Lee Ann Stark, was born Sept. 17, 1948, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Lillian L. Adkins Bailey and George A. Bailey. Her beloved dad was George L. Funk, of American Falls, Idaho. She died peacefully at her home in St. George, Utah, on Aug. 10, 2024.
Lee Ann’s childhood was spent in Pocatello, American Falls and Aberdeen, Idaho. She was a graduate of Aberdeen High School, Aberdeen, Idaho. Her nursing education included an RN diploma from St. Alphonsus School of Nursing, Boise, Idaho; bachelor’s degree, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah; Master of Science degree (Family Nurse Practitioner) University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Her healthcare career began in her mid-teens as a nurse’s aide at Power County Hospital and Nursing Home in American Falls, Idaho. Her professional nursing career began in 1969 and included practice in Idaho, Arizona and Utah. Her experiences were in many specialties and settings. She continued her career as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), family nurse practitioner in St. George, Utah, specializing in internal medicine and wound care. She enjoyed her classmates, teachers, colleagues and patients in each place she studied and worked, making lasting friendships along the way.
She was a life-long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She took great pride in her children and considered it a privilege to be the mother of Barbara Ann, Kristie Lee (Jared) Davis and Cheryl Lynn (Jeramy) Egan.
She is survived by her much-loved daughters and seven grandchildren, TJ, Mark, St. George, Utah, Julianne Krafczyk, Mesquite, Nevada; Brianne (Rex Donn), Ashlynn, St George, Utah; Kaitlin (Jackson Evans,) Layton, Utah; Chloe Davis, and great-granddaughters, Charlee and Paislee of St. George, Utah. Siblings: Jeanne (Kim) Mortenson, St. George, Utah; Susan (Wade) Povey, Angela Quinn, Elaine (Kevin) Neibaur, Bill (Bobi) Funk, American Falls, Idaho; and Janet (Charles) Kullhem, Englewood, Colorado. She also leaves many cousins, nieces, nephews, and a large, loving extended family.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, parents, brother, George A. Bailey Jr. and a host of other beloved relatives.
There will be a viewing Thursday, Aug. 15, from 6-8 p.m., at Pine View Mortuary, 566 N Mall Drive in St. George. An additional viewing will be Saturday, Aug. 17, from 9-10:30 a.m. at Davis-Rose Mortuary, 170 Idaho St., with interment following in the Neeley Cemetery, after which will be a celebration of Lee Ann’s life, from noon-2 p.m., at the Mill House Event Center, 2792 Pocatello Ave., American Falls, Idaho.
Her daughters would like to thank Dr. Claude Warner and Intermountain Home Care and Intermountain Hospice for their tender care.
In lieu of flowers, her daughters ask that you please donate to the Utah/Idaho Chapter of the MS Society Utah State Homepage – National Multiple Sclerosis Society (nationalmssociety.org).
Arrangements are under the care of Pine View Mortuary, 435-986-4222. Click here to visit the Pine View Mortuary website for full obituary and funeral service listing.