Obituaries

Dec 24, 2010

Dr. Charles Linfield Crowder was ushered into the presence of the Lord by the angels on December 24, 2010 at 10:00 AM. Linfield was born in American Falls November 13, 1929. and taken home to the homestead of his parents, Charles David Crowder and Elizabeth (Dille) Crowder, the Dille House built by Heber Dille in Neeley, Idaho Soon afterwards his...

Nov 12, 2010

Wilma Ruth Kendall, our beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on Nov. 12, 2010, in Quincy, WA. Wilma was born in Trilby, Ohio on Dec 2, 1927 to August and Helen Schultz. In 1943, she moved to Aberdeen, Idaho. She took care of the Dick and Betty Davis family while in high school, later going to work in their restaurant. She also...

Jul 4, 1826

Jul 4, 1826

John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States, from 1797 to 1801.  Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain, and he served as the first vice president of the United States.  Adams was a dedicated diarist and regularly corresponded...

Apr 17, 1790

On April 17, 1790, American statesman, printer, scientist and writer Benjamin Franklin dies in Philadelphia at age 84.

Born in Boston in 1706, Franklin became at 12 years old an apprentice to his half brother James, a printer and publisher. He learned the printing trade and in 1723 went to Philadelphia to work after a dispute with his brother. After a sojourn...