Barbara Jean Petty

1918 - 2004  (86 years)

• Name	Barbara Jean Petty
  Birth	8 Sep 1918	Salt Lake City, Utah   [1, 2]
  	daughter of Acil Leon and Ella Lorraine Petty
  Gender	Female
  Census	29 Apr 1950	Marion, Cassia County, Idaho   [3]
  	Donald Mabey, Head, White, Male, 30, Married, born in Idaho, Farmer, Farm Barbra Mabey, Wife, White, Female, 31, Married, born in Utah Leroy Mabey, Son, White, Male, 7, never married, born in Idaho Barry Mabey, Son, White, Male, 5, never married, born in Idaho Charie A Mabey, Daughter, White, Female, 2, never married, born in Idaho
  Death	18 Sep 2004	Idaho Falls, Idaho   [1, 2]
  Obituary	23 Sep 2004	Burley, Cassia County, Idaho   [1]
  	Barbara Jean Mabey, 86-year-old Oakley resident, died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004, in Idaho Falls. She was born Sept. 8, 1918, in Salt Lake City, the daughter of Acil Leon and Ella Lorraine Petty. She spent her early life in Mammoth, Utah, and graduated from Juab High School. Barbara served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Western States Mission, where she met Donald L. Mabey. They were married on June 5, 1941, in the Salt Lake Temple. Throughout her life she was an active church member and served in many capacities. She avidly pursued crafts, sewing and gardening. She made dolls and stuffed animals for her grandchildren. Her most prized dolls were shown at doll shows. She was a charter member of the riding group, the Lady Vigilantes. Yet, above all she was a homemaker and loving mother. Joy in her life came from her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Survivors include a son, Laroy (Donna) Mabey of Oakley; two daughters, Charie (Ron) Hulse of Idaho Falls, and Debbie (Dave) Mayne of Weatherby, Mo.; a daughter-in-law, Sherry Oldfield of Aberdeen; a brother, Leon Petty of West Covina, Calif.; a sister, Patricia Armstrong of Salem, Ore.; 18 grandchildren; and 27 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Donald on April 21, 2001; and a son, Barry on August 7, 1999. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004, at the Oakley Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 301 N. Center, with Bishop Randy Hardy officiating. Burial will be in the Marion Cemetery. Friends may call at the Payne Mortuary, 221 West Main Street in Burley on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. and at the church from 10 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the funeral on Wednesday.
  Reference Number	30479
  Burial	Marion Cemetery, Marion, Cassia County, Idaho   [4]
  Person ID	I30268	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Donald L Mabey,   b. 5 Jun 1919, Oakley, Cassia County, Idaho d. 21 Apr 2001, Burley, Cassia County, Idaho (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	10 Jun 1941	Salt Lake City, Utah   [1, 5]
  Children	+ 1. Laroy Mabey,   b. 7 May 1942, Oakley, Cassia County, Idaho d. 17 Aug 2019, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Barry Leon Mabey,   b. 31 Dec 1944, Oakley, Cassia County, Idaho d. 7 Aug 1999, Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F9673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, United States Obituary Collection from The South Idaho Press, Burley, ID, 23 Sep 2004. [S3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Author E-Mail: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/numident/. [S526] 1950 United States Census; Url: https://1950census.archives.gov/, Marion, Cassia, Idaho, ED 16-25, Dwelling 13. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Find A Grave Memorial# 43807767 & 43807839. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Utah, U.S., Select Marriage Index, 1887-1985.