Thomas F. Pence

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Thomas F. Pence, 77, Payette, Idaho, passed away peacefully Feb. 9, 2000, at Holy Rosary Medical Center in Ontario, Ore. Born to Walter G. and Adda W. (Cram) Pence on May 5, 1922, he was reared and educated in Payette. As a young man, he attended the University of Idaho and was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. On June 4, 1942, Tom married Barbara Ballenger of Payette. They began their married lives on the Triangle Bar cattle ranch on the Big willow, east of Payette.

Tom had been involved with the New Plymouth Kiwanis Club and was a past president of the Payette River Cattlemen's Association. He served on the Treasure Valley Community College Foundation Board from 1963 to 1988. He was a fifty-year member of the Masonic Lodge, a lifetime member of the Elks Lodge and a member of the St. James Episcopal Church in Payette.

After their retirement, Tom and Barbara lived in McCall, Idaho, and Mesa, Ariz. In 1998, they moved to Payette.

Tom is survived by his sister, Jean Thurston, of Corvallis, Ore.; his wife of 58 years, Barbara; two daughters, Marcia (Gene) Gray of Payette, Julie (Ernie) VanMatre of Ontario; one son, Tom Jr. (Kim) of New Plymouth; and several grandchildren, Michael and Jamie Gray, David and Elisa Gray, Cassandra Gray, Zachary and Nathan VanMatre and Tabor Pence.

A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the St. James Episcopal Church in Payette, Idaho. Cremation was conducted by the Cremation society of Idaho, Boise, Idaho.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Treasure Valley Community College Foundation Endowment Fund, TVCC, 650 College Blvd., Ontario, Or 97914, or St. James Episcopal Church, 110 N. 10th, Payette, ID 83661, or a favorite charity.

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