Ethel Louise Meiners Orton Higginson, 89, passed away peacefully at her daughter's home in Vista, CA on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 6 pm. She was born in 1920 in Lund, Idaho, the daughter of Carl Walter and Alice Blauer Meiners. Her funeral services will be held in Heyburn, Idaho on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. at the Heyburn Idaho 2nd Ward Chapel on 530 Villa Dr. with Bishop J Berkeley Orton officiating. The viewing will be Friday, March 5th, 2010 from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at the Hansen Payne Mortuary at 321 E. Main. St., Burley, Idaho. The Saturday viewing will begin at 11:30 a.m. She is survived by her brothers, Lewis Meiners of St. Anthony, ID, Myron and Donis Meiners both of Bountiful, UT, her sisters Mary Merztenich of Bowie, MD and Lily Fife of San Marcos, CA, her daughters Janis (Sherman) Johnson of Springville, UT and Lora (Winston) Elton of Vista, CA, and her sons, Roscoe (Kathleen) Orton of Rexburg, ID and J Berkeley (Kelly) Orton of Heyburn, ID. She is preceded by her husband Otis Orton, her 2nd husband Clyde Higginson and her oldest daughter, Deon Raymond, siblings; Robert (Bob) Meiners of Rupert, ID; Josephine Graham of Shady Cove, Oregon; June Horman of Salt Lake City , UT and Paul Meiners of Phoenix, AZ. Ethel had 25 grandchildren and 69 great-grandchildren. Ethel graduated from Burley High School in 1939 and raised her family in Heyburn. Later in life she lived in Pleasant Grove, St. George, Salt Lake City and Vista, CA. She spent her life joyfully in the service of her family. She loved dancing, swimming, flowers and music where she taught children to sing in Primary and Jr. Sunday School and adults how to teach children. She had a beautiful singing voice and was active in the Sweet Adeline's in Burley. She was very active in the LDS Church where she served in many capacities, among them as Relief Society President, Stake Primary Music Chairman and Den Mother to the Cub Scouts. She was very loved by her siblings, children and grandchildren. She will be greatly missed. Funeral Arrangements are under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary of Idaho Falls. Send condolences or a sympathy card to the family online at www.coltrinmortuary.com