Velola Lindsay Kent

Velola (Lee) Lindsay Kent, age 93, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2015 at Parke View Rehabilitation & Care Center in Burley, Idaho.

Velola was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great- great grandmother.

She was born in Hiawatha, Utah on April 23, 1922 to Rupert Clyde and Zina Hymas Lindsay. They moved to Idaho when she was two years old. She attended schools in Rupert Idaho.

On April 9, 1941 she married Ira Bodily Kent. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple on March 17, 1944. They have lived in Acequia, Idaho all their married life. She and Ira have been lifelong Companions for over fifty years.

Many people knew her by the nickname Lee. She was a very outgoing person. Her family knows that she never met a stranger. She liked to visit with anyone and everyone. She was a very active person and liked to stay busy. Along with being a wife and mother throughout her life she has worked as a cook, a rock-picker, a truck driver, a housekeeper, a factory worker, a foster mother, and a volunteer at a local nursing home.

As an active member of the L.D.S. Church she served in many positions. Among her favorites was the 14 ½ years she served as a temple worker in the Boise Temple. Her special interests were playing the piano, singing with Adalines, working in the yard, being a member of DUP, and quilting.

She is survived by 4 children; Verdene Fairchild (Ed)-West Linn, OR. Jerry Kent (Nyla)-The Dalles , OR. Louise McCarty (Harold)- Acequia, ID. DeAnn Stevenson (Keith- Pingree, ID, Two sisters-in law, Irma Lindsay - Burley ID and Judy Lindsay- Costa Mesa CA. She also has a posterity of many, many grandchildren, great grand Children and great, great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Rupert and Zina Lindsay, her three brothers Elro Lindsay, Don Lindsay and Bob Lindsay and two sisters Norene Lindsay and Iva Mae Mabey, Her youngest daughter, Norene Davis and Her son Steven L. Kent, as well as three sons-in law Harold McCarty, Edward Fairchild, and Keith Stevenson and several other family members.

Although we will miss her dearly, we will cherish the teachings, love, and many happy memories she has left with us.

Funeral service will be at 10:00 Monday, November 23, 2015 at the Acequia First LDS Ward with Bishop Kyle Carpenter officiating. Burial will follow in the Rupert Cemetery. There will be a viewing at the Hansen Mortuary at 710 6th street in Rupert from 6:00 to 8:00 on Sunday November 22 and an hour before the service at the church. Services are under the direction of Hansen Mortuary.

Funeral Service Date of Service: Nov. 23, 2015