Obituaries
Richard Benjamin Knighton
Aug 29, 2018
Richard Benjamin Knighton, 80, of Shelley, our beloved son, brother, husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at home on August 29, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Richard was born on October 17, 1937, in Bountiful, Utah, to William Norris Knighton and Ireta Brinkerhoff Knighton. He was the second born son of four: Robert (died in infancy), Jerrold William, and...
Sam F. Palumbo
Aug 23, 2018
Sam F. Palumbo passed away on 23 August 2018 in Shelley, Bingham, Idaho, after a courageous fight with lung cancer. He was born Sammie Frank Palumbo on 9 Dec 1942 in Abilene, Taylor, Texas to Jesse Pauline (nee Miller) and Frank Palumbo. He had various occupations including working in the aluminum industry, and later sold insurance and securities. Sam was...
Tanya Anne Young
Aug 15, 2018
Tanya Anne Young (Lister) returned home August 15, 2018. She was 41. Tanya was born December 17, 1976 to Mercy F. Sotelo and Calvin (Beau) F. Lister in Casper, Wyoming. She grew up in Idaho Falls and Shelley, Idaho where she attended high schools. She resided in Ammon for the last 10 years. Tanya was a hard worker from a...
Edward Kay Fowler
Aug 11, 2018
Edward Kay Fowler, 67, of Shelley passed away August 11, 2018 with his family by his side at his home after fighting a long battle of cancer. Ed was born November 15, 1950 in Shelley, Idaho to Edward Glen Fowler and Raynola Ella Rollins Fowler. He grew up and attended school in Shelley, Idaho where he graduated in 1970. He...
Bill D. Johnson
Aug 10, 2018
William “Bill’ D. Johnson, 85, of Ammon, passed away August 10, 2018. He was born May 28, 1933 in Aberdeen, Idaho to William W. and Edna Johnson. He was the oldest of four children. In 1951 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War. Bill later married Noreen Johnson. He was blessed with three children. He...
Wayne Brower Womack
Aug 8, 2018
Wayne Brower Womack, 65, of Shelley, passed away peacefully August 8th, 2018 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center due to complications from cancer. He was surrounded by his loving wife and children. Wayne was born October 8th, 1952 in Ashton, Idaho to Royal and Lucile Womack and was the youngest of 6 kids. His family moved to Garland, Utah when...
Patsy Nora Chabis
Aug 7, 2018
Patsy Nora Nelsen Chabis, 82 years of age, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Patsy was born on April 19, 1936, in Dillion, Montana to the late Ace Nelsen and Cora Florence Underwood. She was the oldest of five children: Peggy Shepherd, Lou Davis, Bea Denning, and Ace Nelsen (Jr.) who preceded her...
Randy Dee Cleverley
Jul 30, 2018
Randy Dee Cleverley, 59, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Monday July 30 of natural causes. He was born on December 14, 1959, in Idaho Falls to Joyce Elaine (Nelson) and Richard Merlin Cleverley. With his bright blue eyes and long black eyelashes, Randy was such a beautiful child that, for several years, a local photographer kept Randy’s portrait up...
Larry Grant Ferguson Jr.
Jul 29, 2018
Larry Grant Ferguson Jr (Little Larry) passed away July 29, 2018 at his home from natural causes. He was born June 18, 1970 in Idaho Falls to Gloria Talamantez-Ferguson and Larry Grant Ferguson Sr. Larry grew up in Idaho Falls and attended Bonneville High School. Larry had four wonderful children who he loved and adored, Joey, Shylee, Erin and Holden....
Elmo Dee Fackrell
Jul 24, 2018
Elmo Dee Fackrell, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at his home, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. He was born to David Norman and Thora (Samuelson) Fackrell on January 28, 1933 in Blackfoot Idaho. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....
