Christina Lillian Medley

Christina Lillian (Soule) Medley, 93, a long time resident of Kimberly, died Friday morning, March 13, 2009, at Heritage Assisted Living in Twin Falls. She was born July 17, 1915 in Belvedere, Nebraska to Robert and Mary Soule. Her family moved to Bushnell, NE when Chris was 13 years old. She married Ross Medley in 1932. They lived in Bushnell until 1947 when they moved to Kimberly where she resided for 58 years. She moved to Twin Falls 4 years ago. She was married to Ross for 65 years until he passed away in 1998. Chris worked for Arnold's Grocery in Kimberly for several years, many years for J.C. Penney Co. in Twin Falls as a saleslady/purchaser in "Lady's Ready-to-Wear", and later at Bud's Duds in Twin Falls. She is survived by her children: Betty (Ralph) Milton of Twin Falls; Kennard (Eleanor) of Pocatello; Dennis (Patti) of Medford, Oregon; daughter-in-law, Linda Medley of Hansen; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Ross; her son, Donald; her granddaughter, Cindy; three brothers and two sisters. Visitation will be held 5-7 pm Tuesday, March 17th, with funeral services being held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, March 18, at Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home, 2551 Kimberly Road, Twin Falls. Interment will follow at Twin Falls Cemetery. Chris' family offers special thanks to Hospice Visions and to Jim and Kathy Lynch and their staff at Woodstone-Heritage Assisted Living for the excellent and compassionate care given to her. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice Visions of Twin Falls.