Nedra Ann Speas

Nedra Ann Johnson Speas was born May 19, 1936 in Shelley, Idaho to Bertha Ann Thompson and Andrew James Johnson.  She returned to her heavenly home April 23, 2013.

Nedra was raised on a farm near Basalt.  She and her three siblings, Naida, Kenneth, and Thora, worked hard on the family farm.  She was a member of the last class to graduate from the elementary school in Basalt.  She then attended and graduated from Firth High School.  Associations formed there have been maintained through the many years since.

She married her best friend, Dennis H Speas, on April 11, 1957 in the Idaho Falls LDS temple after waiting for him to successfully complete his church mission.  She found joy in many years of faithfully serving the Lord in the primary, young women’s organization, and relief society.  Together they served as missionaries in the Idaho Falls Visitor’s Center and as temple workers.

Nedra also found joy in serving her friends and neighbors.  She loved dropping by with a plate of cookies and never forgot a birthday.  She loved to travel and was able to see much of the world.

But, her greatest joy was her family.  She was happiest picking out and giving gifts and bringing food when you least expected it.

She is survived by her loving husband and six children, Julie Cederberg, Kyle Speas, Kristie Stolworthy, Koreen Christensen, Ryan Speas, and Jennifer Landon;  sisters, Naida Jensen and Thora Just and brother, Kenneth Johnson; 20 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the Firth Stake Center (823 N 675 E) in Basalt. The family will meet with friends Friday evening from 6:30 till 8:30 P.M. at Nalder Funeral Home (110 West Oak) in Shelley and Saturday morning from 9:30 till 10:40 A.M. at the church. Burial will be in the Shelley Hillcrest Cemetery.