Martin Homer ‘Dick’ Cheney
May 22, 1940 - June 13, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009 10:44 PM PDT
OROFINO
Martin Homer “Dick” Cheney, age 69, of Orofino, Idaho, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2009, at Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, Wash., suffering massive heart failure.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at Riverside Cemetery, Payette, Idaho. Services are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette.
Dick was born May 22, 1940, in LaGrande, Ore., to Martin U. and Stella (Phipps) Cheney. He grew up in many locations, such as New Plymouth, Idaho, and Vale, Ore., and eventually graduated from high school in John Day, Ore. After graduating high school, he went on to serve in our military, and we are proud of his service to our country. Dick became employed with the Burlington Northern Railroad in various states, working mostly in Sheridan, Wyo., and eventually retired with them. After years of living in Sheridan, Wyo., he ended up in Elk City, Idaho, where he finished out the remainder of his life with Farris.
He was an amazing, kind-hearted, fun-loving man and lived his life to the fullest while hunting, fishing, camping and enjoying the outdoors. Dick spent many hours in the trees of Elk City and other locations such as Alaska, hunting deer, bears and other species.
Dick will be met in heaven by his parents, Martin and Stella Cheney, of Payette, Idaho.
However, he leaves behind many who loved him including his wife, Farris, of Orofino, Idaho; daughter, Leslie, and grandson, Logan, of The Colony, Texas; son, Perry, and grandchildren, Levi and Mckenzie, of Eugene, Ore.; sister, Margaret, of Star, and nieces, Marta, of Payette, Idaho, and Marla, of Eagle, Idaho.
Although these are immediate family members, there are many family members he is leaving behind. WE WILL TRULY MISS YOU!
His vivacious personality and caring heart will be missed everyday by the rest of us that live on. REST IN PEACE, WE LOVE YOU!
