Posted on: Oneida Co. Id Obits Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Id/OneidaObits/10095 Surname: Yearsley, Howell, Thomas ------------------------- Idaho State Journal, Tuesday, 04/24/01 DRIGGS — Clifton Elwood Yearsley, 93, former Driggs (Darby) resident, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2001, in the Oneida County Nursing Home in Malad. He was born February 14, 1908, in Woodruff, Idaho, just south of Malad, the son of James Heber and Rosa Janet Howell Yearsley. He received his education in Malad, and one year at the National Automotive and Electrical School in California. He married Erma Ann Thomas Nov. 16, 1932, in the Logan, Utah LDS Temple. He operated a service station and mechanic shop in Malad, and had lived and worked in Los Angeles, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. They moved to the Darby area near Driggs, where for many years they made their home on a cattle and seed potato ranch. Church service had always been a part of Cliff's life in the Darby Ward and Driggs Stake. In 1967, he and his wife served a two-year mission with the Sioux and Arapahoe Indian tribes in South Dakota and Wyoming. Upon their return, they were called to serve as temple officiators in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple, serving for 19 years. He is survived by his wife, of Malad; and three sisters, Jaine Harding of Heyburn, Maude Jensen of Smithfield, Utah, and Carma Peterson of Caldwell. Local survivors include a niece, Sharon (Ferris) Hess and a nephew, Lamont (Janice) Thomas, both of Malad. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, April 25, at 11 a.m. in the St. John Cemetery, located five miles west of Malad. Please call 766-4330, Horsley Funeral Home, for directions.