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Austin James Price

Austin James Price

Jun 19, 2010

Austin James Price, 94, of Salem, died Saturday, June 19, 2010 at the Rexburg Nursing Home. He was born August 16, 1915 at Salem, Idaho to Wilford James and Ivie Josephine Judy Price. Austin married Rula Murri on April 7, 1938 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...

Esther Nelson

Esther Nelson

Jun 19, 2010

Esther Brown Nelson, 97 of St. Anthony, died Saturday, June 19, 2010 at Homestead Assisted Living Center in St. Anthony. She was born March 27, 1913 at Plano, Idaho, the daughter of Henry Alonzo Brown and Lola Smith Brown. She graduated from high school in 1931, the last year Ricks College offered a high school diploma. She then earned a...

Gail Bowman

Gail Bowman

Jun 18, 2010

Gail Kent Bowman, 82 of Chester, died Friday. June 18, 2010 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Gail was Born March 13, 1928 in Ora, Idaho to William Earl and Zina Campbell Bowman. He attended schools in Ora, St. Anthony, Pocatello, Rigby and Sugar City. In his youth he worked for area farmers. He was drafted into the Army in...

L. Floyd Smith

L. Floyd Smith

Jun 15, 2010

L. Floyd Smith Lewis Floyd Smith, 88 of Sugar City, died Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at the Ashton Living Center of natural causes. He was born December 4, 1921 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Lewis Frederick Smith and Mable Natter Smith. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Navy from 1942 until 1945. He married...

Grayce Lynn Caillier

Grayce Lynn Caillier

Jun 14, 2010

Grayce Lynn Caillier, was stillborn June 14, 2010 at the Mountain View Hospital in Idaho Falls. Parents are Joshua David Caillier and Mistie Lynn Greer Caillier of Idaho Falls. Siblings are Keilei D. Greer, Keisha D. Greer, Karley D. Greer and Brodie M. Caillier. Grandparents are David L. Greer of Rexburg, Tamra Kaye Hanks of Hinckley, Ut., Michael R. Duncan...

Grace Ann Powell

Grace Ann Powell

Jun 11, 2010

Grace Ann Powell, 86, of Newdale, died Friday, June 11, 2010 at her home of natural causes. She was born December 23, 1923 in Albany, California to Michelangelo Logoteta and Maria Vincenza Sofia. She attended schools in Daly City and Albany, California. She married Francis J. Powell on August 8, 1947. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake...

David Hannah

David Hannah

Jun 9, 2010

David Cooke Hannah, 64, of Rexburg, passed away peacefully in his home on June 9, 2010 from natural causes. He was born April 15, 1946, in Champagne, Illinois to Harold W. and Lillian Cooke Hannah. He loved photography, guns and fireworks. He made fireworks and put on shows for both the community of Rexburg and the Ricks College football games....

Var Manwaring

Var Manwaring

Jun 8, 2010

Alan Var Manwaring, 78, of Rexburg, died Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at Homestead Assisted Living in Rexburg. He was born December 18, 1931 in Rexburg, to David Heber Manwaring and Sarah Zella Hart. He was raised in Rexburg and attended Adams Elementary, Madison Junior High and Madison High School. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of...

Douglas Lee Anderson

Douglas Lee Anderson

Jun 7, 2010

Douglas Lee Anderson, 82 of Salem, died June 7, 2010. He was born October 29, 1927 at Salem to Lee Earl Anderson and Afton McCulloch Anderson. He was raised in Salem and attended Sugar-Salem schools, graduating from Sugar-Salem High School in 1945. After high school he served in the Army, in Japan, during World War II. After the war he...

Joella Jean Everett

Joella Jean Everett

Jun 7, 2010

Joella Jean Everett, age 61, went home to be with her Lord on June 7, 2010. Joella was born September 10, 1948 in Galvasten, Texas, the daughter of Jack Heiman and Mildred Corithers. She grew up in Texas. In 1966 she met and married Randy Everett. In 1979 they moved to Idaho to build a church which in now Lighthouse...

