Obituaries

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Garnet Violet Mcculloch

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

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

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

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

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...

Anna Marie Brown

Anna Marie Brown

Jan 20, 2006

Anna Marie Stremel Brown passed away on January 20th, 2006 age 88. She was born of German emigrants in Portland, Oregon on January 3rd, 1918. Her father had been an officer in the Czar’s army before taking his family to America in 1912. A member of that truly remarkable generation, she began life during the turmoil of the Great War,...

Dell Lamar Kite

Dell Lamar Kite

Jan 16, 2006

Dell LaMar Kite; 53, of Lacey, Washington formerly of Rigby, Idaho died Monday, January 16, 2006 at his home of natural causes. Dell was born July 25, 1952 in Idaho Falls, Idaho the son of Gilbert John Kite and Mary Willmore Kite. He attended grade schools and high school in Rigby. He was active in the Boy Scouts of America...

Miles David Mizl Taylor

Miles David Mizl Taylor

Jan 14, 2006

Miles David “Milz” Taylor, 77, of Coltman, Idaho died Saturday, January 14, 2006 in Idaho Falls after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Miles was born April 3, 1928 in Grant, Idaho the son of William Pleasant Taylor and Florence Alfa Sergent Taylor. He attended schools in Ucon, Idaho including Ucon Elementary. He moved with his family to Mesa, Arizona...

Teri Taylor Powell

Teri Taylor Powell

Jan 13, 2006

Teri Taylor Powell, 50, of Rigby, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2006 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She passed away in her home surrounded by her family members while peacefully holding her husband’s hand. She was born January 23, 1955 in Provo, Utah to Clinton R. and Nadine Taylor. The daughter of an Air Force pilot,...

Jeffrey J Jones

Jeffrey J Jones

Jan 13, 2006

Jeffrey “J” Jones; 46, of St. Anthony, Idaho, died Friday, January 13, 2006 in Rexburg, Idaho at the Hospital of Cardiac Arrest. Jeffrey was born November 10, 1959 in Rexburg, Idaho, the son of Virgil James Jones and Mary Karen Rasmussen . He attended Madison Schools and graduated from Madison High School. He married Nicole Rae Hall on November 12,...

Froilan Murillo Baldivias

Froilan Murillo Baldivias

Jan 5, 2006

Froilan Murillo Baldivias, age 34, of Rigby, died at his home Thursday, January 5, 2006. Froilan was born February 14, 1971 in El Olvido Michoacan Mexico a son of Jose Murillo Morelos and Alicia Baldivias Lara. He grew up and attended school in Michoacan, Mexico. He married Rosario Murillo Cruz in Mexico. He was a member of the Catholic Church....

David Scott Southam

David Scott Southam

Jan 5, 2006

David Scott Southam, 47, of Rigby, died Thursday, January 5, 2006 at his home from complications of Cancer. David was born October 30, 1958, in Kenai, Alaska a son of Robert DeRay Southam and Betty Ann Schaefer Southam. He attended schools in Fresno, California, Osgood and Rigby. He played Little League Baseball in Rigby. He married Paula Colleen Antry, July...

Bonnie Elouise Fuqua

Bonnie Elouise Fuqua

Jan 3, 2006

Bonnie Elouise Fuqua, 90, of Rigby, died at her home January 3, 2006. She was born January 22, 1915 at Wichita, Kansas a daughter of Ray Leonard Murphy and Mary Etta Foster. She married Herbert R. Fuqua October 10, 1936 at Tulsa Oklahoma. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star Chapter 85 past worthy matron, Bethel 59...

Nellis Hart Garner

Nellis Hart Garner

Jan 3, 2006

Nellis Hart Garner, 84, of Idaho Falls, died January 3, 2006 at the Mallory House in Idaho Falls. Nellis was born November 1, 1921 in Menan, Idaho a daughter of John William Hart Jr. and Mable Fisher Hart. She was raised and attended school in Menan and graduated from Midway High School. She then went to the LDS Business College...

Durward Ervin Thomas

Durward Ervin Thomas

Jan 1, 2006

Durward Ervin Thomas, 93, died January 1, 2006 at his apartment at Teton House in Rexburg, Idaho. Durward was born May 24, 1912, at Mauston, Wisconsin, the son of Ervin Augustine and Lenora Wright Thomas. He grew up in Mauston, graduating from Mauston High School. He married Melissa Eunice Mellor on August 2, 1934 and was married for 67 years....

Nora May Wilkins Smith Hill

Nora May Wilkins Smith Hill

Dec 31, 2005

Nora May Wilkins Smith Hill, 94, passed away at her home in Rigby, Idaho, December 31, 2005 of causes incident to age. She was born to Andrew and Vida Cole Wilkins, January 5, 1911, in Coltman Idaho. She spent her growing up years in Ucon. After one year of high school, she moved to Idaho Falls to work for the...

Clara Mattie Noe Talbot

Clara Mattie Noe Talbot

Dec 31, 2005

Clara Mattie Noe Talbot, 83, died at her home in Menan on December 30, 2005. Clara was born in 1922 in Edwardsville, Illinois on December 17, to Ralph Edward and Sylvia Mae Troutt Noe. She was raised in Zanesville, Ohio and served in the Women’s Air Corp during World War Two. On October 3, 1948 she married Henry Leon Talbot...

Edna I. Hayes

Edna I. Hayes

Dec 28, 2005

Edna I. Hayes, age 86, of Rigby, died Wednesday December 28, 2005, at the Rexburg Nursing and Rehab Center in Rexburg. Edna was born October 2, 1919 at Ucon, Idaho a daughter to Edward James Rawle and Jennie Irene Barnes Rawle. She attended 1st grade at Riley Grade School in Salt Lake City, Utah, 2nd through the 8th grades in...

William Treasure "Bill" Simmons

William Treasure "Bill" Simmons

Dec 23, 2005

William Treasure “Bill” Simmons, age 76, of Terreton, died at Madison Memorial Hospital, Friday December 23, 2005. Bill was born June 1, 1929 at St. Anthony, Idaho a son of Eli Alma and Sara Klingler Simmons. He attended schools in Monteview, Terreton, and Roberts, graduating from Roberts High School. He attended Brigham Young University for two years. He married Theola...

Thomas Theodore Swager

Thomas Theodore Swager

Dec 22, 2005

Thomas Theodore Swager, 84, of Rigby died Thursday, December 22, 2005, at his home. Tom was born July 20, 1921 in Idaho Falls, Idaho a son of Carl William Swager and Frances Alberta Sullivan Swager. He was raised and attended school in Blackfoot. He attended Idaho State University and University of Idaho where he received a Bachelor’s Degree. Tom graduated...