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Louis LaMoyne Marsden July 20, 1929 - December 11, 2020 The ugliest man in Bingham County got his wish. He had read that the winner of the contest for The Ugliest Man in Bingham County would win the prize of kissing as many girls as would line up to kiss him. So Lou entered the contest. And won. He had no idea that he would eventually meet, date and marry the love of his life after a line of girls formed to kiss the smiling winner. But that s how Lou met his wife Verna Gay Phillips in 1954 after winning a fun competition at the Bingham County Fair in Blackfoot, Idaho. Lou passed away on December 11, 2020 at the age of 91 after a brief battle with Covid-19. He was surrounded by family and friends and will be sorely missed by many. He was born July 20, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah to parents Vera Adelaide Dye Marsden and Louis Hyrum Marsden. They moved to Firth, Idaho shortly thereafter. Lou was raised with his younger brother Ronald LaMar Marsden in Firth and attended school there. He
Verna Gaye Phillips Marsden July 28, 1935 - December 15, 2020 Verna Gaye Phillips was born July 28, 1935 at home near American Falls, Idaho, to Virn Elias Phillips and Jessie Nelean Aldous Phillips. She left this earth to join her husband of 65 years on December 15, 2020 at the age of 85. Their love story now continues into the eternities. Verna was raised among a joyful, hardworking, loving family which included her brothers and sisters: Blaine Elias, Glen Henry, Marva Nelean, David LeRoy, Elma Jean and Theodore Ray who all love her dearly. She was an excellent student, she spoke at her 8th grade graduation as an honor student, and went on to attend Aberdeen High School. In her junior year the family moved to Cashmere, Washington where her father worked building dams along the Columbia River living in a beautiful home on the banks of Mission Creek. She graduated from high school in Cashmere. Her education continued with 6 months of nurses training at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho.