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Jay Ricks

Jay Ricks

Jan 14, 2018

Jay Clyde Ricks, 91, of Rexburg, Idaho, died Sunday, January 14, 2018, in Rexburg. He was the son of Alfred Taylor Ricks and Ruth Smellie Ricks and was raised in Felt and Rexburg Idaho. He attended Madison High School where he met his sweetheart Beverly Walz. After graduating from Madison High School, he worked on his family's farm and served...

Ralph Wayne Thompson

Ralph Wayne Thompson

Jan 12, 2018

Ralph W. Thompson passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 12, 2018, at his home in Rexburg, Idaho at age 83 of causes incident to old age. Ralph was born Ralph Wendell Chipman on October 26, 1934, in Provo, Utah County, Utah, the first child of Wendell B Chipman and Rhae Gardner. When Ralph was seven years old, his...

Pam Timmons

Pam Timmons

Jan 7, 2018

Pamela Edith Timmons, 66, of St. Anthony, passed away peacefully at home on January 7, 2018. She was born on May 26, 1951 in Renton, Washington to Robert and Eileen Barnett. She was raised in Kent Washington where attended school and graduated from high school. She moved from Washington after high school and spent many years in Southwestern Wyoming, before...

Shirley Mae Henderson

Shirley Mae Henderson

Jan 1, 2018

Shirley Mae Jensen Henderson, 78, of Burton, died Monday, January 1, 2018 at Carriage Cove in Rexburg. She was born May 5, 1939 in Ogden, Utah, to Joseph and Jenny Hammer Jensen. Her family moved from Utah to Ashton and then to Rexburg where she graduated from Madison High School in 1958. She met Stuart Henderson on a blind date....

Ozelle Hathaway

Ozelle Hathaway

Dec 30, 2017

Gladys Ozelle Earls Hathaway, 94, passed away quietly on the morning of December 30th, 2017, in Rexburg, ID. She was born December 29th, 1923 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, to William Richard and Daisy Oveda Earls. She was the oldest child, and the only daughter. Her younger brothers were Leroy and Robert Earls. Her childhood was a happy one filled...

Elmo Cheney Davis

Elmo Cheney Davis

Dec 29, 2017

Elmo Cheney Davis, 94, died Friday December 29, 2017 at his home in Rigby. He was born December 19, 1923 in St. Anthony, Idaho to Martin David and Cora Cheney Davis. He attended schools in St. Anthony and graduated from South Fremont High School. After high school he was drafted into the Army and served in the European Campaign during...

Bradley Miyasaki

Bradley Miyasaki

Dec 23, 2017

Bradley Nobuo Miyasaki, 66, of Rexburg, Idaho, passed away Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017 at the LDS hospital in Salt Lake City. He was being treated for acute myeloid leukemia. Brad was born April 17, 1951, to Lucile and Kiyoshi Miyasaki in Rexburg, Idaho. Brad graduated from Madison High School, Ricks College, and Brigham Young University. He was a member of...

Hans Jensen

Hans Jensen

Dec 20, 2017

Hans William Jensen, 80, of Salem, Idaho passed away December 20,2017, at Madison Memorial Hospital. Hans was born in Salem, Idaho on February 12, 1937. He was the son of William and Emma Jensen. He graduated from Sugar Salem High School. He married Wylene Brown May 29, 1969, in the Idaho Falls Temple. They had seven children. Family meant everything...

Dahlan Gardner

Dahlan Gardner

Dec 20, 2017

Dahlan Ross Gardner of Teton City, Idaho, passed away surrounded by his family and his music Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at the age of 78. Dahlan was born October 29, 1939. He was married to Barbara Lee Wellard on September 1, 1961, until Barbara's death, January 31, 1998. They had two children: Brian Lee Gardner, February 27, 1962, and Lanny...

Mona Jensen

Mona Jensen

Dec 19, 2017

On December 19, 2017, Mona Marie Keppner Jensen, 99, left this life to join her eternal companion. Mona was born May 15, 1918, in Hibbard, Idaho to Lehi and Mary Ella Statham Keppner. She attended school in Hibbard and graduated from Madison High School. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a...

