Obituaries

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Jim Rex Davis

Jim Rex Davis

Aug 29, 2009

Jim Rex Davis, 57, of Rigby died Saturday, August 29, 2009, at his home. He was born June 6, 1952, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to William Glen Davis and Melva Smith Davis. He attended schools in Rexburg and Rigby, graduating from Rigby High School. He was married to Kris Furniss, they later divorced. He worked as a mason with his...

Ronald Nelse Jenson

Ronald Nelse Jenson

Aug 26, 2009

Ronald Nelse Jenson, 69, of Rigby, passed away August 26, 2009, at Rexburg Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born December 20, 1939, in Idaho Falls, to Eugene Jay Jenson and Erma Dean Jenson. He was raised and attended schools in Rigby and Ririe, graduating from Ririe High School. On October 2, 1959, he married Sharon Myler in Ririe. He...

Eldon L. Dayley

Eldon L. Dayley

Aug 26, 2009

Eldon LaRain Dayley, 74, of Annis, Idaho passed away August 26, 2009 due to complications following heart surgery. Eldon was born February 6, 1935 to Eldon Enoch and Fontella Purser Dayley in Archer, Idaho. Eldon attended school in California and Idaho, graduating from Rigby High School in 1953 and later from Ricks College in 1976 with an Associate Degree in...

Kathryn Swager

Kathryn Swager

Aug 22, 2009

Kathryn Swager, 92, of Idaho Falls, formerly of Rigby, died August 22, 2009, at Idaho Falls Health and Rehabilitation Center, from complication of Alzheimer’s disease. She was born February 4, 1917, in Oak Creek Colorado, to Willis Edger Little and Emma Catherine Harrison Little. She graduated from West Denver High School, and then continued her education at Barnes Business College....

J. Mack Anderson

J. Mack Anderson

Aug 16, 2009

J. Mack Anderson, 89, of Idaho Falls, formerly of Lyman, Idaho, died Sunday, August 16, 2009, at Idaho Falls Care and Rehab. Center. He was born April 15, 1920, in Thornton, to James MacCammon Anderson and Georgia Lile Marler Anderson. He was raised in Thornton and attended Independence Grade School and Madison High School. He entered the US Navy in...

Merlin John Mccrary

Merlin John Mccrary

Aug 13, 2009

Merlin John McCrary, 95, of Rigby, died Thursday, August 13, 2009, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, following an extended illness. Merlin was born September 26, 1913, in Portage, Utah, to John C. McCrary and Cecil Gibbs McCrary. He attended school in Osgood and graduated from Ammon High School. He enlisted in the Navy during World War II and served...

Monte Lee Grover

Monte Lee Grover

Aug 9, 2009

Monte Lee Grover, 66, of Rigby, died Sunday, August 9, 2009, at his home, after a short battle with cancer. He was born April 29, 1943, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Mark Grover and Erma Arvella Boulter Grover. He grew up in the LaBelle area and attended schools in Archer and Rigby. He served in the US Army, and was stationed...

Cristal Varela Balderrama

Cristal Varela Balderrama

Aug 8, 2009

Cristal Varela Balderrama, infant daughter of Manuel Elias Varela and Olga Balderrama died August 8, 2009, at Madison Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 13, 2009 at the Grant Central Cemetery, under the care of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby.

Janie Anne Franks

Janie Anne Franks

Aug 5, 2009

Janie Anne Franks, 30, of Idaho Falls, died Wednesday, August 5, 2009. She was born March 8, 1979, in Ogden, Utah to Kenny Webb Franks and Denise Olsen Franks. She grew up in Lovell, Wyoming, and Menan, Idaho. She attended Midway Elementary, Rigby Jr. High, and graduated from Rigby High School. She continued her education at EITC, in Idaho Falls...

Lila May Baron

Lila May Baron

Aug 3, 2009

Lila May Baron, age 82, died at her home in Rigby, Monday, August 3, 2009. She was born May 2, 1927, in Burton a daughter to John Richards Beardall and Margaret Painter Hill Beardall. She attended schools in Burton and Rexburg, graduating from Madison High School. On November 15, 1946, she married Victor James Baron in Burton. Their marriage was...

