Dean Draper of Emmett, Idaho lost his battle with Parkinson’s Disease on July 13, 2019.   He was born November 11, 1938 to Kenneth and Agnes Hill Draper.  He attended Emmett schools, graduating from Emmett High School in 1958.  He was a member of the Idaho Army National Guard 616th Transportation Company.  He was activated during the Cuban Missile Crisis.  Dean was employed at the Boise Cascade Sawmill, Emmett Dairy, Shamrock Market and did custom...

Arthur "Bud" Henson 71 of Emmett, Idaho passed away July 16, 2019 at a local care center in Emmett, Idaho. Bud served in the Army during Vietnam.  He is survived by his wife JoAnna Henson and other family members.  Memorial Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Potter Funeral Chapel in Emmett.

Kenneth Wayne Hunt, 65, of Emmett, passed away peacefully at home on July 16, 2019.  He was born on July 25, 1953 to Clyde E. and Mary M. Kelly Hunt, joining a sister, Joyce, in Emmett, where he was raised. Ken attended Boise State University and graduated from Idaho State University. He spent his pharmacy internship in Idaho Falls and finished his externship in Nampa, before taking his first job in Anchorage, Alaska. His career path led him to Idaho, Nevada, Washington and back to his...

 In loving memory of John Henry Gibson, we commemorate him as a beloved husband, father and friend. John entered into rest Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at a hospital in Meridian, Idaho.  He was born March 4, 1955 in Fort Bragg, California to Karl and Dorothy Gibson. John attended and graduated from Sutter High School in Sutter, California and received an associates degree from Yuba College in Marysville, California.  John moved to Emmett in July 1989. He worked for Overhead Door...

William “Bill” McConnell passed away June 19, 2019 in Albany, Oregon after an almost 4 year battle with brain cancer.   Bill was born in Sunnyside, Washington October 29, 1952 to Ruth Knight and Norman McConnell . He spent part of his childhood growing up in Pennsylvania before moving to Emmett, Idaho.    Bill was a graduate of Emmett High School. He began working in the logging industry. After logging for a few years he began a career in agriculture. He...

Misty D. Martin, 44, of Enumclaw, Washington and formerly of Emmett, Idaho passed away on July 4, 2019 in Emmett.  She was born March 28, 1975 to Harold Michael Cannon and Linda Sue Kline in Emmett, Idaho. Misty is survived by her two daughters, Linda Martin and Katelynn (Thomas Lauri) Martin; her mother; her grandson, Jayden Sutherland and several other relatives.   Viewing will be available from 5:00 - 8:00 PM on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at the Potter Funeral Chapel in...

Services for Willis Alfred Hunt 85 of Emmett, Idaho  who passed away on Sunday June 30 at a Boise hospital will be held on Wednesday July 10, 2019 at 10:00 am at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise, Idaho.  Pastor Jim White will officiate.  Friends are asked to meet at the cemetery from 9:30 to 9:50 am.  Services under the direction of the Potter Funeral Chapel Emmett.  For more information call 208-365-4491

 Margaret Ann Burt-Smelcer passed away on June 27, 2019 in Emmett, Idaho. Born May 28, 1941 in Emmett, Idaho, the youngest child of parents Earl & Lenore Burt.  She attended Wardwell Grade School and graduated from Emmett High School in 1959.  Moving to Boise after graduation she worked in the accounting and treasury department of Morrison-Knudsen Co. Inc.  She married Dean R Smelcer at St Mary’s Episcopal Church on March 12, 1961.  He became her true...

Monte Elwood See, 79, of Sweet, Idaho, passed away unexpectedly June 26, 2019 after a brief illness.  Monte was born on February 10, 1940, in Boise, son of Elwood (Woody) See and Louise Breshears.  He spent much of his childhood at his grandparent’s home at Jack Ass Creek in Horseshoe Bend.   Monte was a 1958 graduate of Emmett High School and received an Associate’s Degree in Drafting from Boise Junior College. In addition, he was a self-taught...

 Bob was born August 22, 1956 in Emmett, Idaho to Richard and Mary (Burdell) Lopshire, the youngest of their three children. He died of natural causes at his home in New Port Richey, FL.  Growing up in Southern California, Bob attended Los Amigos High School in Orange County, received his AA degree from Orange Coast Community College and ultimately graduated with a degree in Marketing from California State University Long Beach.  Bob married Christie Carver in 1985 and had...