Carolyn “Candy” (Vanderford) Negus passed away on Monday, July 18, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Boise, Idaho. Candy was born April 8, 1941, in Payette, Idaho, to Ace and Abby Vanderford. 

Her family moved to Boise when she was in grade school. Candy graduated from Boise High School in 1959 and then attended college at Boise Junior College, where she met her husband, Fred Negus. 

Candy and Fred were married June 1, 1961. They moved to Hines in 1979, where Candy served on the City Council for ten years and then as Mayor for two years. Candy also worked with the Cub Scouts, served as the PTA president, and ran her own clothing store for women, Candy’s Fashions.

Candy is survived by her husband, Fred; son, Tere; and sister, Jeanette (Bruce) Spofford; and many nephews and nieces.

Services were held Saturday, July 23, 2022, 11:00 a.m., at Relyea Funeral Chapel, 318 N. Latah St., Boise, with a viewing from 10:00-10:55 a.m. before the service. Interment followed the service at Riverside Cemetery in Payette, Idaho.

The service is recorded and can be found at relyeafuneralchapel.com/tributes/Carolyn-Negus. The recording will be up on the website for 90 days following the service.