Sally Vicki Agee (Fillmore)

     Sally Vicki Agee (Fillmore) passed away peacefully in her sleep at Desert View Care Center in Buhl, Idaho on October 4th, 2024.

     Sally was born on June 20, 1939 in Wells, Nevada to father William Lester Agee and mother Dot Bricker Agee. She grew up in the high desert sagebrush ranch country of O’Neil Basin, Nevada with her sisters Teddy and Peggy and brothers Varl and Dize, on their family cattle ranch on Wilson Creek. She went to elementary school in a one-room log school house on the ranch, rode horseback in the willowed meadows and sagebrush pastures and climbed rimrocks with her Agee siblings and cousins. The joy of her childhood on the ranch blessed her entire life. She showed 4-H steers or “Baby Beef” as they were called in those days at the Elko County Fair and exhibited two grand champion steers in the 1950’s and she was Rodeo Queen of the 1956 Wells Rodeo.

     Sally attended high school in Wells where she met Harold Smead, the handsome, brown-eyed, “new kid in town” who became the quarterback of the Leopards football team. Sally and Harold were married June 8th, 1957 in Wells the day after she graduated from high school. They were living and working at the family ranch in O’Neil where they had two brown-eyed daughters; Stacy in 1958 and Vicki in 1960.

     In 1960, Sally’s father, Lester, added another property to the Agee business and purchased a farm in Idaho and Sally and Harold moved their girls to Eden where they raised beans, beets and ran a small feedlot with Sally’s brother & sister-in-law, Dize and Loretta Agee. They kept Highway 93 busy driving back and forth from Eden to O’Neil to work calves, plant crops and keep both outfits running. Sally and Harold became members of the Eden Riding Club and enjoyed riding and playing polo.

     Sally and Harold were divorced in 1963 and Sally moved to Twin Falls and began her life time work in hospitality as a waitress and eventually a motel manager. She started her girls in school in Twin Falls but moved back to the Eden farm in 1968, after a brief second marriage, and raised her daughters there. Sally retired in 2001 after working many years as head clerk at the Apollo Motor Inn in Twin Falls.

     After the passing of Sally’s mother in 2015, the family sold the Eden property and Sally moved to Bliss, Idaho to be closer to her grandkids and be involved in their activities. She lived in her own house at Spring Cove Ranch near daughter Stacy until June of this year. Sally never missed a steer show, a ball game or a birthday party and was so tickled to be chosen “The Fan of the Night” at her great grandson’s basketball game.

     Sally loved the romance of the western lifestyle, beautiful jewelry and all kinds of music but cherished her family the most.

     She is survived by daughter - Stacy Smead Butler (Art) of Bliss; daughter - Vicki Smead Patterson of Twin Falls; sister - Teddy Agee Frey of Calf Creek Ranch in Bliss; and her brother - Varl Agee (Karen) of Elko, Nevada. She is also survived by 6 grandchildren - Josh Mavencamp (Denise), Jake Patterson (Bethany) and T.J Patterson (Savana) of Hagerman, Jessie Patterson of Bliss, Sarah Butler Helmick (Chad) of Bliss and Aubri Achibal of Kuna. She’s survived by 14 great grandchildren and her beloved nieces & nephews - Kelly Agee-Parker, Robyn Agee, Heidi Agee -Hawkey, Andrew Agee, Jerry Agee, Polly Meija, Sue Bryan, Penny Lewis, Tracy Agee, along with many great nieces and nephews.  

     Sally was preceded in death by her brother - Dize Agee; her father and mother - Lester and Dot Agee; sister - Peggy Hansen; and brother-in-law - Randy Hansen; nephew - Shane Agee; and great nieces - Jchandra Brown and Beth Agee.

     At Sally’s request the family will hold a Celebration of her life at the home of her daughter Stacy Butler at Spring Cove Ranch in Bliss, Idaho in June of 2025. She asked us to gather all her grandchildren and great grands together with family and friends, enjoy a home-cooked meal and music on her birthday, June 20th.  

   Cremation arrangements are under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service – Gooding Chapel.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers or cards that you consider making a donation

to your favorite high school athletics team or 4H Club or FFA Chapter in Sally’s honor.

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