Obituaries

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William Martin Harris

William Martin Harris

Nov 1, 2002

William “Bill” Martin Harris, 95, of Lewisville, Idaho died Friday, November 1, 2002 at Rexburg, Idaho in the Rexburg Nursing Center. Bill was born August 31, 1907 in Lewisville, Idaho the son of Russell King Harris and Eliza Walker Harris. He attended schools in Lewisville and Midway, Idaho graduating from Midway High School. On October 17, 1938 he married Juliana...

Dee Alias Rainey

Dee Alias Rainey

Nov 1, 2002

Dee Elias Rainey; 76 of Rigby, Idaho died Friday, November 1, 2002 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Dee was born May 11, 1926 at Rigby, Idaho the son of George D. Rainey and Elsie Merrill Rainey. He married Caroline Luana Miller, January 12, 1947 in Menan, Idaho. He served his country for two years in the U.S. Army during World War...

Clarissa (Clara) Ardella Lewis

Clarissa (Clara) Ardella Lewis

Oct 26, 2002

Clarissa “Clara” Ardella Lewis, of Rigby, died Saturday, October 26, 2002, in Rigby at the age of 95. Clara was born January 27, 1907, at Woods Cross, Utah a daughter of Peter Maurice Clawson and Jemima Ann Fackerell Clawson. She grew up in Randolph, Utah graduated from Randolph High School in 1925. She attended the University of Utah for 2...

Cecilia M. Clark

Cecilia M. Clark

Oct 21, 2002

Cecilia Marie Clark; 81 of Ririe, Idaho died Monday, October 21, 2002 in Bountiful, Utah. Cecilia was born December 7, 1920 at Rugby, North Dakota the daughter of Joseph and Annie Kirchofner. She attended schools in Rugby, North Dakota. Cecilia lived in Denver, Colorado for a time working as a waitress. She later visited and then moved to Swan Valley...

Henry Curtis Galbraith

Henry Curtis Galbraith

Oct 18, 2002

Henry Curtis Galbraith; 92 of Archer, Idaho died Friday, October 18, 2002 in Idaho Falls, Idaho at the Good Samaritan Center. Henry was born February 13, 1910 at Lyman, Idaho the son of Francis Galbraith and Nettie Ruana Sutton Galbraith. He attended elementary school in Lyman and graduated from the eighth grade there. He attended one year of high school...

Mark James Tanner

Mark James Tanner

Oct 16, 2002

Mark James Tanner, age 51, of Shelley, formerly of Menan and Roberts, died Wednesday, October 16, 2002, near Rawlins, Wyoming. Mark was born June 16, 1951, at Palisades, Idaho, a son of James LeRoy Tanner and Ollen Augusta Morgan Tanner. He attended schools in Menan and graduated from Rigby High School. He married Donna Jean Gunderson August 7, 1998, at...

David Francis Sievers

David Francis Sievers

Oct 16, 2002

David Francis Sievers, age 57, of Rigby, died Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. David was born May 16, 1945, at Idaho Falls, Idaho a son of Francis Sievers and Vivian Walker Sievers. He attended Ucon Elementary, Bonneville High School, 2 years at Ricks College and Weber State University in Utah. He...

Lynn Albert Jensen

Lynn Albert Jensen

Oct 9, 2002

LYNN Albert JENSEN age 76 of Rigby, died Wednesday, October 9, 2002 in Rigby. Lynn was born August 30, 1926 in Independence, Idaho, the son of Niels and Helena Rasmine Hansen Jensen. Lynn grew up and attended schools in the Independence and Burton area. He graduated from Madison High School; where he was active in football, basketball and pep band....

William George Eames

William George Eames

Sep 30, 2002

William George Eames; 78, of Menan, Idaho died Monday, September 30, 2002 in Idaho Falls, Idaho at the hospital. William was born October 8, 1923 at Menan, Idaho, the son of John Wesley Eames and Leota Konkel Eames. He married Norma Ann Nygren at Lincoln, Nebraska on March 25, 1947. He was an especially devoted husband to his wife of...

David W. Knowles

David W. Knowles

Sep 26, 2002

David Winston Knowles; 63, of Rigby, Idaho died Thursday, September 26, 2002 of injuries from a motorcycle accident. David was born December 10, 1938 at Fort Smith, New Hampshire the son of Samuel Benjamin Knowles and Ethel Maude Stronach Knowles. He attended schools in the Boston, Massachusetts area and went to college at Wentworth Technical College for two years. He...

