James Raymond Flory

James Raymond Flory

James Raymond Flory passed away on Sept. 23, 2019. There will be a private family service to be held at Porthill, Idaho, cemetery where he will be laid to rest next to his beloved parents Alvin and Juanita Flory.

James, known to most as Jim, was born Jan. 10, 1942, to Alvin and Juanita Flory in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Jim was the second of four children. He was raised in the mountains surrounding Bonners Ferry, spending summers of his adolescence at Snyder Guard Station where his dad, Alvin, worked for the Forest Service, running a pack string.

Jim’s love for the outdoors continued throughout his life. He hunted the woods of Idaho, including helping his dad, Alvin, pack elk hunters up Cayuse Creek for many years. Jim also loved to fish and spend time in Northern Idaho, and in his later years fishing the lakes and streams surrounding Plains, Mont., where he lived. James worked for Boundary County Road and Bridge until he left Idaho and moved to Montana, where he drove a logging truck until he retired.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Alvin and Juanita Flory, and a beloved niece, Sarah Dudley.

Jim is survived by his wife Sue Flory of Plains, Mont.; sisters Carol (Flory) Christensen of Plans, Mont.; Laurel (Flory) Christoper of Osburn, Idaho, and Sue (Flory) and John Lozier of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. His daughter Tammy (Flory) Heeres of Garden, Mich.; her children, Dustin Flory of Traverse City, Mich., and Jessica Flory of Traverse City, Mich.; and his son, Tim and Julie Flory of Caldwell, Idaho; his children Samantha Flory, Boise, Idaho; Kyle Flory of Boise, Idaho, and Dillion and Adam Flory of Caldwell. Jim also leaves behind numerous nephews and nieces that he loved very much. Jim spent the last days of his life surrounded by family who loved him.