Price Horace Simon

Apr. 12, 1937 - Dec. 7, 2013

Date of Service: Dec. 12, 2013

Price H. Simon

BURLEY – Price Horace Simon, age 76, passed away peacefully at his home in Burley, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, surrounded by his family.

Price was born on April 12, 1937, in Flint, Mich., the son of Price H. and Alma Horton Simon. He graduated from high school in Michigan and later obtained a theological degree from South Seminary in Louisville, Ky. He married Carrol June Hubbard Lane on March 28, 1959, in Emmett, Idaho.

He served as a Southern Baptist minister in Langdon, N.D., Hallock, Minn., and in Kimberly, Idaho. He and his wife owned gas stations in various areas and spent 14 years as the owners of the Raft River Store. In 1984, they opened Simon’s Cleaners in Burley and operated the dry-cleaning business until turning the operation over to their son, Kelly. He served as president of the Mt. Harrison Snowmobile Club in the 1970s and enjoyed his association with its members. He also enjoyed collecting tea kettles.

Price was born with cerebral palsy, had poor vision, and had partial paralysis. However, he overcame these obstacles and lived a very productive life. He loved his Heavenly Father and his Savior, Jesus Christ.

He is survived by his wife, Carrol of Burley; his children, Sylvia Jones of O’Fallon, Mo., Teresa Lynn Langley of Dupo, Ill., and Kelly Simon of Burley; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and his siblings, Marie Miller of Lake Havasu, Ariz., Nelva Pannaralla of Darien, Ill., Helen Loomis of Hale, Mich., Robert Simon of Salem, Ore., and Sharon Saylor of Billings, Mont.

Price was preceded in death by his parents; a son, William Simon; his daughter, Clarisa Wilske; two sisters, Sarah Schlink and Bonita McDaniel; and a brother, Ed Simon.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, at the Burley First Baptist Church, 2262 Hiland Ave., in Burley.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Rasmussen Funeral Home of Burley.