Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Grandma Young/ Grandma Dora



Grandma's Obituary in the Burley paper:

July 9, 1918-Dec. 30, 2011

BURLEY — Dora Dean Young, of Burley, passed away Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, at the age of 93.

Dora was born in Redmesa, Colo., on July 9, 1918, to Lawrence Joseph and Ida May Devenport Dean. At the age of 5, she moved with her family to Salt Lake City, Utah, where she lived, loved, laughed and grew into a beautiful young woman. She much preferred playing tennis and softball or tumbling than learning how to cook or sew. She married C. Bruce Young on June 8, 1937, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Together, they raised four children, Farrell, Marvin, Paul and Darla.

She eventually learned all the necessary homemaking skills that helped her raise her family and keep them well fed and well clothed. However, she never lost her interest in sports. She bowled in a women’s league until she was nearly 70 years old and played tennis, volleyball and softball with her children and the neighbors’ children as they grew up. She loved to play ping-pong with her grandchildren and told them that they weren’t allowed to beat her at that game until they were 16 years old. When she could no longer play, she became an ardent TV supporter of the Atlanta Braves baseball team and anything that looked like tennis on television.

In 1944, they relocated to Boise from Salt Lake City. They made a move to Burley in 1959 and, for the last 52 years, Dora has been a delightful presence around town. People have known her in the bowling alley, in the senior center, at church and in the homes of those who needed a little cheering up or a little attention from a kind neighbor. Dora worked at Cassia Memorial Hospital for many years and enjoyed her associations there.

Dora was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in all the auxiliaries throughout her life. She and her husband served as missionaries to Russellville, Alabama. Upon their return to Burley, they served as workers together in the Boise Temple.

Dora was a peaceful, unassuming, kind and devoted mother of four children, a grandmother of 25, a great-grandmother of 95, and great-great-grandmother of two — and counting — and she knew them all by name.

She always had a treat, a smile and a kind word for those who came to visit her. She was always up to date on the latest BYU athletic accomplishments as well as other world happenings. She enjoyed surprising her grandkids with her superb knowledge of the sporting events of the day and carried on a very intelligent conversation right up to the end. For years, Dora completed daily crossword puzzles in ink and was very good at the game of Scrabble. No one can deny her great knowledge of the English language.

She is survived by her husband, Bruce of Burley; son, Farrell (Doratha) Young of Rexburg; son, Paul (Susan) Young of Burley; daughter, Darla (Barry) Johnson of Idaho Falls; and daughter-in-law, Diane Young of Springville, Utah. Also surviving her are 25 grandchildren; 95 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Harold; her sister, Marva; and her son, Marvin Young.

The funeral will be held at noon Saturday, Jan. 7, at the Burley LDS 3rd and 7th Ward Church, 2200 Oakley Ave. in Burley, with Bishop Dan Alvey conducting. Burial will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St. in Burley, and from 10:30 until 11:45 a.m. Saturday at the church.



It seems strange and almost dream like that she is really gone. In my mind I imagine her and my grandpa sitting at their house just as they always are.
I love my grandma and I hope someday I can be more like her and just spend my days quietly serving others and never thinking of myself.

On her 93rd birthday-




Maddie loved to play catch with grandma Dora and grandma would just laugh when Maddie would throw it to hard-
Holding baby Garen-



holding baby Maddie-
Me and Sara sitting with Grandma-

At Grandma and Grandpa's cabin-


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