlisted in the U.S. Army to fight in World War I. He moved to Jackson Hole in 1942, by way of Texas, built a house in Kelly in 1943 and began a 20-year outfitting career, guiding hunters in the nearby forest.
He lived independently until age 98, when he moved to the Pioneer Homestead in Jackson. At his well-attended 100th birthday party, friends rememberd his early rising and sense of humor. In a short, articulate speech, Little credited his long life to exercise. "I always on the go," he said.
At news of his death, Connie Owen, director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole said she will miss Little.
"He had great stories, and was so sharp," Owen said. "He was a delight. He was so good-natured, there was never a bad word. He was always up, nice to be around."
Little earned the title of oldest person in the county on Oct. 19, 2003, when Mardy Murie died at age 101.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Redeemer Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 1016, Jackson, WY 83001.
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Jackson Hole News & Guide
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Page 12B
Little, 103, outfitted, shilled at RJ Bar
Jackson resident David S. "Tex" Little, 103, died on March 12 at St. John's Living Center in Jackson. The following was provided by his family.
He expired peacefully more than a half century after being told that he had a year to live. Tex was born in Conover, N.C., on December 26, 1902.
Tex had been an electrician and outfitter, shilled at the crap tables for the Jensens' RJ Bar, and saw a world of changes since his discharge from the Army, where he served during World War I. He was recently recognized as one of the few remaining WWI veterans.
Tex worked in Texas for the Mobile pipeline company, working on telegraph and telephone lines. Diagnosed with severe emphysema, doctors advised him that moving to a dryer climate might extend his life beyond a year.
In 1943, Tex and his wife, Blanche, moved to Kelly, where he found work as an electrician. According to Tes, "At that time, no one heated with electricity. They didn't even have a street light here."
He began his second career as an outfitter, establishing a hunting camp on Arizona Creek, He guided 50 to 109 hunters a season, learning every inch of the country. "I took more hunters than any other three outfitters combined," he said.
In summers, Tex floated the Snake. "Boots Allen and I were the only ones that had a public boat to take people fishing in the summer," he said.
At the RJ, he shilled for the house, while Blanche ran the change table.
Tex is survived by two children, Charlotte Robison of Texas and Bob Little of Colorado. Tex is also survived by nine grandchildren and several great and great-great grandchildren.
Jackson Hole News & Guide
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Page 21A
Oldest Resident Dies
By Johanna Love
Teton County's oldest resident, David "Tex" Little, 103, died Sunday.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Redeemer Lutheran Church.
When Little was born on Dec. 26, 1902, there were no airplanes or Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and there had never been a world war. At age 16, he lied about his age and enlisted in the U.S. Army to fight in World War I. He moved to Jackson Hole in 1942, by way of Texas, built a house in Kelly in 1943 and began a 20-year outfitting career, guiding hunters in the nearby forest.
He lived independently until age 98, when he moved to the Pioneer Homestead in Jackson. At his well-attended 100th birthday party, friends rememberd his early rising and sense of humor. In a short, articulate speech, Little credited his long life to exercise. "I always on the go," he said.
At news of his death, Connie Owen, director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole said she will miss Little.
"He had great stories, and was so sharp," Owen said. "He was a delight. He was so good-natured, there was never a bad word. He was always up, nice to be around."
Little earned the title of oldest person in the county on Oct. 19, 2003, when Mardy Murie died at age 101.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Redeemer Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 1016, Jackson, WY 83001.
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Jackson Hole News & Guide
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Page 12B
Little, 103, outfitted, shilled at RJ Bar
Jackson resident David S. "Tex" Little, 103, died on March 12 at St. John's Living Center in Jackson. The following was provided by his family.
He expired peacefully more than a half century after being told that he had a year to live. Tex was born in Conover, N.C., on December 26, 1902.
Tex had been an electrician and outfitter, shilled at the crap tables for the Jensens' RJ Bar, and saw a world of changes since his discharge from the Army, where he served during World War I. He was recently recognized as one of the few remaining WWI veterans.
