Uncle Gaymore's Obituary

My apologies for not keeping this blog updated like I would like to.  I know this is very late, but here is Uncle Gaymore's obituary for those of you who haven't seen it.

While looking for the link for Uncle Gaymore's obituary on Debbie's Facebook page, I found this picture of all the Wall kids.  Somehow I missed it when she posted it.  Awesome picture!!

Gaymore Rene Wall

November 11, 2012 2:00 am

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RUPERT • Gaymore Rene Wall, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at the age of 79, at the Minidoka Memorial Hospital located in Rupert, Idaho. His residence was 341 E. 200 N. in Rupert.

Gaymore was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He died as a stalwart and dedicated disciple of Jesus Christ, ready to be received into His outstretched arms and hear the glad message, “Well done thou good and faithful servant.” His love for both his Father in Heaven and his Lord and Savior was deep and steady, lasting through a long life of service and devotion. He kept all his covenants with God in a way that will forever influence the lives of his descendants for good.

Born Aug. 16, 1933, in Rupert, Minidoka, Idaho, Gaymore was the second child of nine born to Speed Henry Wall and Vera Luella Quarnstrom. He grew up in Rupert, attending schools there. He graduated from Rupert High School in 1951. Gaymore married Esther Noble in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple on June 7, 1951. They were lifelong sweethearts and companions. Esther died in 2006 and Gaymore has anxiously looked forward to being together with her again.

Gaymore and Esther moved to Utah soon after their marriage. They lived in Salt Lake City for many years, where they raised their family. Gaymore worked as a journeyman plumber until 1989, when he and Esther moved back to Idaho. They lived in the Paul area, where Gaymore was employed on Mike Woodland’s farm until 2000. At this time they bought a little home and moved back to Rupert, living in the same ward where they had both grown up.

Gaymore fulfilled many callings in the church, including serving as a bishop in the Cannon 6th Ward in Salt Lake City. Whatever church calling he was given was considered as a sacred trust to be carried out with 100 percent of his effort. He had a unique talent for teaching the gospel, which was tied to his lifelong thirst to fully understand the scriptures. Gaymore and Esther served missions for the church in Australia, Virginia and at the Burley Family History Center. They also served in the Boise Temple. After Esther’s death, Gaymore continued to work as a family consultant at the history library and served in the Twin Falls Temple on

Tuesdays.

Gaymore is survived by all of his nine children. They are Patricia (Michael) Woodland of Paul, Idaho, Leslie (Gardell) Jensen of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Bonnie (Craig) Christensen of Centerville, Utah, Carol (Brooke) Noall of Kearns, Utah, Dean Wall of Bluffdale, Utah, Michael (Regina) Wall of Las Vegas, Nev., Donald (Karen) Wall of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Ralph (Idida) Wall of Pocatello, Idaho, and Debra (Alan) Woodland of Paul, Idaho. Gaymore is also survived by six siblings, Jeanette Webb, Larry Wall, Myrna Grant, LaNelle Bacon, Wendy Catherman and Rick Wall. Gaymore was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Carma Lou Wall; brother, Chris Henry Wall; and a granddaughter, Laura Steel. Gaymore has 43 grandchildren and more than 70 great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be held at noon Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Rupert LDS 1st Ward Church (the former Rupert LDS Tabernacle), 806 G St. in Rupert, with Bishop Mark D. Sanderson officiating. Burial will be in the Rupert Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St. in Burley, and from 11 until 11:45 a.m. Saturday at the church.

Uncle Keith's Obituary

RUPERT • Keith Golden Noble was born in Rupert, Idaho, on March 29, 1923, to Francis and Gladys Minerva (Titcomb) Noble.

Keith was the sixth of their 10 children. Keith grew up farming with his dad and brothers northeast of Rupert. He loved to ride horses and wrestle with his brothers. He graduated from Rupert High School in 1941. Keith then traveled to California for metal fabrication training at Santa Monica Tech and then took a job at Douglas Aircraft Company. In 1942, Keith met the love of his life, Beth Jorgensen of Burley. They enjoyed a fun-filled courtship, including many nights at the Y-Dell, and were married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on Nov. 3, 1942.

