Obituaries

Betty Jean Johnson
Feb 22, 2006
JOHNSON, Betty Jean Vaughn 72, has peacefully returned to her Father in Heaven. She died at home in Penngrove, Ca on Feb. 22, 2006. Betty was born on Jan. 18, 1934 in Glenwood, AL. She married William J. Johnson on Apr. 16, 1953 in Idaho Falls, ID in the LDS temple. Betty enjoyed life and family. She was loved by...
Jeanette Cleveland Ryder
Feb 20, 2006
Jeanette Cleveland Ryder, age 86, of Coltman, Idaho died Monday, February 20, 2006 at the Mallory House in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Jeanette was born February 18, 1920 in Rigby, Idaho the daughter of Raphael Cleveland and Edith Walker Hunter. She attended elementary school at Lorenzo, Idaho and graduated from Rigby High School. She continued her education at Glen E. Clark...
D. Arnold Hunter
Feb 18, 2006
D. Arnold Hunter, age 89, died Saturday, February 18, 2006 at his home in Rigby, Idaho. Arnold was born October 11, 1916 in Rexburg, Idaho the son of Edward Laurence Hunter and Verla Stowell Hunter. He attended schools in Rupert, and Lewisville, Idaho and graduated from Midway High School. He attended Idaho State University. He farmed with his family in...
Ethel Leigh Laird
Feb 16, 2006
Ethel (Leigh) Laird: 68, of Rigby, Idaho died Thursday, February 16, 2006 at her home. Leigh was born May 15, 1937 in Afton, Wyoming the daughter of Thomas H. Simpson and Virginia Millward. She was raised by her mother and step-father, Merl W. Barker. She attended schools in Pocatello, and graduated from Pocatello High School. She attended college at Ricks...
Leith Joy Statham
Feb 16, 2006
Leith Joy Later Statham, 89, died on February 16, 2006 in Salt Lake City, Utah of causes incident to age. She was born in Rigby, Idaho on August 9, 1916 to Lewis S. and Chloe (Call) Later. Leith lived in Rigby for 80 years. She attended Rigby schools. In 1933 she met Clyde Statham at a Riverside dance. They were...
Esther Marie Jensen
Feb 13, 2006
Esther Marie Dougan Jensen (97) died on February 13, 2006 in Orem, Utah of causes incident to age. She was born September 1, 1908, in Ogden, Utah, to James Dougan and Margaret Martin Dougan, and was the fourth of seven children. When she was a young child, the family moved to Idaho, and she has lived in Menan most of...
Alexander Pierce Luff
Feb 12, 2006
Alexander Pierce Luff passed away February 12, 2006 at Primary Childrens Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Alex was born in Rexburg, Idaho on December 18, 2004 to Cliff and Courtney Luff. A short time following Alex’s birth it was discovered that he suffered from a rare liver disease called Biliary Atresia. Despite two surgical attempts and various medical procedures...
Bernice Passey Gauer
Feb 12, 2006
Bernice Passey Gauer, 87, a long time resident of Menan passed away February 12, 2006 in Rigby, Idaho. Bernice was born in a small log house November 13, 1918 in Lanark (Bear Lake), Idaho to Melvin and Lula Smith Passey. Her life on the family farm was hard and, alongside her three brothers, she learned the meaning of hard work...
Richard Espan Ricks
Feb 10, 2006
Richard E. Ricks, age 86, of Milo, died at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, Friday, February 10, 2006. Richard was born on December 13, 1919, at Antelope, Idaho a son of William Charles Ricks and Katherine Ellen Humphrey Ricks. He was raised and attended school at Antelope and graduated from Ririe High School. He attended Barber School in Salt...
Cordelle Mae Chapman
Feb 10, 2006
Cordelle M. Chapman, age 96, died at Good Samaritan Center in Idaho Falls Friday, February 10, 2006. Cordelle was born on January 30, 1910, in Rigby, Idaho a daughter of Levi Sorensen and Eliza A. Sayer Sorensen. She was raised and attended school in Rigby and graduated from the Rigby High School. Cordelle married Truman Purser Chapman on November 17,...
