Dorothy Bennett Zaugg

December 13, 1921 - May 24, 2014

Dorothy Loretta (Bennett) Zaugg died Saturday, May 24, 2014, at her home in Provo, Utah. She was born December 13, 1921, in West Point, Utah, the daughter of Marvin Allen and Julia Elizabeth (Davis) Bennett. She married Joseph Chadwick Zaugg in the Salt Lake Temple on June 28, 1944. He passed away on November 14, 1993. Dorothy spent her youth in West Point, and met and married her husband there. Joseph and Dorothy began their family in West Point, and lived there until 1955 when they relocated to California. In 1965 the family moved to Springfield, Oregon, and in 1967 they moved once again to Weiser, Idaho. Dorothy was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in all the auxiliaries of the Church and as a Stake Missionary. She was preceded in death by her son, Dion (d. May 4, 1964), and great granddaughter, Diana Selene Williams (d. December 10, 1997). She is survived by a daughter and three sons: Lenore Snyder (Richard D) of Provo, Utah; Earl (Dena) of Bountiful, Utah; Clair (Terri) of Pocatello, Idaho; Lynn (Jeri) of Boise, Idaho; 22 grandchildren and 48 great grandchildren. Dorothy’s family was her greatest treasure and she constantly rejoiced in them. She was devoted to the Lord Jesus Christ. Her relentless faith in Him, her example of unvarying obedience, her eagerness to teach others life’s great truths, and her consistent love and patience toward all will be her legacy. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at 11 a.m. in the Edgemont South Stake Center, 350 East 2950 North, Provo, Utah, where a friends may call prior to services from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Burial will be Saturday, May 31, 2014, in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Weiser, Idaho.