Mom was born in 1923 in Missouri and married in 1948. She had 5 children and spent her adult life in Iowa, where she raised her family with love and care. As a mother, she enjoyed activities with her children like picking strawberries, sledding in the winter, and playing outdoors. She was always looking out for their safety and comfort. Mom was very giving of her time and possessions to help others. She taught her children the importance of service through acts like delivering flowers to a neighbor each May Day. Family and faith were most important to her.

1. Mom was born November 5, 1923 in New London, Missouri to Lola and Charles Daniels. She
was the youngest daughter of 6 children. She loved to run and play on their farm until she got ill
from Polo at the age of 8. In her childhood she liked to play hide and go seek.
Marbles.Tag.Black man.Horse shoes. Pitch the ball back and forth to each other. Roly-poly, roll
Molly on over. She used to talk about how she was 4 years old when her Dad got his first car
and how you had to crank it to start it.
On June 5th, 1948 in Hannibal, Mo Mom and Dad were married. She was 25 years old. They
were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple, for time and all eternity on September 24, 1951. They
were happily married for 65 years. They have 5 children for which I am the youngest. 17
grandchildren and 17 GREAT grandchildren.
Mom spent her adult life in Bettendorf Iowa where she lived with Duane and all of us children
were raised. We each have very fond memories of our mother living there. As a child I
remember being in the fields of strawberries. We would Pick strawberries, until my fingers were
red. Mom would take all the strawberries, wash and pick the stems off. It would take her hours
to do. But she did this for her family, so we would have sweet fresh strawberries.
In the winter, there was a hill near our home. We would take our sleds and go sledding for
hours, or just play in the snow. Mom was never too far away. She loved to sit by the window
and watch us. It was a comforting feeling to know, she was always there. In the summers she
would blow a whistle for us to know to come home. It didn’t matter how far away; we could
always hear the whistle blow and knew we better get home.
Mom also had a great sense of humor, or at least she could laugh at herself. As kids we would
be naughty. And she would come after us to punish us. We would run around the table and she
couldn’t catch us. She would run one way, and we would run the other. This would last a few
minutes until she wasn’t angry anymore and would start to laugh at what it looked like.
Mom was the most giving person I have ever known. We lived by an elderly woman, Mrs.
Mayer. She was a widow and didn’t have any children. The first day in May, is May Day. Each
May day, my mother would ask me to pick this woman a bunch of wild flowers and help me
make a cone shape cup. I was instructed to take them to her home, put the May basket on the
door handle, ring the bell and run. This was just one way my mom taught me the gift of service.
I also made Mom a May basket filled with wild purple violets and did the same thing. I’m sure
she knew it was me.
If my mother would give you anything she had. When you would go see her, she would give
you something when you left. I could have been a toy for your kids or food. She shared all that
she had.
Mom also had a strong testimony of the gospel. (Read testimony)

2. Mom loved the gospel. She loved to serve others. Some of her favorite things were Chocolate
covered peanuts. Licorice. Juicy fruit gum. Peanut butter on a spoon. And whenever you had a
birthday, she would make you a chocolate cake. She would rather spend time with her family
than anything else in this world.