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Rost Funeral Home

Rod Timmons

Pearl M. Love Spence

April 29th, 1937 - December 26th, 2024

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Pearl Maxine Spence, 87, of Mountain Home, Idaho, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2024, at her home with family by her side. Pearl was born April 29, 1937, in Mountain Home, Idaho, to parents William J. and Edith M. (Smith) Love.

Pearl attended school through the 8th grade in Glenns Ferry and graduated from Mountain Home High School. 

Pearl Married Melvin Spence on September 3rd, 1954. They had their first home in Huntington, OR and Melvin worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. They followed to Lime, LaGrande, Baker, and St. Louis, Missouri before returning to Mountain Home.

Melvin and Pearl had four daughters: Debra Griffith, Lenda Spence, Billie (Jeff) Denny and Kathy (Brad) Johnson. 

Pearl was a fan of nature and loved flowers, especially petunias and peonies. Decorating for Memorial Day was an annual family event. Pearl and Melvin enjoyed many trips to places like Niagara Falls, Yellowstone and Tillamook, and in their tent trailer Red Bridge, South Dakota, Wallowa Lake, and Pearl's favorite spot Catherine Creek. 

A memorial service will be held 10:00 am Saturday March 1, 2025 at Rost Funeral Home.

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Rost Funeral Home

As the only funeral home in Elmore County, the staff at Rost Funeral Home work hard to be active members of the Mountain Home community and to be there to take care of families in every way possible when the need arises. Our funeral home opened in 2005 when Jerry and Janette Rost purchased the business. We’ve continued to grow along with Mountain Home. Jerry’s career began more than fifty years ago in Boise, and along the way, he acquired an 1897 horse-drawn funeral carriage, which we proudly display in our facility....

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