Margie Doneen Burr, 73, of Tetonia, died March 24, 2010, at Teton Valley Hospital from complications related to cancer.
Doneen was born June 4, 1936, in Magna, Utah, to Parley J. Hardman and Lyndell Barton Hardman.
She attended Cyprus High School and graduated in 1954. On Jan. 26, 1955, she married her high school sweetheart, Dale M. Burr, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
Doneen lived in many cities in the Salt Lake Valley; Mountain Green, Utah; and Jackson Hole, Wyo. She lived the past 21 years in Tetonia, Idaho.
Doneen was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was an active member all of her life, serving in several callings and touching many lives.
Doneen will be especially remembered for her fabulous cooking and infectious laugh. She was the heart of a very large, close and loving family.
Doneen is survived by her husband, Dale of Tetonia; her children, Deann (Dave) Crow of Victor, Idaho, Debbie (Reg) Roberts of Driggs, Idaho, Darrel (Sandy) Burr of Spring City, Utah, Dan (Patti) Burr of Tetonia, Idaho, Darla (Jean Michel) Bagnoud of Grange, Switzerland, and Danette Burr Stafford of Jackson Hole.
Doneen was the youngest of 10 children. She has 27 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren, with three on the way.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Melva Lee; and brothers, Delyn and Delbert Hardman.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 29, at the Tetonia LDS church. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today and from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Monday. Interment will be at the Cache-Clawson Cemetery under the direction of Valley Mortuary in Driggs. Condolences can be sent to the family at valleymortu arydriggs.com. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Margie Doneen Burr Benefit Memorial Fund at Wells Fargo Bank.
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Peter Rushton
March 29, 2010
Dear Burr Family,
I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. Doneen was such a kind, caring, and loving person. Her warmth was a great example to those of us who had the honor to know her. She truly touched me.
I will miss her greatly. My thoughts and prayers are with you in this most difficult time.
Peace and Love.
Peter Rushton
March 28, 2010
We were so sorry to hear of the passing of your mother and want you to know you and your family are in our prayers.
Rex & Sharron Nelson
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