Obituaries

Sep 27, 2021

Charles (Charlie) LaMar Arnold Sr., 90, died from COVID on Monday, September 27, 2021. He was the son of Charles Henry Arnold and Stella Naomi (Blanchard) Arnold.

He is survived by his wife, Tongyoo SangMangTub Arnold, of 48 years; his daughters, Cindy Lynette, Thipsukon, Mary, and Jacqueline (Jackie)Yvonne; his sons, Charles Lynn, Michael Denton, Charles Leonard; 16...

Sep 26, 2021

Heaven gained another angel, our beloved daughter, Malina Jayne Stratton, 37, who passed away peacefully with her parents by her side, Sunday, September 26, 2021 from complications of her life long battle against Cystic Fibrosis.

Malina Jayne was born Sunday, May 27, 1984 to Tracy and Corrina Smith. She was born and raised in Rexburg, Sugar City...

Sep 25, 2021

Marlene Layton Newby Hathaway passed away from this life Saturday, September 25, 2021, leaving behind her 7 children; Galene Carter (Craig), Marlynae Thueson (Bryan), Shannon Williams (Robin), JaNae Hathaway, Rad Gale Hathaway (Kristen), Kurt J Hathaway (Shauna), Kelsie Orme (Kyle), 33 grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren.

Those preceding her in death were her husband Irvin Gale Hathaway;...

Sep 24, 2021

Van, Vannie, Bill, SR, G-Man, Grandpa Briggs had a wonderful life surrounded by people who truly loved him. In his 93 years on this earth, he touched so many people. Van passed away peacefully on September 24, 2021, surrounded by family at Homestead Assisted Living Center in Rexburg, Idaho, where he was always treated with kindness and respect. Van...

Sep 24, 2021

Boyd Charles Clark, Sr. - Navy sailor, over-the-road truck driver, District 91 bus driver and groundsman - passed away September 24, 2021, surrounded by his family. In his 85 years here, he built beautiful things out of wood, kept an immaculate yard and gardens, loved to fish and camp, was always ready to quietly help when someone needed it,...

Sep 23, 2021

Dellis Wright was born 18th March 1933 to Delbert Carlos and Orilla Chloe Broadbent Wright in Thayne, Uinta, Wyoming. He was the fifth of six children; Florence (Stanley Hokanson), Ruth (Ralph Coy), Carlos (Marie), Robert (Kay), and Doris (Val Erickson). Dellis was born just after midnight. He had been born prematurely and wasn't expected to live. As such was...

Sep 23, 2021

On September 23, 2021, our beloved mother Jacqueline Mary Lou Blackham departed this life at age 88 years to join her husband and family members waiting for her on the other side of the veil. Since January 2020, she had been a resident of The Homestead Assisted Living facility in Rexburg, Idaho.

She was preceded in death...

Sep 22, 2021

On the evening of September 22, 2021, Danny Lee Chiddix, peacefully passed into the next life, with his wife watching over him at home.

Dan began this life in Hobart, Oklahoma. He is the son of Oliver Newell Chiddix and Norma Lee Autry, both deceased.

His family moved to Montana, where he loved fishing and...

Sep 22, 2021

Lola Mae Bird, 84, of Rexburg, Idaho, passed away on September 22, 2021 at Homestead Senior Living, with her loving family and friends by her side.

Lola Mae was born January, 6, 1937 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to William Grant Ovard and Eva Mariam Davis Ovard.

She grew up and attended school in Idaho Falls,...

Sep 21, 2021

Rodney was born on December 12, 1966 in New Orleans, Louisiana to James and Delores King. He had 5 brothers and 2 sisters.

He grew up in Slidell, Louisiana and attended Florida Avenue Elementary School, Slidell Jr. High and Slidell Senior High School. He also attended all 4 years and graduated from seminary. At a young age,...

Sep 21, 2021

Chad Arnold Rowe was born to Levon and Opal Rowe on November 11, 1942 in Rexburg, Idaho. He grew up on a small family farm that was nestled beneath the Rexburg foothills in an area called Lyman. Everyone worked together on the farm and Chad learned the important value of work surrounded by his parents and his brothers Jerry,...

Sep 19, 2021

Velma "Zitga Washte" June Reum Haws, 76, of Saint Anthony passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021, in her home. She was born on June 19, 1945 to Eli and Idabelle Wilson Reum. Velma grew up in Wolf Point, Montana, on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, where she received her Indian name, Zitga Washte (meaning Good Bird), and was a...

Sep 18, 2021

Matthew Kevan Davidson was born to Eugene and Eleanor (Kevan) Davidson on July 14th, 1970 in Staunton, Virginia.

He was preceded in death by both his mother and his father, and survived by his brother Mark, Mark's wife and children, and his youngest brother Luke. He was the oldest of the three boys that were born to...

Sep 18, 2021

A beautiful, sweet and faithful person departed this world on Saturday, September 18, 2021 in Rexburg, Idaho. Edna Marie Christiansen Haley was born November 10, 1946 to Garth and Dora (Mower) Christiansen. She moved from Salt Lake City, Utah to Pleasant Grove, Utah when she was 3 years old. She lived in Pleasant Grove until Les and Edna moved...

Sep 18, 2021

Ganene Brower Harris was born June 29, 1937 in Marysville, Idaho.

She was born to Ray and Viola Brower, and had an older brother, Delton. She was raised in Wilford, Idaho. She attended and graduated from Sugar-Salem High School.

She married Harold Lee Harris on January 4, 1956 in the Idaho Falls Temple. They lived...

Sep 18, 2021

Janet Ruppe Clark, 91, of Idaho Falls passed peacefully from this life on 18 September 2021 of natural causes, less than one week from her 92nd birthday.

She was born on 23 September 1929 at Kenilworth, Utah, the first daughter of Cecil Putman "Mike" and Reva Ruppe. The next spring, the family moved to the...

Sep 15, 2021

Harold Lucas Rigby, 95, faithful and strong to the end, peacefully and quietly returned home to his Heavenly Father, Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Harold will be long remembered for his love of family, hard work ethic and his testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Harold was born December 4th 1925 in Rexburg, Madison County, Idaho, the...

Sep 14, 2021

Jon "Slade" Singleton, 51, of St. Anthony passed away September 14, 2021 after a valiant bout with pancreatic cancer.

He was born September 23, 1969 to Brent Singleton and Terri Kamachi Singleton in Rexburg Idaho. He attended schools in St. Anthony and graduated from South Fremont High in 1987. Upon graduation he farmed and built a successful...

Sep 14, 2021

Dorothy Stowell Ashcraft, 86, of Sugar City, Idaho, passed away on September 14, 2021, in Rexburg, Idaho, surrounded by loved ones. She was born February 23, 1935, in Pocatello, Idaho. Her parents were Grant L. and Wanda Jensen Stowell. She attended schools in Pocatello, including Emerson Grade School, Irving Jr. High and graduated from Pocatello High School in 1953....

Sep 13, 2021

Jake Steven Wood of Rigby passed away on September 13, 2021. He was born March 29, 1995 in Rexburg to Angie and Trent Wood. He attended school at Teton Elementary, South Fremont Junior High and South Fremont High School.

Jake loved to be in the outdoors. It didn't matter what season it was. He was either riding...