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- Lorene Hedges Rouse. Monday, June 28, 2004.
RIVERTON - Funeral services for former Lander resident Lorene Hedges Rouse, 80, of Burley, Idaho, were conducted June 26, 2004, at Davis Funeral Home of Riverton. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery in Riverton.
She died June 22, 2004, at Cassia Regional Medical Center in Burley.
Born Feb. 11, 1924, in Purdin, Mo., she was the daughter of Jasper Newton and Rebecca Jane (Demick) Hedges; was raised and educated in Lander; and attended Fremont County Vocational High School.
During World War II, she moved to Santa Barbara, Calif., and married James Grant Rouse. They divorced after several years.
The couple moved to Oregon, owned and operated two nightclubs in Portland and Springfield and James G. Rouse Trucking.
In the 1960s, she moved to Burley and owned Boyd's Lounge.
She was a member of the Methodist faith and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary in Pocatello, Idaho; and Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary No. 3043 in Burley.
She was known as the first person in Burley to assist senior citizens by taking them into her home so they didn't have to live in a nursing home. Her interests included the companionship of her dachshunds; gardening and canning; and playing pool, especially "pool shark."
Survivors include her brother, Donald L. Hedges, and his wife of Riverton; two sisters, Irene Harris of Washington and Geraldine "Jeri" Dalton of Burley; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers, and former husband. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
Casper Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyoming. Monday, 28 June 2004. Page 4.
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- Lorene Rouse. BURLEY -- Frances Lorene Rouse, age 80, of Burley, died Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at Cassia Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 26, 2004, at Davis Funeral Home, 2203 W. Main St., Riverton, Wyo., where friends may call before the service. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rasmussen Funeral Home, Burley.
Published Friday, June 25, 2004. The Times News, Twin Falls, Idaho.
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