DeAnna Bitton Spurgeon, 77

DeAnna was born in Ogden, Utah, on Sept. 19, 1947, to parents David LaVor Bitton and Iona Bullock Bitton. She and her family moved to Priest River, Idaho, in 1957, where most of her family still live. 

She married Jerry Lee James on Sept. 5, 1964. They were blessed with daughters Brenda and Kathleen (stillborn) and son Jeremy. DeAnna and Jerry divorced in 1977. 

DeAnna’s work career consisted of 36 years of banking. During that time, she met Charlie and they were married Feb. 19, 1994, in Bonners Ferry. 

They moved to Moscow, Idaho, when DeAnna retired in 2006. They spent 13 years there enjoying all the sights and sounds of a college town. She said being around all those students kept her young. 

In 2019, they moved to Bonners Ferry. She and Charlie both have brothers living here. They both have had many wonderful times together with their brothers. 

DeAnna is survived by husband Charlie, daughter Brenda, son Jeremy, brother David and brother Keith (wife Shirley), numerous nieces and nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren. 

Services will be held at the Bonners Ferry Funeral Home on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 at 1 p.m. Interment will be at Grandview Cemetery. To leave a message or memory for the family go to bonnersferryfuneralhome.com. Bonners Ferry Funeral Home is caring for the family.