This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AMHhenley Surnames: Parker, Smith, Byers, Ellis Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.idaho.counties.bearlake/2042/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Idaho State Journal, 04/05/07 POCATELLO-Delbert Smith Parker, 86, longtime resident of Pocatello, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2007, at a local care center. He was born February 27, 1921, in Lanark, Idaho, a son of Erwin and Eva Arvilla Smith Parker. He attended school in Lanark, Idaho, and graduated from Fielding High School in Paris, Idaho. He served an LDS mission for two years to the southern states. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific. He moved to Pocatello and drove bus for Bear Lake Stages for several years, and then drove for Greyhound Bus for two years. He also worked for C&L Electric for about two years. He then started work for FMC in 1949, and retired as foreman after 38 years. On June 24, 1950, he married Mildred Pierce Byers in Lanark, Idaho. She passed away June 28, 1983. He married Verla Walker Ellis July 2, 2001, in the Idaho Falls Temple. They were later divorced. Delbert liked to fish and hunt, and also enjoyed photography and traveling. He was an active member of the LDS Church, and was a high priest at the time of his death. Survivors include a son, Harvey (Gladys) Byers, Sheridan, Wyoming; a daughter, Sandra (Rick) Schmidt, Shelby, Montana; a brother, Erwin (Dorotha) Parker, Pocatello; sister, Norma Carver, Preston, Idaho; 11 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and five great-greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, Mildred Parker, and two sisters, Evelyn and Verla. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 7, 2007, at 11 a.m. at Manning-Wheatley Funeral Chapel, 510 N. 12th Ave., with Bishop Russell Armstrong of the Chubbuck Ninth Ward officiating. Interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens, with military rites provided by the Pocatello Veterans Honor Guard. The family will receive friends on Friday evening, April 6 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Manning-Wheatley Funeral Chapel, 510 N. 12th Ave., and Saturday for one hour prior to services. Online tributes may be sent to www.manningwheatleyfuneralchapel.com. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.