John and Vicki Fourshee
John Riley Fourshee was born on April 23, 1951 in Trigg County, Kentucky, the second of three children born to Thomas Clay Fourshee and Geneva Nell Mize Fourshee. His father was the owner of a building contractor and building supply store in Cadiz, Kentucky and was a native of Trigg County. John’s siblings were Anthony Darrell Fourshee, born in 1948 and Paul Evans Fourshee, born in 1959.
John grew up in Trigg County and attended the local county schools, graduating from Trigg County High School in 1969, John was an electrician and managed the heating, ventilation and air conditioning installation and service division of Fourshee Building Supply, the family business owned and operated by John and his brothers. In addition, John also raised cattle on a farm that he owned.
On June 18, 1971, John married Vicki Louise Mitchell. Vickie was born on September 22, 1951 in Caldwell County, Kentucky, the daughter of Millard D. Mitchell and Nettie Mae Giannini Mitchell. Vicki graduated from Caldwell County High School in 1969 and worked as an instructional aide in the Trigg County School system. She also worked on the family farm, working the field as well as with record keeping. In 2014 she retired from her job as a kindergarten teacher’s assistant. John and Vicki had three children, Edye Michelle Fourshee, born in 1974; Amy Jo Fourshee, born in 1979 and John Matt Fourshee, born in 1981.
John and Vicki liked to travel around the country together and especially liked to visit the national parks. They enjoyed doing outdoor adventures such as hiking, canoeing and fishing and they were always in search of new adventures. In July of 2021, John and Vicki decided to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a fishing trip to Idaho.
On Saturday morning around 9 a.m. on July 10, 2021, John and Vicki were fly fishing on the Moyie River near the Twin Rivers Campground in Boundary County, Idaho. Both of them were wearing fishing waders. They were attempting to cross the river when John slipped in the rapid currents and lost his balance. Vicki attempted to help him but both of them fell into the water. According to the investigation, friends pulled them from the water and began performing lifesaving measures, but the couple did not respond. A Boundary County Sheriff's deputy arrived on the scene and a Boundary Ambulance crew continued life-saving efforts when they arrived shortly after the deputy, but they were unable to save the couple.
John was 70 years old and Vicki was 69 years old at the time of their deaths. Their bodies were returned to Cadiz where they were both buried in the East End Cemetery.
John and Vicki
LINEAGE: (John Riley Fourshee was the son of Thomas Clay and Geneva Nell Mize Fourshee and the grandson of Riley Isaac and Edna Earl Carr Fourshee. Edna Earl was the second child of Meredith Clay and Eddie Adeline Bridges Carr. Eddie Adeline was the eleventh child of Drewry and Peachie Ann Tart Bridges. Drewry was the fourth child of William and Mary Thomas Bridges. William was the fourth child of Drury and Charity Cohoon Bridges.)
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