Aline Yvonne Bray Snyder, 77, died 27th of October 2013 at her home in Hayden, Idaho. Born January 1st, 1936 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, she was preceded in death by her parents Mabel (Walker) and Howard Bray and her sisters Helen and baby Bray. She is survived by her husband Sherman, her daughter Lisa (Jaime) of San Diego, California. Her sons Tim (Donna) of Puyallup, Washington, Ken (Rita) and Steven of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, nine grandchildren and a great grand-daughter.

The consummate mother and homemaker, totally devoted to her children and family, she created a loving, secure family environment while moving four times to Virginia, twice to Rhode Island and Florida, and once to North Carolina, Tennessee, California and Idaho. While her husband was deployed she was the anchor for the family; money manager (much better than Dad), confidant, counselor, arbitrator, advocate, and when necessary a fair and just disciplinarian. Playing games with her young children and grandchildren she always ensured they would win. A son’s high school football coach indicated that he should go to breakfast at school with the team. The son replied his mother was up every morning cooking bacon and eggs, ham, pancakes, French toast or oatmeal. The boy asked the coach if the coach would eat his own mother’s breakfast or go to the school cafeteria? The coach excused the boy from breakfast at school. She attended all school functions for parents and her children’s athletic events. After watching her sons first wrestling match the referee raised her sons hand. She had to ask the person sitting next to her what that meant. When she was told her son had won she laughed, clapped and cheered and then the smile left her face and she began expressing her concern for the loser. Sweet, loving and considerate of others she never spoke negatively about anyone. She believed if you couldn’t say positive things about someone, don’t say anything.

As an amateur interior decorator she always found ways for her furniture and accessories to compliment the apartments and homes she lived in after moving from one duty station to another. She loved to cook for her family, friends and guests. If you were fortunate enough to eat her Southern fried chicken you would never eat KFC. Just prior to her death a friend provided an opportunity for her to hold the friends new grandchild. As she sat in her wheelchair there are no words to express the love and tender feelings she had for this new life.

This loving, compassionate woman shall be sorely missed by anyone who knew her.

At her request no services will be held. English Funeral chapel is in care of arrangements.