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Gayle Lynn Dudley, 64

Gayle Lynn Dudley was born on April 14, 1955, in Kellogg, Idaho, to William and Wilma Scammel. She was the oldest of four kids and grew up in the Silver Valley.

Everyone who knew Gayle knew she always had a smile on her face and had a heart of gold and a heart bigger than Texas. Gayle was known to lend a helping hand to anyone who needed it. She enjoyed the outdoors with family and friends, planning parties, taking long drives, crafting and visiting with many people, either on the phone or in person.

Gayle raised her three daughters in the Pinehurst/Kellogg area most of her life. She and her husband, Harry, have lived in Spring Valley, Ariz., Columbus, Mont., Spearfish, S.D., and Carlin, Nev., while Harry worked in the mining industry, and moved to Rathdrum, Idaho, after Harry retired.

She was a stay-at-home mother most of her life; she worked at a manufacturing company in Smelterville, Idaho, and enjoyed working for home health companies, taking care of people in the Silver Valley, Kootenai County and Elko, Nev. She worked at McCabes Sandwich Factory, in Prescott, Ariz. She became a huge sensation to many people with her job working at Scarywood. She enjoyed scaring many people who walked through Blood Bayou. She was interviewed by the local news station after the first opening of Scarywood and was just recently honored by KHQ news station on their webpage, saying she will be missed by many.

Gayle went to be with our Lord and she is proceeded in death by her husband, Harry Dudley and her parents, William and Wilma Scammel. She is survived by her three daughters, Stacy Dudley of Post Falls, Idaho, Roxanne Dudley of Spring Creek, Nev., and Carrie Patrick and son-in-law, Chad Patrick of Post Falls; her three grandchildren, Tren Dudley, Alyssa Wolff and Anessa Johnson; her five great-grandchildren: Braylon Smith, Jayce Puckart, Jude Dudley, Brielle Smith and Ryder Delbridge; her two sisters and one brother, Elizabeth Scammel, VerDonna Keefer and Danny Scammel; along with her extended family, the Draine Family and her Scarywood Family.

Gayle will be missed by many. She has left an imprint in a lot of peoples’ lives in so many ways.

A celebration of Gayle’s life will take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at the Altar Church, 901 E. Best Ave. with a reception to follow.