- Date Of Birth: October 23, 1927
- Date Of Death: April 20, 2017
- State: Idaho
George Russell Archibald, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 20, 2017, at MorningStar Senior Living Center. He was under the care of Abode and Encompass Hospice.
George was born October 23, 1927, in Plymouth, Utah, to George Russell Archibald Sr. and Ila Laverne Babbitt Archibald. He grew up and attended schools in Malad, Idaho, and Tremonton, Utah, and graduated from Bear River High School. He also attended the University of Utah where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in chemical engineering. George enlisted in the Military and was honorably discharged in June 1951.
On April 21, 1950, he married Rilla Beth John in Logan, Utah, LDS Temple. To this union were born two children, Russell and Beth. They lived in Blackfoot, Idaho, and moved to Salt Lake City so George could attend the University of Utah, graduating in 1962. They lived in Livermore, California, for two years. They moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho, where George worked as an engineer for Idaho National Lab for 48 years. Rilla passed away September 6, 2014.
