I remember as a child living in Ashland in about 1955 when Mansfield Dunning was a postmaster in Ashland. His wife, Ruby also worked in the post office. When my mother was in the 1st or 2nd grade, Ruby taught her, or rather home schooled her.
You can view Mansfield Obediah Dunning and Ruby Dunning's gravesite on www.Findagrave.com. The memorial number is 87090060. Here is his obituary that I found online:
Mansfield Dunning of Ashland Dies
Ashland, Mont. - Mansfield O. Dunning, 67, Ashland postal clerk, died Sunday at a Billings hotel.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at the Ashland American Legion hall the Rev. Dale Stiff officiating. Burial in Willow Crossing cemetery.
He was born Jan. 9, 1895 in Sheridan, Wy. and attended schools there. Beginning about 1910 he was employed on ranches in the Ashland area and served in the U.S. Army during World War I in Europe.
Mr. Dunning married Ruby Camp in Forsyth Dec. 2, 1917. They later ranched on Bloom Creek and later on the east fork of Otter Creek. She died Sept. 7, 1958.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Richard Hayes, Ashland and Mrs. Lorena Brookins, Dayton, Wy. and a brother, Robert of Spokane, Wash. Mr. Dunning was a member of the First Christian Church of Sheridan, the American Legion of Ashland, the Elks Lodge at Miles City and of the Federation of Postal Clerks.
Date 31 Sept. 1962
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