Michael Frank Rogers
Jul 22, 2018
Michael Frank Rogers, 53, of Firth passed away July 22, 2018 of natural causes. Mike was born December 10, 1964 in Berlin, Germany to Arthur Carl Rogers and Edith Baerbel Tarnow. When he was three years old his family moved to Fort Benning in Georgia. Mike attended schools in Alaska, Firth, Idaho, and graduated from high school in DuBios, Pennsylvania....
Janice Ann Robinson
Jul 7, 2018
On July 7, 2018, Janice Robinson passed away surrounded by her loving family and husband of 60 years, Calvin Robinson. She was born November 25, 1939 in Brookings, SD to Marvin and Irene Stewart. They moved to Idaho in 1956. Janice attended school in Shelley, ID. On July 18, 1958 she married her sweetheart Calvin Robinson in the home of...
Jason Mark Phillips
Jul 5, 2018
Jason Mark Phillips, age 46, passed away July 5, 2018 at his home in Ammon, Idaho. He was born August 4, 1971 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Lester Phillips and Nellie Lindsay Phillips. Jason attended school at Ucon Elementary and Bonneville High School. Jason was fearless in pursuing his interests and was an avid outdoorsman. He had a passion for...
Sonny James Porter
Jul 4, 2018
Sonny James Porter, 50, of Shelley, passed away on July 4, 2018, at home from complications after surgery. Sonny was born on July 15, 1967 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Eveon Porter and Rick Sihey (Sea-hi) and was the oldest of 5 siblings. He spent most of his childhood in Kalamazoo and was always a little smooth-talking salesman. He did many...
Gary Leroy Wade
Jun 29, 2018
Gary LeRoy Wade peacefully passed away with his loving wife by his side on June 29 at the age of 74 after a stroke and long struggle with cancer. Gary LeRoy Wade was born in Los Angeles, California on October 15, 1943 to Albert Lee Wade and Ardath Nadine Dickson. He has 2 siblings – his fraternal twin Larry Cornell...
Lorna Gale Koontz
Jun 18, 2018
Lorna Ellsworth Ferreria Koontz lost her battle to cancer June 18, 2018. She was born December 7, 1953 to Don and Billie Ellsworth in Spokane Washington. They later moved to Idaho where she went to Firth High School she was active in PE, track and drill team during high school. Lorna married Michael Ferreria which she had 3 sons, Mickey,...
Penny Christensen
Jun 9, 2018
Penny Christensen, 62, of Shelley passed away June 9, 2018 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born June 29, 1955 in Price, Utah to Thomas Rodney and Annabelle Atwood Holdaway. Penny received a Bachelor’s Degree from Utah State University. She taught school in St. Anthony for 12 years. She was a developmental specialist at Developmental Work Shop where...
Barbara Jean Hanks
Jun 5, 2018
Longtime Shelley, Idaho resident, Barbara Jean Poll Hanks passed away peacefully, on June 5, 2018 in Renton, Washington. Jean was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Donald Max Hanks; her sister Rose Poll Cousin, and her brothers Elmer Floyd Poll and Norman Charles Poll. Jean is survived by four daughters: Susan (Greg) Fernald of San Felipe, Mexico,...
Shirley Speas
Jun 4, 2018
Shirley Cook Speas, 74, passed away Monday June 4, 2018 at Bingham Memorial Hospital from Atrial Fibrillation. Shirley was born October 2, 1943 at the Eaton Maternity Home in Shelley, Idaho to Herbert Junior and Delonas Beula (Carson) Cook. She was raised on an Eighty Acre Potato farm south of Shelley with an older sister, Janice. She went to school...
Margaret Kathryn Chapman
Jun 1, 2018
Katheryn Margaret Bowman Chapman 80, of Firth Idaho, returned to her Father in Heaven June 1, 2018 surrounded by her family at Fairwinds Retirement Community, where she lived the past 3 months. Margaret was born October 12, 1937 in St. Anthony, Idaho at the St. Anthony Hospital to Dewey L. Bowman and Katherine Neiderhaus Bowman. She grew up and attended...
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