Delbert Argyle and His Brother John

Memories from Denece Ann Argyle Perkins

 

 

(1915 Delbert Kynaston Argyle)

 

Once when Delbert was eleven or twelve, abt. 1923, he went with John, his brother, to the carnival.  The carnival would be set up just outside of Bancroft.  He had his fortune told.  He was told he would make a lot of money but he would never be able to hold on to it.

 

 

Delbert was always close to his brother John and anytime he had a problem he would talk it out with him.  They did enjoy disagreeing about cars.  John lived in Blackfoot.  He was a Chevrolet car dealer but Delbert always bought Ford cars. 

 

John grew a big vegetable garden and provided Dora with tomatoes and  corn to can for the year.  The vegetable gardens often froze out in Bancroft and Chesterfield because they were a little higher in elevation.

 

(1930 Delbert and Dora Argyle)

 

The Early Years of Delbert Kynaston Argyle

Delbert Kynaston Argyle was just a baby when his older brother John was called to serve a mission.  He had another older brother named Sterling who died when he was only four years old.  He was killed when he went with his father let out the horses.  Sterling fell off the gate and was trampled by the horses.  He is buried in Lund, between Bancroft and Grace, Idaho.

(Sterling Argyle Dec. 31 1902 - Aug 15, 1907)

 

            Delbert's sisters Alice and Ethel were always looking to play pranks on him.  They would lock him in the outhouse.  One time they locked him in the trunk of the car and he almost died.  When he was a young boy his sisters would send him down the stairs in a double loaf pan which was similar to a broiler pan.  The stairs were in the ranch house located outside the town of Bancroft, Idaho.

 

 

(Emily Ethel Argyle)

 

 

 

(Delbert Kynaston Argyle)