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Floyd Ross Leffler
Mar 2, 2023
Floyd Ross Leffler at age 94, passed away on March 02, 2023, in Preston, Idaho. He was born August 13, 1928 in Soda Springs, Idaho the son of Emil Ross and Zelda Blanch Knight Leffler. He moved to Grace with his wife BeVaun after his retirement. He was a dry farmer in the Soda Springs area for most of his...
Boyd Stuart Christensen
Feb 20, 2023
The brilliant light of Stuart Christensen has slipped this earthly realm to shine in the Heavens above. He left all of us behind that loved him and our tears flow into the great hole in our hearts.
Stuart had many friends in his community, each of them special in their own right and very dear to Stuart. Many that have gone...
John Martin Sidwell
Feb 19, 2023
John Martin Sidwell, 60 of Preston, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023, in Preston. John was born July 15, 1962, in Ogden, Utah, the son of Ray and Alice Marie Brockway Sidwell. John was one of five children born to the couple. His siblings are Edward Sidwell, Laurie Nielson, Gordon Sidwell, and Cathy Headworth. John spent part of his childhood...
Shannon Lamar Hale
Jan 29, 2023
Shannon (Duke) LaMar Hale 64, passed suddenly on Sunday, January 29, 2023. He was born November 20, 1958, to Gary LaMar Hale and Elna LeAnn Goodsell Hale, both deceased.
Shannon spent his teenage years growing up in Newton, Utah. He was loving and kind to everyone. He was especially close to his young Aunts and Uncles who were near his age....
Edna Sue Wagner
Jan 20, 2023
Edna Sue Edmunds Wagner was born October 15, 1953, and died January 20, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family. She was 69 years old.
Edna was born in LaPorte, Colorado, to Glenn C Edmunds and Elizabeth Tidwell. She was the last of five children; she had 2 brothers and 2 sisters.
Edna had her first child in 1973,...
David Sharp Auger
Jan 7, 2023
David Sharp Auger, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend passed away on January 7, 2023, at Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho.
He was born on May 31, 1936, in Cub River, Idaho to Verl J. and Alice Sharp Auger. He was the oldest child in the family.
David grew up working on the family farm until he graduated from...
Kaisley Vivian Miller
Jan 6, 2023
Kaisley Vivian Miller entered this world much earlier than her little body was ready. Her parents are Jayden and Jessica Heath Miller of Preston. No services will be conducted.
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...
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