Tom (left) and his son Tim Labish represented their locally-owned dairy farm "The Double T Dairy" as an entry in the Cheney Rodeo Parade, circa 2002-2003. The Labish family handed out cold milk to parade goers along the route.
Thomas Labish, 98, of Cheney, passed away on July 4, 2017 in Spokane. Tom was born in Barnesville, Minn. on Feb. 26, 1919.
He came to the Cheney area in 1937 and worked milking cows in Sprague and later in the Tyler area working harvest and sewing sacks of wheat. He later moved to Cheney where he operated his dairy farm for over 40 years. After he retired from milking cows he continued to farm the land and take care of beef cattle with his son, Tim.
The army drafted Tom in 1941 during World War II where he served in New Guinea for three years before being wounded and sent back home. He travele...
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