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Mary Winfrey Morris
Dec 22, 2022
Mary Morris, 81, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022, in Logan, UT due to medical complications. Mary was born February 17, 1941, in Bluefield, WV, the youngest daughter of Hubert Price Winfrey and Mary Virginia Willis. She married James (Jim) Overton Morris, Jr., in Alexandria, VA, on August 5, 1960. They had 52 years together. Mary and Jim had two daughters,...
Lawana Jean Lemon Clark
Dec 20, 2022
Lawana Jean Lemon Clark, 64 of Tatum Texas, passed away at the home of her sister in Stone, Idaho after a several-year courageous battle with multiple cancers. She was born January 12, 1958, in Salt Lake City, Utah the daughter of Royal W. and Janet Madsen Lemon. She grew up in Park City, Utah, and enjoyed hiking, skiing, and swimming...
Edwin Woody Johnson
Dec 17, 2022
Edwin Woody Johnson, 43of Preston, passed away Saturday December 17, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born February 26, 1979, in Fort Defiance, Arizona, the son of Edward Woody and Justina Arlene Perry Johnson. He was raised in Arizona and then joined the Kicking Horse Job Corps where he received his certification in carpentry. He went...
Kevin D Carter
Dec 13, 2022
Kevin D. Carter, 65, of Riverdale, Idaho passed away at his home Tuesday, December 13, 2022, holding the hand of his wife as he took his last breath. Kevin was born March 21, 1957, in Preston, Idaho. He was the only son of Don and Irene Carter.
Kevin spent all his years in Riverdale, Idaho on a beautiful cattle ranch along...
Wilbur Ronald Davisson
Dec 12, 2022
W. Ronald Davisson (Ron), nicknamed Sonny, was 90 years of age when he went to be with Jesus on December 12, 2022, leaving all his pain, suffering, and difficulties behind. He died at home in Preston, ID, accompanied by his wife, Lorna, of heart failure. He was a “hanger-oner” with a good, strong heart. He used to say, “If hanging...
Gary Leon Talbot
Dec 9, 2022
Gary Leon Talbot, age 73, passed away peacefully on December 9, 2022 surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in Preston, Idaho on April 19, 1949 to Henry Leon Talbot and Clara Mattie Noe. He lived many places in Idaho in his childhood and was the oldest of 11 children. He was a member of The Church of Jesus...
Dennis Robert Studebaker
Nov 24, 2022
BUHL — With great sadness we are announcing the passing of Dennis Robert Studebaker. Dennis passed away at his home on Thursday, November 24, 2022 in Buhl, Idaho.
Dennis was born on September 7, 1944 in Salmon, Idaho to Robert (Bob) and Betty Studebaker. He graduated from Salmon High School in 1963 and was enlisted in the United States Navy...
Rusty Gordon Beckstead
Nov 20, 2022
Rusty Gordon Beckstead, 55 of Preston, passed away Sunday November 20, 2022 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born November 6, 1967 in Preston, Idaho the son of Gordon Long and Nina Rae Buhler Beckstead. He graduated from the Job Corps and Bridgerland Technical School, and went on to obtain his Master Degree in Electronic Engineering.
Rusty...
Teresa Ayala-Whitman
Nov 19, 2022
Our sweet-hearted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend, Teresa Ayala-Whitman (Woodyard) 71, of Soda Springs, Idaho passed away peacefully at home on November 19, 2022. She was born March 29, 1951 in Soda
Springs, Idaho. Her parents are Donald and Darlene Woodyard.
She is survived by her children Sally (Dirk) Spencer, Scott (Carrie) Ayala, Sunny (Tyler) Mays, Weezy Whitman, and...
Lamar Tarbet
Nov 17, 2022
Hunter, gatherer, farmer, family provider, father, and friend, James LaMar Tarbet, almost 92, passed away on November 17, 2022. LaMar had a long, wonderful life filled mostly with joy and only a few tragedies. In all, he was the glue that held the family together. He will be remembered for being completely dedicated to his family, and a kind, generous,...
