Obituaries

Sep 1, 2018

Patricia Joan Crossley was born August 28, 1932 to Clarence Bert and Marjorie Alberta Wilmot (Morris) in Boise Idaho. She was the youngest of three daughters. She was born premature at 3 pounds and was a miracle from the start. Her dream was to become a Baptist Missionary, following in the footsteps of her cousin Gordon Seagrave who served in...

Aug 30, 2018

Our mother, Norma Jean Simmons Mugleston, 85, of Rigby, Idaho died of natural causes on August 30, 2018 surrounded by her sons at The Gardens Assisted Living Center in Rigby, Idaho. She was born April 4, 1933 in Menan, Idaho to Earl and LaVada Strong Simmons. She was raised in Lorenzo, Idaho. She attended school in Lorenzo, graduating from...

Aug 29, 2018

Dorothy Gail Miller Horel, 75 of Lewisville, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at her home.

Dorothy was born May 10, 1943 in Driggs, Idaho to Gail Jay Miller and Dona Lee Byrne Miller. She was raised and attended schools in Worland, Wyoming, graduating from Worland High School.  On February 6, 1963, she married Don Wayne Horel...

Aug 28, 2018

Tina Belle Disbrow Kindred, 54 of Ririe, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, August 28, 2018, surrounded by her loving family to be reunited with her beloved husband Scott.

Tina was born February 5, 1964 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Roy Edward Disbrow and Pauline Anderton Volker.  She was raised in Orem, Utah, and attended Forbes Elementary and...

Aug 28, 2018

Iris Zelma Hall 90, of Rexburg, Idaho passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2018 in Rexburg. She was born September 2, 1927 in Turnerville, Wyoming, the daughter of Linel Summers Meikle and Ida Elizabeth Merritt Meikle.

Iris grew up in Bedford, and Star Valley, Wyoming areas until she was seven years old. She attended schools in Bedford, Wyoming...

Aug 25, 2018

Joel Albert Johnson, age 90, of Rigby passed away on August 25, 2018 at Sage Grove Assisted Living.

Joel was born October 6, 1927, in Idaho Falls, Idaho a son of Albert and Edna Johnson. He was the second born of four children. He grew up in Rigby, Idaho and graduated from Rigby High School.  He was...

Aug 25, 2018

James “Jim” Hakeem,husband of Amy Hanson Hakeem of Annis, ID passed away Saturday, August 25, 2018 at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Memorial services will be held Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 12:00 Noon in the Menan LDS Stake Center (698 North 3600 East, Menan, ID).  A visitation will be held prior to...

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...