Sherman Day

Sherman Eugene Day 1927 ~ 2012 Sherman E Day of Meridian, ID went fishing in Heaven on January 24, 2012. He was the only son of Lloyd Oliver (Bus) and Lillian Day. In 1944, while still in High School, Sherman joined the Navy. When he got home, after the war he went to work for Mountain Bell Telephone Company. He married Eileen Elson on June 24, 1949. He always called her his "Best Friend" and she says 62 years "was not enough". Sherman and Eileen lived in many places during their first few years while he worked as a lineman for Mountain Bell. They finally settled in Twin Falls where he retired after 42 years of service. After retirement, they moved to Meridian. Sherman was an avid bowler, rock hound, hunter and fisherman. He bowled many tournaments, including State and National tournaments. Sherman is survived by his wife Eileen, a sister Karen (Arlen) Nelson Boise ID/Livingston MT and their four children; Carol (Tony) Stecklein of Meridian ID, June (Jim) MacArthur of Pocatello ID, Julie (David) Vincent of Paul ID, and John L Day of Boise ID. He is also survived by 14 grandchildren, 14 great- grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his mother and step-father, Lillian and Sam Layne; his father and step-mother, Lloyd Oliver (Bus) and Bernadine Day; and two sisters, Marie Byrd and Mary Bales. There will be a grave side service at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise ID at 1pm on Thursday, February 2, 2012. The family would like to say Thank You to the staff at the Idaho State Veterans Home for taking such good card of this special man. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Activities Fund at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Boise ID. Condolences for the family may be submitted online at www.cloverdalefuneralhome.com.