I got to visit with Wilford twice. Once when he lived in Lehi myself and a friend were fishing along the Jordan River for catfish. This would of been around 1993? Anyway, a dog came out of the willows and saw us and swam the river and sat by us. After about 20 minutes here came Wilford on a horse cussing the lost dog. He was very cordial and asked how fishing was. Then he whistled to the dog who swam back across to join him and away they went.
Saw him again in a western store in Spanish Fork several years later. He was telling about a visit to his doctor and how the doc had fingers the size of turnips!!!! I was looking at saddles and couldn’t help but laugh. Wilford and the gu and myself were the only ones on the tack department And he threw me a Pepsi and said sit down awhile. So I did and had a great 30 minutes listening to two old guys ***** about life and old age and tell funny stories. A great actor and a decent guy. RIP