All Obituaries

Fern LaRue Carter, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 25, 2020, at her daughter’s home. Fern was born February 13, 1937, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Newell L. Walker and Lila J. Rainsdon Walker.  She grew up and attended schools in Iona and Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. On March 28, 1956, she married Kay W. Prestwich, and together they raised four children. They later divorced. On March 19, 1977, she married Thomas Beck Carter in Idaho Falls; he...

Charles Sidney “Chuck” Garner, 80, of Ucon, passed away February 25, 2020, at his home.  He was under the care of his loving family and Hands of Hope Hospice. Chuck was born March 29, 1939, in Safford, Arizona, to Allie Drew “A.D.” Garner and Opal Irene Liles.  He grew up and attended schools in San Diego, California, and graduated from San Diego High School. He served honorably as a Private First Class in the United States Army during the Cuban Missile...

Parrish Leon Worrell, 56, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 24, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Parrish was born March 1, 1963, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Kyle Leon Worrell and Judy Ann Johnson Worrell. As a child he lived in many places including Germany, Texas, Georgia, and North Carolina. He attended Elementary, Middle and Jr. High School in Fort Bragg, NC, where his father was stationed in the Army. As a teenager, he loved working on...

Brent Steven Hummer was born on January 7, 1974, in Bremerton, Washington. He died in his home in Ammon, Idaho, on February 24, 2020, after bravely battling cancer for nearly two years. Brent was the second of four children born to Steve and Kathleen Hummer. He grew up in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, where fishing trips, hikes, and camp outs with his father taught him to love the outdoors and the scouting program, in which he became an Eagle Scout. From his mother, he gained a love of...

John Francis Hanek of Idaho Falls, ID passed away on February 23, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. John was born on June 13, 1945, in Lena, WI. He was the youngest of six children born to John Francis Hanek and Viroca Rose (George) Hanek. His father passed away three months before he was born. He was fortunate to have an extremely strong influence from his mother who did her best to keep him on the straight and narrow path through his formative years. He grew up on the family...

Patricia Ann Woolf, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 23, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.   Full obituary to follow.

Leila Pat Hunt, born on March 17, 1931 in St. Anthony, Idaho, to her parents, Leonard and Annie Greenhalgh. She passed away peacefully on February 21, 2020, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.  She married Glendon Hunt on January 23, 1949, with their marriage later solemnized in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. After living in St. Anthony for two years, they lived in Priest River, Idaho, for four years, Woodville, Idaho, for two years and Challis, Idaho, for sixty years. To be closer to their...

Dr. Philip Dawson Affleck, 88, of Ammon, Idaho, passed quietly and peacefully through the veil to join his wife, parents, family, and friends on February 21, 2020. In essence, he fell asleep and simply did not wake up during what was supposed to be a short nap before his cardiologist appointment. He had recently been suffering with some heart trouble. Phil was the firstborn child to Doyle Peter Affleck and Ludie Ruth Dawson Affleck, born on June 13, 1931, in Washington, DC. Grandpa Doyle...

Scott LeMarr Bolton Jr., 62, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 20, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.  He was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.  Scott was born May 29, 1957, in Mountain Home, Idaho, to Scott LeMarr Bolton Sr. and Dorothy Alice Jewett Bolton. He grew up and attended schools in California, Washington and Idaho, and graduated from Skyline High School. On April 17, 1982, he married Joanne Marie Urbank  in Gowanda, New York. Scott...

Barbara Ann Curtis Chatterton, age 85, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2020, at her home in Idaho Falls, of illnesses incidental to age. Barbara was born November 28, 1934, in Provo, Utah, to Doyle and Dolores Curtis. Her family moved to Pocatello in 1941. Growing up, she was good friends with each of her sisters, Beverly, Wanda, and Kathryn, and her brothers, Eddy and Ken. They had such great fun together and were always so happy. This deep friendship has lasted through the...