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Monday, February 20, 2017Valarie (Paul) Petersen, Pocatello; granddaughter, Kristene R. Petersen; great-grandsons, Baylor J. and Dempsey P. Henderson, Victor, ID; son, Coy A. (Connie) Pepper; granddaughter, Jamie L. Pepper, Winnemucca, NV; sisters, May Sutliff, Bend, OR, Ruby Webb, Wendell, ID, Charlotte (Warren) Lawton, Wendell, ID; brother, Albert (Jan) Pepper, Karval, CO; and many nieces and nephews. Sign up to get each day's obituaries sent to your email inbox .whatcounts-form-container.well { padding-bottom: 5px; } .whatcounts-form-container .left-col, .whatcounts-form-container .right-col{ float: left; width: 100%; max-width: 345px; } .whatcounts-form-container .left-col{ margin-right: 20px; } .whatcounts-form-container .whatcounts-min .left-col{ max-width: none; margin: 0; } .whatcounts-form-container .disclaimer { font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom:10px; clear:both; } .whatcounts-form-container .input-group-addon.wc-addon-captcha{ padding: 4px 10px; border-left: 0; } He was preceded in death by: his parents; sisters, Fay Appl, Lelia Kravig and Mary Patton.The family would like to thank the caregivers at Quinn Meadows Nursing Home, Dr. Mills and the staff at Heritage Hospice for the loving care they gave Charles during the last stages of his life.As per Charles' wishes, cremation has taken place.A celebration of life will be held at a future date. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Wilks Funeral Home 211 W. Chubbuck Road, Chubbuck, ID. Condolences may be sent to the family online at wilksfuneralhome.com.
Monday, October 03, 2016Ralph Whitworth(Photo: Handout)Ralph Whitworth, a Winnemucca native who became a national business leader, died Thursday. He was 60.Whitworth died at a San Diego health care facility after battling throat cancer.In an obituary on its website, the Wall Street Journal called Whitworth “a leading pioneer in activist investing who sparked change at companies like Home Depot and Hewlett-Packard.” He served on 11 corporate boards in the U.S., and his San Diego-based company, Relational Investors LLC, once had $6 billion in assets.Whitworth was a Lowry High School and University of Nevada, Reno graduate.A 2003 profile of Whitworth published in the RGJ reported that Whitworth and his family committed $1 million to fund a tutoring program aimed at helping high school students in Humboldt County prepare for college.According to information from the Ferraro Group, he also established the Ralph Whitworth Scholar Leader Scholarship Endowment at UNR, which benefits students in the College of Business scholar leader program. He also gave funds for t...
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Monday, February 20, 2017Valarie (Paul) Petersen, Pocatello; granddaughter, Kristene R. Petersen; great-grandsons, Baylor J. and Dempsey P. Henderson, Victor, ID; son, Coy A. (Connie) Pepper; granddaughter, Jamie L. Pepper, Winnemucca, NV; sisters, May Sutliff, Bend, OR, Ruby Webb, Wendell, ID, Charlotte (Warren) Lawton, Wendell, ID; brother, Albert (Jan) Pepper, Karval, CO; and many nieces and nephews. Sign up to get each day's obituaries sent to your email inbox .whatcounts-form-container.well { padding-bottom: 5px; } .whatcounts-form-container .left-col, .whatcounts-form-container .right-col{ float: left; width: 100%; max-width: 345px; } .whatcounts-form-container .left-col{ margin-right: 20px; } .whatcounts-form-container .whatcounts-min .left-col{ max-width: none; margin: 0; } .whatcounts-form-container .disclaimer { font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom:10px; clear:both; } .whatcounts-form-container .input-group-addon.wc-addon-captcha{ padding: 4px 10px; border-left: 0; } He was preceded in death by: his parents; sisters, Fay Appl, Lelia Kravig and Mary Patton.The family would like to thank the caregivers at Quinn Meadows Nursing Home, Dr. Mills and the staff at Heritage Hospice for the loving care they gave Charles during the last stages of his life.As per Charles' wishes, cremation has taken place.A celebration of life will be held at a future date. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Wilks Funeral Home 211 W. Chubbuck Road, Chubbuck, ID. Condolences may be sent to the family online at wilksfuneralhome.com.
Monday, October 03, 2016Ralph Whitworth(Photo: Handout)Ralph Whitworth, a Winnemucca native who became a national business leader, died Thursday. He was 60.Whitworth died at a San Diego health care facility after battling throat cancer.In an obituary on its website, the Wall Street Journal called Whitworth “a leading pioneer in activist investing who sparked change at companies like Home Depot and Hewlett-Packard.” He served on 11 corporate boards in the U.S., and his San Diego-based company, Relational Investors LLC, once had $6 billion in assets.Whitworth was a Lowry High School and University of Nevada, Reno graduate.A 2003 profile of Whitworth published in the RGJ reported that Whitworth and his family committed $1 million to fund a tutoring program aimed at helping high school students in Humboldt County prepare for college.According to information from the Ferraro Group, he also established the Ralph Whitworth Scholar Leader Scholarship Endowment at UNR, which benefits students in the College of Business scholar leader program. He also gave funds for t...
