Obituaries

Our beloved Twila M. Jenkins passed away May 29, 2017, happy and free of pain. She is now in Heaven with Our Holy Father and all our angels. Twila asked that we not weep for her, because she will now be "one of our angels" watching over us. A Rosary will be held at 6 p.m. ...

Beatrice F. "Bea" (Milliken-Buco) Harris, a long-time resident of Boise, Idaho, passed away from natural causes June 19, 2017, at the age of 82. Bea was born Aug. 11, 1934, in Winchendon, Mass., to Ruth Farwell Milliken and George W. Milliken. Bea was the second of two children. Her older sister, Marilyn Ruth Fornier, passed away at age 52...

Billie Ray "Bill" Arrington, 67, of King Hill, passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at his home following an illness. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Boyd Lawson Lowder, 83, of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Ashley Manor in Mountain Home. Services will be held Saturday, June 24, 2017, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mountain Home Stake Center, located at 790 South Haskett St., in Mountain Home...

Veva Mae Ferguson passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017, at the Country Living Retirement Home in Mountain Home. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, 2017, at the First Congregational Church UCC with Reverend Drew Terry officiating. Cremation is under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Rita May Aguirre, 92, of Boise and formerly of Mountain Home, passed away at Plantation Assisted Living in Boise on June 15, 2017. The daughter of two Irish immigrants, Rita May Aguirre (Carroll) was born in New York City on May 19, 1925. She was raised by a Catholic family in an Irish neighborhood located in the heart of the Bronx...

Kay Lynn Irwin, 70, beloved mother, sister and friend, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2016, in Boise with her daughter at her side. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 24, 2017, at Good Sheppard Lutheran Church, 5009 Cassia St., in Boise. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Catharine Susan Taylor Cox, 71, of Mountain Home, passed away at home on Tuesday, June 12, 2017. Funeral services were held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Mountain Home on Friday June 16, 2017, and burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery.

Wayne Edward Stoll Jr., 76, of Mountain Home, died June 11, 2017, at a local hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, located at 500 North 18th East St. in Mountain Home.

Edward Lambert, 82, of Mountain Home, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Aspen Rehab in Meridian, Idaho. No services will be held at Ed’s request. Cremation is under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Ed was born May 19, 1935, in Chicago, Ill., to Edward M. and Marie Babe (Sass). He grew up at Fort Collins, Colo., up Rist Canyon. At the age of 10, Ed acquired Polio and was told he would never walk again but was determined to prove them wrong...

Ronald J. Bayliss, 79, of Mountain Home, passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at St. Alphonsus Hospital, in Boise. Ron's ashes will be scattered on his family's farm in Upstate New York. Cremation is under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

Robert Sumner "Bob" Fackrell passed away at his home in Mountain Home on June 6, 2017. He was 83 years old. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2017, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 8th Street Chapel. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Wayne Allen Waters passed away on May 31, 2017, in Mountain Home at the age of 64. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, and the inurnment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Wayne was born Nov. 4, 1952, in Boise to Lloyd and Vivian Waters. He graduated from Mountain Home High School in 1971 and later went on to Boise State University to earn a degree in Accountancy.

Edwin "Ed" Erickson, 86, of Mountain Home, passed away at his home, on Thursday, June 1, 2017, following an illness. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Ruthada Powell of Mountain Home, Idaho, died on May 22, 2017, in her home with her daughter, Connie Abie, and her sister, Margaret Bryson by her side. Ruthada was born on June 24, 1931, in Payne, Idaho, and was a resident of Mountain Home for over 40 years. She was a member of the Mountain Home Senior Center for many years and a lifetime member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign War...

Catherine Mary Christy, 55, of Mountain Home, passed away on Monday, May 29, 2017, at St. Luke's Elmore Medical Center in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Clayton Noi Stanley Sr., 57, of Owyhee, Nev., passed away on May 26, 2017, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise. Services were held in Owyhee on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

Michael Edward Lorenz, 49, of Mountain Home, passed away in Boise, on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Douglas M. "Doug" Landers, 67, of Kuna and formerly of Prairie, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at his home following an illness. A graveside service was held Saturday, May 27, 2017, at the Prairie Cemetery in Prairie, Idaho. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

Clarence Earl Wortham, 95, of Mountain Home, passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2017, at a local care center. A viewing was held before the funeral service at noon on Wednesday, May 24, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1150 North 8th East St., in Mountain Home. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Aaron Monte Weston Thompson, 30, of Mountain Home, died on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. He was born in St. George, Utah, on June 25, 1986. Aaron was magnanimous by nature and loved freely. He saw good in everything and asked little from others. A natural philanthropist, he gave what little he had to his Mountain Home community. As a visionary his hope was to build a better world for his family, friends, community and future. His unique sense of humor brought light into the world...