Martha Doman
BURLEY - Martha Aurella Babbitt Doman, age 89, of Burley, passed away Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010, at her home.
Martha was born Nov. 1, 1920, in Acequia, Idaho, to Lorenzo and Hannah Stokes Babbitt. She joined a family, which already contained seven girls and four boys, to make an even dozen. She attended schools in Minidoka County until high school graduation in 1937, when she was 16 years old. Her mother became very ill at that time and Martha helped with her care until her passing in 1938.
At age 18, Martha married Eldon Doman in Rupert. In time, six sons and four daughters joined their family in Cassia County. She worked at the bakeries in Safeway and Albertson's, prior to working at Doman's Guest Ranch and Doman's Shoes. She loved sports, and bowling gave her a lot of pleasure and friends. Additionally, Martha wrote beautiful poetry and enjoyed knitting and crocheting. She was a member of the LDS Church. Her favorite church assignments were visiting teaching, junior Sunday school teacher and sports director.
She is survived by four sons, Leon Doman and Dale (Ronda) Doman, all of Burley, Randy (Laurie) Doman of Cottonwooda and Craig (Tammy) Doman of Taylorsville, Utah; four daughters, Dee Ann Cahoon of Filer, Gay Dawn Doman, Dorene (Bruce) Hutchinson and Cathy (Charly) Libby, all of Boise; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. Martha was preceded in death by her parents, husband, seven sisters, four brothers, two sons, a granddaughter, one grandson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 15, at the Burley LDS 4th Ward Church, 515 E. 16th St. in Burley, with Bishop Royce Otte officiating. Burial will be in the Paul Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, and from 10 until 10:45 a.m. Friday at the church.
