Obituaries from September 2009

Raymond Lawrence West, 86, of Mountain Home, passed away Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009, at a local hospital. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Sept 2, at the Prairie Cemetery in Prairie. Arrangements are being provided by Zeyer Funeral Chapel, Nampa...

Nora L. Hatchett, 47, of Hammett, died on Sept. 4, 2009 at her home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

John Sanford, 80, of King Hill, died on Sept. 4, 2009, at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Johanna D. Harney, 80, of Mountain Home, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, at a local care center. No services will be held at her request. Cremation is under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

John Cliff Sanford, 80, of King Hill, passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, at his home in King Hill, from cancer. He was with family and friends. A viewing will be held on Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, from 4-7 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Funeral services will be held at the VFW Hall in Glenns Ferry, on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, with a viewing from 9:15-10 a.m. and services beginning at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry...

Ban Righ Nora Lynn Hatchett passed to the Summerlands on the harvest moon to sojourn with those she loved, attended by those who loved her. Cooled by their touch and warmed by their love. In the end, it was her love that strengthened and healed.

Ella "Sue" Arnold, 62, of Glenns Ferry, died on Saturday, September 5, 2009 at a Twin Falls hospital. Ella Sue was born March 8, 1947 in Nettleton, Arkansas, the youngest daughter of Harvey Barton and Bessie Mae (Thompson) Barton. She married Virgil Green, who passed away in the early 1990s. To that union was born a son, Fred...

Surrounded by family, Denise B. Kennedy, 61, found serenity on Sept. 6, 2009, as she drifted to sleep for the last time in a Boise hospital from an unexpected aneurysm. Denise is survived by her husband Lowell (Butch), her mother Ruby Bower, two sons, Lowell and William (Scott), sisters Dee Ewing and Max Bower, brother Lee Bower, several nieces and nephews, friends across the country whom she held dear, and, of course Jack, who misses her immensely...

Raymond W. Minifie, Jr., of Dayton, Nev., died unexpectedly on Friday, Sept. 11, 2009. Raymond was born on March 28, 1963. He made Nevada his home in 1984, where he married and had a family. Raymond had two children, Amy Johnstone and Steven Minifie, who were the center of his world. ...

Ralph Woodrow Morgan passed away on Friday, Sept. 12, 2009, in Boise, after a battle with cancer. The viewing will be held Tuesday Sept. 15, 2009, from 4-7 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. On Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, a viewing will be held at 10 a.m. until the 1 p.m. funeral service at the Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. A committal service with military honors by the American Legion Post #26, will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

Clyde Toyn Jones, 92, our loving father and grandfather, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, at The Beehive House in Logan, Utah. Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept.18, 2009, at 1 p.m. in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand View, Idaho. Visitation will be held from noon until 12:45 p.m. prior to the funeral. Burial will follow at the Bruneau Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Kelly E. Smith, 32, of Mountain Home, died on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, in Pocatello, due to an industrial accident. A viewing will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 4-6 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Services will be held on Thursday, Sept. 24, with a viewing from 10-10:45 a.m., followed by funeral services at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Mountain Home, Idaho Stake Center. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

Gayla Jean Sanford, 79, of King Hill, died on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. at the Glenns Ferry VFW Hall with burial to follow at Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry...

Adeline Wheeler, 85, of Meridian, formerly of Mountain Home, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Aug. 20, 2009. She was born June 18, 1924, in Dietrich, Idaho, to Adrian and Celestina Berriochoa. As a freshman she moved to Mullan, Idaho, and met the ³one and only² love of her life, Tom. They married Feb. 13, 1943, and had 43 years of marriage before Tom passed away in 1986. They moved to Mountain Home in 1949...

Kelly E. Smith, 32 of Mountain Home, died on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, in Pocatello, due to an industrial accident. A Viewing will be held on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Services will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2009 with a viewing at 10:00am to 10:45am, funeral services at 11:00am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Mountain Home, Idaho Stake Center and burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

Eugene "Gene" C. Davis, of Bruneau, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. A viewing will be held Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, from 10-10:45 a.m. at the American Legion Hall in Bruneau. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. Interment services with military honors conducted by American Legion Post #83 will be held at the Bruneau Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Serenity Grace Ann Miller was born the morning of Nov. 9, 2007, and went home to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 3:16 on the afternoon of Sept. 17, 2009. She made the translation resting peacefully, the same way she entered and lived her life, in the loving arms of her mommy and daddy, surrounded by three generations of family: great-grandparents, grandparents, and aunties, Kara and Sarah Christiansen, and uncles Joseph Miller and Tyler and Eric Christiansen...

Charles E. Cheney died Sept. 12, 2009, in Roseville. Minn. He was married to the former Arta Isaac of Mountain Home.

Elizabeth Frances Lawson, 96, passed peacefully in her sleep Sept., 18, 2009. Elizabeth was born Feb. 25, 1913, in Cresco, Iowa, to Barbara (nee Zoback) and David Hutton, the third of ten children with three brothers and six sisters. Her parents moved to Milltown, Wisc., where Elizabeth attended school...

Yvonne "Bonnie" A. Sveum, 80, of Mountain Home, passed away with her loving family at her side, on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, from a lengthy illness. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, at 11 a.m. at the Faith Lutheran Church, located at 1190 N. Sixth East St., in Mountain Home. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Harold A. Workman, 89, of Mountain Home, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009. Funeral services were held on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, located at 2425 American Legion Blvd. Burial followed at the Idaho Veterans Cemetery in Boise. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Gayla Jean Sanford, 79, of King Hill, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. at the Glenns Ferry VFW Hall and burial will follow at Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Donald "Newt" Wright, 74, of Scottsdale, AZ and Wilsall, MT passed away Monday, September 21, 2009 in Bozeman, MT. Services will be held at a later date. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www.dahlcares.com

Louis J. Anca died unexpectedly on Sept. 16, 2009, and went to be with Jesus. Louis was very loved by his family and friends and will be missed. He was born May 3, 1985, in Vancouver, Wash. He enjoyed playing his electric guitar, which he taught to himself and his younger brother. He was a motocross racer for years and enjoyed it very much...

Ronald Lee Bush, 47, of Mountain Home, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, at his home. Services will be held on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, with a viewing at 1 p.m. and funeral services at 2 p.m. Burial with military honors will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Ronald Lee Bush, 47, of Mountain Home, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, at his home. Services will be held on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, with a viewing at 1 p.m. and funeral services at 2 p.m. Burial with military honors will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...