Darlene Law

Darlene entered this mortal world on August 31, 1925, at the home of Edwin Rice and Sarah Jane Jones Chaffin in Emmett, Idaho. At a young age her parents moved to a small farming community in Arling, Idaho.

She started school in a one room school at Arling and graduated from Meridian High School. She then attended Boise Business College for a time. She was employed at the Mountain Home Army Air Base. She worked there until she married her best friend and High School sweetheart Therol LaMar Law on July 11, 1944. They were later sealed to each other and their children in the Jordan River Temple.

She accompanied her husband to Cherry Point, N.C. Marine Base and worked there until the end of World War II. They then moved back to Meridian, Idaho area. They raised their family there for a time and then moved to the Salt Lake City area. Darlene worked in jobs such as the IRS, USDA and finally Social Security, retiring in 1983.

After retiring, Darlene and LaMar traveled the western states and visiting the National Parks, even going to Hawaii which was a long-time goal of Darlene's. She loved history, and seeing all the sights she could, especially when history was involved. Darlene and LaMar also loved to fish and spent many hours and then even more hours on the lakes fishing with each other and their family.

She was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and served in several capacities. One of which was genealogy specialist. She loved genealogy, and spent hundreds of hours finding her family, gathering and compiling histories and photos. She did so much work, allowing her family to enjoy all the history and stories for years to come. Now her family has the huge task of trying to live up to the standards of continuing her legacy, to search and work on genealogy for generations to come.

Darlene also enjoyed sewing, quilt making, crocheting, and knitting. She set and accomplished the goal of making each of her grandchildren an afghan in the colors of their choice. Many of them still have that afghan and think of her every time they see it. She made quilts, Christmas tree skirts, table runners, clothes and many other things for her family and she loved to see them being enjoyed year after year.

She claimed her greatest accomplishment was her children and grandchildren, whom she loved with all her heart and spent many happy times with them. Her family will always remember her and all the things she did for us with love. She was spicy, kind and always honest.

After her husband's death in 2009 she made her home with her daughter, Louana Bullock in West Valley City.

One thing we will always remember is when anyone would say goodbye to grandma, we would always be corrected with, “No, it’s NOT Goodbye, it’s so long.”

We never say goodbye in our family it is always “so long” because we know we will see each other again.

Preceding her in death are her parents, her brother and two sisters; her husband, daughter, Janell and her husband, Willis Scott; her daughter Catherine and her husband, Dave Lyman; her daughter, Suzanne Heap; her son John Edwin Law; her son-in-law, Steven E. Bullock and a great grandson, Ryan Lyman.

She is survived by her sister, Geraldine Coleman of Lilburn, GA.; her son Wayne (Candice) Law of West Point, UT; her daughter, Louana Bullock of West Valley City; her brother-in-law, Vernon Law of Provo, UT. 17 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren, 4 great great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Services will be held on Saturday June 21, 2025 at Larkin Mortuary 260 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Friends and family may call at from 12pm to 1pm. Interment at the Salt Lake City cemetery to follow.

Darlene’s family would like to thank the doctors, nurses and Applegate Hospice Care for the help in caring for her with kindness and compassion. As well as Larkin Mortuary for the support in this time of change.