Obituaries

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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
