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Makayla Bloxham

Makayla Bloxham

Jul 24, 2022

Makayla Dawn Bloxham passed away at the young age of 19 on Sunday July 24, 2022 from a tragic car accident while driving home to Idaho from Oregon.

Makayla loved living near the beach with her sister Kirsten Bloxham. She loved her job at the Seven Feathers Casino as a laundry attendant where she actually enjoyed talking...

Leman Dale Veile

Leman Dale Veile

Jul 24, 2022

Our father, Leman Dale Veile, (Dale) was born November 25, 1936, in Idaho Falls, Idaho and passed on July 24, 2022, at his home in Rexburg, Idaho but his life certainly encompassed more than the 30 miles between to 2 destinations. He spent little time in Idaho before moving to McGill, Nevada with his parents Leman C and Afton...

Gene Worrell Palmer

Gene Worrell Palmer

Jul 24, 2022

There may or may not be a stairway to heaven, but there may well be a chairlift to heaven, that Gene Worrell Palmer boarded peacefully on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

Gene was born to Dell and Jerry Palmer in Rexburg, Idaho 26 April 1930. His only sibling, his beloved sister Marcile (Blunck) some ten years later. He...

Carolyn Clark

Carolyn Clark

Jul 24, 2022

Carolyn Lucille Clark passed away surrounded by family at...

Sylvia Farley

Sylvia Farley

Jul 23, 2022

Sylvia Ann Bakula Farley was born on August 28, 1940 to George Adam and Bonnie Faye Angell Bakula in Twin Groves, ID. She was the first born followed by her brother, Joe Bakula. She lived and attended school in St. Anthony. She passed away July 23, 2022 at her daughter's home in Rigby.

In 1957 she married...

Tamra Orr

Tamra Orr

Jul 22, 2022

Tamra Sue Orr passed away July 22, 2022 at home surrounded by family. She was born September 4, 1955 in Rexburg, Idaho to Cecil Legrand and Rula (McGarry) Rainey, baby sister to brother Gary and sister Joan.

She attended schools in Rexburg and graduated from Madison High School in 1973 where she enjoyed being on the drill...

Todd Hamblin

Todd Hamblin

Jul 21, 2022

Todd Alec Hamblin, 57, currently of Rexburg, died Thursday, July 21, 2022, at the Homestead Assisted Living, due to complications from a brain tumor. He was born in Provo, Utah to Lawana Mackley Hamblin and Theo DeWayne Hamblin, on April 22, 1965. Todd was the eldest of 7 children and was a caring older brother.

He married...

Joanna Thompson

Joanna Thompson

Jul 19, 2022

Joanna Mary Izzo-Thompson passed on July 19th, 2022 in a single vehicle incident. The incident happened on Highway 33 in Teton Valley, Idaho.

Joanna was born on August 26th, 1960 in Northridge, California, to Joseph and Zita Izzo. Joanna was number five of seven siblings, sister Ann Izzo; and five brothers, Victor Izzo, Dan Izzo, Ted Izzo,...

Kara Kennedy Williams

Kara Kennedy Williams

Jul 18, 2022

Kara Kennedy Williams, age 52, passed away 18 July 2022 due to complications associated with neuroendocrine cancer.

Kara was born to Paul K. and Sylvia (Hiatt) Kennedy in Whittier, California. She was the second oldest of 7 children. She and her family settled in Orem, Utah when Kara was 6 years old. She graduated in 1988 from...

Kyler Sharp

Kyler Sharp

Jul 18, 2022

Kyler Travis Sharp, 27, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2022, at his home in Rexburg, Idaho.

Kyler was born on August 30, 1994, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Travis and Alaina Sharp.

He was the third child and grew up in Sugar City, Idaho where he attended school and graduated from Sugar Salem High School...

Frank Evans Bell

Frank Evans Bell

Jul 18, 2022

Frank Evans Bell, 83 passed away, Monday July 18, 2022, in Rexburg Idaho.

