Obituaries

Delbert Ray Turnbough died peacefully and suddenly October 7, 2019. He was born July 10th, 1948 to Elmer and Zula Turnbough. Delbert was the 7th of 8 children, but the first born in Spokane after his parents relocated their family to the Northwest from Steelville Missouri. His favorite times were those spent with his family. He especially loved it when the Missouri family came to visit. Del graduated from Medical Lake High School in 1966. He went to work at Nabisco. In 1973 he married his...

Ray Watson Davis, 63 Ray W. Davis left for his next great adventure on September 14, 2019. Born in Pomeroy September 20, 1955 to Watson (Tod) and Merna Mae (Clark) Davis, Dad was quite the handful for his parents.  After moving to Dayton, Dad was known around town as part of the Davis “tribe”, siblings who made their mom’s hair gray early. Together with friends, he was constantly in some form of...

Elizabeth “Betty” Lucille Brabb, known to her family and many friends as “Boo”, was born March 29, 1936, at the family home in Filer, ID, the seventh of nine children of Gilbert and Florence DeKlotz.  She attended Washington School and Central School in Filer, then graduated from Filer High School in 1954. Betty attended the University of Idaho where she pledged the Delta Delta Delta Sorority and, at the suggestion of her sorority sister (and soon to be...

  A graveside service for Nick J. Staihar, 83, will be held on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, 2:00 p.m. at the Viola Cemetery, Viola, ID with Pastor Kathy Kramer officiating.  Military honors will be conducted by the Idaho Army Honor Guard and Potlatch Post # 10300 participating.  Burial will follow.  Nick passed away on Aug. 30, 2019 at Aspen Park of Cascadia in Moscow, ID. Survivors include his wife Charlotte Staihar, Moscow, ID, 3 sons, Mike Staihar, Moscow, ID, Steve...

     James Leroy Allen, 77, died Sunday morning, Aug. 25, 2019, at his home where he was receiving care from hospice and family following a series of strokes. His loved ones are very grateful he was able to slip quietly from life at the farm where he had lived for over 50 years.      Jim was born Jan. 4, 1942 in Potlatch, ID to Richard and Elsie Allen. The second of seven children, he was preceded in death by his younger brother, Jon Allen, and is...

Lillian Kathleen Parkins known as ‘Kathy’ passed away at Sacred Heart Medical Center on August 3rd at 8:25 pm from complications from a rare stroke she had on Friday July 26th.  Kathy was born in Moscow on November 22nd, 1950 to Helen (McDaniel) Douglas and Gordon Douglas.  She was named after Gordon’s mother.  She went to grade school, junior high and high school in Moscow, where she met Terry Parkins.  She graduated in 1969 and married Terry on...

Wayne Hale Crathorne passed away on July 20, 2019 in Santa Clarita, CA when his heart stopped after experiencing failing health and dementia. Wayne was born in Potlatch, ID to Leota (Price) Crathorne and Paul F. (Fritz) Crathorne on June 28, 1935. His mother, Leota, died when Wayne was just 2 weeks old and he was “reared” by his Aunt Naomi Crathorne Greer and Uncle Clifford Greer (Wayne always said farm animals are “raised” – children are “reared”)....

Melvin C. Taggart, 87, a resident of Potlatch, ID passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2019 at the Wedgewood Terrace in Lewiston, ID. Melvin was born on June 27, 1931 at Potlatch, ID to Joseph and Gertrude (Paroz) Taggart.  He attended his schooling at Palouse, WA  graduating from the Palouse High School in 1949.  Melvin attended the University of Idaho for two years in mechanical engineering.  He joined the United States Army on Feb. 9, 1954 and served in Korea.  He...

Sharlee Wilson, 79, a former resident of Potlatch, ID passed away on July 17, 2019 at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene, ID. She was born on Aug. 23, 1939 in Chewelah, WA to Coy and Bessie (Dooley) Myers.  She attended her schooling in Pullman, WA, graduated from Pullman High School in 1957. She married Edward Wilson on Mar. 28, 1958 in Palouse, WA.  The couple started their journey in California and later moved to Garfield, WA for the next few years.   They spent...

Leonard Roy Morehouse, Jr., 51, a resident of Colfax, WA passed away on June 20, 2019 at Multicare Deaconess Hospital in Spokane, WA Leonard was born on Dec. 6, 1967 at Provo, Utah to Leonard R. and Gailitan (Boudrow) Morehouse, Sr. He attended his schooling Provo, Utah and graduated from the Provo High School.  He traveled to California and worked on area farms for several years.  He moved to Colfax, WA in April of 2016 where he met and married Lynn Dix on June 9, 2018 at...