Darlene Kessler Cavitt was born June 1, 1941, to Ira and Temperance (Beebe) Kessler in Hamilton, MT. Shortly after, the little family moved back to the Big Sandy area. Darlene resided there until her passing February 5, 2026.
Darlene graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1960. She had always wanted to be a police officer, but her father would not allow that. So, next best thing, she was employed at Smith’s Grocery, where she met her future husband, Bill Cavitt. She saved the bad produce for his pigs, he must have liked her frugality and thought she would make a good farmwife.
Not only did Da...
