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Gay Tucker

Gay Tucker

Jun 5, 2014

Gay Tucker, 82 of Teton,Died June 5, 2014 at her home surrounded by family. Another angel received her wings as our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend Gay Tucker transcended to the other side. She was born in St. Anthony, Idaho on December 30, 1931 to Al and Bea Fausett. St. Anthony is where she spent the majority of her...

Maxine Bateman

Maxine Bateman

Jun 3, 2014

Maxine Richman Bateman, 94, of Fremont, North Carolina, formerly of Eastern Idaho, died Tuesday, June 3, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Maxine was born in Teton City, Idaho on July 19, 1919 to the late John Henry Richman and Lucy Luella Baker Richman. In 1965, she married Eldon Theo Bateman. After his death in 2001, she...

Ladean Hill

Ladean Hill

Jun 2, 2014

LaDean Jones Hill, 86, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2014 in her home in Rexburg, Idaho, after a full and rewarding life, surrounded by loving family members. Born June 17, 1927 in Blanding, Utah, to Thomas DeAlton Jones and Anna Mackelprang Jones, she was the youngest of five children. She was proud of her pioneer grandparents who came through...

Bonnie Jo Thomason

Bonnie Jo Thomason

May 31, 2014

Bonnie Jo Thomason, age 67, passed away at her home with her family surrounding her, in Rexburg Idaho on May 31, 2014 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born March 14, 1947 in Rigby Idaho to Connald and Marion Hymas Carlsen, where she grew up on a farm and learned the value of hard work, the love...

Ivel Burrell

Ivel Burrell

May 30, 2014

Ivel Nield Izatt Burrell, of Teton City, returned to her loving Heavenly Father on Friday, May 30, 2014, after a valiant battle with cancer. Ivel was born August 19, 1946, to Mary LaRee Nield and Rawla Izatt in Afton, Wyoming. Her family moved to Emmett, Idaho when she was 13 and she finished school there, graduating from Emmett High School....

Betty Tibbitts

Betty Tibbitts

May 30, 2014

Betty Lou Davi,s Tibbitts April 10, 1924 – May 30, 2014 Betty D. Tibbitts passed away peacefully, incident to aging, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on May 30, 2014, surrounded by her children. Betty Lou Davis was born on April 10, 1924 in the family home in Heman, Idaho. She was the third daughter of Lew Wallace Davis and Ethelyn Rice...

Reta Fletcher

Reta Fletcher

May 27, 2014

Reta Fletcher, 76 of Shelley, died Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 2, 2014 at the Mountain View Ward Building, in Shelley. Interment will be in the Hillcrest Cemetery.

Nina Mae Firth

Nina Mae Firth

May 26, 2014

Nina Firth, 88, of Rexburg died Monday, May 26, 2014. She was born October 1, 1925 in Rexburg, Idaho to Earl and Cora Lucy Arnold Bowen. Nina moved to Wilson at six years old. The family moved back to Rexburg when she started school. She married William Firth on July 28, 1942. The day after they were married, Bill was...

Patricia Burton

Patricia Burton

May 25, 2014

Patricia Obray Burton, 80, of Rexburg, died Sunday, May 25, 2014. She was born December 30, 1933, in Arimo, Idaho to Ralph and Oriole England Obray. Pat lived most of her growing up years in Pocatello where she met Graydon Burton when she was 16. They were married on October 31, 1952, for time and all eternity, in the Salt...

Elzie Clifton "Cliff" Horne, Jr

Elzie Clifton "Cliff" Horne, Jr

May 20, 2014

Elzie Clifton "Cliff" Horne Jr. of Harts; WV, peacefully passed from this earth life May 20th, 2014 at the home of his oldest daughter in Lehi, UT at the age of 75. Clifton was born in Miami, FL to Elzie Clifton Horne Sr. and Audrey Winslow Horne on June 24, 1938. He was the second child of seven siblings. He...

Blair Pincock

Blair Pincock

May 18, 2014

Blair D Pincock, 78, of Sugar City, passed away at home on May 18, 2014. Blair was born on September 17, 1935 in Rexburg, Idaho. The youngest of 6 children born to Douglas Pincock and Reah Dalling. He was raised in Sugar City but spent his senior year in Pocatello where he graduated from Pocatello High School. He attended Ricks...

Larry Christensen

Larry Christensen

May 17, 2014

Larry Wayne Christensen , 58 of Rexburg, Idaho died Saturday, May 17, 2014 in Provo, UT. He was born January 22, 1956 in Portland, Oregon to Norma Zabelle and Wayne Christensen. He is the third child of four children. He has two sisters and one brother that passed away in infancy. Larry was a hard worker from his childhood until...

Lois Briggs

Lois Briggs

May 14, 2014

Surrounded by her family, Lois Briggs, 76, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister, passed away peacefully May 14th 2014, at the home of her daughter and son in law, Cindy & Richard Roberson in Rexburg. Lois was born on April 20, 1938, to Rulon and Eva Mace Hughes in Teton City, Idaho. Lois grew up in a fun and...

Silda Covington

Silda Covington

May 13, 2014

Silda "Sid" Eliza Covington, longtime resident of Chico, California, died May 13, 2014 at Heritage Home in Rexburg, Idaho, at the age of 94. She was born December 10, 1919, in Hibbard, Idaho to Ross B. and Esther Jane Covington. She was born in her grandmother's sod roofed home. Silda's parents divorced soon after she was born and Esther married...

Douglas J Oakey

Douglas J Oakey

May 5, 2014

Douglas J Oakey, 57, of Rexburg passed away after a brave battle with cancer on Monday, May 5, 2014. Doug was born January 30, 1957 in Rexburg to Ray and Carol Oakey. He graduated from Madison High School and then served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to Adelaide, Australia. Following his mission Doug attended...

Paul Nye

Paul Nye

May 4, 2014

Paul Johnson Nye took his knowledge, his fishing pole, and his chain saw and left this world on Sunday evening May 4, 2014 --- with his loving, and caring wife by his side. He endured to the end and is survived by one of the best families in this world! Paul was born in Ogden, Utah on August 27, 1936....

Ruby Irene Parkinson

Ruby Irene Parkinson

Apr 28, 2014

Ruby Irene Voss Parkinson, 73, of Rexburg entered into eternal peace Monday, April 28, 2014 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was born January 15, 1941 in Teton, Idaho, to Wanda Hadfield and Raymond Henry Voss. She grew up in Teton where she attended grade school. Later, she would attend high school in St. Anthony. In 1957, she met the love...

Richard "Dick" Pelton Schofield

Richard "Dick" Pelton Schofield

Apr 25, 2014

Richard " Dick " Pelton Schofield, 67, passed away at his home in Ashton, on April 25th, 2014. He was born March 15, 1947, in Rexburg, Idaho. His parents were Ross and Beth Schofield. He was raised in the Moody area and lived in the upper valley all his life. He grew up working on the family farm. He loved...

Dorothy Taylor

Dorothy Taylor

Apr 20, 2014

Dorothy Mae Walker Taylor was called home to her loving Father in Heaven on Sunday, April 20, 2014.

Dorothy was born on October 14, 1920 in St. Anthony, Idaho, the daughter of George Alma Walker and Hazel Jane McOmber. She attended school in St. Anthony and graduated from St. Anthony High School.

She married Bert...

Dallas Laine Raty

Dallas Laine Raty

Apr 19, 2014

Dallas Laine Raty, 63, of Rexburg, died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at his home of natural causes. He was born April 3, 1951 in Burley, Idaho, to Thomas and Jennie Brown Raty. He attended schools in Ogden and Orem, Utah and went to college at Brigham Young University. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...

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