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Lee Eugene Bartlett

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Lee Eugene Bartlett

Birth
Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA
Death
19 Jun 2005 (aged 71)
Navajo County, Arizona, USA
Burial
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Times-News, The (Twin Falls, ID) - June 22, 2005
Deceased Name: Lee Eugene Bartlett

MESA, Ariz. --Lee Eugene Bartlett of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Buhl and Twin Falls, passed away on Father's Day, June 19th, 2005, while spending time at his cabin in Forest Lake, Ariz. He was 71. He was born March 16th, 1934, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Zeke and Elva Bartlett, the third of seven children. He was raised in Buhl and Twin Falls, graduating from Twin Falls High School in 1952. He went on to gain his teaching degree at Idaho State University and was employed by the Filer School District during his entire teaching career. He married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Johanson, in the Idaho Falls Temple in 1953 and together they had eight children. They were a very romantic couple. They were "the perfect couple". They began their family while Lee attended ISU on a four-year football scholarship. He was an incredible athlete and leader and it was through athletics that he gained many of his longtime friends. Although his main focus in college was football he still managed to letter in four different sports. He went on to play Fast-Pitch Softball and was honored to be inducted into the Idaho Fast-Pitch Hall of Fame. He continued his involvement in sports by refereeing high school sports and college basketball. His wife, Barbara, passed away in 1984. He later married Joycelynn Turley of Mesa, Ariz., in December of 1987. Lee is survived by his wife, Joycelynn and her five children and 14 grandchildren; brothers, Max Bartlett Lorraine of Hansen and Dale Bartlett Krista of Porterville, Calif.; sister, Sharol Jones Jerry of Westminster, Colo.; his children, Jan Day Steve of Las Vegas, Nev., Dea Dille Lynn of Hansen, Idaho, Sheri Brush, Rob Bartlett Eileen, Lori Nolan Tim, Barb Richeson Rory all of Mesa, Ariz., and Leanne Montgomery Laytn of Buhl, Idaho. He has 33 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren and to all of them and many others was known as "Pops". He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Barbara; infant son, Eugene Lee; his brothers, Gary and Jay Bartlett; and one sister Shirley Tolman. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22nd, at the Bunker Garden Chapel, 33 North Centennial Way, in Mesa, Ariz. A funeral is planned at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 25th, at the Harrison Street LDS Stake Center in Twin Falls. Friends may greet the family one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Cemetery.

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Times-News, The (Twin Falls, ID)
Date: June 22, 2005
Record Number: 0000000000
Copyright (c) 2005 The Times-News
Times-News, The (Twin Falls, ID) - June 22, 2005
Deceased Name: Lee Eugene Bartlett

MESA, Ariz. --Lee Eugene Bartlett of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Buhl and Twin Falls, passed away on Father's Day, June 19th, 2005, while spending time at his cabin in Forest Lake, Ariz. He was 71. He was born March 16th, 1934, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Zeke and Elva Bartlett, the third of seven children. He was raised in Buhl and Twin Falls, graduating from Twin Falls High School in 1952. He went on to gain his teaching degree at Idaho State University and was employed by the Filer School District during his entire teaching career. He married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Johanson, in the Idaho Falls Temple in 1953 and together they had eight children. They were a very romantic couple. They were "the perfect couple". They began their family while Lee attended ISU on a four-year football scholarship. He was an incredible athlete and leader and it was through athletics that he gained many of his longtime friends. Although his main focus in college was football he still managed to letter in four different sports. He went on to play Fast-Pitch Softball and was honored to be inducted into the Idaho Fast-Pitch Hall of Fame. He continued his involvement in sports by refereeing high school sports and college basketball. His wife, Barbara, passed away in 1984. He later married Joycelynn Turley of Mesa, Ariz., in December of 1987. Lee is survived by his wife, Joycelynn and her five children and 14 grandchildren; brothers, Max Bartlett Lorraine of Hansen and Dale Bartlett Krista of Porterville, Calif.; sister, Sharol Jones Jerry of Westminster, Colo.; his children, Jan Day Steve of Las Vegas, Nev., Dea Dille Lynn of Hansen, Idaho, Sheri Brush, Rob Bartlett Eileen, Lori Nolan Tim, Barb Richeson Rory all of Mesa, Ariz., and Leanne Montgomery Laytn of Buhl, Idaho. He has 33 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren and to all of them and many others was known as "Pops". He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Barbara; infant son, Eugene Lee; his brothers, Gary and Jay Bartlett; and one sister Shirley Tolman. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22nd, at the Bunker Garden Chapel, 33 North Centennial Way, in Mesa, Ariz. A funeral is planned at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 25th, at the Harrison Street LDS Stake Center in Twin Falls. Friends may greet the family one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Cemetery.

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Times-News, The (Twin Falls, ID)
Date: June 22, 2005
Record Number: 0000000000
Copyright (c) 2005 The Times-News


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