Clarence Dewey Hope

Clarence Dewey Hope, 99, of Rigby, died at his daughter’s home in Rigby Sunday, May 9, 2004. Clarence was born June 2, 1904 at Sugar Salem, Idaho a son of James Hope and Fannie Elzada Higley Hope. He attended schools at Salem, Idaho He married Zella Keppner October 15, 1924, in the Salt Lake City, Utah LDS Temple. He was a Cattle Rancher throughout his life, owning ranches in Burton, Kilgore and Darlington. He also owned Hopes Café, Bowling Alley, Ice Cream Parlor, Cleaners and Auction Yard in Rexburg. He served on the Madison School Board. He was an active member of the LDS Church and served as a member of a bishopric, stake mission president and stake missionary, stake Sunday school board, taught Sunday school, president of the Young Men’s MIA, as a ward auditor, High Priest instructor, taught the project temple class, home teacher and as an officiator at the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. He served as scout master for 10 years, on the scout committee and as the scout committee chairman. He was a great family man who loved his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. He is survived by 4 daughters, Rozella (Chuck) McHenry of Billings, Montana, Laura Huffaker of Rigby, Marie (Clyde) Huffaker of Nampa and Phyllis (Leon) Powell of Moore, Idaho, 5 sons Lennis (Verla) Hope of Moses Lake, Washignton, LeRoy (Maxine) Hope of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Elden (Joan) Hope of Shelly, Idaho, LaVere Hope of Idaho Falls, and Sylverus (Paula) Hope of Rexburg, Idaho, 62 grandchildren, 167 great grandchildren, 39 great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Zella, 2 sons, Lauris and Darrell, 2 grandchildren, Berdett and Roger, 2 great grandchildren Matt Weeks and Brandon Kent Powell, 3 brothers Eli, John and William, 5 sisters Elzada Gifford, Florence Hammer, Annabelle White, Jennie Hope and Hattie Lee. Services will be held Thursday, May 13, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at the Rigby 1st Ward LDS Chapel with Bishop Richard L. Sterzer officiating. The family will visit with friends on Wednesday at Eckersell Memorial Chapel from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. and on Thursday at the Church from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Burial will be in the Rexburg Cemetery under the direction of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby.