Millie Spackman

Mille Spackman of Trenton, Utah, passed away and was reunited with her sweetheart, Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Logan Regional Hospital, following a stroke. Many family members surrounded Millie at the time of her death.
Millie Spackman was born 11 Feb 1921 at Irwin, Idaho to Thomas Henry and Orilla Harmon Weeks. She was the youngest child in a family of twelve children. Millie worked for her Uncle Tom and Aunt Hannah W0olford when she was fifteen, until her marriage to Harold. Tom and Hannah were like parents to Millie.
She married Harold Albert Spackman on 6 Nov 1940 in the Logan LDS Temple. They were married for 68 years when he died in 2009. They were the parents of nine daughters, Ruth Scott Fife, Carol deceased Paul Robinson, Venna Lloyd Buttars, Donna Richard Carlson, Betty Marvin Buttars deceased, and Douglas Schenk, Darlene Randy Meredith, Jan Lee Purser, Joyce Gary Hancock and Wendy Thom Smith.
Harold and Millie served an LDS mission in Louisville, KY. She was active in the LDS Church. She taught primary for many years. She was a dedicated visiting teacher, even in her nineties. Harold and Millie were workers in the Logan LDS temple. Harold and Millie were sweethearts. They held hands, showed their love for each other, canned together and worked on the farm together. They were almost inseparable. Some of Millie's many talents include quilting, sewing, embroidery, crocheting, and canning. She made awesome dill pickles, homemade bread, and caramels. She loved spending time with the family, was an avid Utah Jazz fan, loved playing Yahtzee, and eating caramel popcorn. Millie has posterity of 317 and 5 more are expected. She loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She supported them by attending as many of their activities as she could.
She was preceded in death by her husband Harold, her daughter Carol, her parents and all eleven siblings. She left a legacy of faith and service, and a strong testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to her posterity. A viewing will be held from 6-8 p.m. at the Trenton/Cornish LDS chapel, 1200 North 400 West, Trenton, Utah on Thursday, March 21, 2013.
The funeral services, under the direction of Bishop Ted Andrew, will be held Friday, March 22, 2013 at noon at the Trenton/Cornish chapel.
A viewing will be held from 10:30-11:30 a.m. prior to the service. Interment will take place at the Trenton cemetery following the funeral. Condolences may be extended to the family online at www.nelsonfuneralhome.com .
The family would like to express their gratitude to Venna and Lloyd Buttars for their tender, loving care of Mom. The family would also like to express their gratitude to Access Home Care and Hospice and other health care professionals for their loving care in her final days. We would also like to thank special neighbors and friends.