Obituaries from May 2004

Darlene L. Wehrs, 68, of Mountain Home, died Friday, April 30, 2004, at a local assisted living facility. Graveside services were held on Thursday, May 6, 2004, at Mountain View Cemetery, with a memorial service afterward at Faith Lutheran Church. Arrangements were under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Tanna Teresa Preston, 19, of Mountain Home Air Force Base, died Monday, May 10, 2004, in an automobile accident. Memorial service were held Monday, May 17, at Liberty Chapel on Mountain Home Air Force Base. Local arrangements are under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Jackie Keith Taggart, 63, of Mountain Home, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004, at a care center in Mountain Home. No local services will be held. A memorial service will be held at a later date in California. In lieu of flowers the family has requested that memoriasl be made to Horizon Home Health, 1310 American Legion Blvd, Mountain Home, ID 83647...

Mark E. Miller, 61, of Mountain Home, died Sunday, May 9, 2004, at a local assisted living facility, after a long illness. No services will be held. Arrangements are under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Mark was born in Buckeye, Ariz., on Jan. 12, 1943, to Walter W. and June L. Miller...

Robert "Bob" Leroy Nilles, 61, of Bruneau, died Wednesday, May 12, 2004, at his home in Bruneau. Graveside services were conducted Tuesday, May 18, at the Bruneau Cemetery. Following the services family and friends gathered at American Legion Hall Post No. 83 in Bruneau. At Bob's request a wake of celebration will be held at a later date at the American Legion Hall in Bruneau. Arrangements are under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

David E. Wallace, 84, of Mountain Home, died May 14, 2004. Cremation will follow private memorial services that will be held at a later time. Arrangements are by Jerry Rost through Demaray Chapel of Gooding. Wallace was born April 29, 1918, in Lewiston...

LeRoy J. Martinez, 51, of Glenns Ferry, died suddenly surrounded by his family on May 16, 2004, at home. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 19, from 4-7 p.m. at Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. ...

Anthony (Tony) Bettencourt, 73, of Mountain Home, died May 16, 2004, at his home, after a 3 1/2 year-long fight with cancer. At his request, he will be cremated and the only service, for family and freinds, will be at his home on Saturday, May 22, at 3 p.m...

James Richard Ingram, 69, of Hammett, died Sunday, May 23, 2004, at his residence. Memorial Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

Harold L. Larsen, 88, of Mountain Home, died peacefully at home Monday morning, May 24, 2004. Memorial services will be held Friday, May 28, at 10 a.m. at the Summers Funeral Home chapel in Mountain Home. Larsen was born in Barre, Vt., to Andrew and Christine Larsen on April 27, 1916...

Long time Yakima physician and general surgeon, Samuel A. Gridley, formerly of Mountain Home, died at home, surrounded by his family following an extended illness, on May 22, 2004. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 29, at the Terrace Heights Chapel of Valley Hills Funeral Home in Yakima, Wash...