Obituaries

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Sarah Acor

Sarah Acor

Jun 24, 2011

Sarah Hammon Barzee Acor, 94, of Terreton died June 24, 2011. Sarah was born Dec. 18, 1916 at Ozone, Idaho, to Heber Levi Hammon and Sarah Ann Waters, the eighth of twelve children. She attended school in Ammon and graduated with honors from High School at Ucon. Sarah married Arlo E Barzee in the Salt Lake Temple on January 5,...

Naomi A. Wilson

Naomi A. Wilson

Jun 20, 2011

Naomi A. Wilson age 87, of Rigby, died Monday June 20, 2011 at Turtle and Crane Assisted Living in Idaho Falls. Naomi was born September 12, 1923 at Carleton, Nebraska a daughter of Ray Sucher and Sylvia Morrow Sucher. She attended School in Rigby graduating from Rigby High School. She married Eldon N. Wilson November 15, 1941 in Idaho Falls....

Nadine Verna Keppner

Nadine Verna Keppner

Jun 19, 2011

Nadine Verna Johnson Keppner, 87, of Menan, died Sunday, June 19, 2011 at her home in Menan. Nadine was born July 4, 1923 in Lewisville, Idaho a daughter of William Nephi and Verna May Johnson. She attended school in Lewisville graduating from Midway High School. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving in...

Joann Ellen Boyce

Joann Ellen Boyce

Jun 16, 2011

JoAnn Ellen Young Boyce, 70, of Lewisville, Idaho, passed away of a lingering illness, Thursday, June 16, 2011 at her home, surrounded by loved ones She was born January 31, 1941, in Archer, Madison, Idaho to Mark Lucein Young and Ellen Marie Orr Young. She was raised in Rigby, Idaho and graduated from Rigby High School in 1959. She continued...

Ralph Kent Knutson

Ralph Kent Knutson

Jun 15, 2011

Ralph Kent Knutson, 59, formerly of eastern Idaho, now of Salt Lake City, Utah, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011 of pancreatic cancer at the home of his best friend Bonnie Anderson. He was born December 8, 1951 in St. Anthony, Idaho, to Alfred K. Knutson and Phyllis Ripplinger Knutson. He attended elementary school and middle school in Dubois and Hamer,...

Edith Laverne Hall

Edith Laverne Hall

Jun 11, 2011

Edith LaVerne Rainey Hall, 87, of Blackfoot, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2011, at Bingham Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Blackfoot. Edith was born September 1, 1923 in Annis, Idaho to Roy Sylvanus Rainey and Ida Sophia DeRoche Rainey. At the age of 6 her family moved to the Teton Basin Homestead of Cummer & Martha Leanora Hall. The...

Charles Leroy Davis

Charles Leroy Davis

Jun 9, 2011

Charles “Chuck” LeRoy Davis, 76, of Terreton, Idaho, died Thursday, June 09, 2011, at Idaho Falls Care and Rehabilitation Center. Chuck was born January 19, 1935 in Roberts, Idaho to John LeRoy Davis and Edith Elizabeth Nordstrom Davis. He grew up and attended schools in the Mud Lake/Terreton area making lifelong friends of many that he would meet. He married...

Mary Abbott

Mary Abbott

Jun 1, 2011

Mary Clough Abbott, age 75, of Rigby, died Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at Pine Brook Assisted Living in Rigby. Mary was born November 30, 1935 at Ogden, Utah a daughter to Henry Jessop Clough and Ethal Millar Clough. She attended Huntsville, Utah Grade School and Jr. High and graduated from Weber High School in Ogden, Utah. She married Dean J....

J. Don Dansie

J. Don Dansie

Jun 1, 2011

J. Don Dansie, 72, of Rexburg, died Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at his home. He was born December 21, 1938, in Rigby to Jerry F. Dansie and Alta Fransen Dansie. He attended schools in Rigby, and graduated from Rigby High School; he continued his education at Ricks College. On November 30, 1962, he married Helen Techick in the Idaho Falls...

Johnnie Dale Williams

Johnnie Dale Williams

May 31, 2011

Johnnie Dale Williams, age 64, of Rigby, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from injuries received in a Motorcycle Accident. He was born May 5th 1947 at Idaho Falls a son to Dale Williams and Donna Ruth Morgan Williams. He attended schools in Idaho Falls and Idaho Falls High School. He married his true love...

