Encampment, Wyoming
Born: Sept. 13, 1913
Died: Dec. 26, 2013
Ralph E. Platt, who celebrated his 100th birthday Sept. 13, a pioneer of the Platt Valley, passed away Dec. 26, at 8:13 p.m. at the Deseret Health Care in Saratoga surrounded by his loving family.
Ralph was born on the Platt Ranch in a dirt-roofed cabin that was originally built by homesteader James King, referred to as the King Place in later years, located on Beaver Creek, Wyo., southeast of Encampment. Parents were Ralph Henry and Alwilda (Pool) Platt, Ralph being the oldest of four children. Ralph was raised on the ranch where ha...
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