Verla Parkinson

Verla Parkinson

Jun 1, 2010

Mary Verla Parkinson passed away June 1, 2010 surrounded by family members at the age of 100 years. Verla is survived by two children, Karen (Gary) Robins and Lowell J. (Mardi) Parkinson. She is survived by 10 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a son John J. Parkinson, a daughter Deann Parkinson, a...

Alene Harrison

Alene Harrison

May 26, 2010

Alene Hathaway Olson Harrison, 81, of St. Anthony, Idaho, passed away peacefully in her son's arms on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Born of the late Alvin Robert Hathaway and Julia Villette Brower on July 24, 1928, she was the second of eight children. At 19, Alene married Kenneth Olson and began their life as a military family. They had one...

Walter Franklin Hay

Walter Franklin Hay

May 25, 2010

Walter Franklin Hay, 88, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at Mt. Vernon Assisted Living in Idaho Falls. Walter was born August 20,1921 in Menan, Idaho to Aaron Shepard Hay and Myrtie Olivia Johnson Hay. He grew up in Menan, graduating with high honors from Rigby High School. On May 24, 1941 he married Hazel Louise Muir in Rexburg. They...

Bill F. Murray

Bill F. Murray

May 24, 2010

Bill Franklin Murray, 82 of Rexburg, died May 24, 2010 in Rexburg. He was born June 20, 1927 at Gibbon, Nebraska. He graduated from the Kearney Nebraska High School at age sixteen and immediately joined the Navy and saw active duty, in World Ward II, at age seventeen. He served on the USS Indiana battleship and he was a 2nd...

Bessie Thompson Sorensen

Bessie Thompson Sorensen

May 18, 2010

Bessie G. Thompson Sorensen, 93, died May 18, 2010 at the Homestead in Rexburg, Idaho. She was born April 4, 1917 to Godfrey Schwendiman and Medie Zeneta Hughes. Bessie was raised in Newdale. She married W. Irvin Thompson on November 3, 1933 they lived in Menan & Grant then moved to Thornton where they ran Thompsons Service & Oil Co....

Larry Drue Cooper

Larry Drue Cooper

May 8, 2010

Larry Drue Cooper, 62, of Rexburg, died Saturday, May 8, 2010 at home from natural causes. He was the first child to Cleo R. and Charlene Fikstad Cooper in Rexburg, Idaho. Larry attended schools in Rexburg through 11th grade then completed high school in Las Vegas, Nevada. He married Paula Boyce in Rigby, Idaho. They moved to California where he...

Ashleigh Hodge

Ashleigh Hodge

May 4, 2010

Ashleigh Nikkohl Hodge tragically left this world May 4, 2010. She is the daughter of Shayna and Calvin Hodge. She was born August 31, 1994 in Helena, Montana. Her family moved to Saint Anthony, Idaho when she was 2 years old and has lived most of her life in Saint Anthony. She attended schools in Saint Anthony and was a...

Reid Parkinson

Reid Parkinson

May 2, 2010

Reid Raymond Parkinson , 87, of Rexburg passed away Sunday, May 2, 2010, at the Homestead Assisted Living Center of natural causes. He was born December 29, 1922 in Rexburg, Idaho the third child of Fred Doney and Yvette Raymond Parkinson. He grew up in the Rexburg area where he graduated from Madison High School. He attended machinist school at...

Barbara Olsen Orser

Barbara Olsen Orser

Apr 28, 2010

Barbara Brown Olsen Orser, 94, died April 28, 2010 at Rexburg, ID. She was born June 15, 1915 in Ogden, Utah, to Grant Canfield Brown and Pearl Cragun. She had one sister, Phyllis Brown Marriott. Her parents died two days apart in the 1919 flu pandemic. Barbara and Phyllis were raised by their grandmother and an aunt, Clara Brown. She...

Sid Sakota

Sid Sakota

Apr 26, 2010

Sidney J Sakota an amazing, Son, Husband, Father, Grandpa, Brother, Uncle, Cousin, andFriend, died April 26, 2010 at his home surrounded by his wife, family and friends after a valiant fight with cancer. He was under the care of Hospice, Dr. Dane Dickson and Dr. Martha Glen and Debbie Allen. Sid was born to John Shigezo Sakota and Mable Shizuka...

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