Tex worked in Texas for the Mobile pipeline company, working on telegraph and telephone lines. Diagnosed with severe emphysema, doctors advised him that moving to a dryer climate might extend his life beyond a year.
In 1943, Tex and his wife, Blanche, moved to Kelly, where he found work as an electrician. According to Tes, "At that time, no one heated with electricity. They didn't even have a street light here."
He began his second career as an outfitter, establishing a hunting camp on Arizona Creek, He guided 50 to 109 hunters a season, learning every inch of the country. "I took more hunters than any other three outfitters combined," he said.
In summers, Tex floated the Snake. "Boots Allen and I were the only ones that had a public boat to take people fishing in the summer," he said.
At the RJ, he shilled for the house, while Blanche ran the change table.
Tex is survived by two children, Charlotte Robison of Texas and Bob Little of Colorado. Tex is also survived by nine grandchildren and several great and great-great grandchildren.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Page 21A
Oldest Resident Dies
By Johanna Love
Teton County's oldest resident, David "Tex" Little, 103, died Sunday.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Redeemer Lutheran Church.
When Little was born on Dec. 26, 1902, there were no airplanes or Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and there had never been a world war. At age 16, he lied about his age and enlisted in the U.S. Army to fight in World War I. He moved to Jackson Hole in 1942, by way of Texas, built a house in Kelly in 1943 and began a 20-year outfitting career, guiding hunters in the nearby forest.
He lived independently until age 98, when he moved to the Pioneer Homestead in Jackson. At his well-attended 100th birthday party, friends rememberd his early rising and sense of humor. In a short, articulate speech, Little credited his long life to exercise. "I always on the go," he said.
At news of his death, Connie Owen, director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole said she will miss Little.
"He had great stories, and was so sharp," Owen said. "He was a delight. He was so good-natured, there was never a bad word. He was always up, nice to be around."
Little earned the title of oldest person in the county on Oct. 19, 2003, when Mardy Murie died at age 101.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Redeemer Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 1016, Jackson, WY 83001.
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Jackson Hole News & Guide
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Page 12B
Little, 103, outfitted, shilled at RJ Bar
Jackson resident David S. "Tex" Little, 103, died on March 12 at St. John's Living Center in Jackson. The following was provided by his family.
He expired peacefully more than a half century after being told that he had a year to live. Tex was born in Conover, N.C., on December 26, 1902.
Tex had been an electrician and outfitter, shilled at the crap tables for the Jensens' RJ Bar, and saw a world of changes since his discharge from the Army, where he served during World War I. He was recently recognized as one of the few remaining WWI veterans.
Tex worked in Texas for the Mobile pipeline company, working on telegraph and telephone lines. Diagnosed with severe emphysema, doctors advised him that moving to a dryer climate might extend his life beyond a year.
In 1943, Tex and his wife, Blanche, moved to Kelly, where he found work as an electrician. According to Tes, "At that time, no one heated with electricity. They didn't even have a street light here."
He began his second career as an outfitter, establishing a hunting camp on Arizona Creek, He guided 50 to 109 hunters a season, learning every inch of the country. "I took more hunters than any other three outfitters combined," he said.
In summers, Tex floated the Snake. "Boots Allen and I were the only ones that had a public boat to take people fishing in the summer," he said.
At the RJ, he shilled for the house, while Blanche ran the change table.
Tex is survived by two children, Charlotte Robison of Texas and Bob Little of Colorado. Tex is also survived by nine grandchildren and several great and great-great grandchildren.
Family Members
Siblings
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Arthur Eugene Little
1894–1961
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Anna Elizabeth "Annie" Little Matheson
1897–1980
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Edna Leona Little Furr
1900–1984
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Herbert Vance Little
1904–1991
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Margaret Little Matthews
1906–1991
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Charles Odell Little
1909–1963
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Essie Little Barger
1911–1995
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Gustave McRoy Little
1914–1964
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Paul Houston Little
1916–1994
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Virginia Odelia Christina Junia Little Sigmon
1918–1997
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