Floyd Daniel West

Wednesday, June 20, 2007 12:52 PM CDT

Declo — Floyd Daniel West, a 79-year-old Declo resident, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at Cassia Regional Medical Center.

He was born Aug. 22, 1927, in Moore, the son of Ralph K and Mary Mae King West. In 1929 he moved to Rupert and then in the spring of 1931, moved to Springdale and then settled in Declo until his death.

At the age of 16 Floyd and a buddy lied about their age and enlisted in the US Navy, serving in World War II. Floyd was very proud of his military service.

In 1946 Floyd came home and met Florence Cardon, they were married Dec. 19, 1946, in the Idaho Falls Temple. Last December Floyd and Florence celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary, which was a milestone and great accomplishment considering Floyd’s health.

Floyd purchased his first farm using his new tractor as down payment. He did custom beet harvesting for 14 years along with farming and in 1951 was awarded Young Farmer of the Year. He owned and operated West Insurance in the West office building for many years.

Floyd held many positions within the church organization which included cubmaster, Priest advisor, and secretary. He received an award for 25 years of service to the scouting program. He belonged to the Cassia Lamb and Wool Pool and also to the Dairy co-op.

Floyd loved to fish, camp, and even gardened up to the time of his death. He loved to travel, we often joked that Dad had a secret suitcase packed in the closet, always in anticipation of the next trip. He visited Europe many times and made many special friends there. He loved Hawaii and spending his winters in Arizona but most of all he loved his family and the special time that he spent sharing memories and stories of his lifetime and will be cherished and held sacred in our hearts. He loved his grandchildren and seldom had a harsh word, the light of his life was his great granddaughter Kloie, who brought special joy into his heart.

Floyd was known for his generosity and compassion. His yearly orange deliveries will be missed.

He is survived by his wife Florence of Declo, his children, Danny (Jann) West of Declo, Randy (Kaye) West of New Mexico, Sandra Albertson of Declo, Suzanne (Brad) Bakelar of Declo, Jeremy Poulton of Declo, Melanie (Cory) Ottley of Rupert, Barry (Hailey) Poulton of Rupert, 14 grand children, three great grandchildren and one on the way. He is also survived by one brother Rex West of Burley. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister.

The funeral with be held at 11 a.m. Friday June 22, 2007, at the Declo Stake Center with Bishop Tim Darrington officiating. The burial will follow with full military honors at Gem Memorial Gardens.