Jewel Elaine Blades

Jewel (Parrott) Blades went peacefully at home to be with her Heavenly Father July 18, 2011 after a very courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. A very devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt; she loved most of all to be surrounded by and spend time with her family. She also loved to camp, fish, spend time gardening and watching the birds at her birdfeeders. Amongst numerous jobs, Jewel worked at Buttrey Foods for 7 ½ years. In 1994, she and her husband started and are still operating Jewel’s Home Care where they have been blessed to help many. Roger and Jewel moved to Montana where they built a home but returned to Twin Falls after she became ill to be around her family. She is survived by her loving husband and best friend Roger Blades; 3 children from a former marriage, Tami (Rudy) and Scott Brown of Anchorage, AK, Amy (Rudy) Jaquith of LaGrande, OR, and Rick Rudy of Boise, ID; 3 step-children Belinda Blades and David Day of Boise, ID, Mitch and Sandy blades of Kalispell, MT, and Lee Blades of San Francisco, CA. Jewel had 15 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her siblings Bruce Parrott, Pat and Anita Parrott, Larry Parrott, Freda and Smitty Smith, Carol Featherston and many other extended family members. She was preceded in death by her parents, 4 brothers and 1 sister. The family suggests memorials be given to your favorite Cancer Research Organization. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 22, 2011 at Rosenau Funeral Home in Twin Falls. Burial will follow at the Twin Falls Cemetery