Clyde Burtenshaw

CLYDE A. BURTENSHAW SHELTON, ID -- Clyde Alan Burtenshaw, 78, of Shelton, a loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on August 16, 2003, from complications due to bone cancer. He was born July 3, 1925, at Perry, Idaho, to John Robert Burtenshaw and Lilly Dale Humphrey Burtenshaw. He grew up in Shelton and graduated from Ucon High School. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II. Clyde married Velma Rosella Ferguson April 30, 1947, in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. An active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served as Elders Quorum President, Ward and Stake Sunday School President, Sunday School teacher, High Priest Group Leader, Stake Young Men President, Bishop, Stake Dance Director, and Ward Employment director. He served on the Board of Directors for Challenge Dairy, the FHA Board, the Grain & Feed Board for 20 years, and the Western General Dairy Board for 30 years. In 1977 he became a County Commissioner for Bonneville County and served for 16 years. In 1991 he was inducted to the Eastern Idaho Agricultural Hall of Fame. Clyde loved being a farmer and watching things grow. He also said it was a good place to raise a family and teach responsibility. He worked very hard on his farm and took great pride in it. Clyde loved his home and yard and after retiring spent many hours improving and making it more beautiful. He was always finding a way to make things easier and more convenient for Velma. Dad was a very compassionate and loving father, he loved associating with and being around people. We grew up watching him give countless hours in serving others. He loved to use his big yellow front end loader and his tractor helping his neighbors and other people, some he didn't even know, to plow out driveways and do many other projects, such as rototilling gardens. Keeping the family close was very important to Dad. He enjoyed spending time with us. Dad loved having the family over for dinner, he especially looked forward to the annual trips to Red Fish Lake for the past 25 years. Surviving are: Wife: Velma Burtenshaw, Idaho Falls, ID Son: Craig Alan [Karma] Burtenshaw, Idaho Falls, ID Daughter: Sandra [Richard] Horne, Idaho Falls, ID Son: Rodney Clyde [Sherry] Burtenshaw, Wanship, UT Son: Chris Lynn [Alisa] Burtenshaw, Pahrump, NV Daughter: Sharon [Kevin] Arave, Idaho Falls, ID Daughter: Karen [Rex] Ellis, Pocatello, IDBrother: Robert John [Karla] Burtenshaw, Idaho Falls, ID Sister: Ardith Lee, Idaho Falls, ID Sister: Virginia [Dean] Hill, Bountiful, UT Sister: Afton Tew, North Logan, UT 23 Grandchildren, 22 Great Grandchildren He was preceded in death by his parents, John & Dale Burtenshaw, a sister, Vonda Bailey, and his stepmother, Myrtle Ker Burtenshaw. Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 21, 2003, at the Ririe LDS Stake Center, 14061 North 130 East, with Bishop Larry F. Stucki of the Shelton Ward officiating. The family will visit with friends on Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Wood East Side (963 South Ammon) and Thursday for one hour prior to the services at the church. Burial will be in Ririe-Shelton Cemetery under the direction of Wood Funeral Home East Side. Military Rites will be performed by the Jefferson County Veterans Team.