Helen Raines Snodgrass
Helen Raines Snodgrass
Helen Raines
Snodgrass went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 28,
2012. A memorial service will be held
1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at the Boise Friends Church,
7751 Goddard Road, Boise, ID
83704.
Helen was born on
November 27, 1927 in Mobile, Alabama to George Raines and Louise Stapleton
Raines. Her family moved to Seattle when she was 7 years old and lived there
through her junior year of high school. The family then moved to Oklahoma to take
care of her grandmother. After graduating from high school the family moved to
Boise where her father worked for the Corp of Engineers on the Lucky Peak Dam
project.
She worked at the
office of Dr. Privett until she married Charles Snodgrass. She and her husband
lived in Dayton, Ohio and Denver for several months while Charles continued his
education.
After her children
were grown she went to work at The Idaho Statesman and worked as a bookkeeper
in the business office until her retirement.
She loved the
outdoors and enjoyed fishing, camping, gardening, reading, watching BSU
football and traveling. They traveled to every state, the lower 48 in their motorhome,
and took many cruises as well as tours overseas. She especially enjoyed having
friends and family over to play her favorite board game. She also loved animals
and enjoyed playing with her two cockatiels and watching the many squirrels and
birds who came to her yard for a meal.
She was a member of
the Columbian Club, Secretary of Job's Daughters Bethel 54, a member of Adah
Chapter #8 Order of Eastern Star, secretary and board member of Reachout Crisis
Hotline, and secretary of Boise Roadrunners (a Good Sam RV club). She was also
campaign chairman for John Reardon's bid for House of Representatives. After he was elected she worked for the Idaho
Legislature.
She and her husband
attended Boise Friends Church for many years where she was an elder, served on
the nominating committee and was leader of the senior activities committee.
She is survived by
her daughter Debbie (Gordon) Bayless and son Chuck (Connie) Snodgrass, five
grandchildren: Matthew (Anna) Bayless, Andrew Bayless, Michael (Kelli) Bayless,
Stephanie Bayless, Kimberly Snodgrass, and three great-grandchildren.
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