Carolyn Devine

Carolyn Devine

Aug 2, 2009

Carolyn Dorn Devine, 72, died Sunday morning, August 2nd, at her home in Rigby. She was born December 24, 1936, in San Francisco to a prominent pioneer family and grew up in the California communities of Hillsboro and Ross, where she attended school, raced sailboats and won equestrian events. On April 21, 1969, in Seattle, Washington, she married Mark Frederick...

Dwayne Summers

Dwayne Summers

Aug 1, 2009

Dwayne Earl Summers, 86, of Ririe, died Saturday, August 1, 2009, at his son’s home in Coltman. He was born February 5, 1923, in Ririe, to John Levinas Nicholas Summers and Dora Montgomery Summers. He was the seventh of eight children. He attended school in Ririe and graduated from Ririe High School. He continued his education at Brigham Young University....

Fern Lewis Scott

Fern Lewis Scott

Jul 30, 2009

Fern Lewis Scott, age 91, of Ammon, formerly of Annis, died Thursday, July 30, 2009, at her home. She was born March 11, 1918, in Annis, to Wilford John Lewis, and Myrtle Harrop Lewis. She was raised in Annis and Menan, and graduated from Midway High School. On May 26, 1936, she married Lyle Wren Scott, in Annis; their marriage...

Doug W. Taylor

Doug W. Taylor

Jul 24, 2009

Doug W. Taylor, 44, of Lewisville, died July 24, 2009. He was born December 7, 1964, in Salmon, Idaho to Wane O. Taylor and Sharon L. Cope Taylor. He graduated from Leadore High School where he participated in 8 man football, basketball, and track. He continued his education at Western Montana College where he played football in the NAIA conference....

Rex Chapple

Rex Chapple

Jul 22, 2009

Walter Rex Chapple, 69, of Milo, died Wednesday, July 22, 2009. He was born November 6, 1939, in Milo, to Walter Russell Chapple and Nellie May Cleverly Chapple. He was raised in Milo and attended schools in Ucon. On August 28, 1959, he married Nina May Leonard in Rigby; their marriage was solemnized in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple on...

"Slim" David Billy Stringham

"Slim" David Billy Stringham

Jul 22, 2009

David Billy (Slim) Stringham, 77, died July 22, 2009, at his home in Rigby, Idaho. Billy was born May 5, 1932, in Dubois, Idaho, to Thomas Lavon Stringham and Molly Marie Ludwig Stringham. They lived in Medicine Lodge, Idaho. Billy’s family moved to Ucon in 1938 where his father farmed until he retired in 1979. Billy joined the US Army...

Mike Webster

Mike Webster

Jul 17, 2009

Mike Webster, age 55, of Idaho Falls, died Friday, July 17, 2009 at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, Utah. Mike was born October 17, 1953 in Bowling Green, Ohio a son of Dorsel Ray Webster Sr. and Marguerite Ellen Lawrence Webster. He attended schools in Idaho Falls participating in High School Rodeo continuing to work with the young...

Stan Cherry

Stan Cherry

Jul 15, 2009

Charles Stanley “Stan” Cherry, age 58, of Idaho Falls, died July 15, 2009. He was born August 31, 1950, in Rexburg, to Charles William Cherry and Zelpha Mae Young. He grew up and attended schools in Mud Lake, Canada and Dubois and graduated from Clark County High School where he played football, track, ping-pong, and won the state basked ball...

Neldon A. Baird

Neldon A. Baird

Jul 10, 2009

Neldon A. Baird, age 66, of Rigby, died Friday, July 10, 2009, at his home. He was born December 30, 1942, in Challis, Idaho, to Archie Baird and Vera Elizabeth McAffee Baird. He was raised in Milo, attended schools in Rigby and Ririe, and graduated from Ririe High School. During high school, he excelled in sports especially baseball and basketball....

Donald Wayne Reneau

Donald Wayne Reneau

Jul 10, 2009

Donald Wayne Reneau, 80, of Rigby, died Friday, July 10, 2009, in Roseburg, Oregon, of natural causes. Wayne was born in Hugginsville, Idaho to Thomas N. Reneau and Elva Juanita Davis Reneau. He grew up, attended school in Ashton and graduated from Ashton High School. He also spent 2 years at Alan Hancock Junior College in California studying electronics and...