Downey….Margaret Evans Boam, 88, longtime Downey resident and wife of the late T. Gail Boam, passed away on October 8, 2008 in a Twin Falls Care Center. She was born January 24, 1920, the second of six children born to John “Jack” A. and Catherine “Katie” Hill Evans. She grew up and was educated in …
Month: February 2021
Von G. (Swede) Bloxham
On Saturday, May 30, 2020, Von G. (Swede) Bloxham peacefully passed away at the age of 93 with his loving wife and sweetheart right by his side in the same home he was born in. Swede was born in Downey, ID on January 11, 1927, to Richard Thomas Bloxham and Elsie Henderson Bloxham. He was …
Vern C. Bloxham
Pocatello…Heaven has gained an angel, Vern C Bloxham, 90, passed away on July 12, 2016. Vern was born on May 14, 1926 (and twin sister Verna Robinson) in Pocatello Idaho, a son of Cluff and Lila Bloxham. He was raised and educated in Downey and Virginia and graduated In May 1944. He was the class …
Val “Buster” Bloxham, (1935)
Val “Buster” Bloxham died peacefully at his ranch in Wayan, Idaho on Friday, July 30th, 2010. Buster was born in Downey, Idaho on January 3rd, l935 to Thomas Isaac Bloxham and Dorothy Hadley Bloxham. He was one of four children. Buster grew up on a farm on the Downey flats. As a youth, he participated …
Sarah May Wakley Bloxham, (1880)
SERVICES AT DOWNEY FOR MRS. BLOXHAM Funeral services were held Wednesday at Downey for Mrs. Sarah May Wakley Bloxham, 82, who died Monday (2 Apr. 1962) of a heart ailment. A daughter of John N. and Elna Hemenway Wakley, she was born March 7, 1880 at Downey and was married to Erastus Z. Bloxham Sept. …
Melba Jones Bloxham
Melba Rae Jones Bloxham passed away July 17th, 2015 at Copper Summit Assisted Living Center in Pocatello, ID. Melba was born July 31st, 1929 at Cherry Creek, ID to John B. & Veda E. Jones. Melba grew up in Cherry Creek & attended schools in the area. She graduated from Malad High School. Melba met …
Mary Lois Bloxham
Mary Lois Bloxham, 91, of Downey, Idaho passed away peacefully in her home on June 20, 2020. Mary Lois was born June 2, 1929 in Malad, Idaho to Fredrick Eugene “Bud” and Mary Rose Jones. She was the second of four children. She met the love of her life, Von “Swede” Bloxham, in June 1946 …
Lula May Bloxham
Lula May Bloxham, 100 of Caldwell, formerly of Downey, passed away Saturday, June 14, in Caldwell. Graveside services were conducted on Monday, June 16, at the Downey, Idaho Cemetery. Services were under the direction of the Horsley Funeral Home in Marsh Valley.
Lee C. Bloxham, (1899)
Lee C. Bloxham, 87, died Monday at a local nursing home.He was born Jan. 5, 1899, west of Downey, to Thomas Joseph and Harriet Alice Bloxham. As a young man, he spent time on the family ranch farming and raising cattle. He attended the Woodland grade school west of Downey and was graduated from Downey …
Jill Bloxham
Jill Bloxham, 65, Pocatello Idaho, The angels came to take her home Monday, September 28, 2020 in Pocatello, Idaho. God is happy to have her home again with him, resting in peace!Jill was born in Downey, Idaho, on April 7, 1955, to Vern C. and Dolores Bloxham, i.e. Curly and Bunny. She left behind two …