Harold Linneas Larson

Harold Linneas Larson

Sep 11, 2002

Harold Linneas Larson, age 93 of Roberts, Idaho died Wednesday, September 11, 2002 at the Good Samaritan Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Harold was born October 20, 1908 at Roberts, Idaho the son of Hans Martin Larson and Christina Swensen Larson. He grew up in Roberts and attended schools there graduating from Roberts High School. He served in the U.S....

Delmar Freeman Tinker

Delmar Freeman Tinker

Aug 28, 2002

Delmar Freeman Tinker, age 67, of Lewisville, Idaho died Wednesday, August 28, 2002 at the EIRMC in Idaho Falls. Delmar was born May 7, 1935 at Aberdeen, Idaho the son of Cecil Verdell Tinker and Hazel Dean Phillips Tinker. He was raised and educated in Hailey, Idaho. Delmar married Nola May Meikle on August 5, 1956 in Ely, Nevada, their...

Laird Winfred Rowen

Laird Winfred Rowen

Aug 19, 2002

Laird Winfred Rowen, age 81, of Rigby, died Monday August 19, 2002 at the home of his daughter. Laird was born December 8, 1920 in Auburn, Nebraska the son of Glen Thomas Rowen and Ethel Corine Stoner Rowen. Laird was raised and schooled in the mid-west mainly in Denver, Colorado. He married Dorothy Bowden on May 27, 1946 at Denver,...

Jacob Almo Womack

Jacob Almo Womack

Aug 5, 2002

Jacob A. Womack January 6, 1979 - August 5, 2002 Jacob A. Womack a loving husband and father was called home on August 5th just days from greeting his first child, a son, into the world, while pursuing the career he loved. He had a passion for flying, but it did not compare to his love for God, and his...

Alvin Maxwell Eyre

Alvin Maxwell Eyre

Jul 25, 2002

Alvin Maxwell Eyre, 83, of Menan died at his home on Thursday, July 25, 2002 of congestive heart failure. Alvin was born December 29, 1918 in Cowley, Wyoming the son of John Edwin Eyre Jr. and Emma Jane Maxwell Eyre. He was raised and attended school in Cowley, Wyoming. Alvin married Cleo Doreen Scholz on February 17, 1953 in Worland,...

Alice Marie Killian

Alice Marie Killian

Jul 10, 2002

Alice Marie Killian, age 99, of Rigby, Idaho died Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at her home in Rigby. Alice was born February 22, 1903 at Stephen, Minnesota, the daughter of John Henry Dammann and Marina Wraa Dammann. She attended schools in Stephen, Minnesota and earned her degree in education as a teacher at Valley City Normal School inValley City, North...

Laree Draney Call

Laree Draney Call

Jul 7, 2002

LaRee Draney Call, 64, of Idaho Falls, died Sunday, July 7, 2002, at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. LaRee was born August 22, 1937, at Afton, Wyoming a daughter of Samuel Ebenezer Draney and Elma Undrea Welker. She attended schools in Afton, Wyoming graduating from high school in Afton. She married Lawrence Welch Call December 6,...

Mabel Evern Birch

Mabel Evern Birch

Jul 7, 2002

M. Evern Birch, 84, of Rigby, died Sunday, July 7, 2002, at Turtle and Crane Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls. Evern was born July 5, 1918, at Garfield, Idaho a daughter of William Gneiting and Mabel Jenkins Gneiting. She attended schools in Garfield. Evern married Woodrow William Birch January 27, 1937, at Logan, Utah. They settled in Rigby and...

Thelma Mary Franck

Thelma Mary Franck

Jul 6, 2002

Thelma Mary Franck, 84, of Menan, died Saturday, July 6, 2002, at her daughters home in Menan. Thelma was born October 23, 1917, at Ozone, Idaho a daughter of Clarence Morley Allen and Cora Gates Allen. She grew up and attended schools in the Ammon area. She married Lee Walter Franck, in the Logan L.D.S. Temple, October 25, 1934. He...

Cynthia Kay Mcdermott

Cynthia Kay Mcdermott

Jul 6, 2002

Cynthia “Cindy” Kay McDermott; age 42 of Rigby, Idaho died Saturday, July 6, 2002 at her home in Rigby. Cindy was born October 4, 1959 at Idaho Falls, Idaho the daughter of Lee Blaine Boyle and Lola Carol Dalley Boyle. She attended schools in Idaho Fall and Rexburg, Idaho and graduated from Madison High School in 1977. She earned her...