All Obituaries

Heaven’s doors opened on April 18, 2021, just three days shy of her and Gary Rawlings’ 60th Wedding Anniversary. Evelyn Darlene Rawlings was born April 2, 1935 in Wendell, Idaho to Jay and Ruby Vinson. She was the oldest of four children. Evelyn lived a fulfilled life in Jerome and raised nine children. Wherever she worked she made many friends and touched the hearts of countless others. She was an inspiration to her many grandkids and great grandkids. Evelyn is survived by her...

Barbara (Smith) Jenks, 87, passed away April 13, 2021 of natural causes just 9 days short of her 88th birthday. She was born at home in Draper, Utah, April 22, 1933. She was the seventh of 8 children born to Archibald Smith and Bertha Lovina Crane Smith. She lived all her childhood in Draper, Utah, where she attended grade school and high school. She married Virgil Lee Jenks on August 24, 1950 in the Logan LDS Temple. Barbara sent her new husband off to Korea just 6 months later and spent...

Mary Kathleen Magee Of Jerome, Idaho died April 10, 2021. She was born May 29, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan to Herb and Mary Walters.  Kathy attended school in Jerome, Idaho and was a key member of the baton twirling team.  Kathy went on to become a homemaker who made a home for all strays; children, adults, and four legged alike. While raising her children she went back to school at the College of Southern Idaho to obtain her High School Equivalency.  After raising her...

Lee Gilliland of Twin Falls, Idaho, born William LeeRoy, October 1935 to William Franklin Gilliland and Sara Jean Stevens in Red Bluff, California, passed away peacefully April 3, 2021. We celebrate his life of 85 years and marriage to Janet of 63 years. Lee met Janet Johnston when both were working at Lassen National Park near Redding, California. They were married at a small chapel in Reno, Nevada in 1958 and lived in Nevada from Lake Tahoe to Elko before moving to Twin Falls 24 years...

Lillious Emery Linch, 77, of Jerome passed away April 3, 2021 at his home. He was born March 25, 1944 in Wendell, Idaho to Lillious Eddie Linch and Edria Pearl Crisp Linch. After graduating high school, Emery enlisted and served in the United States Navy. Upon discharge, he began his career as a welder and mechanic. He was a member of the Mountain Men and the Sherriff’s Posse. He enjoyed wood working, small engine repair, hunting, fishing, and being with his family. He had a great...

On March 27, 2021, Julia Moya Gill lost her life in a tragic car accident in Jerome, Idaho. Julia was a loving and caring mother and loved to be called “Momma” by her children. Julia was born on June 2, 1980 in Apple Valley, CA to Wilfred Moya and Diana Tabet. She completed her Associates of Arts degree and received a certificate as a Licensed Vocational Nurse from Summit Career College in 2004 in California. After moving to Idaho, she started her career at Wal-Mart where she...

Chanz Jordan “CJ” Nuzio was born July 13, 2004 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Michelle Nuzio. He received his GED in less than a month at ISU in Pocatello, Idaho. On November 9, 2020, he was accepted into Job Corps, he was to start in April of this year, and then planned on attending CSI for auto mechanics, in his hometown of Twin Falls, where he grew up. On August 22, 2019, he and his friend, Morgan Mullinix, saved the life of Tammy Tawney, when she had a heart attack and they...

Herb was a man who built his own road in life, and it didn’t matter how large, rocky or impossible it seemed, or how many people told him he couldn’t do it, he chose his own path. Born in Manzanola, Colorado to Matthew and Ella Willhite Allen, the youngest of 9, he was spoiled and loved by all those brothers and sisters. The Allen family moved to Filer Idaho where Herb attended school and loved to play football and basketball in the Hansen /Filer schools. Herb was a successful...