Beulah Maxine Taylor Hicks

BURLEY – Beulah Maxine Taylor Hicks, age 91, of Burley, passed away Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at Parke View Rehabilitation Care Center in Burley.

“Boots”, as she was best known, was born July 24, 1921, in Blanchard, Oklahoma, the daughter of Joseph and Bessie Winchester Rose. Her early life was spent in Oklahoma and Missouri until her family moved to Twin Falls when Boots was 14. She spent the remainder of her life in Idaho where she made her home in Burley.

She is survived by two sons, Michael (Linda) Taylor of Almo and Kerry (Suzan) Taylor of Paul; one daughter, Kristi Leoni of Burley; nine grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren; one brother, Joe “Sonny” Rose of Jerome; and two sisters, Jean Sund of Twin Falls and June Smith of Nampa.

Boots was preceded in death by her husband, William Hicks; her parents; one sister, Myrtle; and two daughters, Sharon (LeRoy) Uhrich and Gayle (Rod) Kinney.

At Boots’ request, a private memorial service will be held at a future time.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Rasmussen Funeral Home in Burley.

The family would like to thank the staff of Parke View Rehabilitation Care Center and Horizon Home Health and Hospice for the special care they took of Boots.