Robert "Bob" William Bates
Feb 7, 2006
Robert “Bob” William Bates, 70, of Rigby died on Tuesday, February 07, 2006, at his home. Bob was born on October 6, 1935, in Idaho Falls, Idaho a son of William Bates and Pearl Irene Bates. He was raised and attended schools in Idaho Falls and Rexburg. Bob married Sharon Hazel Walters on June 5, 1956 in Lorenzo, Idaho. He...
Donna May Butikofer
Feb 7, 2006
Donna May Butikofer; 92 of Idaho Falls, died Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at the Idaho Falls Nursing and Rehab. Donna was born June 5, 1913 at Annis, Idaho the daughter of William Lewis Adamson and Ella Poole Adamson. She attended schools in Antelope, Ririe, Rigby and Ucon. She was vice- president of her class for her senior year at Ririe....
Richard Michael Jarvis
Feb 6, 2006
Richard Jarvis left home today, Monday, February 6, 2006. Rich was born in Park Falls, Wisconsin on July 7, 1957 the son of James Houck and Helen Cain. He was raised in Butternut and Omega, Wisconsin. He moved to Idaho in 1979 and went to work in the Logging and Fertilizer business. For the past 20 years he worked for...
Donald Glen Rawlins
Feb 5, 2006
Donald Glen Rawlins; 78, of Menan, Idaho died Sunday, February 5, 2006 at his home in Menan. He was born May 27, 1927 in Rigby, Idaho, the son of Harvey Eugene Rawlins and Abbie Gladys Blair Rawlins. He attended schools in Pocatello and was a graduate of Pocatello High School. He attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho and then Utah...
Thurman Harvey Mobley
Feb 2, 2006
Thurman Harvey Mobley, 71 of Idaho Falls, died Thursday, February 02, 2006, at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Thurman was born December 18, 1934, in Clark, Idaho a son of Harvey Woodrow Mobley and Beulah Chloy Harrop Mobley. He was raised and attended school in Menan and Rigby. He graduated from the Rigby High School. After high school he...
Garnet Violet Mcculloch
Jan 31, 2006
Garnet Violet McCulloch, 87, of Rigby died, Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at the Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg. Garnet was born May 19, 1918 in Marshfield, Oregon a daughter of Herman Sanford Gideon and Viola Horne Gideon. She was raised and attended school in Thornton. Garnet attended one year of high school in Logan, Utah, and St. Anthony and graduated...
Katie Selena Hunsaker
Jan 30, 2006
Katie Selena Hill Hunsaker Lints was born September 28, 1918 at Poplar, Idaho. She was the daughter of Earnest Albert Hill and Effie Selena Thorngren. Although she lived in the same house, she lived in three different counties; Fremont, Madison, and Jefferson. She received a ninth grade education before difficult times required that she leave school to go to work....
Lila Devera Christensen
Jan 24, 2006
Lila DeVera Christensen, age 86, of Lewisville, died in Lewisville, Tuesday, January 24, 2006. Lila was born June 13, 1919 at Woodville, Idaho, the daughter of James Edward Cook, and Christina Magdlena Buchmiller Cook. Lila grew up and attended schools in Grant, Lewisville, and Roberts, Idaho. She attended Midway High School and Roberts High School. Lila was an active member...
Vera Emily Shaffer
Jan 23, 2006
Vera Emily Shaffer, age 94, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2006, at Stonebrook Nursing Home, in Concord, California. Vera was born December 9, 1911, in Shelton, Idaho, the daughter of William and Emily Cleverly. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, were she served in the Relief Society. She was preceded in...
Carl Allen Pearson
Jan 23, 2006
Carl Allen Pearson, 61, of Rigby, Idaho died Monday, January 23, 2006 in Salt Lake City, Utah at the LDS Hospital. Carl was born November 29, 1944 in Rugby, Tennessee, the son of Obed Pearson and Lora Hazel Pittman Pearson. He attended schools in Rugby, Tennesee and graduated from Sunbright High School He was a graduate of Cal State Long...