Jule Ann Durfee Wadsworth

ALMO – Jule Ann Durfee Wadsworth, age 65, of Panaca, Nevada, and formerly of Almo, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at her home surrounded by her loving family after a brief battle with cancer.

Jule was born on July 10, 1960, in Burley, Idaho, to Curtis Lee and Mary Lou Andreasen Durfee. They took her home to Almo where she spent her childhood and teenage years on the family ranch. This is where she developed her love of the outdoors and horses. She attended schools in Almo and Malta, Idaho, and graduated from Raft River High School as valedictorian in 1978. She attended Ricks College and Brigham Young University in Provo, graduating with a master’s degree in Range Science. She served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1983-1984 in Madrid, Spain. Jule was a lifelong member and served with love and devotion in various callings.

Jule worked as the Wild Horse and Burro Specialist for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Caliente Field Office. She married the love of her life, Mathew Bruce Wadsworth, on June 8, 1991, in the Logan Utah Temple. After a brief stint with the BLM, she chose to focus on raising a family and worked as a private range consultant for the rest of her life. Jule was passionate and dedicated to her family and also found time to serve in the local community in multiple endeavors as the Lincoln County Fair and Rodeo chairman for several years, Farm Bureau, Lincoln County Soil Conservation District, and various boards. Jule had a great love for her cousins and extended family, as well as doing family history work.

Jule is survived by her husband, Mathew Wadsworth; their children, Moroni (Clara) Wadsworth, Lehi (Artell) Wadsworth, Nephi Wadsworth, and Joy Wadsworth; nine grandchildren; her father, Curtis Durfee (stepmother Sharon); and siblings, Jeanette (Mark) Babbitt, Kathleen Durfee, Myron (Caroline) Durfee, and Lorin (Teresa) Durfee.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Lou Andreasen Durfee; a brother, Alan; and a stillborn baby brother.

The funeral will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, February 23, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 1065 Main Street, in Panaca, Nevada.

A graveside service for family and friends will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 28, at Sunny Cedar Rest Cemetery in Almo, under the care of Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home of Burley.