James (Jim) Ansley

Jim Ansley passed away on November 11, 2006 at his home in Bonners Ferry. Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 10:00 am in the Exhibit Hall at the Boundary County Fairgrounds, Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Jim Ansley was born James Henry Ansley in Lubbock, Texas on November 7, 1940 to Henry and Mary Ansley. Jim lived his early years in Northern Texas and western Oklahoma. He graduated from high school in 1959 at Lockney, Texas. In 1964 he graduated from Panhandle State College in Goodwell, Oklahoma receiving a Bachelors of Science Degree and an Army Officer Commission. Following graduation he served his enlistment in the Army which include one year in Vietnam. In 1967 he moved to Bonners Ferry, Idaho where he resided until his death. Jim married Sally Ann Tanner in 1969 and they had four sons, Hank, Clarence, Merle and Scott. Jim was employed as a school teacher at Mount Hall and Valley View Elementary schools for 5 years. He also logged, farmed, and had a welding repair shop. Jim was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Sally; four sons, Hank, Clarence, Merle, and Scott. Merle married Jenny Foust in 1999 and they have 2 daughters, Emily and Holly and a son, Jackson. Jim had two sisters, Janney Chandler of Bonners Ferry, Evelyn Anderson of Abilene, Texas and a brother, Clarence Ansley of Fort Worth, Texas and several nieces and nephews