Obituaries

Mar 2, 2023

Sharon Kay Schiess Bates was born to Edwin Emanuel Schiess and Viona Farnsworth in Driggs, Idaho on February 29, 1940.  She passed away at home on March 2, 2023.

Sharon graduated from high school in Driggs, Idaho and went on to attend LDS Business College and BYU.  She was an active member of the Church...

Mar 2, 2023

Delmar Hunt Raybould passed away peacefully on March 2, 2023. He was born October 8, 1933, to Leland E and Mary Hunt Raybould in Rexburg, Idaho. He grew up working on the family farm near Sugar City and rented land so he could earn enough money to buy a car and pay for college. He graduated from Madison High...

Feb 28, 2023

Roland Floyd Maharry, died February 28, 2023 at home in Rigby, Idaho. He was born in Merrill, Klamath, Oregon, to Floyd Charles Maharry and Ethel Lilliam Rider Maharry.

Roland was raised in Tulelake, Siskiyou, California and graduated from Tulelake High School. He and his father hunted and fished through his growing up years so they could have...

Feb 27, 2023

Roger Willis Garner, 73, passed away unexpectedly on February 27, 2023 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Roger was born October 3, 1949 to K. Willis and Nellis Hart Garner in Idaho Falls, ID. He grew up in Rexburg where he attended elementary, junior high, and high school. He graduated from Madison High School in 1967. He worked various...

Feb 26, 2023

Taylor Lynn Crapo was a loving mother, daughter, sister, and friend, who will be remembered by all who loved her for her strength, sweet spirit and quirky sense of humor. She passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2023, at the age of 24.

Taylor was the first-born, beloved daughter of Jeremy and Lindsay Crapo, born on September...

Feb 25, 2023

Our dear, sweet mother, Donna Valeen Smith Preece Chandler, age 91, passed away peacefully February 25, 2023 in St. Anthony, Idaho from natural causes. Donna was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, September 16, 1931 to Lila Ahlstrom and Walter Harold Smith. Her parents were divorced 8 years later. In 1955 her mother married Robert Welcome Preece and Donna was...

Feb 25, 2023

Larry L. Briggs, 79, of Rexburg, Idaho died Saturday February 25, 2023 at his home under hospice care. He was born April 20, 1943 in Rexburg to Lennis and Glayds Briggs. He grew up in Thornton and attended school in Lyman and Madison County. He met Carol Sommer in the fall of 1959 they were later married in January...

Feb 23, 2023

David Brent Millward, 25, of Sugar City, Idaho unexpectedly passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2023.

He grew up in Sugar City and graduated high school there.

David was known for his quick wit. He caught onto things easily and when he put his mind to doing something, there was nothing in this world that...

Feb 21, 2023

Our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Donald Clyde Bird, passed away early Tuesday morning, February 21, 2023 at the age of 85. He was born in the modest Glendale, Arizona, family home on September 19, 1937, the unexpected second of twin boys, the youngest children born to the Presbyterian minister Eldred Holloway Bird and his wife Edith Marie Laidlaw...

Feb 21, 2023

John Graner passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 after a valiant fight with health problems.

He was born June 24, 1952 in Allentown, Pennsylvania to John Tilgman Graner and Angelina Theresa Zuanet. He was the second child, with an older and younger sister. He attended and graduated from Allentown Central Catholic High School. He participated in...

Feb 14, 2023

Lynn ElRay Webster, age 78, passed away on February 14, 2023 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family. He lived a life filled with service. Lynn served in multiple callings as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, fulfilling a full time mission in the Southern Australia Mission from the 1963...

Feb 14, 2023

Gloria Jean Kington Widdison, 76, of Rexburg, Idaho passed peacefully surrounded by her family on February 14, 2023 at Madison Memorial Hospital.

She was born on November 13, 1946 in Rexburg, Idaho to Raymond Ricks Kington and Rhea Nielsen Kington.

Gloria attended primary schools in Annis and Rexburg, graduating in 1965 from Madison High School....

Feb 13, 2023

Steven Butcher, age 71, passed away on February 13, 2023 at the Morningstar Memory Care Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Steven was born in Fairmont, WV the son of Gail Butcher and Helen Virginia Henderson Butcher. He provided a playmate for his older brother, Clinton, whom he adored. Steven was...

Feb 13, 2023

Vesta Bagley Withers, 92, passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, February 13, 2023.

She was born in Salem, Idaho, April 7, 1930, to Lorenzo Edwards Bagley and Ethel Eliza Jensen Bagley. She was the seventh of eleven children. Mom graduated from Sugar-Salem High School where she played French horn and was an editor.

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Feb 12, 2023

Brint Dell Freeman, 73, of Rexburg, Idaho passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on February 12, 2023 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

He was born on February 4, 1950 in Saint Anthony, Idaho to Paul Frank Freeman and Betty Jane Wilson Freeman. He was raised in Plano, Idaho and attended school in Sugar City, later...

Feb 11, 2023

Claire Christensen passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2023. Claire was a tenacious force in the world, the doggedness of her spirit matched by her deep reserves of thoughtfulness and compassion. It was no secret that she preferred dogs to people, rescuing and caring for them throughout her life. They were as much a part of her family as...

Feb 10, 2023

Gina Marie Munns, 44, gained her crown of glory on February 10, 2023, in Idaho Falls, ID, surrounded by her loving family. Her body just couldn't fight any longer on this earth. She put up a good fight for many years, and won each battle faithfully, But it was time to go home and join the loved ones waiting...

Feb 8, 2023

Linda Lou Eckman, 78, passed away on February 8, 2023, in Rexburg, ID. She was born August 5, 1944, in Lafayette, Indiana to Helen F. and Byrel J. Coffman.

Linda graduated from South High School in Salt Lake City, UT in 1962. The year after graduation she married her high school sweetheart, Lewis M. Bateman in Salt...

Feb 7, 2023

Robert "Bob" Boice, age 78, passed away on February 7, 2023 in the comfort of his home with his family surrounding him. Bob touched the lives of many people through his service to his Church, Madison School District, and the community. He served for over 30 years at Madison School District as a Principal, Vice Principal, Special Education Instructor,...

Feb 5, 2023

Michael Wayne Smith, our beloved father, passed away on February 5, 2023 in Rexburg, Idaho at the age of 67.

He was born on December 10, 1955 in Greybull, Wyoming. He was the sixth of eight children born to Scott Haskell Smith and Lova LaRae Kinghorn. The family resided on Shell Creek near Greybull, Wyoming.

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