Uncle Daryl's Funeral

Amy, Stephanie, and I drove down to Uncle Daryl's funeral on Thursday.  Amy and I did our best to take notes at the funeral and I have also included some video that I took with my phone at the cemetery (so the quality isn't great).  It was a beautiful funeral and was done in perfect Talbot style.  It started right on time.  Had a great program that wasn't too long.  The spirit was there and I think Daryl would have loved to see that almost all of his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren were there.  Here are the notes that were taken:
-Family Prayer was given by Phil Talbot
-Invocation by Trent Lamoreaux (Marjorie's son)
-Opening Hymn was "As I have loved you"
-Eulogy was given by Viola.  We wrote as fast as we could, but only got a gist of what she said.  She commented about how she and Daryl shared the same birthday.  When their Dad told Daryl that he got a baby sister for his birthday he wasn't too happy about that, but they became good friends.  She remembered him finding that the truck didn't have enough gas in it (by putting a stick down in the tank) so he filled the rest of the tank with water because they were supposed to be leaving to go fishing.  Unfortunately that ended their fishing plans.  As a teenager he was really good at fixing things (clocks, tv's, etc.)  He was a big tease and Viola remember's being teased constantly.  She finally said to him one time, after he had enlisted in the army, that she hoped he'd be sent away and would never come back.  She later really regretted saying this to him.  He met Joyce on a blind date and they were later married.  He was called on a Mission shortly after they were married and Joyce moved in with the Talbot's.  Daryl Jr. was born while Daryl was gone on his mission.  They all remember fondly the Pine Vally Camping trip where Daryl was out chopping wood and was singing "Oh what a beautiful morning."  He was suddenly cut off from his singing and they found him after a piece of chopped wood had flipped up and hit him in the head.  He worked for a repair shop for many years and then worked for the Post Office.  He served in many callings in the church, but probably the longest as the Ward Clerk.  He was famous for his organization skills.  She read from his personal history about Daryl and Joyce's mission to Eugene Oregon and commented that it was one of their greatest experiences together.  "We were blessed on our mission.  When we do what we're asked to do we are blessed."  He felt that his family was blessed the most while they were out on their mission.
-Musical Selection "Oh What a Beautiful Morning" sung by Kent & Clark Fawcett and Steve and Dan Wilcock.  (I wouldn't have ever thought this was a funeral song, but it fit perfectly.  I could just picture Daryl thinking the words to this song as he finds himself in the next life and he is no longer suffering.)
-Memories read by Mark Talbot (Daryl Jr.'s son)
(Rather than have all of the children speak, they each wrote down some fond memories of Daryl and then Mark read them.  This worked out so perfectly because everyone got to have their memories expressed at the funeral, but no one could ramble on and on.  Mark also added his tearful testimony at the end and it brought the most tender feeling to the funeral.  He did a great job. ) Here are some of the memories he mentioned:
-Daryl Jr.
He remembers a time where his Dad asked him to weed down the fence in the yard.  He didn't want to do it so he went out for about 15 minutes and just dug around a bit in the dirt to make it look like he tried to do it.  When his Dad got home it was dark and he told Daryl Jr. he needed to go finish the weeding.  Daryl Jr. protested that it was dark and his Dad told him that yes it would have been easier in the daytime, but the weeding still needed to be done.  Daryl Jr. worked for a long time and finally finished the weeding.  When he did, his Dad came out with a tub of ice cream and dished both of them up a big bowl.  He said he'd never forget that ice cream with his Dad.
-Phil
(somehow I didn't write this one down--I'll have to add it later after I get a chance to talk with Amy)
-Scott
Loved going on the deer hunt with his Dad.  He remembers that they had a tradition of having a steak sandwich the day before they left on the hunt.  This was a fond memory for Scott and always got him excited for the hunt the next day.
-Brenda
Daryl used to ref basketball and he was reffing one night and Brent (her future husband) got a technical from Dayrl for swearing.  Later he was terrified to ask Daryl if he could marry Brenda because he was worried that he would remember that technical (he didn't).  Brenda felt that she got her love of sports from her Dad.  She was a tom boy and loved to play badminton against her "sissy brothers."  Daryl and Daryl Jr. always beat her though.
-Marjorie
She remembers squirrel chasing with her dad and going down to his fix'it shop and he would always let she and Brenda make bracelets out of the extra wires.  She remembers that he never made them feel like they were a bother being there and they felt like he liked it when they came to play while he worked.  She also remembers that he used to keep his false teeth in his candy tin so that her kids wouldn't eat the candy.  But one day they got brave and ate the candy anyway, so he realized he couldn't keep his teeth in there anymore because it didn't help protect the candy.  She also remembers that once she smashed her thumb and he said, "Don't worry, it won't hurt after it stops hurting."  She now says this same phrase to her children.
-Kory
He remembers having a race with his dad for a really nice bone handled knife.  His Dad got it and they both really laughed when he won.  He also mentioned eating the steak sandwiches before their big deer hunt and how much he loved hunting with his Dad.  Those were their happiest times together.
-Mark
He added his own memory that he loved how his Grandpa always related things they saw in nature to the Gospel.  Whenever they were camping he would reference things to God and to the gospel.  He then bore his testimony and said that Grandpa always knew what his real treasure in heaven would be.  It was his family.
-Remarks from the Bishop (Todd Feltner)
He commented how handsome Daryl was (from the pictures displayed in the viewing).  That he had such a big happy smile.  When they would come and visit him he always liked to "yank his counselor's chain."  He was always a tease.  Very talented and extremely organized.  He served as the ward clerk for many years and did a tremendous job.  The bishop remembers going to their home and finding it also to be very neat and organized.  Their games were all labeled and organized and every video of the Jazz games he taped were neatly labeled and organized.  Daryl loved the Jazz.  He was full of Christlike attributes.  He was a dedicated husband and father.  An example of righteousness in word and deed.  He loved his family and loved and cherished his wife.  Joyce cared for him until the very end.  He was a man of Christ.  He never stopped living the gospel of Jesus Christ, even when he couldn't get around anymore.  The Priests and Laurel's took turns visiting him on Sunday.  They brought him the sacrament and the Laurel's shared a spiritual thought.  He loved to have people come and visit him.  He had great faith and a valiant testimony.  He was truly a disciple of Christ.  He never called attention to himself and served with dignity.  We can all live our lives the way he lived his.
-Musical Selection  "Families can be together forever" sung by his grandchildren
-Benediction by Brent Slack (Brenda's husband)
-Dedication of Grave by Scott Talbot
I videoed as much as I could at the cemetery.  I'm sorry the sound isn't very good I was using my phone and I was trying to be discrete.  Daryl was given full Military Honors by American Legion Post 90 and the Utah Honor Guard.  I didn't include everything because it would have been too long to post, but it was really a neat thing to watch.  They could not have folded that flag more carefully and precisely than they did.  Then the officer knelt down in front of Joyce and presented her with the flag.  She just kept saying "Thank you" over and over.  It was obvious that this really meant a lot to her.  You can see Kory sitting to the right next to Joyce with two of his children on his lap and then Viola and Afton are to the left.  Phil is standing just to their left in the corner.  You can't see Glenda and Jay in the shot but they are just behind that row.  I'm sorry I didn't video more of the family.  They were all very tearful and I didn't want to impose on this time for them.  Of course everyone missed Dad and wished that he could have been there.  It was a beautiful funeral.  We can all only hope to have such nice things said about us.