Local Obituaries for Twin Falls, Idaho

Mar 2, 2019

John Leonard “Len” Morris, beloved brother, husband, father, grandfather, and friend, went to meet his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February 20, 2019 in Twin Falls, Idaho, his home of fifty-eight years. He was 89.

            The youngest of five children, John was born on December 12, 1929 in Des Moines, Iowa to Caroline and Charles Barnett. Following two incidents...

Feb 28, 2019

On February 28, 2019, Joseph Everett Newbry, 93, of Twin Falls, Idaho, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, uncle, cousin, and friend died from effects of age.  Joe, an only child, was born February 16, 1926  in Twin Falls, Idaho to Benjamin Franklin and Marguerite Ann (Kline) Newbry.  Joe was raised during the Great Depression; his family moved frequently to...

Feb 28, 2019

Barbara Jean (Deike) Biggerstaf beloved wife, mother, sister, daughter and friend left us after a short and terrible fight with cancer.

She grew up in Tucson, AZ. On May 2, 1970, she married Gil Biggerstaff and they had their honeymoon in Canada and spent Christmas, 1971 in New Zealand.

The family moved to Salt Lake City, UT in 1974 until 2003 when...

Feb 28, 2019

Randy was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on June 30, 1952.  At the age of 3 the family moved to California where he lived in La Puente and Covina.  At the age of 15 the parents abruptly moved to Shoshone, Idaho.  Randy graduated from Shoshone High in 1970 and enlisted in the United States Air Force.  Randy spent most of his...

Feb 26, 2019

Beulah Isabelle "Izzy" Wilson 98 died February 25, 2019. Izzy was born July 9, 1920 in Jefferson City, Missouri to Earl and Beulah Bartlett.  Izzy was the eldest girl amongst her 11 siblings.  Izzy moved with her family to Twin Fall, Idaho in 1936. Izzy married Fred Wilson on February 19, 1941. Izzy and Fred had two children, Paulette and...

Feb 26, 2019

Wilma Fay Elam, 83 of Twin Falls passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at Grace Assisted Living with family by her side. Wilma was born March 31, 1935 in Berryville, Arkansas. She was the 3rd of 5 children born to Floyd and Ada Brawley. After the death of her father, her mother and siblings traveled out west to Castleford, Idaho....

Feb 25, 2019

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of James Philip “Phil” Wade, while at his home in Twin Falls, ID, on February 25, 2019.

Phil is survived by his loving wife, Alice Marie (Harper); daughters Karen (Ed) Mack of Hailey, ID; Terri (Lynn) Hunter of Shoshone, ID; sons Robert (Cindy) Wade of Twin Falls, ID; Gregory (Connie) Wade...

Feb 24, 2019

Eric was born August 7, 1985 in Nampa, Idaho to Randy and Vickie Hall.  He passed away at home on February 24, 2019.

Eric grew up in Kimberly, Idaho and attended grade school there. When he wasn't in school he spent most of his time at the home of his best friend, Lex Howard. They had many happy times together. During...

Feb 23, 2019

Dwight Shipley passed unexpectedly on February 23, 2019 in Twin Falls. Dwight was born May 5, 1950 in Gooding Idaho to Charles and Leona Shipley, the 8th of nine children. Dwight attended school in Gooding before graduating from Blackfoot. Dwight honorably served in the Army during Vietnam. Dwight's career was ironwork and he was instrumental in the repairs to the...

Feb 18, 2019

Brandon “Toby” Morrison( aka Toby Brown) died unexpectedly Mon, Feb 18th 2019. He is the son of Robert and Cathy Brown of Twin Falls, and of Larry and Rena Morrison of Chandler, AZ. His mom married Bob when when he was 2 years old. All of his close friends and family knew him as Toby. Brandon was the name that...

Feb 14, 2019

Douglas Scott Neff, born in 1948 to John and Betty Neff, spent his childhood in Wenatchee, WA, tinkering with crystal radios and his bicycle. After graduating, he went on to college at WSU, majoring in music education, and then taught in several school districts in Washington and Idaho. He and Ellen Wickhorst were married in 1973. Scott later became a...

Feb 11, 2019

Donald "Don" Lee Patterson, 87 of Twin Falls, Idaho passed away at his home on Feb. 11th, 2019 surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 5th, 1931 to Joseph and Emrett Patterson. He had 4 brothers and 4 sisters. Don joined the Airforce in 1952. He was a first class airman. He married Mary Ann Griffin on June 16th,...

Feb 11, 2019

Rickie (Rick) Allan Perkins Sr. age 75, of Twin Falls, Idaho passed away from a battle with cancer on February 11, 2019 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family.

Rick was born on February 6, 1944 to John Jornea Perkins and Laraen Perkins.  Rick had a brother (Duane Perkins) and a stepsister (Jeanie) that were raised in...

Feb 8, 2019

Danny Lee Crafton, 69, of Hansen, Idaho, passed away from an apparent heart attack at home on February 8, 2019 with his wife, Anita, at his side. He was born May 23, 1949 in Twin Falls, Idaho, and grew up on a farm in Buhl. He graduated from Buhl High School where he loved playing football and wrestling. He interrupted...

Feb 1, 2019

Jack Baker Watts, 90, went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior on Feb 1, 2019 at Ashley Manor in Kimberly, ID.

Jack was born on Nov 15, 1928 in Houston, TX to James Leslie and Julia “Dooley” Baker Watts.   At age 16, he graduated from Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio, TX in 1945.  He began college at...

Jan 31, 2019

William Henry Wetzstein born August 22nd 1931 to Bernard and Cecilia (Gietzen) Wetzstein in Glen Ullin North Dakota. 

He attended school in Mandan, North Dakota and Buhl, Idaho. He married his sweetheart Shirley Pence in 1951. But was quickly drafted by the Selective Service and choose to become part of the United States Marine Corp. He served in the Korean War...

Jan 29, 2019

Carl E. Neiwirth, 93, of Kimberly, died Tuesday January 29, 2019 at Chardonnay Assisted Living.  Carl was born September 15, 1925, in Rexburg, Idaho, the son of Alexander and Amelia Neiwirth, who were German immigrants from Russia. He grew up on a farm in Madison County and was active with 4-H Club projects, Future Farmers of America, and Boy Scouts,...

Jan 27, 2019

Hugo Edwin Walter Meyer went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ  - Sunday, January 27, 2019. Hugo was born January 15, 1926 in the Clover, Buhl area. He attended Clover Trinity Lutheran School through 8th grade and graduated from Filer High School in 1944. He served in the U.S Army in WWII  (1944-46) in Okinawa, Japan. He...

Jan 24, 2019

Darlene Clarice (McCulloch) Buchanan, 84, of Twin Falls, Idaho, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on January 24th, 2019.

Darlene was born in Roseburg, Oregon on February 24th, 1934. She later attended Myrtle Point High School where she continued to grow her everlasting love for the Oregon coast.

Darlene worked under Dan Bilbao at the Stockman’s Hotel in Elko, Nevada for 35...

Jan 18, 2019