Elizabeth Maude Creekmore

BURLEY – Elizabeth Maude Creekmore, age 98, of Burley, passed away on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at her daughter’s home in Chubbuck, Idaho.

She was born on Jan. 2, 1914, in Chanute, Kan., the daughter of Chalmers McJucion and Alma Mary McMartin Varner. She received and completed her education in Kansas. She was married to Clyde Roberts and together they had one son, C.E. Roberts. They later divorced. She then married John Creekmore on Sept. 23, 1933, in Chunute, Kansas, and they had nine children.

Maude worked for Ore-Ida Foods of Burley for 20 years. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, reading and crafts. Most important to Maude was her family. She was a dedicated wife, loving mother, and an extremely kind grandmother. She was a woman of great faith and was a member of the Burley First Baptist Church.

She is survived by her children, Zula Smithee and Bertha Pickering both of Rupert, Idaho, Susan (Larry) Linney of Kennewick, Wash., Wanda (Ken) Pehrson of Chubbuck, Idaho, Albert (Drinda) Creekmore of Thompson Falls, Mont., Eva Mortenson of Eatonville, Wash., and Penny Timmons of Heyburn, Idaho; a daughter-in-law, Fredna Roberts living in West Virginia; 41 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Maude was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sons, C.E. Roberts and Johnny Creekmore; one daughter, Mary Agnus Creekmore; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; six brothers; and one sister.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, with the Rev. John Ziulkowski officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant View Cemetery.

Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, and from 10 until 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the Rasmussen Funeral Home.

The family expresses their sincere appreciation to Friends and Family and Encompass Hospice for the tender care given to our mother.