Frank was born on February 18, 1939. The 3rd son and 4th child of Alfred Bell and Myrtle Evans. He was born in the same house as his dad, a house built in Rexburg by his grandfather.

He had a happy childhood...

Marillyn King Christensen

Marillyn King Christensen

Jul 17, 2022

Marillyn Peirce King Christensen, 90, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 17, 2022, at the Homestead assisted-living center in Rexburg, Idaho, from natural causes.

Marillyn was born November 5, 1931, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Earle Wagner Peirce and Lydia Stevens. She was the oldest of four children, and attended grade school, junior high school, high school,...

Mary Pierson

Mary Pierson

Jul 16, 2022

Mary Elizabeth Postma Pierson, 84, passed away in Idaho Falls, Idaho from a chronic illness.

Mary Elizabeth Postma was born January,20th1938 in Montgomery, Alabama, to Raliegh Theodore Postma and Rosie Lorene Chase. She was the 4th child, born into a family of 4 boys and 4 girls. Mary had a great personality and loved everyone. She loved...

Margaret Porter Arnold

Margaret Porter Arnold

Jul 15, 2022

Margaret Porter Arnold was born June 30,1929, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Arthur Porter Jr. and Nelle Child Porter. She passed away at home as she desired July 15, 2022.

Margaret was the youngest of 11 children. Her father was the publisher of the local newspaper, the Rexburg Journal, and also owned Porter's Book Store, which then sold...

Bill Park

Bill Park

Jul 15, 2022

On December 4 1940 William "Bill" Vaughn Park was born to James Merl Park and Geneva Sessions, in the LDS hospital in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Bill grew up in a happy home with his 2 brothers and 2 sisters, Raymond (Ray), Midge, James (Jim), and Ann. Bill lived a ranch lifestyle, in his free time he would work on the...

Alden Robertson Partridge

Alden Robertson Partridge

Jul 13, 2022

Alden Robertson Partridge, age 86, passed away peacefully at the Homestead surrounded by family on Wednesday, July 13, 2022.

Alden was born March 27, 1936, in Lovell Wyoming and raised on a small farm in Cowley, Wyoming. Alden was the youngest of five brothers and two sisters. He loved growing up on the farm where he learned...

Lorraine Bowman

Lorraine Bowman

Jul 12, 2022

Lorraine Joy Bowman passed away July 12, 2022.

She was born July 5, 1958 in Henderson, Nevada to John and Phyllis Bowman. She graduated from Basic High School in Henderson in 1976. She loved America and was thrilled to almost have been born on the Fourth of July and to have graduated in our country's bicentennial year....

Thelma 'Loui' Johnson

Thelma 'Loui' Johnson

Jul 11, 2022

Thelma Luella "Loui" Johnson, 78, of Rexburg, Idaho, departed this earth on Monday, July 11, 2022. Loui was born at home in Ketchum, Idaho to John Willard Scarborough and Thelma Luella (Koehling) Scarborough on February 5, 1944. She married her college sweetheart, Stephen Morgan Johnson on January 23, 1965, in Caldwell, Idaho. Loui and Steve had four children and...

Beverley Wininger

Beverley Wininger

Jul 9, 2022

Beverley Fe Wininger age 66, of Salem Idaho passed away from complications of a stroke in her home July 9, 2022.

Beverley was born May 1, 1956, in San Diego, California to Donald and Gloria Martin. She grew up and raised a family in San Diego until 2020 when she and her husband retired and moved to...

Leland Mace

Leland Mace

Jul 7, 2022

Leland Kay Mace passed away on July 7, 2022 in Rexburg, Idaho after battling with complications associated with diabetes.

He was born May 23, 1949, in St. Anthony, Idaho to Don E Mace and Norma Branson Mace. His older sister Terri met him with great delight. He was followed with 4 more brothers, Gene, Buck, Scott, and...

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