Independent Obituaries: July 16, 2025
The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the July 16, 2025 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. For more resources including headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society. DeVonna Frasier DeVonna Rae (Campbell)…
Search and Rescue lean again on water training
The Star Valley Search and Rescue was called out to assist with a submerged car over the weekend. It was the second time in as many weeks that the team had to utilize their water training in the various locations…
Body of missing Afton man found and recovered from Swift Creek
The body of a missing 93-year-old man from Afton was found and recovered by Star Valley Search Rescue Thursday afternoon. Commander Matt McMurdo said Ned Eddins was found deceased in the river up Swift Creek Canyon. According to a family…
Swift Creek Canyon search continues into day three for Ned Eddins of Afton
Star Valley Search & Rescue continues looking for Ned Eddins, 93, of Afton who was last seen on Saturday, June 7. Eddins was reported as missing to police on Tuesday, resulting in a search up Swift Creek Canyon east of…
Authorities searching Swift Creek Canyon for missing elderly man from Afton
Authorities are searching for a missing 93-year-old man up Swift Creek Canyon east of Afton. Ned Eddins was reported as missing to police on Tuesday. On Wednesday morning a family member told SVI News that Eddins has been missing since…