Mabel LaPriel Korth Dayley

Apr. 9, 1914 - Nov. 29, 2013

Date of Service: Dec. 7, 2013

Mabel L. Dayley

BURLEY – Mabel LaPriel Korth Dayley was born April 9, 1914, to Frederick and Rose Korth in Fielding, Utah. She was the 8th child of 11 children. The last seven children were girls, and Mabel was the middle of the seven. Can you imagine the hormones in that family??!! She had a delightful childhood. Mabel was a bit of a tomboy, loved the outdoors, and sports. She hoed and thinned beets with a short-handled hoe and herded the cows to and from the pasture in the summer.

After she graduated from Bear River High School, she went to help her sister who lived in Twin Falls. There she met Mark Y Dayley, who was on the ward dance team. Mabel was partnered up with Mark – and that was the start of their romance. They were selected to go to the All-Church dance festival in Salt Lake City and dance in the solo competition at Saltair. They fell in love on that trip to the Salt Lake dance festival and were married on Feb. 7, 1936, in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. They made their home in Milner, Idaho, at the Idaho Ranch. Two little girls, Janet and LaPriel, were born there. They moved to Logan where Mark continued his education, then on to Burley where they purchased a farm southwest of town. Five more children were born, J Mark, Steven, Viola, Lee, and a stillborn daughter. In addition to the six children, Mabel's nephew, LaMar Isaacson, came to live with the family after the death of his mother. LaMar was always considered to be one of the family.

Years went by and the children grew up and all had left home except Lee, who was serving a mission in England. Then in 1974, Mark passed away and Mabel was left by herself for 39 years. She always faced the trials of life with courage and determination. Some of the last words she spoke were that she had tried to live a good life. Those who know her best would say that she succeeded.

Mabel was a wonderful wife, mother, and homemaker. She always had good, hot meals on the table. She was a good cook, and seamstress. She has crocheted an afghan for each of her grandchildren and many more that were given as gifts.

Mabel was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in the Primary, Sunday School and Relief Society organizations. She served for 18 months as a missionary in the Florida Tampa Mission and worked for six years in the Logan Temple. She also served in the Family History Center.

Mabel had a green thumb and could grow almost anything. She grew a garden until she was about 90 years old, when heart surgery limited her physical activity. She always had beautiful flowers and house plants. Her gardens have been the envy of the whole neighborhood.

The last few years of her life, she was unable to live by herself. Part of that time she lived at Safe Haven Care Center in Burley. It wasn't home but she expressed several times to her family, "They are good to me here." She lived there until her death. We want to express our gratitude to the kind caregivers at Safe Haven. We also want to express thanks to Dr. Wendell Wells for the compassionate and skillful care he provided for many years.

Mabel passed away on Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, at the age of 99 years.

She is survived by five of her seven children, Janet (Bill) Hyde, LaPriel Dayley, J Mark Dayley, Viola (David) Ricks, and Lee (Carolyn) Dayley; two sisters, Leone Clark and Phyllis Warr; a sister-in-law, Annabel Spencer; 26 grandchildren; 91 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Mark Y Dayley; one son, Steven Dayley; a stillborn daughter; three brothers; five sisters; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the LDS Church Missionary Fund, or to a charity of your choice.

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Star LDS Church, 100 S. 200 W., of Burley, with Bishop Jeffery Harris officiating. Burial will be in Gem Memorial Gardens.

Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, and from 1 until 1:45 p.m. Saturday at the church.