Martha Ann Parsons Poole, 65, of Ammon, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2015, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls.
Martha was born December 11, 1949, in Marietta, Ohio to Rex Parsons and Leola Virginia Whitney Parsons. She is the oldest of five children. She spent her childhood years in the Marietta, Ohio area, and when she was 12 her family moved to Ashdown, Arkansas, where she lived until she was 18. As a young adult she lived in a variety of places, but she moved back to Ashdown and lived there for many years. Martha attended schools in Marietta, Ohio; Ashdown, Arkansas; and in California.
On March 8, 1983, she married Tracy Poole in Ashdown, Arkansas, where she made her home for the next several years. Martha and Tracy did not have children.
In 2001, Martha was involved in an automobile accident, and she was left with many serious injuries, the effects of which left her unable to care for herself, and she became a resident of Parkwood Assisted Living in Idaho Falls to be near family members. She grew to love the staff at Parkwood who gave her loving care for the next 15 years. She enjoyed the activities and filled her time with simple pleasures. Her life was punctuated with bouts of illness, mostly stemming from diabetes. She was cared for by a loving doctor, Wallace Baker, who attended to her needs for those 15 years.
On May 29, 2015, Martha suffered a severe stroke, which left her with serious complications. On June 20, she succumbed to the debilitations of the stroke. She was cared for at Eastern Idaho Medical Center, where she received excellent care from the nursing staff and doctors, and also became a patient at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, where the staff served her needs with loving attention, as well. Her family is grateful for the staff of both of these facilities, as well as Parkwood Assisted Living.
Martha is survived by her mother, Leola Parsons, of Idaho Falls; her sisters, Mary (Ernie) Flegel of Ammon, Idaho and Ruth (Paul) Johnson of Las Vegas, Nevada; her brother, Gabe (Beverly) Parsons of Provo, Utah, and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Rex Parsons and her brother, Joseph Parsons.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2015, at Wood Funeral Home East Side (963 S. Ammon). Burial will be in Ammon Cemetery.
Martha was born December 11, 1949, in Marietta, Ohio to Rex Parsons and Leola Virginia Whitney Parsons. She is the oldest of five children. She spent her childhood years in the Marietta, Ohio area, and when she was 12 her family moved to Ashdown, Arkansas, where she lived until she was 18. As a young adult she lived in a variety of places, but she moved back to Ashdown and lived there for many years. Martha attended schools in Marietta, Ohio; Ashdown, Arkansas; and in California.
On March 8, 1983, she married Tracy Poole in Ashdown, Arkansas, where she made her home for the next several years. Martha and Tracy did not have children.
In 2001, Martha was involved in an automobile accident, and she was left with many serious injuries, the effects of which left her unable to care for herself, and she became a resident of Parkwood Assisted Living in Idaho Falls to be near family members. She grew to love the staff at Parkwood who gave her loving care for the next 15 years. She enjoyed the activities and filled her time with simple pleasures. Her life was punctuated with bouts of illness, mostly stemming from diabetes. She was cared for by a loving doctor, Wallace Baker, who attended to her needs for those 15 years.
On May 29, 2015, Martha suffered a severe stroke, which left her with serious complications. On June 20, she succumbed to the debilitations of the stroke. She was cared for at Eastern Idaho Medical Center, where she received excellent care from the nursing staff and doctors, and also became a patient at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, where the staff served her needs with loving attention, as well. Her family is grateful for the staff of both of these facilities, as well as Parkwood Assisted Living.
Martha is survived by her mother, Leola Parsons, of Idaho Falls; her sisters, Mary (Ernie) Flegel of Ammon, Idaho and Ruth (Paul) Johnson of Las Vegas, Nevada; her brother, Gabe (Beverly) Parsons of Provo, Utah, and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Rex Parsons and her brother, Joseph Parsons.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2015, at Wood Funeral Home East Side (963 S. Ammon). Burial will be in Ammon Cemetery.
