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Show JUNE 22,2006 T H E GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER Page 4 OBITUARIES Daryl Richard S hum way Daryl Richard Shumway, 80, of Escalante, Utah, passed away June 10,2006, from cancer. He was born July 2, 1925, in Bingham, Utah, to Amos Floyd and Dica Willis Shumway. Daryl served a mission to the Southern States. He returned and married Dicy Smith in the St. George LDS Temple. After their marriage they returned to Florida to be the first people to run the Church Ranch Desert and he was the Branch President. He served as Bishop of the Kearns 1 lth Ward, of which he was very proud of along with raising six children. They then moved to Heber City, Utah, to start State Farm Insurance Agency. While in Heber he served as City and County Judge for many years along with being the best fisherman in the state. Another pride he held was Lions Club International Director and traveled to over 57 countries and visited every state in the union. He retired to Henrieville, Utah, and after the death of his sweetheart, who he served well. He married Mary Kazan who he dearly loved and did not want to leave behind. In his opinion, his greatest accomplishment was his family and writing the dissertation "Jesus of Nazareth'. He has written many songs on his guitar that is now silent. He is survived by his spouse, Mary Bybee Steed Kazan Shumway; children, Nikki (Terry) Giles; Clark (Cindy) Shumway; Gloria (Robert) Davis; Suzanne (Garn) Carlile; step-children, Stephen (Diana) Steed; Sheldon Steed; Scott (Cindi) Steed; Samuel (Wendy) Steed; Shane (Stephanie) Steed; and Shannon (Jenifer) Steed; 40 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Floyd (Roxie) Shumway; Jean (Herber) Molyneux; Jay Shumway and Alaska(Floyd) Richards. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dicy; parents; son, Chris Amos Shumway and daughter, Sheri Giles. Funeral services were held on Saturday, June 17, 2006, at 12:00 Noon in the Escalante Stake Center. Friends called at the Stake Center in Escalante on Saturday from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Burial was held in the Henrieville Cemetery on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Funeral Directors, Magleby Mortuary Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com * * * * Dawnetta Syrett Rutledge 1933-2006 Dawnetta Syrett Rutledge, our beloved mother, grandmother and sister, passed away June 17, 2006 in the home of her daughter where she spent a season battling cancer. She was born December 13, 1933, at Ruby's Inn, Utah to Carlson Henry and Thelma Alvey Syrett. Her mother passed away when she was 5 years-old and her father remarried Jean Bybee who lovingly raised her as one of her own daughters. She grew up spending time between the family homes in Panguitch, Utah and Ruby's Inn. She helped work the family business at Ruby's Inn and especially enjoyed the time she was able to spend with her grandparents, Ruby and Minnie Syrett. She also spent much of her summers with her maternal grandparents, George and Annie Alvey, in Escalante, Utah. She graduated from Panguitch High School in 1951. She furthered her education at Dixie College and received her Bachelor's Degree in education from Brigham Young University in 1958. The summer of 1954 was a devastating year for Dawnetta and her siblings. Dawnetta and two of her siblings contracted polio. Mary, her older sister, died leaving behind her husband and several small children. Dawnetta and her brother Arthur also contracted polio but were more fortunate and survived. Dawnetta did suffer some debilitation and later in life suffered from post-polio syndrome. She said it was due to her father that she was able to survive and the fact that he pushed her to fight the disease that she was able to go on with her life, get an education and have a family. After graduation from BYU, she took a position with the school district in San Jose, California. In San Jose, she met the love of her life, Craig Rutledge. They were married in the St. George Temple, June 27, 1959. After marrying, Craig and Dawnetta, returned to BYU, where Craig obtained his degree in psychology. Upon Craig's graduation, Dawnetta and Craig moved to southern California, eventually settling in Fullerton, CA, where they raised their four children. Her husband, Craig, passed away September 12, 1994. Dawnetta was a life-long member of the LDS faith. She had a firm testimony of her divine origins. She expressed this testimony through service throughout her life. She served in various organizations in her LDS wards serving in the Primary, Sunday School, and Relief Society. She was twice the president of her ward's Relief Society. She was serving faithfully as a temple worker in the Los Angeles Temple when her cancer was diagnosed. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her sister Mary and her brothers Carlson Alvey and Douglas. She is survived by her children, David (Alice), Richard (Cheryl), Chrystal Clarke (Ralph) and Robert (Kelli), her mother Jean Bybee Syrett, brothers Arthur, Mondell, Robert, Roderick," Frederick, sisters, Shauna Anderson and Karleen Mclnelly, and 23 grandchildren.. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, June 20, 2006, 2:00 pm, at the Panguitch Second Ward Chapel. Friends called at the chapel on Panguitch on Tuesday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Burial was held in the Panguitch Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby'Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebvmortuarv.com EDUCATION EXPERIENCE INTEGRITY DEDICATION UNITY MOORE FOR SHERIFF IS THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR GARFIELD COUNTY. Please Vote June 27th The family of Dawnetta wishes to express their gratitude to Intermountain Healthcare Hospice for their great service to our mother as she endured the last few months of her life. |
