His mother , the former Margaret Hayford , had married his father , Ralph Edgar Thorson , Sr. , in 1923 .
Papa was born on 11 July 1926 in Anaconda , Montana .
Papa 's mother , the former Margaret Hayford , had married his father , Ralph Edgar Thorson , Sr. , in 1923 .
Papa was born on 11 July 1926 in Anaconda , Montana .