Pamela June Porter Weston, age 75, returned to her Heavenly
Father on March 15, 2016, at the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho,
due to complications of a stroke.
Pam was born to Francis E., and June Wilde Porter on
December 13, 1940 in Coalville, Utah. She grew up in Devil’s Slide and Morgan,
Utah, where she attended school, becoming a very allegiant fan of Trojan
athletics. Pam’s fondest memories included playing with her many cousins,
watching her dad and uncles play semi-pro baseball, and then cheering for her
younger brothers as her father coached. Pam made fond memories working at Como
Hot Springs.
Pam graduated from Weber State College and went to Utah
State University where she met a shy but determined cowboy, Dale B. Weston.
They were married on November 16, 1962. They became the parents of three
children, Kevin Benjamin, Lyn Porter, and June Marie. In 1975 the family moved
from Pickleville, Utah, to the old BQ Ranch in Sage, Wyoming. Dale and Pam
later retired to a happy home in Cokeville, Wyoming. Pam was proud of the front
porch Dale built for her, and she decorated it cheerily for each season and
holiday.
Pam began teaching school at North Rich Elementary in 1972,
and didn’t fully retire from Cokeville High School until May of 2015, working
all of those years directly in Special Education. Pam loved her students with
all of her heart, and championed the causes of any who were hurt, discouraged,
or needing love. She carried the students’ burdens around with her, finding
many creative ways to help and enrich both in and out of the classroom. Pam is
known for sending cards, giving smiles, hugs, and sincerely cherishing her
friends and family. She considered her grandchildren to be her crowning jewels,
and followed them in sports and activities, always believing them to be the
best at everything. She became a spirited, true blue, loyal fan of Bear Lake,
Cokeville, and Rich athletics, music, and activities! When grandchildren played
against grandchildren she counseled with the refs indiscriminately. She was
known by many as Grandma Pam, or Baseball Grandma.
Pam was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, serving in many callings throughout her lifetime. She served
as Ward Historian for the past 10 years, and magnified that calling with the
zeal of Nephi. She was currently serving as Stake Historian, and has been a
valiant historian forfamily, community, and church. She kept a daily journal
for the past 50 years.
Pam was preceded in death by her husband, Dale B. Weston,
parents, Francis and June Porter, a stillborn infant brother, and a nephew,
Lance Porter. She is survived by her
brothers, Dennis (Lorraine) Porter of Brigham City, and Francis “Luke”
Porter of Morgan, her children, Kevin (Stephanie) Weston of Cokeville,
Wyoming, Lyn (Heidi) Weston of Randolph,
Utah, June Marie (Mike) Saxton of Raymond, Idaho, 12 grandchildren: Shannyn (Cody) Davis, Casey, Justyn, and
Tahnee Saxton, Lyndi (Camron) Foust, Whitlee, Porter, and Madyson Weston,
Kaylee (Paul) Clark, Brittney, Morgann
and Shanaya Weston, and 6 great grandchildren: Kynleigh and McKoy
Davis, Cambrie Dawn Foust, Benjamin, Weston, and Karley Clark.
Viewings were held on Friday, March 18, from 7-9 p.m. and
on Saturday, March 19, from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Cokeville LDS Church. Funeral
services followed the Saturday viewing at noon at the Cokeville LDS Church.
Interment at the Cokeville Cemetery.
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