Darla Jean BROOKS

1940 - 2015  (74 years)

• Name	Darla Jean BROOKS
  Birth	22 Jul 1940	Fairfield, Camas, Idaho, United States
  Gender	Female
  FamilySearch ID	LVNG-1HF
  Burial	2015	Machias, Snohomish, Washington, United States
  Death	20 Feb 2015	Lake Stevens, Snohomish, Washington, United States
  Notes	Darla Jean Barkdull, longtime resident of Lake Stevens, passed away after a brief Illness on February 20, 2015 at the age of 74. She was born July 22, 1940 in Fairfield, Idaho as the second of three children to Mae and Harold Brooks. She graduated from Camas County High School in 1958, and attended Boise Community College in the nursing program for a year before her marriage to Lynn in 1960. After marriage, she and Lynn lived in Meridian, Idaho, where she worked for Argonaut Insurance for five years before moving to Washington in 1966. After moving to Lake Stevens, she was a part time checker at Adams Grocery in downtown Lake Stevens for 10 years before turning her attention to being a full-time homemaker. Darla was a self-taught amateur musician. She could be found frequently playing her antique piano, accordion, or ukulele. She enjoyed sewing, making Christmas ornaments, gardening, home making, making jelly and jam, and canning. Mostly though, she enjoyed having the house full of kids. She loved wildlife; raccoons, deer, squirrels and birds were frequent visitors. A family of raccoons she fed were nightly visitors. Darla also took care of many people in the neighborhood, helping those with special needs. She is survived by her son, Brett; daughter-in-law, Michele Barkdul; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lynn; son, Chett; sister, Nadine; and brother Jim A Memorial service will be held Saturday March 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Evergreen Funeral Home and Cemetery, 4504 Broadway, Everett, Wash. Graveside service will take place at Machias Community Cemetery.
  Person ID	I742	Main
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Harold Milburn BROOKS,   b. 22 Aug 1905, Fairfield, Camas, Idaho, United States d. 9 Aug 1985, Gooding, Gooding, Idaho, United States (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Olive Mae VANDIVER,   b. 19 Aug 1916, Fairfield, Camas, Idaho, United States d. 31 Mar 2007, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 1933	Hamilton, Ravalli, Montana, United States
  Family ID	F275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lynn Carl BARKDULL,   b. 23 Jun 1939, Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States d. 17 Feb 2015, Lake Stevens, Snohomish, Washington, United States (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	16 Apr 1960	Fairfield, Camas, Idaho, United States
  Children	1. Chett Leon BARKDULL,   b. 5 Apr 1967, Burien, King, Washington, United States d. 14 Oct 2011, Marysville, Snohomish, Washington, United States (Age 44 years)   2. LIVING
  Family ID	F457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2024

  
  

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