Ford “Rollie” Bennett

Ford “Rollie” Bennett, 72, of Lind, died unexpectedly in his own home on Sept. 24.

The funeral service will be held Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. at the Fairfield Idaho Legion Hall. Burial will be at the Hill City Cemetery, followed by a gathering and celebration of life in Hill City, Idaho.

Rollie was born in Yerington, Nevada, on May 8, 1944. He was raised on the Camas Prairie and attended his elementary school years at the County Line School in Hill City, which was built by his grandfather, Nels Malcolmson.

The remainder of his school years was spent in Wendell, Idaho, with summers returning to the “Ran...