Dorothy Kennington to Celebrate her 85th Birthday
Long time Star Valley resident Dorothy Kennington celebrates her 85th birthday Sunday, Sept 25th.
The oldest of four children, Dorothy was born in Rexburg Idaho to Wilford and Cora Berry Eckersell. She enjoys playing the violin in various groups during her school years. Dorothy graduated from Ricks College and taught elementary school in Shelley, Idaho before serving an LDS mission to California.
There she met Forrest Kennington who was homesteading in Tulelake. They were married in 1951 and settled down on a farm in Bedford at the mouth of Lost Creek Canyon.
In the early 1960's they spent eight years in Kaysville, Utah, then returned to Bedford. They moved to Afton in 1971.
Dorothy is active with Stake Humanitarian Projects, DUP, served in the Relief Society and Primary, and worked in the Historical Society with her husband. After his death she served an LDS mission to San Antonio, Texas.
She is the mother of seven children: Kathy (Mike) Hamblin, Mountain View; Ann (Alex) Macbeth, Rexburg: Garth (Vicky), St. Anthony; Lynette (David) Cox, Smoot; Donna (Todd) Beatty, Afton; David (Tiffni), Afton; and Lynn (Nikki), Henderson, NV. Dorothy has 26 grandchildren and 14 great-children.
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