Obituaries from August 2008

Terry Gene Wells, 65, of Boise, formerly of Mountain Home, died Friday, Aug. 1, 2008, at a Boise care center. A viewing was held on Monday, Aug. 4, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 5, with a viewing and services afterward at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Mountain Home Idaho Stake Center. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery...

Sgt. Brian W. Blandford, 39, of Caldwell, formerly of Glenns Ferry, died Sunday, July 27, 2008, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 1, at Caldwell First Baptist Church with Chaplain (Maj.) Rob Morris, JFHQ Chaplain for Idaho Army National Guard, officiating. Friends may send condolences to Brian's family at www.dakanfuneralchapel.com...

Mary Elizabeth Black, 84, of Prairie, died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008, at her home in Prairie. Arrangements are pending through Summers Funeral Homes, Boise Chapel.

Lewis "Andy" LeRoy Anderson, 73, of Bastida Towing in Mountain Home, died Monday, Aug. 11, 2008 at his home. A gathering to remember and celebrate Andy's life will be held Saturday, Aug.16, at 1 p.m. at the home of Bud and Caron Adams.

Joseph Kazyaka, 41, of Mountain Home, died Monday, Aug. 11, 2008, at his home following an illness. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Black, 79, of Prairie, died at home on Aug. 3, 2008. Funeral services were held Thursday, Aug. 7, at Summers Funeral Homes in Boise. Burial followed at Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens in Boise. Mary was born Aug. 11, 1923, in Decatur, Ark. She was the first of nine children born to Noah Benton (Sr.) and June Helen Reed...

Sharon L. Meredith, 65, of Mountain Home, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, at a local care center. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Vonae Frances Etterlein, 52, of Mountain Home, died Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008, at her home. No services are planned at this time. Vonae was born on Feb. 19, 1956, in Ogden, Utah, to Joseph and Nyla Etterlein. She was raised in a military family. In 1988 she moved to Mountain Home. Vonae enjoyed doing crafts and was a loving grandmother, her family said...

Retired Major Gene M. Davis, 84, of Mountain Home, died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, at a Boise hospital. A graveside inurnment, with military honors by American Legion Post #26, was held on Saturday, Aug. 16, at Mountain View Cemetery. Gene was born on Dec. 25, 1923, in Lapeer, Mich. He was the second child of Ross and Isabel Davis...

Joseph "Joe" Theodore Kazyaka, 41, of Mountain Home, died at home on Aug. 11, 2008, with his family at his side. A memorial service, with military honors by the Idaho National Guard, will be held on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at 11 a.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Juston Waltar Wolfe, 15, of Grand View, died Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, at his home. A Celebration of Life and Love was held Tuesday, Aug. 19, at Glenns Ferry High School in Glenns Ferry. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Lewis Leroy "Andy" Anderson, 73, died at his home on Monday, Aug. 11, 2008. Per Andy's request, he was cremated. Andy was born April 26, 1935, in Vancouver, Wash., to George and Aurilla Anderson. He was one of eight children. Andy attended Evergreen High School in Washington...

Wendell Leo "Scottie" Scott, 72, of Rupert, formerly of Mountain Home, died Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, at St. Luke's Hospital in Twin Falls. Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 22, at the Rupert LDS 2nd Ward with Bishop Max Garner officiating. Arrangements there were under the direction of Hansen Mortuary Rupert Chapel. Graveside services were held later that day at the Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home, with military rites by the American Legion...

George Allen, 81, of Buckner, Mo., formerly of King Hill, died Aug. 19, 2008. He was born in American Falls, Idaho, on Aug. 5, 1927, to William and Loretta Allen. He grew up in King Hill and spent several years of his young adult life participating in rodeo with his younger brother, BudAllen. Together they build a rodeo arena that still exists...

John Mark Conrad, 68, of Carey, formerly of King Hill and Glenns Ferry, died Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, of complications due to an extended illness at the Boise Veterans Hospital. Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 25, at the Carey LDS Chapel. Interment and military rites were held at the Carey Cemetery. Arrangements were under the care of Wood River Chapel of Hailey...

Leona Jones, 95, of Glenns Ferry, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, at a local hospital. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29, at Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Donald S. McAnulty, 87, of Glenns Ferry, died Aug. 25, 2008, at Poplar Grove Assisted Living Center after a short illness. Graveside services will be held at the Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry on Thursday, Aug. 28, at 2 p.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Demaray Funeral Service, Gooding Chapel...

Robert "Bob" Delbert Jones, 87 of Mountain Home, died Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, at a local hospital. The family has invited those who care to share their memories of Bob to attend a memorial potluck barbecue on Saturday, Sept. 6, at 3 p.m. at the Fields Trailer Park, #18, in Mountain Home, following the AFAD celebration...

James Prestage McIntyre, 90, of Mountain Home died at a Boise hospital on Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, 500 N. 18th East St., in Mountain Home, with Pastor Neil Evans officiating. Graveside services with military honors by American Legion Post No. 26, will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home...

Evelyn Flamm, 87, of Bruneau, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008. A graveside service will be held for the family at Taylor Cemetery on Aug. 31 in Alder, Mont. Evelyn was born on Jan. 2, 1921, to Gus Hanig and Mae Hanley in Taylor's Ridge, Ohio. Her father nicknamed her "Jimmy" and that stuck with her throughout her life. ...

Sharon Lee Mason Meredith, 65, of Mountain Home, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, at a local care center. Funeral Services were held on Friday, Aug. 22, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Burial will follow in Needles Riverview Cemetery in Needles, Calif. She will be buried near her parents. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Michael G. Fink, 58, of Mountain Home, died Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, at his home following an illness. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 1 p.m., at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses located at 1170 E. 9th South St. in Mountain Home. Cremation is under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Marie Mallion, 89, of Mountain Home, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, at a local care center. A graveside inurnment will be held on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 9:30 a.m. at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Marie was born on Feb. 20, 1919, in Gordon Butler, Kan., the daughter of Melvin and Pauline Lott...

Debra "Debbie" Lynn Keas, 53, of Mountain Home, died Aug. 22, 2008, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at the First Congregational Church. A private family inurnment will be held at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...