Obituaries

Mar 11, 2011

Funeral services for Cleon "Kelly" Driggs, 91, who died peacefully in his sleep March 11 at his home in Driggs, will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Driggs LDS Stake Center. Friends may call from 11:30 a.m. until the time of services. He was born in Driggs Aug. 7, 1919, the second son of Ruth and Byron Driggs....

Mar 8, 2011

Funeral services are pending.

Mar 1, 2011

William A. Nicholson aka "Wild Bill" Obituary William Allen Nicholson or Wild Bill, 59, of Driggs Idaho, was found dead on March 1, 2011.

Bill was born on January 28, 1952, in Grand Forks ND, but lived in Driggs Idaho for the last 30 years. He worked on the ice as a foreman in Antarctica since 1989, and with...

Jan 15, 2011

Iris Schiers Weddle of Palisades, Idaho died January 15, 2011 in Provo, Utah

Iris was born March 18, 1926 in Victor, Idaho in the family's one room log cabin, the 5th child born to David E. And Lydia Zohner Schiers.

She graduated from Teton High School in 1944 and from B.Y.U. in 1957 with a Bachelor of Science...

Jan 7, 2011

Edwin Lamar Thompson, age 80, passed away, Friday, January 7, 2011 at his home in Victor, Idaho.

Lamar was born October 27, 1930 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Ralph and Veleda Leavitt Thompson. He grew up in Teton Valley graduating from Teton High School where he enjoyed playing boxing and baseball.

While in high school he met his...

Jan 5, 2011

Kyle L Rooke, age 42, of Drummond, Idaho, died Wednesday, January 5, 2011 near Pinedale, Wyoming.

Kyle was born September 29, 1968 in Spokane, Washington to Larry B. Rooke. He married Brenda Sue Overlin in Driggs, Idaho on October 15, 1998. They have lived in the Teton Valley area for the last 18 years.

He was a carpenter...

Jan 5, 2011

Jackson resident Karen A. Petersen died peacefully on January 5th, in the loving embrace of her sisters Jody Petersen & Lisa Petersen-May.

Karen was born February 6th 1957 in Los Angeles California. Along with her siblings she spent her childhood summers on Antelope Flats in Moose. Karen played, explored & laughed amongst the sage flats in front of the...

Oct 27, 2010

Danelle Mae Moulton, age 46, of Victor, Idaho died Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at her home in Victor.

Danelle was born on July 10, 1964 in Bremerton, Washington to Daniel and Donna Taylor Flores. She lived most of her life in the Teton Valley. She loved to ride horses, go camping, spend time with her grandkids and garden.

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Oct 22, 2010

Joe "Sonny" Pacheco, age 70, of Pocatello, Idaho, died Friday, October 22, 2010 at the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho.

Sonny was born April 18, 1940 in ? to Jose Pacheco and Eva Flores. He was raised by his mother through age 7 in New Mexico when his mother married Courney Roddoor. They moved to Montana. He lived...

Oct 20, 2010

Daniel Ray Gordon, 86, of Victor, died Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Ray was born October 5, 1924, at the family home Victor, Idaho, to Daniel Gordon and Bessie Orgill. He attended school in Teton Valley, graduating from Teton High School. He grew up on a farm and loved being a farmer and cattle...

Oct 19, 2010

Angel Cooke, age 23, of Tetonia, died Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho following a car accident.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. at the Driggs L.D.S. Stake Center. A visitation will be held on Friday night from 7 - 9 P.M. at the...

Aug 30, 2010

Max Donald Jorgensen 90, of Driggs, Idaho peacefully passed surrounded by loved ones. He was embraced by our heavenly father, his wife Hattie Mae and three sons Willard, Gary and Jack. His faith became his sight on Aug 30th 2010.

Max was born on Oct 29th 1919 to Willard and Sarah (McCracken) Jorgensen in Hamer, Idaho. He lived there...

Aug 8, 2010

Phyllis Zohner Kaufman, age 85, of Alta, Wyoming died Monday, August 02, 2010 at the Teton Valley Hospital in Driggs.

Phyllis was born November 25, 1924 in Cedron, Idaho to Jacob and Polly Miller Zohner. She lived her entire life in Teton Valley. She married Alfred Kaufman in Teton Canyon on July 10, 1946 and later solemnized their marriage...

Jun 27, 2010

James J. Strain Passed away June 27, 2010 in Victor, Idaho. He was born on July 13, 1954 in Wichita, Kansas to Arthur and Janice Strain. He married Kathryn Dickman Crellin on November 29, 1986. James worked as a carpenter in Jackson hole as well as in Teton Valley, Idaho. He loved to fish and hunt. He is survived by...

Jun 17, 2010

Bryan Alan Silker, age 32, of Driggs, Idaho, formerly of Orem, Utah and Jackson, Wyoming and Sugar City, Idaho died Thursday, June 17, 2010 at the Teton Valley Hospital in Driggs.

Bryan was born June 14, 1978 in Provo, Utah to Alan and Beverly Mills Silker. He graduated from the Sugar Salem High School. He was an accomplished heavy...

Jun 16, 2010

Donald George Soose, age 80, of Driggs, Idaho died Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at the Teton Valley Hospital in Driggs.

Graveside services will be held on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. at the Darby Cemetery with a visitation preceding the funeral at the Valley Mortuary in Driggs from 9 - 10:30.

Jun 12, 2010

Andrew Parry Smith, age 38, died in Victor, Idaho, on June 12, 2010. Andy was born in Seattle, Washington in 1972. He graduated from Hilton Head Preparatory School, Hilton Head, South Carolina and received a BS degree in Environmental Conservation from the University of Colorado, Boulder, in 1994.

After completing his studies, Andy moved to Jackson Hole, WY where...

May 29, 2010

Gladys Christensen Davis, 86, of Driggs, Idaho, passed away May 29, 2010 at her home.

Gladys was born April 20, 1924, in Driggs, Idaho, to Orson W. Christensen and Alice Loretta Hochstrasser.

She attended and graduated from Teton High School where she loved to play in the band and sing in the choir. Some of her fondest memories...

May 27, 2010

Alfred Ray Griggs, age 84 of Livermore Ca. passed away on Wednesday May 26, 2010.

He was preceded in death by his wife Winifred Griggs. Alfred is survived by his four children, Mavanee (Tom) Smallwood of Lafayette Colorado, Newel Ray Griggs of Douglas Wyoming, Natacha (Richard) Liddle of Cumming Georgia, Neysha (David) Quick of Livermore California, 11 grandchildren and...

May 22, 2010

Verna May Stevick, age 89, of Rexburg, Idaho, formerly of Tetonia, died Saturday, May 22, 2010 at the Teton House in Rexburg.

Verna was born December 27, 1920 in Tetonia, Idaho to Alonzo and Leta May Henrie Fullmer. She married Melvin Stevick on November 25, 1947 in Los Angeles, California. Together they traveled much as he was in the...