Dorothy Morrison Newby

HEYBURN – Dorothy Morrison Newby, age 84, formerly of Heyburn and Shoshone, died Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at the PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington.

She was born April 6, 1930, in Heyburn, Idaho, the first of eight children born to George William and Lucy Emma (Pratt) Morrison. She started her education in Heyburn in 1936. She moved with her family to Pocatello in 1940, where she graduated from Pocatello High School on May 19, 1948. In 1953, she graduated from cosmetology school in Pocatello. Dorothy excelled in quilting, dance instruction, genealogy, and, was once a real estate agent.

She married Wesley S. Wayment on July 3, 1949, in Pocatello. They moved to Fairfield, Idaho, where Wes worked on a large ranch. During this marriage, they had two daughters, Kathryn Rae and Vicki JoAnn. Wesley enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and they resided in Joshua Tree, California. This marriage ended in divorce.

Dorothy later lived in Barstow, Calif., where she worked as a computer analyst. While living there, she met Jack Woodward, who was the fire chief on the base where she worked. They married on Sept. 6, 1969, and honeymooned in Hawaii. They divorced in 1980.

She moved to Hazelton, Idaho, and engaged herself in genealogy work for her deceased family lines and taught family history classes in the LDS Church. On April 6, 1990, she married Reid Newby in Salt Lake City, Utah, and they lived in Shoshone, Idaho. Because of her love of quilting, they set up a room in the basement of their home where Dorothy made beautiful prize-winning quilts. She and Reid served an LDS mission to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1997. They moved to Lakeside, Oregon on April 3, 2002, to get out of the snow and cold during the winter months. On Dec. 25, 2006, the moved to Hillsboro, Oregon. She spent time in an assisted living center and later moved in with her daughter, Vicki, who lived in Washington. She later moved to Portland, Oregon, where she resided at the time of death.

She is survived by her daughters, Kathryn Rae and Vicki JoAnn; a sister, Linda (Dan) Hull of Salt Lake City, Utah; four brothers, Bill (Norma) Morrison of Twin Falls, Larry (Barbara) Morrison of Bountiful, Utah, Gene (Laverne) Morrison of Pocatello, and Norman (Victoria) Morrison of Reedsport, Oregon. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Wesley Wayment, Jack Woodward, and Reid Newby; a brother, Ronald Morrison; and one sister, Joyce Nay.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 530 Villa Dr., in Heyburn, Idaho.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Rasmussen Funeral Home of Burley.