Elizabeth Jean Williams
Nov 3, 2022
Elizabeth Jean Williams born September 16, 1942, at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, died on November 3, 2022, at Whispering Pines Assisted Living Center, Downey, Idaho. Five sisters, one brother preceded her in death. Elizabeth, was an adopted member of the Mckell family, Gary, Ann, Dolores, Norma, Korby, Shauna and Chris for over 40 years.
She possessed a wonderful...
Clark Landell Petersen
Oct 31, 2022
Clark Landell Petersen, 84, passed away peacefully at his home in Riverdale, Idaho on October 31, 2022. He was born to Marvin Larsen Petersen and Ethel Ellen Morgan on August 13, 1938. He was a lifelong resident of the Preston, Idaho area.
He is survived by sons Kenneth Petersen, Douglas C. Petersen, and six grandchildren. There will be a celebration...
Dennis Lynn Walker
Oct 30, 2022
Dennis Lynn Walker, age 80, passed away early Sunday afternoon Oct. 30, 2022, at Autumn Care in Hyde Park Utah surrounded by his loved ones. He will be irreplaceable and sorely missed.
He was born the fourth and last child of lovely parents, Samuel Frederick Walker and Cleo Geneva Howe in Ogden, Utah on August 16, 1942. His parents, his brother...
Mary Kathleen Ogan
Oct 23, 2022
Mary Kathleen “Kathy” DeBean Ogan (80)
Kathy found Eternal comfort joining Our Father in Heaven on October 23, 2022 in Preston, ID. Born July 22,1942 in Pasadena, CA. To some 80 years is a lifetime, for Kathy it was the time of her life. She meant for life to be enjoyed and to share that joy with others, showing everyone she...
Justin Quinton Wilson
Oct 21, 2022
When one door closes, another opens… The Earthly door has closed, and heaven’s doors welcomed Justin Quinton Wilson, 41, back with open arms on October 21, 2022, in Preston, Idaho. He was born on April 14, 1981, to Robert Knox and Marsha Gilbert Wilson in Brigham City, UT.
Although gone too soon from this life, there was not one person that...
Keva Marie Tracy
Oct 17, 2022
Keva Marie Tracy, 63 passed away peacefully in her home on Monday October 17, 2022, in Preston, Idaho. As the family gathered round her in her final hours, shared stories, cried and laughed together we could sense her loving approval. Celebration of life services were held at the Riverdale Cemetery on Wednesday October 19, 2022.
Keva was born in Salt...
Leo Vigil
Oct 1, 2022
Leo Vigil, 92 of Malad City, Idaho, passed away in a local care center on Saturday October 1, 2022. He was born June 01, 1930 in New Mexico, the son of Frank and Mary Martinez Vigil.
At his request, no funeral services will be conducted. Cremation is under the direction of Franklin County Funeral Home, Preston, Idaho. To share a...
Monta Rae Smith
Sep 21, 2022
Monta Rae Rallison Smith passed away peacefully on September 21, 2022. She was the second daughter of George (Stanley) Rallison and Harriett (Hattie) Jensen Rallison. She was born January 17, 1934, in one of two apartments in a tiny white Victorian house that sits on a corner in Whitney, Idaho.
She grew up in Preston and attended the Preston schools. The...
Leeann Hull
Aug 23, 2022
LeeAnn Hull, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 23rd in Hyrum, Utah at the age of 75. LeeAnn was born on January 26, 1947, to Clair and Blanche Hull in Preston, Idaho. She was the second of nine children.
She spent her childhood growing up in Cub River, Idaho with her family. They raised...
Claudette Weaver Moser
Aug 2, 2022
Claudette Weaver Moser, 72, passed away peacefully but unexpectedly on the morning of August 2, 2022, in her home in Preston, Idaho. She was born on September 28, 1949, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the daughter of Claudius Owen Weaver and Geraldine Lake.
She grew up in California and enjoyed spending summers in her youth at her grandparent's ranch near the Tetons...
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