Bob Wilson, 78

W. Robert "Bob" Wilson, 78, of Grand View, died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007, in a Boise hospital.

A memorial service will be held at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, on Friday, Jan. 12, at 2 p.m. Cremation is under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Bob was born Oct. 3, 1928, in South Dakota, one of six children to Vern and Ortha Wilson. Bob's family moved to Idaho in the early 1930s and he spent most of his life ranching in the Owyhee County area.

Bob is survived by: a brother, Dale Wilson of Nampa; a sister, Lou and her husband, Gordon Palmer ,of Arizona; a brother, Mervin Wilson, and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant son, Steven Wilson, a brother, Gerald Wilson, and a sister, Wilma Wynia.