Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Donna LaRae Preston Barnes, age 65, returned to her Heavenly Father and the loving arms of her husband on October 28, 1996, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Donna was born November 28, 1930, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the daughter of Raymond Earl and Loretta Josephine Hewlett Preston. She married Elden A. Barnes on July 15, 1957, in Salt Lake City, later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on October 13, 1978. He preceded her in death on September 10, 1977.Donna was an active member of the LDS Church. She was a kind and loving individual who was devoted to her family, especially to her grandchildren. She was held in high esteem by all who knew her. Her passing saddens our hearts. She will be greatly missed, but her family knows she is in a more beautiful place and relieved from her pain.
Survivors include two daughters, Joyce (Mark) Kalmar, West Valley; Janet (Greg) Allen, Layton; 12 grandchildren, Jennifer, Emilee, Robert, Stephanie, Benjamin, William, Nathan, Kathleen, and Casandra Kalmar, and Nicholas and Brian Allen; one sister, Betty Calkins, Salt Lake City; one brother-in-law, Myron Barnes; and five sister-in-laws, Ruth Atwood, Elna Turner, Hannah Gale, Wilma Merrell, Glenda Lanza. Preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Funeral services will be held Friday, November 1, 1996, 2 p.m., at the Valley View First Ward, 2000 East 3900 South, where friends may call for one hour prior to the services. Interment: Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park. Funeral directors: The Holbrook Mortuary.
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