Stories from Monday, November 7, 2011

Our mother, Janis Marie Hurd Urps, 87, of Meridian, formerly of Glenns Ferry, Idaho, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at the Saint Luke's Hospital in Meridian, Idaho, after a short illness, surrounded by her loving family. Services will be held at the Glenns Ferry First United Methodist Church, located at 205 Ada St. ...

Kenneth Edward Parks was born on Aug. 18, 1929, to Aldrath and Edward Parks in Presho, S.D., and passed away from lung cancer Nov. 3, 2011. He grew up in Presho, and was the oldest of the four Parks children. After spending his childhood in the "Dirty '30s" and seeing family and friends survive World War II, he graduated from Presho High School in 1947 and helped his dad with Parks Custom Combining, which shaped his future...

Robert "Bob" Gregory McCrea, Sr., 78, of Glenns Ferry, died on Nov. 2, 2011, at a local hospital. A service was held on Monday, Nov. 7, at Our Lady of Limerick, with military honors and burial at Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Billie Dawn Jacobsen, 72, of Hammett, passed away on Nov. 2, 2011, at her home, surrounded by family, after a seven-year battle with cancer. A viewing will be held on Monday, Nov. 7, from 5-7 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...