Obituaries from December 2009

James Phillips, 82, of King Hill, died Nov. 30, 2009, at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

James Lewis (Jim) Phillips, 82, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Nov. 30, 2009. Services will be held on Friday, Dec. 4, with a viewing from 10-10:45 a.m., and services beginning at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Glenns Ferry. Burial will follow at Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry. Arrangements by Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Ivan Leon Nielson, 73 of Grand View, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at his home. A graveside inurnment service will be held at 2:00pm, on Monday, December 7, 2009, at the Riverside Cemetery in Grand View. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Blaine Triplet Huddleston, 58, of Mountain Home, passed away at his home on Nov. 3, 2009. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Senior Citizen's Center. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mtn Home...

Elaine Deschene, 70, of Mountain Home, passed away on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, at her home, following an illness. A viewing will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 9, with a viewing starting at 9 a.m. and services at 10 a.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home...

C. Max Allen of Burley, recently relocated to Mountain Home, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, in Mountain Home. Max is survived by his wife, Lynda V. Allen, sister of Mountain Home residents Julie and Dr. John L. Vogle. Together, Max and Lynda were the parents of eight children, five of whom live in the Boise area, three in Utah, and 20 grandchildren...

Eugene Boyd Campbell, 80, of Mountain Home, Idaho, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at his home. A viewing will be held from 4-7 p.m, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Services will be held at the Bruneau American Legion Hall on Thursday, Dec. ...

Lesli J. Perry, 56, of Mountain Home, passed away on Dec. 9, 2009, at her home, following an illness. At her request, no services are planned. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Lesli was born on Feb. 26, 1953, in Charleston, Ore., the daughter of James and Mildred Dibrell...

George Wilder passed away Sunday, Dec. 6, at his home in Boise. He was born in Winchendon, Mass., on April 30, 1922. Funeral services were held at Summers Funeral Homes, Ustick Chapel, on Thursday, Dec. 10, at 2:30 p.m. Upon graduation of high school, he and two friends joined the U.S. Navy. He spent the next 221Ž2 years learning various trades and served as an electrician on numerous navy bases upon different battleships and airplanes...

Audrey Nichole Richins, 4, of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, at a local hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Audrey Nicole Richins, 4, of Mountain Home, passed away on Dec. 15, 2009, at a local hospital. A viewing will be held from 9:45-10:45 a.m. prior to the funeral service at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 18, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mountain Home Stake Center. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery, in Mountain Home...

William Scott Arbogast, loving son, brother, uncle and friend, passed away Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. He was born on May 28, 1963, in Gulfport, Miss., to Lester Fredrick Arbogast and Jeanette Lucille Knowlden. He is survived by his parents and stepmother Marcia, brothers; Dennis Arbogast (Mark Burton), Bruce (Candace) Arbogast, Duane "Bubbas" (Christina)...

Fannie Margueretta Snider, 90, of Mountain Home, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, at a Boise hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, at the Bruneau American Legion Hall, inurnment will follow at the Bruneau Cemetery. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Earl L. Claiborne, Sr., 90, of Mountain Home, Idaho, passed away Dec. 19 2009, at the Veteranšs Administration Hospital in Boise. At his request no services will be held. However, a memorial with a gathering of family and friends will be observed in the spring, date and place to be determined...

Leola C. Getz, 92, of Mountain Home, passed away on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009, at a local care center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, at the Christian and Baptist Church in Mountain Home. Burial will be held at the Riverside National Cemetery, in Riverside, Calif., on Jan. 4, 2010...