Cole Mcpherson Obituary, Sprout Lake BC, Missing Person Found Dead

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Cole Mcpherson Obituary , Death –At 87, Dr. Cole MacPherson died quietly at his beloved Lolo Creek ranch on December 26th. Cole was well known for treating Missoula patients from 1966 to 2012. He appreciated finding effective treatments for his patients. He often saw patients after hours or on weekends to support a friend in need. Cole was a friendly man who enjoyed to tell stories about his varied existence on Montana’s mountains and rivers.

Cole and his mother, Mabelle, and sister, Cloette, arrived to Missoula from Wisconsin in 1950. He graduated from Missoula County High School in 1953 and earned a degree in chemistry and wildlife from the University of Montana (formerly Montana State University) in 1957. Cole was a distinguished graduate of the University of Montana ROTC, competed for the UM swim team, and joined Sigma Nu.

From 1957 until 1962, Cole was an Air Force officer, which made him proud. Cole commanded nuclear and other explosive ordinance at US sites. Cole loved his Smokejumper days too. After a brief stint with the US Forest Service (1952-1956), he joined the Smokejumpers (1957) in West Yellowstone and Missoula. Before and after the Air Force, he trained and fought fires in the summers. Cole went to dental school at OHSU in Portland after serving in the Air Force.

Cole and his family lived in Portland from 1962-1966, returning to Missoula each summer for Smokejumper employment. Missoula became home after the MacPhersons graduated from dental school in 1966. At Montana, Cole met his beautiful wife, Thea Williams, and they married in 1957. Living on Miller Creek and Lolo Creek in Missoula, they raised two boys and many animals. Sons Bret and Scott and grandchildren Ben, Tayla, and Ian Trey MacPherson survive Cole.

Cole played handball throughout his weekday lunch break from treating patients for most of his life. He hunted elk, his favourite large game species, as much as possible in the highlands. Wednesdays and weekends spent floating the Bitterroot River or traversing the high country in winter were his favourite.

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