Doris Elleen Jones

Doris Elleen Jones

May 31, 2011

Doris Elleen Quinton Jones, age 69, formerly of Rigby, died May 31, 2011 at her home in Aberdeen, Maryland. She was born August 7, 1941 in Ucon, Idaho to Alfred James Quinton and Ella Teressa Sorenson. On August 7, 1964 she married Roger Edwin Jones in the Idaho Falls LDS temple. She worked at the Atomic Energy Commission Site (now...

Stoney Dewayne Tucker

Stoney Dewayne Tucker

May 22, 2011

Stoney Dewayne Tucker, 47, of Lewisville, Idaho, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 in Eufaula, Oklahoma. Stoney was born on December 2, 1963 in McAlester, Oklahoma the son of Jerry Don and Janet Gibson Tucker. He graduated from Western Height High School in Oklahoma City. Stoney married Lesa Burnside on June 28, 1990 in Grand Prairie, Texas. Stoney was a...

Gary Hainsworth

Gary Hainsworth

May 21, 2011

Gary Hainsworth, of Rigby, died Saturday, May 21, 2011, at Idaho Falls Care & Rehab in Idaho Falls following a heroic battle with a rare aggressive form of T Cell Lymphoma. Gary was born in Rexburg, Idaho a son of Robert Henry “Harry” Hainsworth and Dortha Holbrook Hainsworth Baker. He was raised in Ashton until the 9th grade when he...

Velma Faye John

Velma Faye John

May 20, 2011

Velma Faye Stacey John returned to her Heavenly Father on Friday, May 20, 2011. She was the first child born to Eldon Richard Stacey and Velma (James) Stacey in Rigby, Idaho on May 26, 1943. She was raised in Rigby and graduated from Rigby High School. She married Clinton Douglas Nebeker with whom she had four daughters. She had the...

Cordelia Ruth Casper

Cordelia Ruth Casper

May 19, 2011

Cordelia Ruth Casper, infant daughter of Clifford and Krista Casper passed away Thursday, May 19, 2011, in Raleigh, North Carolina; she was born May 18, 2011. Her life here on earth was short, yet her impact on others is profound and far-reaching. She is survived by her parents, Clifford John Casper and Krista Lee-Ann Luke Casper, brothers; William Louis Casper...

Lynn Merrill Barrow

Lynn Merrill Barrow

May 19, 2011

Lynn Merrill Barrow, 86, of Menan, died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at his home. He was born July 24, 1924, in Rigby, ID to Earl Raymond Barrow and Jessie Elizabeth Brown Barrow. He attended schools in Rigby, graduating from Rigby High School in May 1943, while attending high school he also attended N.Y. A. Radio School. He enlisted in the...

Betty Gail Walker

Betty Gail Walker

May 16, 2011

Betty Gail Clegg Walker, 62, of Rigby, died Monday, May 16, 2011 at Pinebrook Assisted Living Center in Rigby. She was born October 13, 1948, in Rigby to William Everett Clegg and Gail Southwick Clegg, she was raised and attended school in Ucon, graduating from Bonneville High School. On August 2, 1974, she married Darwin Gene Walker in Rigby; their...

Phyllis Forbes Embree

Phyllis Forbes Embree

May 12, 2011

Phyllis was born on February 18, 1918 in Los Angeles, California. She was the second of three children born to Charles Forbes-Lindsay and Olga Wilhemina Brennecke. Phyllis was known for her kindness, grace, and striking beauty. In 1937 Phyllis was chosen as first-runner-up Rose Princess for the famous Tournament of Roses Parade. She began a modeling career, and her face...

Stella Marie Hammond

Stella Marie Hammond

May 11, 2011

Our sweet mother and wife, Stella Marie Andrews Hammond, departed this life May 11, 2011 at her home in Rigby, Idaho. She was born the 19th of September 1933 in Logan, Utah. She was the 2nd of 5 daughters born to George Tomas Wright Andrews and Annona Burdella Carlson. The family moved to the Los Angeles, California area in 1937...

Leston Howard Woods

Leston Howard Woods

May 3, 2011

Leston Howard Woods, 70, of Ririe, died of a heart attack on May 3, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was born March 11, 1941, in Junction, Utah, to Lawrence Wesley Woods and Carmaleta Brindley Woods. The family moved to Archer when he was 10 years old. He attended schools in Archer and Madison High...