Ussona Louise Schell

Ussona Louise Schell, 85, passed away in Sandpoint on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Monday, Nov. 30th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Barry Johnson, New Song Bible Church, will officiate and interment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Calling hours will be from 2 PM until 4PM on Sunday, Nov. 29th, at Coffelt Funeral Service. Ussona was born on March 25, 1924 in Raymond, WA the daughter of Oscar and Flora Barnes. She grew up around Jay, Oklahoma and married JP “Payton” Schell on Dec. 31, 1940 in Noel, Missouri. They bought a truck and followed the wheat harvest from South to North. The family moved to Ponderay in 1947, helping with the dismantling of Farragut Naval Base. The Schell family moved to Sagle in 1957 and operated the sand and gravel pit on Bottle Bay Road. They contracted sand and gravel to Bonner County, Sandpoint City, Boundary County, and the State of Idaho. Ussona drove truck hauling sand, gravel, and fill dirt. She operated the equipment and was also the office manager for the family business. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, embroidery work, and reading. Ussona is survived by 5 children John (and Lee) Schell of Sandpoint; Deanna (and Harvey) Martin of Emmett, Idaho; Catherine (and Andy) Carothers of Spokane, WA; Darlene (and Hugh) Limbaugh of Sagle, ID; Radine Burch of Sandpoint; 15 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren, 7 great great grandchildren; and 2 sister in laws Vera Taylor and Veda (Heinz) Cordes. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, of 60 years, Payton, in laws, and a grandson. Memorials may be made to a charity of ones choice.