Martha Ann Parsons Poole, 65, of Ammon, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2015, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls.
Martha was born December 11, 1949, in Marietta, Ohio to Rex Parsons and Leola Virginia Whitney Parsons. She is the oldest of five children. She spent her childhood years in the Marietta, Ohio area, and when she was 12 her family moved to Ashdown, Arkansas, where she lived until she was 18. As a young adult she lived in a variety of places, but she moved back to Ashdown and lived there for many years. Martha attended schools in Marietta, Ohio; Ashdown, Arkansas; and in California.
On March 8, 1983, she married Tracy Poole in Ashdown, Arkansas, where she made her home for the next several years. Martha and Tracy did not have children.
In 2001, Martha was involved in an automobile accident, and she was left with many serious injuries, the effects of which left her unable to care for herself, and she became a resident of Parkwood Assisted Living in Idaho Falls to be near family members. She grew to love the staff at Parkwood who gave her loving care for the next 15 years. She enjoyed the activities and filled her time with simple pleasures. Her life was punctuated with bouts of illness, mostly stemming from diabetes. She was cared for by a loving doctor, Wallace Baker, who attended to her needs for those 15 years.
On May 29, 2015, Martha suffered a severe stroke, which left her with serious complications. On June 20, she succumbed to the debilitations of the stroke. She was cared for at Eastern Idaho Medical Center, where she received excellent care from the nursing staff and doctors, and also became a patient at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, where the staff served her needs with loving attention, as well. Her family is grateful for the staff of both of these facilities, as well as Parkwood Assisted Living.
Martha is survived by her mother, Leola Parsons, of Idaho Falls; her sisters, Mary (Ernie) Flegel of Ammon, Idaho and Ruth (Paul) Johnson of Las Vegas, Nevada; her brother, Gabe (Beverly) Parsons of Provo, Utah, and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Rex Parsons and her brother, Joseph Parsons.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2015, at Wood Funeral Home East Side (963 S. Ammon). Burial will be in Ammon Cemetery.
Martha was born December 11, 1949, in Marietta, Ohio to Rex Parsons and Leola Virginia Whitney Parsons. She is the oldest of five children. She spent her childhood years in the Marietta, Ohio area, and when she was 12 her family moved to Ashdown, Arkansas, where she lived until she was 18. As a young adult she lived in a variety of places, but she moved back to Ashdown and lived there for many years. Martha attended schools in Marietta, Ohio; Ashdown, Arkansas; and in California.
On March 8, 1983, she married Tracy Poole in Ashdown, Arkansas, where she made her home for the next several years. Martha and Tracy did not have children.
In 2001, Martha was involved in an automobile accident, and she was left with many serious injuries, the effects of which left her unable to care for herself, and she became a resident of Parkwood Assisted Living in Idaho Falls to be near family members. She grew to love the staff at Parkwood who gave her loving care for the next 15 years. She enjoyed the activities and filled her time with simple pleasures. Her life was punctuated with bouts of illness, mostly stemming from diabetes. She was cared for by a loving doctor, Wallace Baker, who attended to her needs for those 15 years.
On May 29, 2015, Martha suffered a severe stroke, which left her with serious complications. On June 20, she succumbed to the debilitations of the stroke. She was cared for at Eastern Idaho Medical Center, where she received excellent care from the nursing staff and doctors, and also became a patient at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, where the staff served her needs with loving attention, as well. Her family is grateful for the staff of both of these facilities, as well as Parkwood Assisted Living.
Martha is survived by her mother, Leola Parsons, of Idaho Falls; her sisters, Mary (Ernie) Flegel of Ammon, Idaho and Ruth (Paul) Johnson of Las Vegas, Nevada; her brother, Gabe (Beverly) Parsons of Provo, Utah, and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Rex Parsons and her brother, Joseph Parsons.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2015, at Wood Funeral Home East Side (963 S. Ammon). Burial will be in Ammon Cemetery.
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