As a first big adventure of their married life and during the winter of ’42 to ’43, Keith and Beth worked in the war effort in Hawthorne, Nev. Keith worked in his trained field of metal fabrication, and Beth worked filling depth charges with gun powder. In the spring of 1943, they began their farm work on their new farm in Rupert. In 1944, they welcomed their first child, daughter, LaRae. In 1944, Keith’s desire to serve his country saw him enlist in the United States Navy. With the Navy, Keith and Beth moved to Biloxi, Miss. After the war was over, they returned home to Rupert and their farm. From 1945 to 1956, they farmed and grew a crop of boys, with Kelly, Stanley, Scott and Rod joining the clan. During this time, Keith built the family a new home on the farm, showing his growing all-around skills.

In late 1956, they embarked on a new great adventure and moved to Seattle, Wash., Keith being hired on the spot with the Boeing Company. Once settled in their home in Renton, Wash., their last two children, Randy and Pam, joined the crew. In 1959, they became business owners and opened an A&W Drive-Inn in Renton. Keith soon had the reputation and notoriety for brewing the best root beer in the West. The kids grew up learning how to truly work and appreciate this example of their mom and dad. In 1972, they sold the A&W and Keith embarked on his third and longest career, as he trained as a truck driver and drove for the next 16 years, most of it being for Burlington Northern Transport Company. Beth also worked during these years for Boeing. Keith and Beth retired together in 1988.

Keith was a quiet man who loved serving the Lord. For more than 15 years, Keith served in bishoprics as a counselor with four different bishops. He held many other callings in church from Scoutmaster to stake Young Men president and stake high councilor. In 1990, Keith and Beth served their first LDS mission as full-time missionaries and helped open the new Arizona Tucson Mission. Later, they served their second mission in Seattle, being assigned to work with new Cambodian members.

Keith leaves quite a posterity. He and Beth have 28 grandchildren and soon to be 39 great-grandchildren. In 1999 and after more than 40 years in Seattle, they moved back home to the Magic Valley. Living again in Rupert, they have enjoyed their lives and renewed many friendships. Keith returned to his heavenly home on June 4, 2012, after a four-year-long trial with Alzheimer’s disease.

Keith was preceded in death by his father and mother; son, Stanley Brent; and eight brothers and sisters, Grover, Luther, Cecil, Elneda, Louise, LaMar, Verla and Esther. He is survived by his wife, Beth Noble of Rupert; his children, LaRae and Wayne MacGregor of Seattle, Wash., Kelly and Joyce Noble of Preston, Scott and Terry Noble of Coeur d’Alene, Rod and Wendy Noble of Auburn, Wash., Randy and Cheryl Noble of Burley, and Pam and Dave Huff of Maple Valley, Wash.; and his sister, Ada Searle of Nampa.

The Noble family would like to thank all of our family and friends for their cherished love and support to Keith and Beth. Also, they express their appreciation to Rosetta Assisted Living and to Horizon Home Health and Hospice.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 11, at the Rupert LDS Stake Center, 324 E. 18th St. in Rupert, with Bishop Kelly Bessire officiating. Burial will be in the Rupert Cemetery with military rites provided by the Mini-Cassia Veterans Organization. Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St. in Burley, and from 10 until 10:45 a.m. Monday at the church.

Meriden Slocum Toombs and Family

Hi!  To make this a bit easier, I decided just to post our last Christmas letter.  I made some updates which are in italics.   

Christmas 2011

Dear Family and Friends:

This has been an exciting year for our family.  We were able to take two vacations this year.  The first was during spring break.  We went to Utah to visit family and spent two days skiing at Brighton.  Aaron and Nathan took snowboard lessons; Jim and Meriden took ski lessons.  It was fun skiing and visiting family.  In June we traveled to California.  We spent a couple of days at Disneyland, a day at Knott’s Berry Farm, a day at Magic Mountain, and a couple of days playing at the beach and riding jet skis in the ocean alongside seals and dolphins.

Aaron (age 18):  This was a big year for Aaron!  Since he was in choir during his senior year, he was able to try out for the school musical “West Side Story”.  He was cast as Lieutenant Schrenk.  He was awesome!  Aaron graduated from Cienega High School May 26 and even sang a small solo at his graduation.  After a boring summer, Meriden took him to BYU-Idaho where he is having the time of his life.  Aaron enjoys hanging out with his friends, dirt bike riding, camping, and playing his guitar. 

