Ardyth Martindale Green

BURLEY – Ardyth Martindale Green, 83, of Burley, passed away at home on Thursday, December 8, 2016.

Ardyth was born January 16, 1933, in Oakley, Idaho, the daughter of Clyde Alonzo and Marzette Hunter Martindale. She was the youngest of six children in a family that consisted of one son, Ardyth’s brother, Alton; and her four sisters, Effie Boren, Helen Crane, Mary Blazin, and Gweneth Smith.

She attended schools in Oakley, Idaho, as well as Salt Lake City, Clinton and Ogden, Utah. She returned to Idaho and attended Burley High School, graduating with the class of 1951. She married her husband and companion of 65 years, Don W. Green, on July 6, 1951, in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.

As an active, lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ardyth served in a number of different capacities including Primary teacher, Sunday school leader, Primary president, ward organist and chorister, Relief Society counselor, ward girls camp director, a stake girls camp committee member, and ward librarian.

She was a skilled secretary and clerk and held positions at the Rambo Firestone Store, the old Orpheum Theatre, Staterstorm Pen Repair, all of Burley; worked a 16-year stint with Crown Zellerback Paper Co. in San Leandro, Calif.; after which, she returned to Burley to work for the Cassia County Schools as a secretary for the remaining 25 years of her working career.

Ardyth enjoyed doing counted cross-stitch, crocheting, reading, genealogy, and spending time with her family.

She is survived by her husband, Don of Burley; three children, Cordell (Shelly) Green of Montpelier, Harlen (Amber) Green of Burley, and Donelle (Luis) Ramirez of Boise; one sister, Gweneth Smith of Red Bluff, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother; and her three oldest sisters.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at the Burley LDS 3rd and 7th Ward Church, 2200 Oakley Ave., in Burley. Burial will be in Gem Memorial Gardens.

Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, and from 10 until 10:45 a.m. Friday, preceding the service at the church.