Rosemary Mabey, 80, of Oakley, Idaho passed away December 5, 2017 in Burley.
Rosemary was born March 3, 1937 in Oakley, to Horton and Eva Smith Mabey. She grew up in Oakley and graduated from Oakley High School. She then went on to graduate from beauty school in Pocatello. Rosemary was a member of the LDS church. She worked for Ore-Ida for 30 years before retiring. While there, she was a member of the bowling league. She enjoyed being outdoors. She was known to spend days fishing at the Oakley Dam and never missed an Easter family picnic up Trapper Creek. Rosemary enjoyed rockhounding and going on vacations. She loved oil painting and took some of her work to a gallery in Cody, Wyoming. She liked crocheting and quilting. She enjoyed teaching the ladies in her community how to make quilt tops.
Rosemary is survived by her brothers, Gary (Gloria), Oakley; Dennis of Oakley; James (Sandy), Burley; Keith of Oakley; and a sister Marta (Ron) Wells of Mountain Home.
She is preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Barbara, Edna and Wilma; and 1 brother, Edwin.
Funeral Services will be held Monday, December 11, 2017 at 11:00 in the Oakley LDS Stake Center with Bishop Ryan Cranney conducting. A viewing will be held Sunday December 10, from 6-8 p.m. at the Morrison Payne Funeral Home, 321 East Main, Burley; and from 10 to 10:45 Monday at the Oakley Stake Center. Interment will be at the Marion Cemetery.
The family would like to thank the wonderful staff and nurses at the Mini Cassia Care center for all their love and devotion.