Ruby Bowen Huber

BURLEY - Ruby Bowen Huber, 97, of Burley, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015, at her son’s home in Twin Falls.

She was born Feb. 5, 1918, in View (Burley), Idaho, the daughter of Daniel and Ida Eliza Tueller Bowen. She received her education locally, having graduated from Burley High School. She married Eldon Edward “Ned” Huber on June 12, 1936, in the Logan Utah LDS Temple.

Ruby lived a productive life in many ways. Her ambitions included working at Sib’s Pharmacy in Burley, helping her husband Ned on the farm, serving as a poll worker on Election Day, quilting, and genealogy.

As a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served in many capacities, including Primary president, Young Women president, member of the Stake Young Women presidency, ward genealogy teacher, and stake indexer. She and her husband, Ned, served 18 months in the Alabama Birmingham Mission, being stationed in Fayettville, Tenn. They were also temple tour guides at the Boise Temple during its open house in 1984, then served as temple workers for the following eight and a half years.

She is survived by her children, Janet (Evan) Rasmussen of Meridian, Georgianna (Gaylen) Graham of Burley, Gayla (Bryan) White of Greensboro, N.C., and Rod (Loralyn) Huber of Twin Falls; 18 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ned; siblings, Thelma Christensen, Willard Bowen, Donna Bodily, Myron Bowen, Lewis Bowen, and Lorna Call; and a granddaughter, Gigi Graham.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 3, at the View LDS Church, 490 E. 550 S., of Burley, with Bishop Art Thornton officiating. Burial will be in the View Cemetery.

Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday, July 2, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, and from 10 until 10:45 a.m. Friday at the church.