Stories from Wednesday, July 9, 2003

A young woman was allegedly abducted and raped by two men in an incident that began at the Walmart parking lot on the evening of June 28. Four days later, last Wednesday, the Idaho State Police, to whom the rape was first reported, released the first information in the case, surprising local law enforcement, which had not been informed previously...

Cora E. Swenson, 69, of Mountain Home, died Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at a Boise hospital. Per her request no services will be held. Cremation is under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Cora was born July 30, 1933, in Fairfax County, Va., the daughter of Emery and Giula Blalock...

Sharon Judy Deckard, 61, died at Hillcrest Rehabilitation and Care Center in Boise on Saturday, July 5, 2003, after a prolonged illness. She was a lifelong resident of Mountain Home. Due to her health, she spent the last three years of her life in care facilities in Boise...

Arles D. Jones, 75, of Mountain Home, died Thursday, July 3, 2003, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, from injuries sustained during a fall. At Arles' request no memorial service is planned. Cremation is under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Shirley Ann (Woods) Beck, 53, of Glenns Ferry, died May 28, 2003, in a Salt Lake City hospital following a long illness. Memorial services were held June 2 at the Three Island Crossing Community Church in Glenns Ferry, followed by private inurnment. The Rev. Chuck Hitchcock officiated...

William J. (Bill) Brayman, 81, died June 21, 2003 in Mesa, Ariz. He worked for the Merc as manager of the meat department for 25 years. Bill is survived by his wife, Ellen Brayman of Queen Creek, Ariz; sister, Janice Robinson of Susanville, Calif.; two sons, Bill Brayman of Manzinita, Ore., and Ray Brayman of Bullhead City, Ariz.; daughter, Judi Brown of Renton, Wash.; nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren...

Kenny O. McGrath, 60, died June 24, 2003, while on vacation near Spain. Memorial services were held in Grosszimmer, Germany, his home for the past 25 years. Kenny was born June 22, 1943, in Mountain Home and grew up enjoying hunting and fishing the streams and hills of Elmore County...

Norvlean "Sue" Smith, 78, of Albany, Ore., died Friday at her home. She was born in Mullin, Neb., to Oscar and Bessie McIntosh, and attended school in Nebraska. She moved to Idaho during World War II and worked as a telegrapher for the Union Pacific Railroad...