Lavoi Congdon

Lavoi Congdon

Dec 11, 2017

Percis LaVoi Burbank Congdon, 102, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2017 at Madison Carriage Cove in Rexburg, Idaho. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ken, her siblings, Cecil, Dan, Nona and Lillis, and by her sons Eddie and Reed. LaVoi is survived by her two daughters Jeanette Powell of Eagle, Idaho, DeAnne Congdon of Teton,...

Lois Warnberg

Lois Warnberg

Dec 10, 2017

Our beloved Mother earned her wings while cradled in the arms of our Father on December 10, 2017. Never could a more powerful love be found than that of Ray Gene Warnberg and Lois Voss Warnberg. Married on March 2, 1973 they spent 45 years united in a life long journey. Our Angel made her debut into this world on...

Lucille Orgille

Lucille Orgille

Dec 10, 2017

Lucille 'Lou' Harrison Orgille, 94, of St Anthony, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2017 at Teton Post Acute Care & Rehabilitation in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Lucille was born on September 19, 1923 in Teton City, Idaho to T. Arch & Grace L. Harrison. While attending school she played a silver trumpet and was a lifeguard at the North Fork...

Clara Marie Taylor

Clara Marie Taylor

Dec 9, 2017

Clara Marie Hansen Taylor, 87, of Ammon, ID, returned to her loving Heavenly Father on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. Clara was born Sept. 17, 1930, in Pocatello, ID, to Lola Margaret McBride (Browning) and Milton Dale Hansen. She was raised in St. Anthony, ID. Clara married the love of her life, Gene Earl Taylor, on Nov. 16, 1948, in the...

Julie Farley

Julie Farley

Dec 9, 2017

Julie Lynn Farley, 59, of Parker, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2017. She was born January 20, 1958, in Rigby, Idaho to Gerald Jay and Bonnie June Byington Chapple. She grew up in Ririe and Utah. She then moved back to Ririe and there graduated High School. She married Jon W. Farley on November 5, 1982 in the Idaho Falls...

Mike Evens

Mike Evens

Dec 9, 2017

Mike R. Evens 65 of St. Anthony passed away Saturday, December 9, 2017 at home. He was born, March 24, 1952 in Rexburg, Idaho to Jack Steve Evensiosky and Gladys Stratton Evens. He is survived by two sons, Levi and Aaron and a grandson Bryce McKenzie; granddaughter Emma Evensiosky and friend Linda. He is also survived by Siblings, Billie Oneal...

Blair Hilton

Blair Hilton

Dec 8, 2017

Blair Glen Hilton, 80, of Rexburg, died December 8, 2017, at his home surrounded by loved ones. He was born December 27, 1936, in Salem, Idaho, to Glen Hugh and Belva Hunziker Hilton. Blair served in the US Army from 1955 to 1957. He married LaDean Thorpe on October 25, 1958, in Osgood, Idaho. Their marriage was later solemnized in...

Earle Wright

Earle Wright

Dec 7, 2017

Earle Coulsen Wright, 92 of Saint Anthony Idaho, formerly of Hamilton Montana died December 7, 2017. Earle was born November 15, 1925 in Yakima Washington to Charles Coulsen Rich Wright and Geneva Ensign Wright where his father was employed at the Government Agricultural Experiment Station in Prosser. The family moved to Sacatone Arizona when Earle was 5 to the Pima...

Donald Murri

Donald Murri

Dec 7, 2017

Donald Ray Murri, 97 of Pasco, Washington, passed away December 7th, 2017. Donald Ray Murri was born August 28, 1920 to Ellen Johnson Murri and Charles E. Murri in Wilford, Idaho. He was the fifth of 6 living children. He attended elementary school in Wilford and high school at South Fremont High in St. Anthony, Idaho. He grew up helping...

Phillip Parkinson

Phillip Parkinson

Nov 23, 2017

Phillip B. Parkinson, 62, passed away on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2017 in the early morning hours. Phillip was born November 14, 1955 in Rexburg, Idaho. Phillip was a much anticipated and wanted child, born to Preston H. and Norma A. Beesley Parkinson. Phillip grew up in Rexburg where he had many boyhood adventures with his sisters, older brother and...

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