Enumclaw Cemetery

Murray, Utah. She was the beloved daughter of Devar Bennett and Muriel James Smith. She passed away on the beautiful and sunny morning of Aug. 13, 2019 while on her morning walk.Doris gained her strong work ethic and sense of family responsibly as the oldest of 6 children while taking care of her younger siblings and working on the family dairy farm. She attended and graduated from Kuna High School (Idaho.) She fell in love with and married her eternal companion, Del Butler, on Dec. 2, 1961. They shared 58 wonderful years together during which they raised 6 children (3 boys and 3 girls).Doris was preceded in death by her parents, 2 sisters, Carol and Marilyn, and her great granddaughter, Lauren Marie Bisnett.She is survived by her husband, Del Butler, her 3 sons, Tracey Butler, Brian Butler, and David Butler, her 3 daughters, Lorri Thomas, Wendi Erikson, and Steffani McGhie, and Robyn Theuer, a near adopted daughter who she loved and took into her home. She has 17 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.Doris served faithfully as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints always sharing her testimony of Christ and love of God and Country. She has always been a selfless and sacrificing wife, mother, grandmother, friend, and champion of the downtrodden.A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019 at the Birch Building, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 6111 Birch Lane, Nampa, Idaho 83687.A viewing and visitation will be held prior to the services in the relief society room from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. Burial will follow the services in the Kuna Cemetery. An online guest book and full obituary is available at www.nampafuneralhome.com -- -- ...

He was born in Yakima, June 5, 1925, the first of two children to Paul and Edna Stearns.He is survived by his Sister Beverly Johnson of Enumclaw, Son Garry Stearns of Auburn, Daughter Deborah Young of Bonny Lake, and Son Richard Stearns of Puyallup; also 8 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife Loretta.He was a WWII Veteran enlisting in the Army in 1945 at the tail end of the war. After basic training he was assigned to Fort Lewis where he served as a hospital orderly caring for other returning veterans. He was honorably discharged in November 1946.After his military service he worked in a plywood mill before becoming an electrical lineman. This became his career working all over the state putting up power lines and building towers. He was a proud member of the IBEW.Fishing was his lifelong passion. He fished many lakes and rivers around this state, along with several charters off the coast of Washington, Alaska and Canada. This was only matched by his love of flowers. His yard was always full of a wide variety of buds and blooms.Per his request there will be no funeral service. There will be viewing at Weeks Funeral Home in Buckley, September 3 & 4, 2:00-6:00pm. The burial will be at Hillcrest Cemetery in Kent, it will be family only.A celebration of his life will be held at the Buckley Eagles, Thursday September 12, 3:00-5:00pm.Please no flowers, and please send donations to Children’s Orthopedic Hospital in the name of Calvin and Loretta Stearns. -- -- ...