David Straw

David Chancellor Straw passed away in the early morning of Sunday September 29th, 2024 in his Clearwater

home, surrounded by his family. He had been fighting the battle against Alzhiemer's/dementia over several

years and had a rapid decline this year.

David was born to Delores and Vinyl Straw August 8th, 1948 and helped his family run their ranch after the

loss of his father. He graduated from Clearwater Valley High School in 1966. He attended Rick's College for a

short time and there met Donna. They married on April 7th, 1967. David, sometimes called "Dave" by his

co-workers, often had grease under his fingernails. He had numerous jobs; he became a "jack of all trades but

not a master of any" and worked hard as a diesel mechanic as his main career. He spent some time on the

Orofino Dworshak Dam, at John Deere in Grangeville, working for Utah and Colorado coal mines, and finally

retiring from the oil fields of North Dakota. He always loved to "tinker" and repair machinery; often he helped

friends and neighbors with their equipment.

David was an avid hunter and gun collector. As an outdoorsman, he enjoyed fishing, and was skilled in

wood-working. He was a voracious reader, and read books from multiple genres. He especially loved Louis

L'amour westerns. He loved football and played in high school, and was proud of his son and several

grandsons for also playing in school. He told his kids he was "fat, bald, and happy".

David is survived by his wife Donna, son Daniel (Tracy) Straw, and daughters Dorreanie E. Hunt, and Daelene

(Josh) Straw. Also his brother Tim (Bernie) Straw, and sister Jennie (Larry) Lyons. He has 12 grandchildren

and 11 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents Delores and Vinyl, and sister Linda (as a child),

also his stepfather Leslie Heimgartner.

Funeral services are being held Friday, October 4th, 2024 at 11 AM at the Kamiah LDS church, with graveside

services at 2 PM at Pine Grove Cemetery in Kooskia, Idaho.