Aaron finished his first year at BYU-Idaho.  He really enjoyed his time there.  His favorite class, of course, was snowboarding.  He’s back home, preparing for his mission. 

Nathan (age 16):  One of the biggest highlights of Nathan’s year was to get his driver’s license.  He has enjoyed the freedom of having his license and his parents are grateful they don’t have to drive him everywhere he needs to be.  Nathan keeps busy with schoolwork, running long distance in track, and cross-country.  In his spare time, he likes to run, play video games, and go dirt bike riding.  He did really well this past cross-country season and is looking forward to track which starts in January.

Nathan finally made his goal of running a 5-minute mile! He also bought himself a motorcycle, which he loves to ride.  I'm always praying that he'll be safe and that the rest of the drivers will see him!  

Meriden:  After 5 years of teaching 6^th grade, Meriden took a one-year leave of absence from teaching.  She misses the kids and the other teachers she worked with, but doesn’t miss all the extra hours she put in!  She started running about a year ago, and although running still isn’t her favorite pastime, she knows it’s good for her.  While running on her property, she took a hard fall and banged up her knee.  So, after not running for about 2 months, it was as if she started from the very beginning.  She finally broke the 30-minute mark in a 5K race in December; she ran the race in 29:33.  Meriden also enjoyed taking Aaron up to BYU-I, and visiting with her sisters in Utah.  The four sisters went to the Salt Lake City temple together and enjoyed being together. 

I decided not to go back to full-time teaching for now.  I may in another year, or look into some other opportunities.  I love to teach, but am frustrated with everything that goes along with it.  I have enjoyed subbing in a different school district.  One of my goals is to teach math at the Jr.  College level, but to do that, I need 24 hours of college level math.  I started with College Algebra this semester.  It will take 2 years, but hopefully, it will be worth it!

Jim:  For more than eleven years now Jim has enjoyed working for Raytheon full time and the Air Force Reserves part time.  This year he spent his usual six weeks in Nebraska for the Air Force, and is now finishing off the year working in uniform at the local military base.  He goes motorcycle riding with family and friends when time permits and has been studying Russian language and culture for more than six months now. 

Jim has been in Ohio since Feb 8.  He’ll be coming home in May!  Yay!

We hope that you have a very Merry Christmas and an especially Happy New Year!

Love, Jim, Meriden, Aaron and Nathan

Jim, Meriden, Aaron and Nathan
About April 2011

Hey Cousins!

I have been thinking about this blog for several days now.  What prompted the thoughts was the amazing visit I had early this month to Idaho.  I had lunch with Debbie and Uncle Gaymore, visited with Aunt Arpha for about an hour, stayed with Aunt Beth and Uncle Keith and LaRae is there helping them, and met Grover.  It was a short visit, but I am so glad I did it!  I strongly believe that my mom and possibly others had a part in my visit.

Then I started thinking about how the only time I see extended family is at funerals.  I recall that Randy (and others?) sponsored a cousins reunion a few years ago, but I was not able to attend.  I have loved "seeing" Pam, Patty, Dana, Debbie, and Ralph on Facebook.  Even though it's not much, I still feel like I have some contact with them.  I especially love seeing family pictures that they post and hearing about what their families are doing.

With those thoughts in mind, and wondering how we can better keep in touch as cousins, I thought about a blog.  What I see happening with it now is to have each cousin write a post about themselves and their families, including pictures.  You can send those posts to me and I will post them on the blog.  Or, I can set up a generic password if you would like to posts those messages yourself.  I would also love to post pictures of our grandparents and great-grandparents.  Aunt Arpha showed me a picture of Grandpa that was hilarious...so out of character to what I have heard about him.  I would love to have a copy of that picture to post so all of you can see it.

I would also like to have email addresses of each cousin.  I will get in touch with some of you and if you could help me out, I would appreciate it.

If any of you have email address of any of Ada's kids, or Lamar's kids, please send those to me.

If you have any other ideas of how we could use this blog, I would really appreciate it!

My email address is meriden@byu.net.

Love,
Meriden