The Baugh and Dunn Montadale flock was established in 1946 and Olin Baugh registered one ram and six ewes in 1947. Sixty-five years later Olin would be surprised and happy to see that the flock he started is still around. But even more, he would be thrilled to see his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren still competing in the show ring and having a wonderful
time wherever they go. Olin and Elizabeth, along with daughters Mary Ellen and Ann, showed their Montadales for the first time at the 1949 Montgomery County Fair. In 1955 their oldest daughter, Mary Ellen married Larry Dunn and in 1958 Olin and his son-in-law went into partnership. Three years later, the flock name was changed to Baugh and Dunn. Mary Ellen and Larry had three daughters, Kathy, Laura Lee, and Julie, who each received a registered Montadale ewe lamb for their first birthdays as their stock in the family’s flock. They took that stock and have shown Montadales their entire lives, including at each Missouri State Fair since 1975. Each of the eight grandchildren began showing as soon as they could walk, and participated in the National Montadale Junior Wether shows. As they grew, the grandchildren took over much of the trimming and showing, and Baugh and Dunn, Jr. began showing at county, regional, and state fairs when their oldest grandson Jared was in 4-H.Baugh and Dunn, Jr. includes Kathy and Tom Barr’s children Jared and Kerensa. Kaylee and Steve Niemeier and Trent Rose are Laura Lee’s contribution to the junior bunch. Julie and her husband Adam Gatson have three daughters, Cheyenne, Kasey and Abilene. The 5th generation of Baugh & Dunn has started showing as well. Larry and Mary Ellen have 9 great-grandchildren who love to go to the barn to work the ewes and to feed. All 30 members of the family can be found in attendance at the Missouri State Fair each year. Many of the family consider the Missouri State Fair the best place on earth, with Larry and Mary Ellen's house a close 2nd. Larry still runs about 40 Montadale ewes (down from a high of about 200 ewes in the 1960s). The spring lambing is taken care of by the Gatson crew and the fall lambing happens at Jared's. The Baugh and Dunn family hopes to see many more Montadale lamb crops as the tradition continues into the future and we watch the 5th generation grow to love this industry and breed as much as the generations before them have.
