Obituaries from September 2008

Ellen Marie Bechtolt Hasty, 74, of Layton, Utah, formerly of Mountain Home, died Aug. 20, 2008, in Layton. A graveside inurnment service was held on Friday, Aug. 29, at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Ellen was born March 17, 1934, in Astoria, Ore., to Ernest and Ellen Sylvia Carlson Bechtolt...

Barbara Jean (Honea) Stemen of Boise, formerly of Elmore County and Grand View, died Aug. 12, 2008. A memorial service is planned at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, at Rimrock High School auditorium in Grand View, under the direction of Flahiff Funeral Chapel, Caldwell...

Leona Jones, 95, of Glenns Ferry, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, at a local care center. A graveside service was held on Friday, Aug. 29, at Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry. Leona was born on May 12, 1913, in Waldport, Ore., the daughter of Louis and Opal Wiedman...

Rosemary Mouser, 69, of Mountain Home, died Aug. 27, 2008, at a Boise hospital with her sister at her side. A celebration of her life and memories was held at her home on Saturday, Aug. 30, attended by many relatives and freinds. Rosemary spent 30 years in federal civil service, beginning at Mountain Home AFB and finishing at Anchorage, Alaska...

Mollie Glidden, 89, of Bruneau, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, at her home. Services will be held on Friday, Sept. 12, at the Bruneau American Legion Hall with the viewing beginning at 10 a.m. and funeral services to follow at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at the Bruneau Cemetery...

Marjorie M. Younger, 76, of Mountain Home, died Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, at her home following a short battle with cancer. Services will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13, with a viewing and greeting of the family beginning at 9:30 a.m. and funeral services starting at 11 a.m. A private family committal will be held at Mountain View Cemetery...

Hal Richard Christiansen, 53, of Idaho City, formerly of Mountain Home, died at his home on Aug. 30, 2008, in Idaho City, in the arms of his wife, Debbie. Memorial services will be held at The Community Center, 205 Commercial St., in Idaho City, on Friday, Sept. 12, at 4 p.m...

Kristine F. Swanson, 40, of Mountain Home, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, at a local care center. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13, at 11 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, 1190 N. 6th East St., in Mountain Home, with Rev. Craig Kellerman officiating...

Jan McNamer, 68, of Boise, formerly of Mountain Home, died at her home on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Funeral services were held Monday, Sept 15, at the Wright Congregational United Church of Christ in Boise, with Rev Michael Black, a longtime friend from the Senate, officiating. Services were under the direction of Bowman Funeral Home...

Mollie H. Glidden, 89, of Bruneau, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 at her home. Services were held Friday, Sept. 12, at the Bruneau American Legion Hall. Burial followed at the Bruneau Cemetery. Mollie was born in Salmon, Idaho, on Nov. 15, 1918. She was the youngest of four children. She attended grade school at the Iron Creek School on the Salmon River and went to Salmon High School...

Julia Regina Jones Smith, 87, formerly of King Hill, died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, at Gooding County Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She had been living at the Shoshone Rehabilitation Center in Shoshone for the past four years. No service is planned at this time. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

John Hobart Wilson (Swede), 83, formerly of Mountain Home, died Sept. 18, 2008, at his home in Odell, Ore. Hobart was preceded in death by his brother, Ernest E. Wilson, and sister, Effie (Wilson) Deming. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at the American Legion Hall in Bruneau...

Charles Nathan Sharp, 65, of Hayden, Ala., formerly of Mountain Home, died Aug. 22, 2008. Rev. Jimmy Townsend conducted the services on Aug. 28 at Spring Creek Cemetery. Arrangements were by McClain-Hays Chapel. He was born Aug. 10, 1943, to Elmore and Mary Sharp and raised in Jones County. He made his home in Neshoba County most of his live. He had been a resident of Hayden, Ala., for the last three years...

Debora Lee Tiffin, 52, of Mountain Home, died peacefully on Aug. 9, 2008, surrounded by her family, after a long fight against breast cancer. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 1917 Third St., Napa, Calif. Arrangements are under the care of Richard Pierce Funeral Service, 1660 Silverado Trail, in Napa...

Betty J. "BJ" Darling, 82, of Mountain Home, died peacefully on Thursday, Sept.18, 2008, at a local care center. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Betty "BJ" Darling was born on Aug. 28, 1926, in Wichita, Kan., at St. Francis Hospital to Maria Frances (Leven) and Lyman Otto Gray...

Evelyn R. Logan, 89, of Mountain Home, formerly of Nampa, died Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, at a local hospital. At her request, no services are planned. Inurnment will be held next to her husband, at the Kohlerlawn Cemetery in Nampa. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Marvin "Eddie" E. Miller, Jr., 70, of Mountain Home and formerly of North Fort Myers, Fla., died at home on Sept. 17, 2008. A memorial service was held Monday, Sept. 22, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Military Honors were by American Legion Post #26 of Mountain Home...

Bert Arnold Landon, 74, of Mountain Home, died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, at his home following an illness. A viewing will be held, Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 5-7 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, Sept. 25, at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Mountain Home Idaho Stake Center. Burial with military honors by American Legion Post #26, will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...