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Curtis Vernon |
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March 30, 1955 ~ October 11, 2014 |
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October 21, 2014 |
Curtis Vernon, age 59, lost his courageous
battle with cancer on Saturday, October
11, 2014. He died at home with his loved ones. A
Memorial Service will be held on Saturday,
October 25 at 1:00 p.m. at the Mountain Springs
Church.
Curtis Wayne Vernon was born on March 30, 1955
in Bonners Ferry, Idaho to Annie Mae and Melvin
Vernon. He was the youngest of four siblings.
After high school in 1972, Curt went into the
Navy and spent the majority of his Naval career
aboard the USS Dixon, stationed at Ballast Point
Naval Base, Point Loma in San Diego, California.
There he met and married Gayle VanAllen, and
became a father to her son, Brent. The two had
four children in all. In 1975, he left the Navy,
moved home to North Idaho, and worked at the
Louisiana Pacific mill in Moyie Springs. In 1977
Curt moved his family to Mesa, Arizona, where he
went to work for Marathon Steel until 1981 when
he moved back home to Bonners Ferry. He went to
work for Bonners Ferry Feed and Grain until
1986.
In 1985 Curt and Gayle separated. In 1987 he
moved to Montana with his son Jared. He worked
for the Champion mill in Libby, Montana. He
bought property in Troy and built a log cabin
from the ground up using logs from his own land.
He moved back to Bonners Ferry in the fall of
1995, and has resided here ever since. He worked
at Clifty View Nursery for 14 years. He cared
for his elderly mother until he fell ill this
past winter. He married Rita Wolf in July of
2014. Curt had a deep love for the wilderness of
North Idaho. He enjoyed hunting, archery,
shooting guns, “boondocking," huckleberry
picking, daydreaming, solitude, reading and
camping. He loved to find a road and see how far
up it would take him. Although he was not
patient enough to fish for pleasure, he still
spent time teaching his children how to fish.
His favorite author was Louis L’Amour. He loved
to dance, and his daughters loved to stand on
his feet while he danced. He also gave the
biggest and best bear hugs.
He is survived by his wife Rita Vernon, his four
children Brent (Jennifer) VanAllen, Leslie
(Chris) Pease, Jared Vernon and Bethany (Ryan)
Vernon-Beard, fifteen grandchildren, one great
grandson, sisters Lois Florea and Carolyn
Warner, and brother Russell Vernon, numerous
cousins, nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents Mel and
Annie Vernon, his niece LeaAnn Patchen, nephew
Cris Berger, and his beloved dog Roose. |
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