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David Lloyd Blaine passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 16, 2019, at the age of 75, after a valiant 25-year battle with Parkinson’s disease.
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A graveside service for David will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 22 at the R.V. “Mike” Ramsay Memorial Cemetery in Snowflake.
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David was born in Bingham Canyon, Utah, to Willis and Veola Blaine. They later moved to Terreton, Idaho, to farm and this is where David spent his childhood. David served in the Central America Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1963-1966. After that he graduated with a degree in economics from Brigham Young University.
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David married Diane McMullin in 1967 in the St. George, Utah temple. They had five children who were his pride and joy. David especially loved playing with and taking his family on fun adventures, often involving dangerous outdoor activities like white water rafting. David was especially famous for his mechanical mind. He could take apart and fix about anything. He also enjoyed inventing things as well. Economics remained a favorite topic of his during his life and he even wrote two books on the subject.
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Diane passed away in 2001. David married Deon Peterson in 2002. Deon lovingly cared for David through the hardest parts of the David’s battle with Parkinson’s disease.
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David is survived by his wife, Deon; sons, Myron (Angela), Dan (Sara), Kevin (April) and Nathan (Jennifer); daughter, Cindy (Joe); 24 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brothers Willis and Kay; and sisters Iris and Julia.
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Owens Livingston Mortuary-Heritage Chapel in Snowflake handled the arrangements.
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