Stories from Monday, July 27, 2009

George Shaffer Walborn, born Aug. 3, 1915, near Freeburg, Pa., died July 25, 2009, in Mountain Home. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 30, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. at St. James Episcopal Church and burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery, Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

Lenora Ann (Knox) Varitek, 89, of Boise, died on July 24, 2009, after a long life which began on July 31, 1919, born to Walter Graham and Elsie (Clouser) Knox in Miami, Fla. A viewing will be held Friday, July 31, 2009, at 4 p.m., with a vigil service with rosary to be held at 6 p.m., at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, Mountain Home. Funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m., at Good Counsel Catholic Church, Mountain Home. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery, Mountain Home...

Walter "Wayne" DeForest, 54, of Mountain Home, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2009, at a local hospital. A celebration of his life will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at Adrianšs Club, 240 S. Main St., in Mountain Home. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...