Stories from Wednesday, April 2, 2003

E. Louise Eagle, 70, of Mountain Home, died Wednesday, March 26, 2003, at her residence. Graveside services were held Monday, March 31, at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Arrangements were under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel...

John Micheal Schubert, 26, of Oklahoma City, Okla., formerly of Mountain Home, died March 16, 2003, after a three-year battle with cancer. Services were held in Oklahoma City. He grew up in Mountain Home before moving to Oklahoma. He is survived by: his father and stepmother, John and Karrie Knox of Mountain Home; his mother RaeDeane Campbell of Oklahoma City; his brothers, Archer Dean of Mountain Home, J.R. ...

William A. "Bill" Meyers, 57, of Mountain Home, died of a heart attack while in California, Saturday, March 29, 2003. His wishes were cremation and no services. He served for 26 years in the Air Force. He is survived by: his wife, Patricia; sons Eugene Meyers and his wife, Kelly, of New Hampshire, Christopher of Boise; daughter Cynthia of Dallas, Texas, Kimberly and her husband Dan Dunn, of Charleston AFB; his mother-in-law, Frances Daugherty of Mountain Home, and nine grandchildren...

Isabelle Ida Whited, 87, of Mountain Home, died Friday, March 28, 2003, at the Elmore Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services were held Tuesday, April 1, at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Arrangements were under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel...

The mild winter and warm spring temperatures may be responsible for the early hatches of a large population of Mormon crickets already being spotted in Elmore County. Ranchers and growers from across the county gathered Monday with the University of Idaho Extension Agent Mir Seyedbagheri, The Board of Elmore County Commissioners, and representatives from the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS), the Idaho Department of Agriculture, BLM and Forest Service to analyze the situation and to develop a plan of control measures for the outbreak. ...