This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rhodes, Bailey, Estes, Lloyd Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hd.2ADI/1592 Message Board Post: Idaho State Journal, 01/01/06 SODA SPRINGS — Walter J. Rhodes, 68, of Soda Springs, died Wednesday, December 28, 2005, at his home due to pneumonia. Walt was born January 20, 1937, in Boise, Idaho, and was adopted by Walter Oliver and Elizabeth Bailey Rhodes. He was raised and educated in Pocatello, graduating from Pocatello High School. He married Marcia Estes on May 21, 1962. They had two children, Stanton Dean (Teresa) Rhodes of Blackfoot and Deborah Ann (Danny) Bone of Golden Valley, Arizona. They were later divorced. He married JoAnn Lloyd on May 5, 1972, in Elko, Nevada. There were no children, but they had three dearly loved pets. Walt worked construction, was a fireman for the Union Pacific Railroad for nine years, was employed by the State Highway Department, Caribou County Sheriff’s Department as a county deputy, and retired with the Caribou County Road and Bridge Department. In his earlier days he was a rodeo participant and loved going to rodeos. He was a member of the Army Reserves and was very active in the National Search and Rescue organization, serving many officer positions, including national commander in 1993. He was a member of the Bear Lake Search and Rescue. He loved going camping, hunting, fishing, doing leatherwork and woodworking. He enjoyed going to the Caribou County Senior Center and was a volunteer there. He was a member of the Soda Springs LDS First Ward. He is survived by his wife, JoAnn, of Soda Springs; a son, Stanton Dean (Teresa) Rhodes of Blackfoot; and his daughter, Deborah Ann (Danny) Bone of Golden Valley, Arizona; a sister, Helen Lindstrom of Wayan, Idaho; four granddaughters; and several uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, January 3, 2006, at 11 a.m. in the Soda Springs LDS First Ward, located at 3rd East and 4th South. Friends may call at the Sims Funeral Home Monday evening from 7 to 8 p.m and on Tuesday at the LDS Chapel from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment will be in the Montpelier City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Bear Lake Search and Rescue in Montpelier, Idaho, or the Caribou Senior Center in Soda Springs. Services are under the direction of the Sims Funeral Home.