Stories from Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Judy Curran and her son, Billy, were flown by the U.S. Army Saturday to Walter Reed military hospital in Washington, D.C., to meet her son, James Donaldson, who had been flown in from Germany late Friday after being severely injured in a roadside bomb explosion near Kirkuk, Iraq, on July 14...

The Mountain Home Royals closed out a busy final week of regular season American Legion baseball by winning four of six games as they got ready for the Area B Class A District Tourney. Boise Barons 4 Mountain Home 3 A seventh inning error spoiled a Mountain Home comeback as the Boise Barons regained the lead and beat the Royals 4-3 last Tuesday night at Mountain Home...

Clara M. (Love) Balmer, 85, of Nampa, formerly of Mountain Home, died July 16, 2005, at home, surrounded by her family and friends. A memorial service is planned for the near future. Clara was born July 30, 1919, in Mountain Home, on the Love Ranch, to William and Lizzie Love. She was the youngest of nine children and was affectionately called "Babe" most of her life by her family and friends...

Christina Joy Mouser Wilburn, 31, formerly of Mountain Home, died July 12, 2005, in Maryville, Tenn. Christina was born in Mountain Home, July 28, 1973. She graduated from Mountain Home High School in 1991, married Matthew Montgomery and had a baby all in the same year...

LaDawn Joy Downey, 32, of Owyhee, Nev., died Thursday, July 21, 2005, at the Owyhee Hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 26, at the Human Development Center, Owyhee, Nev. Burial followed at Big Dick Cemetery in Owyhee. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, Mountain Home...

Bonnie Sandau, 66, of Boise, formerly of Mountain Home, died July 25, 2005, at a Boise hospital. Funeral services will be held July 30 at 2 p.m. at Aclesa Funeral Chapel in Boise.

Carrollee J. Yalch, 60, of Mountain Home, died Saturday, July 23, at a Boise Hospital with her family by her side. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, July 28, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Private family inurnment will follow at the Idaho Veterans Cemetery in Boise...

W.C. (Bill) Stewart, 84 of Mountain Home, died Wednesday July 20, 2005 at a local care center with his family by his side. Funeral service was held Monday July 25, at the Mountain Home Elks Lodge followed by burial at Mountain View Cemetery with full Military Honors provided by American Legion Post 26, Mountain Home...

Junior Francis Fenton, 81, a longtime resident of Castleford, died Thursday, July 21, 2005, at his residence in Mountain Home where he had been living with his granddaughter and her family for the past three years. At Junior's request a Celebration of Life will be held at his daughter's home, 3245 Sonny St. in Mountain Home, from 2-4 p.m. on Thursday, July 28. Cremation is under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Dorothy L. Hawkins,77, of Mountain Home, died after a long battle with cancer Saturday, July 23, 2005, in New Holstein, Wisc., while visiting her daughter. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. and last until 12:45 p.m. Friday July 29, at the American Legion Hall Post #26 in Mountain Home, with services to follow at 1 p.m. Burial will be held at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home...

Martin Alzola, 80, of Mountain Home, died Wednesday, July 20, 2005, at the Alzhiemers Care Center in Mountain Home. Funeral services were held Saturday July 23, 2005 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements were by Rost Funeral Home of Mountain Home...

Ralph and Becky Taylor, Mountain Home, will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on July 30. The couple was married July 30, 1965, in Buhl, Idaho, and have resided in Mountain Home for the past 17 years. They have two children and four grandchildren...

The daughters of James and June Meide, Mountain Home, invite friends and family to celebrate the couple's 50 years together, when grandson C.J. Meide and his band, 'Sudden Impact' will perform at Carl Miller Park on July 28 from 7-9 p.m. Jim and June were high school sweethearts and married in Han Kingson, N.D., Jan. ...

Dennis and Marcia Bieroth of Mountain City, Nev., announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Jennifer Ellen Bieroth to Travis Ray Whiteley of Bruneau. Travis is the son of Dusty and Debbie Whiteley of Mountain Home. Jennifer and Travis will exchange their vows at the Bieroth Ranch in Mountain City on Aug. 20...

Larry and Dee Blackburne of Mountain Home have announced the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Christina Ann Blackburne, to Brent Van Dyk, son of Jewel and Jim Kent of Scottsbluff, Neb. The couple will exchange vows on Sept 24, 2005, in Mountain Home...