August 14, 1939 – January 20, 2020 – (age 80)Barbara Bennion lived in Garden City, Utah and passed away peacefully in her home at the age of 80 on January 20, 2020 at 19:30 hours.
Barbara was born to Lynndyl David Allen and Dorothy Bessie Sorensen Allen of Salt Lake City, Utah. She had a twin sister—Sandra Carlsen Allen, and a brother—Dennis Allen.
Barbara went to East High School. She also studied music theory at Western Wyoming College and had a great interest in astronomy.
Barbara married Harrison Bennion in 1958 in Salt Lake City, Utah and had three children (Carrie Bennion Guse, Todd Bennion and Angela Bennion Young); the family moved to Rock Springs, Wyoming and two more children were born—Kenneth Bennion and Steven Bennion.
Barbara was a stay at home mom until all of her children were raised.
The family moved to Garden City, Utah in 1978 and Harry had an automotive/boat repair business until it was sold a few years ago.
Barbara began working at the post office in Garden City, Utah and worked as a postmaster in Randolph, Utah. She loved her job!
Barbara loved her grandchildren. At the time of her passing, she had ten grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great- grandchild. She enjoyed their company and they enjoyed hers. She always tried to instill within them spiritual characteristics.
Barbara loved Primary and was an excellent teacher. She made painstaking efforts to prepare her lessons; it was very important to her to influence the minds of children in the Lord’s way. She also did that with her children and grandchildren. She read the scriptures daily; that was such a wonderful example to everyone.
Barbara loved animals. She always had a small dog to lavish affection and attention upon and they were completely devoted to her. Perhaps the glorious reunion with her family included her animals.
Barbara was rather shy and reserved, but always willing to serve others.
She loved to play her violin! She had exquisite taste in music and passed that on to her children.
Most importantly, Barbara had a firm testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ; she loved the Savior deeply – that was her strongest and most abiding quality.
She will be missed!
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 25, 2020 in the Garden City LDS Ward Chapel, 65 South Bear Lake Blvd, Garden City, Utah at 11:00am with a viewing prior to services from 10:00 – 10:45am. Interment will be in the Garden City Cemetery.
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