Darlene Marie Beeler Faye's Obituary
Darlene Marie Beeler Faye passed away on the morning of Sunday, May 28, 2023, in her home in Spanish Fork, Utah. She was buried in Spanish Fork Cemetery on Thursday, June 8, 2023. She was diagnosed with stage-four breast cancer in 2015 and fought courageously for more than eight years through the many ups and downs of the disease. She was a true fighter and always exhibited a strong will and tough spirit.
Darlene was born Dec 13, 1952, in Miami, Florida to Millard Beeler and Eunice Fears. Her parents divorced when she was young, and ultimately, she was raised by her grandparents on her mother’s side, Eugene and Effie Fears.
Darlene grew up in Miami, Bristol, and Brandon, Florida. She graduated from Brandon High School in 1970. She was first married to Tony Radford and lived in Montgomery, Alabama, for a time, until their divorce. They had no children.
In Montgomery, she joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and eventually moved to Utah in the early 1970’s, where she met and married Gregory Leo Faye, in 1975. Darlene and Greg raised four children over the next 14 years as Greg served in the United States Air Force. They were stationed in Wyoming, North Dakota, Panama, and Arizona, where Greg retired in 1999. Greg and Darlene divorced in 2002 and Greg passed away in 2003. Darlene eventually moved to Utah, where she lived from 2009 to 2023.
Darlene loved to sew, spend time talking with family and friends, study the scriptures, and work in her garden. She was known as a fun person, a storyteller, a devoted Christian, and a good neighbor. She loved all her grandchildren dearly and enjoyed spending time with each of them.
She is survived by her four children: Kristin Singh of Spanish Fork, UT; Angela Evertsen of Anderson, IN; Brian Faye of Spanish Fork, UT; and Ashley Vanckerkoven of Colorado Springs, CO; her sister, Colleen Diaz of Brandon, FL; as well as 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
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