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Scanlan Sr. , James S. Funeral for James S. Scanlan Sr., 81, of Idaho Falls, Idaho will be December 28, 2005 at Kirby-Boaz Funeral Home in Mountain Home, Arkansas. James S. Scanlan, Sr. died December 19 at Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was born May 12, 1924 at Chicago, Illinois. He was an Army Veteran of WWII and a truck driver for Grane Trucking Co. He was Commander of Henry A. Honack VFW Post #1588 in Chicago in 1965-1966 and a member of Teamsters Local #705. Survived by three daughters, Diane Scanlan; Carolann Sellers; Lizabeth Nolan; two sons, James S. Scanlan Jr. and Robert Scanlan; 13 grandchildren; five great grandchildren; three sisters; several nieces and nephews. Burial in Kirby's Tucker Cemetery. Arrangements by Kirby-Boaz Funeral Directors, Online obituary and guestbook at kirbyboaz.com

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Dec. 23, 2005.

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