The following obituaries appeared in the November 22, 2017 print edition of the Star Valley Independent.
Lana Allred Kennington was born on October 6,1948 to Enid and Velma Allred. She passed away on November 13, 2017 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Lana was raised in Fairview, Wyoming. She graduated from Star Valley High School in 1967 and attended Cosmotology school in Utah and graduated in 1969. She owned her own beauty shop “The Hen House” until retiring. Lana married George Kennington January 19th, 1971 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.They were later sealed in the Idaho Falls Temple in April of 1987. Lana held many church calling from the Relief Society Presidency, Primary Teacher, Scout Leader, Volley Ball Coach, Visiting Teacher, and Genealogy. She is preceeded in death by her three siblings LaRue, Dan and Glade and her parents. She leaves behing her husband George, children Dessa Shafer (Afton), Quine (Williwam) Crnkovich (Thayne); grandchildren Lanessa, Kheldon, and KaeLana; brothers and sisters, Gloy (Val-Dee) Heap, Terry (Frances) Allred, Kate (Kelly) Rainey, Lane (Jan) Allred, and Alan (Lorna) Allred. A memorial service was held on November 18, 2017 at the Grover LDS Chapel.
Marsha Barber Wolfley, 73, passed away on November 13, 2017 after a 50-year battle with rheumatoid arthritis. She died surrounded by her family. Funeral Services will be held in the Freedom Ward chapel on Wednesday, November 22nd at 11:00 am with a viewing from 9:00 to 10:30 am. Marsha was born in Afton on February 14, 1944 to Walter and Lorraine (Heap) Barber. She was the oldest of four children including Sally (Bruce), Joel, and Jan (Anderson). Marsha’s youth was spent working on the family farm in Jacknife and she cherished her memories of those years for the remainder of her life. She often spoke of her father who passed away in a farming accident when she was 17 and how difficult the loss was for their young family. Marsha began dating Rex Wolfley when she was 15, and after four years of deciding whether or not they liked each other, the two were married in the Idaho Falls temple on August 29, 1963. The couple then made their home in Freedom where over the next 54 years they raised four children, endured countless ailments, and cherished their time with their grand kids. Marsha was known for her caring personality, a passion for learning, devotion to her membership in the LDS Church, and an absolute zero tolerance for quitting. Although small in stature, she was a force to be reckoned with. The family would like to thank the many wonderful friends and neighbors who made mom’s life complete. She was a social butterfly and loved every opportunity she had to be with you. Marsha was preceded in death by her father, mother, sister (Sally), and brother (Joel). She is survived by her husband, sister (Jan), children (Ward, Robin, Travis, Rod), 14 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
