WASHBURN, Barbara

Lake Powell Chronicle, Page, Arizona Thursday, Dec 11th, 2008 Barbara H. Washburn, 79, passed away Dec. 4, 2008, at her home in Nampa, Idaho. She was born on June 10, 1929 in Salt Lake City to Ford and Aileen Harries. Barbara graduated in June 1951 from Brigham Young University with a degree in Home Economics. Barbara married J. Ballard Washburn on Sept. 20, 1951, in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. They helped to pioneer Page, where he served as a medical doctor and they raised their 10 children. She served faithfully in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as companion to her husband while he served as the president of the Arizona Phoenix Mission. She served as temple matron while her husband served as president of the Las Vegas Temple. She served with her husband while he was a member of the Second Quorum of Seventy, spending three years in Africa. She is survived by her husband J. Ballard Washburn of Nampa; 10 children: Mark (Glenda) Washburn of Page, Jay (Lori) Washburn of Boise, Idaho, Katie (Shannon) Pearce of New Plymouth, Idaho, Andy (Ann) Washburn of Crestline, Calif., Jim (Sonya) Washburn of Nampa, Beckie (Ted) Rudder of Nampa, Rich (Yvette) Washburn of Nampa, Dave (Kelly) Washburn of Nampa, Dan (Heidi) Washburn of El Paso, Texas, Joe (Jennifer) Washburn of Salt Lake City; 58 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Also included are special foster children Marc (Holly) Washburn of Mesa, Ariz., and Kathy (Ron) Clanton of Medford, Ore. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents and her only sibling James Harries. The funeral will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, at the Nampa South Stake Center, 7809 Deer Flat Road at 11 a.m. The family will greet friends at 10 a.m. Internment will be Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, at 11 a.m. at Page Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Zeyer Funeral Chapel in Nampa.