William Bryan "Billy" Ashley

William Bryan Ashley, age 58 of Pablo, passed away on April 6, 2021 in Missoula MT. Billy was born in Polson, MT to William and Lois (Doney) Ashley on February 14, 1963. Billy graduated from Ronan High School in 1981. He worked for several years as a skidder operator for several logging operations on the Flathead reservation. In the early 90’s, he joined with his father and they became Ashley Logging for the next 27 years. Mark Hartung, lifelong friend, also worked with Billy and his dad as a sawyer completing the crew of 3.

Billy had a love for the outdoors which he inherited from his dad. He loved to hunt and fish or just take a ride through the woods. He was also an avid sports fan with his favorite teams being the Raiders, Lakers, and of course the Griz! Billy was a devoted son who cared for his mother until her death in 2020 and has been currently caring for his father!

Billy was preceded in death by his grandparents Archie and June Ashley and George and Elva Doney, his mother Lois Ashley, his sisters Debbie Ashley and Jerolyn LaFromboise, and his cousin Danny Evjan.

Billy is survived by his dad William A. Ashley, his brother Dale Schiele (Pam), his sisters Rhonda Hogan, and Barbara Hill (Dwayne), brother-in-law Jeff LaFromboise, nieces Codi VanNess (Rodrick), Rhiannon Meyers, Angela Meyers, Brittany Flores (Jose), Tiffany Ruiz (Sammy), Michelle Moody (Andrew), Heather Hill, his nephews Bryan Schiele (Sharilyn), Iain Hogan, Sean Schaefer, his aunts June Skaggs and Irma Doney and his cousin Richard Evjan.

Funeral services will be held at Lakeview Cemetery on Friday, April 9, 2021 at 1:00 pm followed by a dinner.