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Rita Darlene Bassett

Female Abt 1930 - 2019  (~ 89 years)


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  • Name Rita Darlene Bassett 
    Born Abt 1930  Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 354DCB6BE923F943BF47ED1FA558538AECBC 
    Died 9 Jul 2019 
    Notes 
    • Idaho State Journal, July 22, 2019
      R. Darlene Beebe (Picture included)

      Reta Darlene Beebe, 89, of Blackfoot, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at the Gables in Blackfoot.

      She was born December 14, 1929 to Ernest Bassett and Lily Fallows in Arimo, Idaho. She spent her youth in the Arimo area.

      On March 1947, Darlene married Alvin L. "Bud" Beebe. Shortly after they were married they moved to Hornick, Iowa and lived on the Heiman Family Farm were they worked and helped run the farm for several years. They moved back to Idaho to Fort Hall to the Bassett Family Farm and they started their family. They moved a final time to Kirby Street in Blackfoot where Darlene remained until 2010 when she moved in with her granddaughter Toni. Her husband preceded her in death in 1985. Since February 2018 she has lived at the Gables in Blackfoot where she has enjoyed making friendships and enjoying life.

      While raising her 4 children, Richard, Diane, Jim and Lyn, she worked from home sewing anything and everything from wedding dresses to curtains. She excelled in working with her hands and also enjoyed crocheting and gardening. She also worked for Sunspiced Potatoes, a division of Basic American Foods, from 1968-1990 and loved her time working there. Her job allowed her to have the summers off and she took advantage of that time by spending it with her children and grandchildren going on trips all over the U.S. and all the way up to Canada. She loved to go camping, fishing and on shopping sprees with her grandkids. Her favorite thing to do was just to spend time with family and always made time to babysit her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

      Darlene is survived by her son, Richard (Midge) Beebe and their children, Michelle "Micki", Cynthia, Richie, Kristen and Andrea of Pennsylvania; her son, Jim's children, Robbie, Cory, Erika, Jared, and Jezerel; Diane's children, Toni (Brian) Williams of Blackfoot, Kim Beebe of Pocatello, and Jackie (Jeff) Keller of Moreland; 14 great grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren; her sisters, Evelyn Stewart, Phyllis Thornock, Illa Stewart and DaleAnn (James) Christensen and a brother-in-law, Bill (Elaine) Beebe.

      She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Alvin "Bud"; her children, Diane Bird, James "Jim", and Ernest "Lyn"; her brothers, Carlyle, Carlos, and Bill; and her sister Cloerene.

      Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 12, 2019 at the Restlawn Cemetery in Pocatello. The family will meet with friends before the service Friday from 9-10:00 a.m. at the Hawker Funeral Home, 132 S. Shilling Avenue in Blackfoot. A viewing will also be held from 6-8:00 p.m. Thursday, July 11, 2019 at the funeral home.

      A big thank you to the Gables staff and Signature hospice for the care giving to Darlene.

      Memories of Darlene and condolences to the family can be shared at www.hawkerfuneralhome.com.



      1930 Federal Census of Howell, Box Elder County, Utah (4 Apr 1930)
      Ernest Bassett - 29 - M - ID-MA-MT - Head - Farmer Dry Farm
      Lillie E. - 23 - F - UT-EN-UT - Wife
      Cloene - 4 - F - UT-ID-UT - Daughter
      Carlyle R. - 2-3/12 - M - UT-ID-UT - Son
      Darlene R. - 3/12 - F - UT-ID-UT - Daughter
      (Living on East Road Blue Creek Valley)
      (Married at 24 and 18)
    Person ID I25  157B John Charles Bassett of Montana/Idaho
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2019 

    Father Ernest Bassett,   b. 9 Jun 1900, May, Lemhi County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1957, Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Living 
    Family ID F3  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alvin L. Beebe 
    Children 
     1. Diane Beebe,   b. 21 Nov 1949,   d. 11 Feb 2018  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F20  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart