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Mabel Rose Eaton Cannon
26 Jan 1924 – 22 Apr 2016
| Birth | 26 Jan 1924 |
| Death | 22 Apr 2016 |
| Cemetery | Taylor Cemetery Idaho Falls , Bonneville County , Idaho , USA |
| Added by | Ellis & Lynn on 08 May 2016 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161504627 |
Bio
The fourth daughter and eighth of 13 children, Mabel grew up in Shelley and was married to Leland on May 22, 1942 in the Logan Temple. She was a homemaker, excelled in sports, enjoying baseball and volleyball. She made several trips with family and friends, floating the main Salmon River in her mid seventies. She loved dancing, music and singing with her brothers and daughters. She was an excellent seamstress, sewing wedding gowns, formals, tailoring and altering for family and friends. She loved the outdoors, and had knowledge of the wild flowers. She loved fishing and camping with family and was the Girls Camp leader for many years. She was known far and wide for her cookies. Mabel was an artist in the mediums of oil and colored pencils and could draw excellently. She loved serving her family, community and held multiple positions in LDS Taylor Ward. She worked on the family farm and with her husband as well as drove truck in potato harvest. She also worked for Hyland Green House and Gotch’s Country Green House. She was a draftsman for Bradley Engineer and did drafting by hand. She had a sunny spirit and disposition. She left her family with a legacy of strength, endurance and unconditional love and as many family members said, heaven received an amazing angel. Preceding were brothers Zera Lavern (Buss), Leland, Vernon (Bill), Melvin, Bobby, Buddy and Val, sisters Bertha Stears, Norma Workman and Evelyn Rowbury, and son in law Bill Hampton. Survivors included: daughters Judy Hampton, Nancy (Bruce) Bradley, Sally (Jay) Ellis and Terri (Mike) Larsen); and brothers Joe and Jack. Funeral services held on April 30 at Taylor Ward Chapel, 1101 E. 1250 N. Shelley, with Bishop Michael Ball officiating. (3.5 miles east of Shelley). Her family extended their gratitude to staff at Lincoln Court Assisted Living Center for their care and to Dr. Theresa Johnson and Taylor Ward. Arrangements by Nalder Funeral Home at 110 West Oak Street in Shelley.
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- Zera Lavern "Bus" Eaton 1908–1996
- Bertha Victoria Eaton Stears 1910–2005
- Norma LaRue Eaton Workman 1913–1985
- Leland Arvin Eaton 1915–2009
- Vernon "Bill" Eaton 1917–2008
- Mary ""Evelyn"" Eaton Rowbury 1919–2008
- Joseph Stanley "Joe" Eaton 1921–2020
- Melvin J. Eaton 1926–2000
- Bobby B. Eaton 1929–1930
- Buddy Eaton 1929–1930
- Jack Edward Eaton 1931–2022
- Ernest Val Eaton 1933–1982
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