Emma Geanne ‘Swan’ Major
Nov. 16, 1926 - March 18, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008 11:16 AM PDT
New Plymouth - Emma Geanne “Swan” Major, 81, of New Plymouth, went to her rest Sunday, March 16, 2008, at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center in Boise. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at Rosedale Memorial Gardens in Payette, Idaho. Pastor George Harsha will officiate. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette.
Emma was born on Nov. 16, 1926, in Boise, Idaho, to Martha (Lindsay) and Kenneth Swan. In her childhood, the family traveled extensively for Morrison-Knutson but always considered the Treasure Valley their home. Emma was a graduate of Auburn Adventist Academy. In July of 1945, she married Alton Major in Boise, Idaho. They made their home on a farm in New Plymouth until 1957. Then they moved to Pendleton, Ore., working there for Harris Pine Mills. In 1974, Emma graduated from the Walla Walla Community College with an Associate’s Degree as a registered nurse. She worked at St. Mary’s Hospital in Walla Walla, Wash., until retiring in 1991. Then she and Alton moved to New Plymouth. There they enjoyed their retirement and were active in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. She enjoyed camping, reading, singing and visiting with family and friends.
Emma is survived by her husband, Alton, New Plymouth, Idaho; two daughters, Jeanne (Jerry) Gorham, Pendleton, Ore., and Nelwynn (Roy) Holland, New Plymouth, Idaho; three granddaughters, Dora (David) DePugh, Bronxville, N.Y., Rebecca (Brian) Huxel, Walla Walla, Wash., and Elizabeth (Bill) Bingman, Umapine, Ore.; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Betty Morgan, Kalispell, Mont., and Hazel (Joe) Madarieta, Casa Grande, Ariz.; two step-grandchildren, Doris (Gary) Robinson, Nampa, Idaho, and Royce (Gloria) Holland, Parma, Idaho; five step-great-grandchildren; five step-great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Emma was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Ferne Raycraft, San Jose, Calif; one grandson, Ken Holland, Nampa, Idaho; and one great-grandson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to 3 Angles Broadcasting Network Television, in care of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, P.O. Box 730, Payette, Idaho, 83661.
