Obituaries

James Fulton Hayden, Idaho

Memorial service for James Fleetwood Fulton, 91, will be held at a later date. Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Fulton, who was born in San Diego, died Tuesday.

He grew up and graduated from high school in San Diego and graduated from University of California at Davis with a bachelor of science degree in plant pathology.

Mr. Fulton married Agnes Hodges, and they lived in Hayward, Calif.

He served as a naval officer and taught math at a naval aviation school during World War II. He later returned to Hayward and worked as the plant production manager for French Art Cleaners near Oakland.

Mr. Fulton was preceded in death by his wife, Agnes in 1969, and married Georgia Beaver later that year.

He retired in 1970 and moved to San Jose Villages Golf and Country Club prior to settling in Hayden in 1994.

Mr. Fulton was an accomplished musician who played the piano, violin and trombone and was a member of the San Jose Villages Orchestra.

He also was active in gardening.

Survivors include his wife; a son, James Fulton of Coeur d’Alene; a daughter, Mary Agnes Fulton of Oregon; and six grandchildren.

Clyde Summers Chewelah, Wash.

Memorial service for Clyde S. Summers, 84, will be at 1 p.m. today at Loon Lake (Wash.) Assembly of God Church. The Neptune Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Summers, who was born in Alaska, died Monday.

He was a retired machinists helper for the railroad.

His wife preceded him in death.

Survivors include three sons, Merrill, Troy and Leroy Summers.

Allen Amos Blanchard, Idaho Service for Allen Raymond Amos, 80, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport, Wash. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Spirit Lake, Idaho.

Mr. Amos, who was born in Spirit Lake, died Saturday.

He graduated from Spirit Lake High School in 1939 and was married to Esther Heisner the same year.

Mr. Amos served in the Army during World War II.

He was a logger and a member of the Masonic Lodge.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Patricia Shields of Blanchard, Idaho; a son, Gordon Amos of Spirit Lake; a sister, Shirley Gilaspiee of Post Falls; seven grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

Rubye Davis-Capato Spokane

Visitation for Rubye J. Davis-Capato, 91, will be Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Yates Funeral Home, Hayden Chapel. Service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Hayden Chapel. Burial will be follow at Forest Cemetery in Coeur d’Alene. Mrs. Davis-Capato, who was born in Granite, Idaho, died Sunday.

She grew up in Granite, Bayview and Careywood, Idaho, and attended school in Careywood. She married Turner Davis in 1925; they later divorced, In 1954 she married Robert Capato. He preceded her in death.

Mrs. Davis-Capato was a homemaker and had lived in Spokane for the past 30 years.

Survivors include a daughter, Norma Jean Holdaas of Liberty Lake; two sisters, Verna Keala of Maui, Hawaii, and Ina Moore of Rathdrum, Idaho; and three grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Spokane, P.O. Box 2215, Spokane, WA 99210-2215.

Mabel Eich St. Maries

Service for Mabel M. Eich, 90, will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Coffelt Funeral Service in Sandpoint. Burial will be at Westmond (Idaho) Cemetery. Mrs. Eich, who was born in South Dakota, died Monday.

She married Herman Eich in 1929, and they settled in Cocolalla, Idaho, in 1935. She was a homemaker, quilter and gardener.

She moved to St. Maries in 1996. Her husband preceded her in death.

Mrs. Eich had been active in local, general, primary, school and hospital elections, and was a member of the Ladies Aid.

Survivors include four sons, Don and Glen Eich, both of Cocolalla, Dean Eich of Sagle, Idaho, and Gary Eich of Sandpoint; two daughters, Lois Davis of Sagle and Gayle Wemhoff of St. Maries; two sisters, Zola Zens and Marie Schlim, both of South Dakota; 15 grandchildren 28 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to local Hospices.

Charlotte `Chotts’ (Golm) Smith Mesa, Ariz.

No service will be held for Charlotte A. “Chotts” (Golm) Smith, 85, at her request. Bonker Funeral Home in Mesa is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Smith, who was born in Spokane and raised in Lamont, Wash., died June 24.

She worked for D.N. and E. Walter Co. in Spokane before moving to Mesa in 1981.

Her husband, Everett, preceded her in death.

Survivors include a sister, Polly Kelly, and a brother, Charles Golm, both of Hayden Lake, Idaho.