Dealership’s past explained

Dear Daily Forum Editor,

I was interested to see the Forum article (2/27/15) by Tony Brown about Boyles Motors being sold to a new owner.

The article was informative, but fell short on the historical aspect.

While the predecessor of Boyles Motors was indeed Wilkinson Motors, that was not the beginning of the franchise.

The original owner of the franchise was my father, Roland Curnutt, who started as Maryville’s Chevrolet dealer at First and Main in 1943, and who built the building at Second and Market in 1953.

The dealership became Wilkinson Motors in 1971, and Boyles Motors in 1984, as noted.

I think Bud and David Boyles deserve a huge round of thanks for saving the dealership for Maryville, and wish the new owner much success.

Best Regards,

Bob Curnutt

Bellevue, WA