Elaine Webb

1920 - 2011

PARIS, Idaho - Elaine Woffinden Webb, 91, died peacefully of natural causes at the Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. Elaine was born Jan. 29, 1920, in Garden City, Utah, to Ernest and Viola Woffinden. She was the oldest of six children, Duard, Rulon, Fenton, Wilma (Mauchley) and LuRae Woffinden.
She attended elementary school in Garden City up to the eighth grade at which time students were then transported to Laketown to attend high school. In the winter time if the road was closed because of the snow, students were taken by a horse-drawn sleigh on the frozen lake bed to Laketown. This was a lot of fun for the students but didn't last for more than a couple of weeks. They kept warm by a hot rock placed under a blanket. She often spoke of a loving and fun childhood.
Elaine was active in school participating in the girls basketball program, singing in an operetta, playing the clarinet, cheerleading and being a class officer. She graduated from North Rich High School in May 1938.
After graduation she worked in Garden City for different people until getting married to her high school sweetheart, Raymond Henderson Webb, in the Logan LDS Temple on June 27, 1941. She and Raymond lived in Logan until he graduated from Utah State University. They settled in Paris, Idaho, where Raymond taught music at Fielding High School, later becoming a sales rep for Marsh Wall Corporation.
Elaine was a "stay-at-home mom" to their three children. Raymond's attempt at raising turkeys while trying to teach school heavily involved Elaine's help, as well as many good townspeople, but she still managed her home and children. In 1958, Elaine began working as a secretary for the Bear Lake County Extension Office.
In May 1963, Elaine was widowed at the age of 43 and began working as Bear Lake County Treasurer for the next 28 years, retiring at 70. During these years she was active in Fielding High PTA and Emerson PTA, doing volunteer and fundraising projects. She was always active in church activities and served as counselor in the Primary, organist in YWMIA, counselor in Relief Society, and Sunday School secretary for the Paris Ward and the Paris, Idaho, Stake for many years.
Elaine was the Bear Lake County Democratic chairman, and each election she would call in the election results to Boise, Idaho. She remained the chief judge of elections until she resigned at the age of 84. She remained loyal to contributing to the Democratic Party, the Alliance for Retired Americans, the American Diabetes Association and many other charities.
She loved painting, bowling, sewing, being a member of the Business and Professional Women's Organization, and loved her friendships with everyone. She enjoyed her volunteer work at the Paris Museum until 2009 at 89.
Although a busy woman, her proudest accomplishment and the joy of her life was her three children, 11 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Elaine is survived by her children, Gene (Patricia) of Washington, Utah, Alan (Karen) of Paris, Idaho, and Kathryn (Paul) of Garden City, Utah; and a sister, Wilma Mauchley of Logan, Utah; and loved cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers and sister, husband, Raymond, a son, Boyd, and granddaughter, Pamela Webb Sabitis.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at noon at the Paris, Idaho, Stake Center. A viewing will be held from 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment will be in the Laketown, Utah, Cemetery.
A loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend will be forever remembered.