Barbara Dale Shipp was born July 22, 1938 in Marysvale, Utah, the daughter of Ruth H. Wilcock and Dale R. Shipp.  She passed away on December 22, 2024 in Pocatello, Idaho. Barbara was the oldest of six children. Her father served in World War II.  The family eventually moved to Roy, Utah, where she graduated from Weber High School, serving as yearbook editor. 

She later attended Utah State University where she met a kind, honest farm boy from Samaria Idaho, Robert Ware Waldron. They were married in the Idaho Falls Temple on August 21, 1958. They lived for a short while in both Arizona and California before making their home in Samaria, where they raised their family. Their home was blessed with three children, David, Garl and Amy. Along with many others that they fostered and cared for. 

Barbara had two great gifts, courage and faith. Those gifts blessed her when Robert became ill and suffered with cancer for many years. They sustained her when he passed away in 1986. Barbara passed these gifts onto her own children and grandchildren.

She later married Wesley Crowther. Together they served a mission to Baltimore, Maryland and as tour guide missionaries in the Conference Center at Temple Square. They also served for several years in the Logan Utah Temple. She greatly enjoyed these years of service with Wesley. Wesley passed away in 2013. Again her courage and faith sustained her.

Barbara had two great loves, her family and the gospel of Jesus Christ. Following Wesley’s death Barbara moved to Pocatello to be closer to Amy and her grandchildren. They brought her great joy. She has always felt that God blessed her with the very best children and she was so proud of them. She adored her grandchildren and great grandchildren, and they adored her. 

Barbara loved the Lord and had a strong testimony of the gospel. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints, and served in many callings throughout her life. In her later years she loved working in primary. She remained strong and faithful her whole life.

Funeral Services will be held on January 2, 2025 in the Malad, Idaho 2nd Ward building at 12 noon. A viewing will be held prior to the funeral from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. at the same location. Interment will be in the Samaria, Idaho Cemetery. 

Barbara is preceded in death by husbands Robert Waldron and Wesley Crowther, her parents, Ruth and Dale, and three siblings, Allen, Shasta and Darrel. One can only image the joy of their reunion. 

She is survived by a sister, Diana Mooney, brother, Darnell Shipp, and her three children David Ross (Lisa), William Garl (Tonya) and Amy Ruth Jaussi (David). She is the proud grandmother of 12 amazing grandchildren and 24 delightful great-grandchildren. She will no doubt continue to brag about them in heaven. We are so grateful for her life. Thank you Grandma. We love you!