Obituaries

Aug 24, 2018

Michael Charles McConnell, age 52, of Tetonia, Idaho passed away Friday, August 24, 2018.

Michael was born in Rexburg, Idaho on September 26, 1965 a son to Sheldon Loren and DaLee Andersen McConnell. He attended Kinghorn Elementary in Rigby, then moved to Idaho Falls where he attended Teresa Bunker elementary, O.E Bell Junior High and Bonneville High...

Aug 22, 2018

Larry Ray Guymon, age 78, of Rigby passed away on August 22, 2018, at Sage Grove Assisted Living.

Larry was born June 28, 1940, in Rigby, Idaho, son of Bessie and Guy Guymon. He grew up in Idaho Falls, Idaho and graduated from Bonneville High School. Larry was raised on a farm with his four sisters whom...

Aug 21, 2018

Christopher LaVar Hansen, age 56, of Burton, Idaho died at his home on Tuesday, August 21, 2018.

Chris was born May 18, 1962 in Rexburg, Idaho a son of Vearl LaVar Hansen and Loa Lee Hansen. Chris was raised in Burton and graduated from Madison High School.  He continued his education at VOTEC and received his Ag...

Aug 20, 2018

Wendell Palmer age 78 passed away at his home on August 20, 2018 surrounded by his boys.  Wendell was born June 3, 1940 in Jefferson County to Henry Palmer and Pearl Bird Palmer.  Wendell was the youngest of 10 siblings.  Wendell attend schools in Rigby Idaho. At the age of 14 Wendell started to work as a rancher. On...

Aug 18, 2018

Carolyn Fay Dansie Taylor, 76, of Menan, Idaho, passed away at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, Saturday, August 18, 2018.

Carolyn was born in Teton, Idaho March 10, 1942 a daughter to Ronald F. Dansie Sr. and Fay Otera Evans Dansie.

She married Delmont Grant Taylor, July 15, 1958 in Rigby, Idaho. Their marriage was...

Aug 14, 2018

Joan McFate Autry Olson returned to her Father in Heaven Aug. 14, 2018, in Sandy, Utah.  Joan was born Aug. 11, 1939 in Rexburg, Idaho to Ella Bernice Baker McFate and Jay Gibson McFate; the oldest of five children.

She graduated from Ammon High School in 1957.  She met her first husband, Vernon Clayborn Autry, while working ...

Aug 12, 2018

Marion John “Dr Mac” McMurtrey MD FACS, 91, of Idaho Falls, Idaho passed away Sunday, August 12, 2018 at the Lincoln Court Assisted Living.

Marion was born December 5, 1926 in Garfield, Idaho, the son of Thomas Marion McMurtrey and Olive LaVina Smith McMurtrey. He attended schools in Rigby and graduated from Rigby High School.  He served...

Aug 10, 2018

Michael Davis Jones, age 40, of Rigby, passed away Friday, August 10, 2018 at Wilford, Idaho of an accidental drowning.

Michael was born June 28, 1978 in Blackfoot, Idaho a son to Orville Lawrence and Rhea Davis Jones. He graduated from Skyline High School in 1997. This is where he met his sweetheart Stephanie Stephens.

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Aug 10, 2018

Clarence (Curly) Shore, 94, of Ririe, passed away on Friday August 10th 2018 at his home, surrounded by family and friends. Curly was born March 22nd 1924, in La Belle Idaho, the only son of Charles Oliver and Emma Zitlau Shore.

Curly attended school in Swan Valley, and Rigby Idaho, graduating from Rigby High School in 1942....

Aug 9, 2018

Johnny Horton Weekes was born June 15 th , 1967 in Rexburg and passed on August 9 th , 2018 surrounded by his loved ones in Idaho Falls. His places of residence were Rexburg, Rigby, Ririe Idaho Falls and North Dakota. He married Lori Ann Benz February 11 th , 1987. They had three beautiful children together.  His family...

Aug 9, 2018

Clarence William Byrne of Rigby, Idaho and Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico died on August 9, 2018 at his Puerto Penasco home. He was 103 years old. He was born September 6, 1914, the son of Coral and Alzada (Furness) Byrne in Burton, Idaho. Clancy attended school in Burton and Rexburg, Idaho and served as Class Vice President his junior year....

Aug 9, 2018

James Hubert Montgomery, age 73, passed away August 9, 2018 from lung cancer. James was born June 25, 1945 in Ellamore, West Virginia. He attended schools there until his mother moved the family to Idaho in the early 1960's. He married Valerie Ann Metcalf March 24, 2000. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple March 21,...

Aug 7, 2018

Ona Fay Wakefield, 86, of Rexburg, Idaho and formerly of Rigby passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2018 in Rexburg. Fay was born August 29, 1931 in Huntington, Utah, the daughter of Lavon Powell and Ada Aileen Jones Powell.

Fay was raised in Huntington and graduated from Huntington High School. On November 11, 1950, she married Thomas Kent...

Aug 7, 2018

Lyle Dean Sloan, 70, of Rigby Idaho passed away at home on August 7, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Culver City, California on May 8, 1948, the second of four children to Paul Alexander Sloan and Doris Magdalene Johnson Sloan. Lyle spent most of his childhood...

Aug 5, 2018

Verna Ruth Hatch, age 83, of Rigby, quietly passed away from natural causes Sunday, August 5, 2018 at her son’s home in Rigby. Verna was born October 11, 1934 in Porterville, Utah to Harvey Edgar and Ruth Lucille Anderson Florence. She spent her early childhood living in a sheep herder’s wagon with her family in Hardsgravel, Porterville, Utah.  She...

Aug 5, 2018

Donald Lee Homes, 80 of Egin, Idaho passed away at his home Sunday, August 5, 2018.

Donald was born February 14, 1938 in Dubois, Idaho a son to Howard and Ella Colson Holmes. He attended Dubois Schools graduating from Clark County High School in Dubois.  He married Jolene McRae November 17, 1973 in Burton, Idaho.  He worked...

Aug 5, 2018

Rosetta Lois Purcell died August 4, 2018 at Eastern Idaho Reginal Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Born January 2, 1938 in Menan, Idaho to Jim and Leona (Gunderson) Purcell the second child with siblings, Marie (Don) Hill, Richard (Marian) Purcell, Tom (Carol) Purcell, Maurine Jane (Steve) Purser, John (Marlene) Quinn.  She was preceded in death by her three brothers Tom...

Aug 5, 2018

Justin Todd Drake, 41 of Lorenzo, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018 at his home.

Justin was born July 1, 1977 in Rexburg, Idaho to Thayne Harold Drake and Doris Lee Blosch Drake. He was raised and attended schools in Rigby, graduating from Rigby High School. During high school, he was active in FFA, Auto Tech, and...

Aug 2, 2018

Arlenna Irene Hoopes, 84, of Boise, Idaho, passed away Thursday, August 02, 2018, in Boise. Arlenna was born December 22, 1933, in LaBelle, Idaho, the daughter of Orian Smout and Elva Mae Morgan Smout. She attended Rigby schools and graduated from Rigby High School.  On October 31, 1952 she married William VaNoy Hansen of Newdale, Idaho. She taught piano lessons...

Jul 30, 2018

Arlo LeRoy Grover, 81, of Ririe, Idaho passed away Monday, July 30, 2018 at his home. Arlo was born in Ririe, Idaho on March 31, 1937, the son of Ursel LeRoy Grover and Alice Amelda Hutchens Grover. He attended schools in Ririe, and graduated from Rigby High School. He continued his education attending Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho and Utah...