Mabel C. Groves

Mabel Claire Groves was born under the shadow of Mount Borah in Chilly, Idaho on October 13, 1920 to George Moore and Mabel Averett Wilson. She was lovingly welcomed by big sisters Ilia and Aleene. Gloria would complete the family in 1926.

After the tragic death of Ilia, the family moved to Mackay, Idaho. This where she would attend school, make lifelong friends and begin her work career.

She enjoyed dancing, crossword puzzles, shopping for clothes, shoes and purses, and golf.
While Mabel was married to Mack McCarley, he helped he get her private pilot's license. They enjoyed flying into the small runways in the back country of east Idaho.

Mabel became a farmer's wife when she married Orie Dosdall of Pryor, Montana. They grew dry farm wheat. While returning to Idaho to visit family, they were hit by a snowplow during a blinding snowstorm. Thankfully both survived, but with injuries that May would suffer with for a lifetime.

In 1964, she married Eugene Groves. He was a businessman from Cody, Wyoming. They owned a bar, laundromat and car wash. Eventually they sold those enterprises and bought a fish hatchery. Finally they decided to retire to Chewelah, Washington where at the age of 70, she took up golf. They enjoyed playing golf together for many years. They spent their winter months in Boulder City, Nevada. Sadly, Gene passed away from cancer in 1995.
After Gene's death, May moved to Pocatello, Idaho to be nearer to family, eventually inviting her older sister, Aleene; niece, Joyce and grandniece, Roxanne to live with her.
Mabel passed away peacefully on August 29, 2018 while recuperating from hip surgery at Quinn Meadows, where she resided.

Mabel was preceded in death by her parents; sisters; husband; nephew, George Bloom; niece, Joyce Bloom Fleming; and grandniece, Roxanne Sollender Jacques. She is survived by niece, Wendy (Hayes) Rudolph; nephew, Brian Erickson; 13 grandnieces and grandnephews and their families.

Her family wishes to express our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to Derek Standley and Debbie and Doug Fleming for all of their love and support; as well as to the many caregivers these last few years who made her life livable.

Graveside services will be held at 4:00 P.M., Saturday, September 15, 2018 at the Chilly Cemetery, in Custer County, outside of Mackay, Idaho.

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