Individual Details

Lainhart, Audrey (b 23 Jul 2009) Star Valley Independent
Funeral services for Audry Lainhart will be held on Thursday July 23, 2009 at 11 a.m. in the Smoot LDS Chapel. A viewing will take place from 9:30-10:45 a.m. prior to the service at the church.
Audry Hunsaker Lainhart was born to Mary Ann Bowcutt and Allen G. Hunsaker on Feb 21, 1918 in Collinston, Utah at the home of her grandparents. Audry was the third child in the family and joined older brothers Leroy and Floyd.
When Audry was three months old, her family moved to Star Valley. Brothers Melvin, Sterling and sisters Ruby and Thelma were born after this move. Audry lived in Star Valley her entire life with the exception of a short time that she lived in Evanston, Wyoming and Grace Idaho.
At an early age Audry taught herself to read music and could soon play by ear any tune that hit her fancy. Audry attended schools in Afton but quit school after the 10th grade to stay home and take care of her mother who was very ill and also her younger sister.
When Audry was 15 she developed juvenile arthritis and they put her arm in a cast. When the cast was removed her arm had a trophted. The doctor said they only thing that saved her from losing the arm was that even though she had on, she had continued playing the piano just using her fingers.
In November of 1935 she went to a dance in Grover and met Boyd Lainhart. He was in Star Valley with the CC camp and had come from Kentucky. Mom and Dad were married in Paris, Idaho on July 31, 1959
Boyd and Audry had a large family of twelve children Vada, Viola, Vatia, Deland, MaryAnn, Genevieve, Sherman, Dorthy, Larry Laura and Amanda Ellen.
Their first child, Vada B. Lainhart was born in February of 1937. A few months later Vada became very ill and on May 25, 1937 passed away.
On July 28m, 1958 their son Boyd R. was hit by a car in front of their home as he was crossing the road. His life was taken in this accident.
In 2000, Mother's oldest living daughter, Vola May, passed away after experiencing a brain aneurysm.
Mother never felt it was right that she outlived her children. In June of 1988 Boyd, Audry's husband, was diagnosed with cancer. He passed away in April 1989.
Audry was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She loved to read the scriptures and was knowledgeable about the gospel. She was a premier genealogist and found great joy in doing this work for 50 to 60 years. At the age of 91 she was still a staff member of the Family History Center and also did extraction work in her home.
In the past two years she had indexed 135,704 names and had 5,303 names arbitrated. Audry loved to serve others and never turned anyone away. She was a mother, grandmother and great grandmother to many.
Audry Lainhart passed away on July 20, 2009 in the comfort of her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, one sister, her husband Boyd, two daughters, one son , one daughter-in-law, one son-in-law, two grandsons and two great-grandsons.
She is survived by her brother sterling, her sister Ruby and her children: Vatia Booth; Deland (Olivia), Mary Ann Larsen; Genevieve Burdick (George), Sherman; Dorthy Manley (Kevin); Larry(Jackie); Laura Aullman (Robert); and Amanda Welch (Vance). she had 41 grandchildren, 67 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

Birth	21 Feb 1918	Collinston, Box Elder County, Utah
Marriage	31 Jul 1959	Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho - Boyd Lainhart
Death	20 Jul 2009	Lincoln County, Wyoming

Spouse	Boyd Lainhart (1911 - 1989)
Child	Vada B. Lainhart (1937 - 1937)
Child	Vola May Lainhart (1938 - 2000)
Child	Boyd R. Lainhart (1943 - 1958)
Child	Living