The motel in Hennessey is now operated by the fifth generation miller. The saws were laid down at the end of 2002 and the doors of the Sawmill Inn were opened. In 2000, the sawmill upgraded to a bandsaw-styled mill to keep up with the demand of business. This saw blade sits proudly on display at the Sawmill Inn in Hennessey. A new five-foot circular saw was installed in 1949 this saw propelled the Gilbert Sawmill business for 50 years, while requiring a sharpening daily. The crosscut saw was replaced by the first power chainsaw that the senior Gilbert laid his eyes on in 1942. This saw was the vintage mill that was used through 3 generations of Gilbert’s. It was in the mid 1930’s, when a gasoline powered engine used a belt to crank a five-foot circular saw. The wood was cut using a crosscut handsaw for many years. The business at that time consisted of cutting wood and timber for use as barrel staves and horse buggies. Gilbert Sawmill was established around 1905, by the great grandfather of the now current owner of the Sawmill Inn. Interment will follow in the Doylestown Cemetery.The original sawmill was located approximately 140 miles straight east of the Sawmill Inn, on Highway 51 in Coweta, OK. on Thursday, June 23 at the funeral home where the family will greet guests from 10 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited to his memorial service at 11 a.m. at Reed and Steinbach Funeral Home, 2335 Lower State Road, Doylestown. He was one of a kind.”Ī viewing will be held Wednesday night from 5 to 8 p.m. You never knew what was going to happen from one day to the next. “Sometimes he’d come out of the back room with a mop and shoot with a mop - and he’dīeat everybody,” said Tim. He also loved golfing and shooting pool, spending nearly every Sunday on the links. "But he loved bartending because he got to see the people. “I always said he was a better chef than a bartender," said Tim. He was a big guy and he handled business, but he handled everything his way. “He hopped the bar a couple of times that I saw. That’s where he was the star.”īut when he had to be serious, he was, added Tim. He always wore crazy shirts to match the holidays whether it was the Fourth of July, Christmas or St. He was the center of attraction.”Īnd the bar, said Tim, was Richie’s stage. Said, ‘We thought it was you.’ So I walked around for 10 minutes and then I go back out and he flipped again,” said Tim. So I go outside and he says, ‘Put on the outfit.’ So I walk in the front of the bar and he walks in the back.
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So he comes up to me and tells me to go outside. WiFi and parking are free, and this motel also features a 24-hour front desk. Everybody was saying, ‘Richie, Richie,’ but he wouldn’t talk. View deals for Sawmill Inn, including fully refundable rates with free cancellation. Tim said his brother sometimes could be a real character, recalling one Halloween when Richie came to the bar dressed as a werewolf. “Everyone else said he was a sweetheart or that he helped them out in some kind of way.”
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Those that hated him had usually been thrown out of the bar, said Tim. You either loved Richie or you hated him.”
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“We were all so different, but so alike, but Richie was the flamboyant one,” said Tim. Richie grew up with two brothers - Tim and Steve - and a sister, Trish, who shared a very special family bond. I heard that not once, between yesterday and today, but at least 500 people have reached out to me and everybody is saying the same thing. The manager said he had his first drink with Richie. Tim said his brother’s legacy can be found in the countless lives he has touched through the years, including the hundreds of couples he has brought together. “He gave his heart out to everyone,” adds his sister, Trish.