Posted on: Oneida Co. Id Obits Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Id/OneidaObits/10106 Surname: ------------------------- Idaho State Journal, 10 Jun 2001 Monta Cranor, 75, of Pocatello, passed away peacefully early Friday morning the 8th of June, 2001, with her sons at her side at a local health care facility. Monta was born April 24, 1926, to David Hill and Charity Wolverton Hill, in St. John, Idaho. She was raised in a family of 3 brothers and 9 sisters. Monta attended school in St. John and she graduated from Malad High School. On June 1st, 1946, she married Carson Cranor and they later settled in Pocatello. They were the parents of six children; Marvin, Marilyn, Glen, Lee, Bruce, and John. Monta worked for many years as a clerk at the Union Pacific Railroad and also at AMI. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in various callings. She was especially fond of the members of the Relief Society. She was always helping those who had a need and spent many hours visiting with the sisters of her ward. No one came to her home without feeling welcomed and no one left hungry. You would always be treated to a slice of fresh homemade bread, cookies or candies. Monta was a great example of service to all she came in touch with. She was a devoted wife and mother. You could always find her in the stands as she watched her sons play sports. She was supportive to her grandchildren, writing each of them weekly while they were away from home. Always having dinners at her home for the family on Sundays and Holidays. She taught by example and always was there to help. Monta was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two children, Marvin and Marilyn, a granddaughter, a grandson, three brothers, and five sisters. She is survived by her sons, Glen (Jackie), Lee (Donette), Bruce (Kollene) Cranor all of Chubbuck; John Cranor of Mesa Arizona; 14 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. Her sisters, Rose Jones of Malad; Ruth Logsdon of Salt Lake City; Noreen Crist of Pocatello; and Jenean Rainsdon of Firth and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, June 11th, 2001 at 11:00 a.m., at the L.D.S. Chapel on Cedar and Poole. The family will receive friends at the Colonial Funeral Home, 2005 South 4th Avenue, Sunday evening from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., and from 10:00 until 10:45 a.m. Monday morning prior to the services at the church. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery.