
K Furness
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William K Furness, 86, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully at his home in Newdale, Idaho on January 11, 2025.
He was born on January 9, 1939, in Teton City, Idaho to Floyd and Gladys Furness. He was the youngest child. He spent his younger years in Teton and Victor before settling in Sugar City at age 7. He graduated from Sugar-Salem High School in 1957. After graduation he attended Ricks College and served a mission in the Central States Mission from 1959 to 1961.
He served in the United States Air Force from 1962 to 1966. During that time he worked as an airplane technician in Japan, Hawaii, and California. He served in the Air Force reserves for 2 years following active duty. He pursued a career as an automotive technician by attending Bailey Technical School in St. Louis, Missouri and returned to Salt Lake City to work at JCPenney Auto Center in downtown Salt Lake. It was there that he dated Raymonda and married in 1971 in Newdale, ID.
They moved to Menan, Idaho in 1975 to work on the family farm and later built their home in Newdale, Idaho in 1980. They raised their four children in Newdale. He farmed and later started working at Ricks College in 1989. After retiring from BYU-Idaho he worked at Madison Memorial Hospital as a courier retiring in 2020. In his free time he enjoyed working on cars, mowing the lawn, listening to AM radio and classical music, reading, riding motorcycles, and spending time with family. He enjoyed working on the farm with father in-law Henry and brother in-law Layne. He especially enjoyed attending the events of his grandchildren. He was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, he served in several bishoprics in the Newdale Ward, several student wards, and the Sugar City Stake Singles Branch. He enjoyed working with the Newdale Ward to maintain the church building for fifteen years.
K is survived by his wife, Raymonda Harris and his children, Hilary (Josh) Brizzee of Burton, ID, John (Liz) Furness of Burton, ID, Levi Furness of Hibbard, ID and Heidi Furness of Midvale, UT; ten grandchildren: Porter (Brittney), Addison, Cache, Gunner, Grace, Samuel, Wyatt, Lincoln, Quinn, and Lyla. Sister-in-law Vicky Furness.
K was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Gladys Furness; step-mother Bethene; brother Dewey Furness and sisters Noreen (Blair) Pincock and Sheron (Clarence) Rock; and in-laws, Henry and Lena Harris. Aunt, Thelma (Dick) Kirkham.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at the Newdale Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 350 Church St, Newdale, ID 83436. A visitation will be held at the Flamm Funeral Home beginning from 5pm-7pm on January 22nd and 10am-10:30am on January 23rd Following the service, interment will take place at the Teton-Newdale Cemetery.