Obituaries

Dec 1, 2016

After several years battling the effects of heart problems and strokes, Gary Edward Smith, 78, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away peacefully holding his sweetheart’s hand on December 1, 2016 in Preston, Idaho. 

Gary was third child born to Frank Edward and Faye Rich Smith on August 20, 1938 in Ogden, Utah.  The family dairy and...

Nov 30, 2016

Nov 30, 2016

Nov 20, 2016

Roland H. Wheeler, 63, passed away Nov. 20, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  He was born Sept. 6, 1953 in Preston, Idaho the son of Washington Fay and Gwen Hulse Wheeler.  He attended school in Preston.  He joined the Army and was honorable discharged for medical reasons.

 

He married Sheila Lynn Steed from Providence, Utah in March of...

Nov 20, 2016

Willard Albert Dickson, age 90 years, died Wednesday, November 16, 2016, surrounded by his family at his home in Star, Idaho. “Al” was quickly followed by his loving wife a few short days later.

Margaret Lavona Dickson, age 79 years, died Sunday, November 20, 2016, also surrounded by her family at her home in Star, Idaho. Al and Margaret were...

Nov 19, 2016

Herald Clair Egbert, 88, passed away on Nov. 19, 2016 at the Franklin County Transitional Care Center in Preston, Idaho.  He was born December 22, 1927 in Logan, Utah the son of Herald Joseph and Lulu Waddoups Egbert.  He married Alzina Mae Thornton on December 12, 1950 in the Logan Utah Temple. He served his country in the US Army...

Nov 19, 2016

Nov 16, 2016

Willard Albert Dickson, age 90 years, died Wednesday, November 16, 2016, surrounded by his family at his home in Star, Idaho. “Al” was quickly followed by his loving wife a few short days later.

Margaret Lavona Dickson, age 79 years, died Sunday, November 20, 2016, also surrounded by her family at her home in Star, Idaho. Al and Margaret were...

Nov 13, 2016

Arlene Keller Nash, 80, died Sunday, November 13, 2016 at the Heritage Home in Preston, Idaho.  She was born on September 20, 1936 to Fairen Keller and Elene McDermott in a little one room house in Mink Creek, Idaho.

 

She married the love of her life, Victor Paul Nash Jr., on November 3, 1952 in the Logan Utah Temple. ...

Nov 8, 2016

Nov 4, 2016

Clyde E. Palmer, 90, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 4, 2016 at the Heritage Home in Preston, Idaho. He was born on August 20, 1926 in West Jordan, Utah on a farm where he learned the value of hard work, to David Raymond and Barbara Ann Cox Palmer, the 15th of 16 children. He received his early schooling in...

Oct 29, 2016

Marcella Head Merrill passed away on October 29, 2016. Marcella was born March 6, 1923 in Preston Idaho, the youngest daughter of Margaret Geddes and William D. Head. She attended school in Preston, ID. Marcella was proud to have served her country during World War II as a radioman in the WAVES. She married Austin Keith Merrill on May 12,...

Oct 24, 2016

Ivan Weston Mott, 44,  died unexpectedly from injuries sustained in a car accident on October 24, 2016. He was born May 23, 1972 in Ogden, Utah to Niles and Connie Wardell Mott. He was the fifth of six children. The family moved to Naples, Utah when Ivan was 2. Ivan achieved the rank of Eagle Scout at age 13. He...

Oct 22, 2016

Our kind, loving, and very gracious mother, Margaret Marie Johnsen Rogers Clark, 97, passed away October 22, 2016 in Lewiston, Utah at the Sunrise Park assisted living center. Marie was born September 1, 1919, in Logan, Utah to Erastus Johnsen and Nellie Maria Merrill. She was the fifth of nine children, five of whom died at birth.

 

Marie was...

Oct 20, 2016

Heber Campbell Swainston, 89, slipped peacefully from this earthly life on October 20, 2016 in his home in Winder, Idaho surrounded by loved ones. He was born on November 2, 1926, the second of eight children born to Heber Charles and Sylvia May Campbell Swainston.

 

Heber graduated from Preston High School in 1945.  He worked the sugar beet factory...

Oct 13, 2016

Joye Belle (Dees) Baldwin passed away on June 13, 2016, her 91st birthday, at the Heritage Senior Living facility in Preston, ID, with family at her side.  Joye was born on June 13, 1925 to Holly Anthony Dees and Emma Telitha (Riley) Dees in Wapanuka, Ok.  She was the youngest and last survivor of 13 brothers and sisters.

 

In...

Oct 5, 2016

Ruth Morris Bingham, cherished wife, mother, grandmother, and friend left this earthly life to return to her beloved Savior Jesus Christ on October 5, 2016. She was born during a cloud burst in Riddyville, a hollow above McCammon, Idaho on July 5, 1925, the adored youngest of 12 children to Joseph Stephen and Alice Elvira Green Morris. Ruth attended a...

Sep 28, 2016

Leo Lyman Jensen died on September 28, 2016, in his sleep, peacefully, after spending the last 8 years at Terrace Grove in Logan, Utah. He thanks all those who watched over him there. Lyman was born in Franklin Idaho on February 6, 1923, so he was 93 years old. Lyman loved life and loved people.

            Lymans father was Jens...

Sep 24, 2016

Dan LaMar Belnap Bennett, 38, passed away Sept. 24, 2016, in Logan, Utah. He was born Aug. 22, 1978, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Michael DeLos Bennett and Cynthia Nelson. He married Leslie Dunkley and they had two children together, Jada and Mace. They were later divorced. He worked as a welder, and he loved sports, especially...

Sep 23, 2016

Sara Mae Schimmer passed away Sept. 23, 2016 at the Virginia Hospital

Born on 19 June 1952 in Honolulu, Hawaii

Moved to the mainland in 1954 to Glendale, California with her parents, Ofa Winward Schimmer and Anthony Joseph Schimmer and her three older siblings:  Stephen, David and Kathleene.  She attended Mark Keppel Elementary School, Eleanor J. Toll Jr. High School...