Violet Leona Towne, 84, beloved wife of the late Lyle Towne, mother and friend, passed Feb. 18, 2018, in Mountain Home, Idaho.

Violet enjoyed traveling, talking on the phone, Yahtzee and spending time with family and friends.

Violet spent her last few years in Idaho, where she enjoyed the Mountain Home Senior Center and attending the Christian and Baptist Church in Mountain Home. During this time, she looked forward to her summer visits to North Platte, where she put down the books that were always in her hand and hosted a social in the park.

Violet will be lovingly remembered and missed by her daughters, Debra (Paul) Shrum of Mountain Home and Judi (James) Murray of South Carolina; son, Art Towne of Nebraska; sister, Joyce Inman of Missouri; brother, John (Diane) Nichols of Missouri; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be at a later date in Missouri. Cremation was chosen. Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, Mountain Home, Idaho, is in charge of arrangements.