Jerry Janet 'Granny' Vickers,75

Jerry Janet "Granny" Vickers, 75, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, at her home in Sandpoint, Idaho.

Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1900 Pine St., Sandpoint. A potluck reception will be held after the memorial at 1519 Main St.

Jerry was born Sept. 30, 1933, in Loving, N.M., the daughter of Charles "Bud" and Pauline Sanford.

She grew up in the small town of Loving and graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1951.

Jerry married Zed Horace Vickers and moved to Orange, Calif., where she raised two sons, Kevin Wesley and Wade Alan.

One of her accomplishments was to be named in: "Who's Who" of American Business Women for her management skills in the publications fields.

Jerry moved to Sandpoint, Idaho, in 1989 and found her true passion: working with kids. She worked at Sandpoint Middle School as detention monitor from 1992 until she retired in 2004.  It was a job she truly loved.

Granny is survived by her sons, Kevin Vickers and Wade Vickers. Grandchildren, Coleman, Daryl, Lucas, Myca, Kevin, Rachel, Cassandra and Samantha; and great-grandchildren, Nehemiah and Kevyn; also survive.

Anyone who knew Jerry knows that we could easily fill this paper with her adventures and accomplishments in life.

In her passing she will be greatly missed by all who's lives she touched.

Lakeview Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Please visit Jerry's online memorial at www.lakeviewfuneral.com and sign her guest book.