1918 ~ 2014
St. George, UT-Doris was born in Dingle, Idaho on Sept. 5th during the flu pandemic of 1918. She enjoyed a long life, living to enjoy her 96th birthday party/family reunion with her large and exuberant posterity. She died in St. George, Utah on Nov. 3, 2014. Her father was John Henry Sparks and her mother was Helen (Dot) Wilcox. Doris loved and adored her parents and spoke often of the wonderful family she was born into. Doris took great joy in her activity in the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and loved to tell people the stories of her pioneer forebears.
She married Harry James Linde in 1939 and together they welcomed five very diverse children to the earth; Karan Jo Nealis (deceased), Douglas James (Shauna), Steven John (Jeanie, deceased), Linda Kay Denison (Fred), and H. Craig (Nancy). Doris was the 11th of 13 children and was preceded in death by 8 brothers and 2 sisters; Marvin, Melvin (twins), Ed, Elliott, Walter, Bill, Emmett, Joe, Mary Brown Burkhardt and Nell Bateman. She is survived by her two younger sisters, Fern Keetch (Daryl-deceased) and Maxine Swa (Don-deceased). Doris was very proud of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
At age 76 Mom married her second husband, Martell (Reao) Weaver who died in 2009. They had 15 amazingly happy years together. They both loved to get in the car and go - and go they did - in their cars -in their "unit" - on vacations - out to eat - and off to see relatives. Reao always told us kids "your mom has more love in her little finger than most women have in their whole bodies". Quite a tribute from a spouse.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Nov. 6th at 10 a.m. in SLC at Winder 10th Ward, 4366 So. 1500 East. Grave dedication will be at Lago, Idaho cemetery that same day at 3 p.m.
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