Valeen Chadwick was born on July 3, 1928 in Osmond, Wyoming to Delbert Abraham and LaRee Child Chadwick. She grew up in Fairview, Wyoming on a small farm with four brothers and four sisters. Valeen graduated from Star Valley High School and worked at the bank in Afton for three years. She married Mack W. Brown in the Salt Lake Temple on April 23, 1947. He left a week later on a mission to Hawaii and Valeen received a special call to serve with him during the latter part of his mission. They served together on the island of Kauai.

In November 1950, Mack and Valeen moved from the family ranch in Fairview, Wyoming to a small farm in Smithfield, Utah. Later they moved to Logan where they lived for eight years before moving to Hyrum. Mack and Valeen are the parents of three sons and four daughters. Valeen was employed as a part-time pastry cook at The Bluebird in Logan. She was later employed for twenty-one years at the office of Tri-Miller Packing Company in Hyrum, Utah. Valeen and Mack were later divorced.

Douglas Bird, a son-in-law, introduced Valeen to Darwin Rawlings. When Darwin asked for a first date, she turned him down, but later changed her mind and went out with him. They were married in the Logan Temple July 1, 1975. They blended their two families and made their home in North Logan.

After her retirement from Tri-Miller Packing Company, Valeen and Darwin received a mission call to the South Africa Cape Town Mission. They had many special experiences and enjoyed their service there. Returning home, she received a call to the Logan Temple where she served until her passing.

As an active LDS church member, Valeen had the opportunity to serve two missions. She served as a teacher in many of the organizations of the church. She was a Primary President, a counselor in the YWMIA, a stake missionary, and a stake Relief Society board member. She loved genealogy and enjoyed working at the Family History Library.

Valeen's other interests and hobbies included: spending time with family, reading, learning the computer, crocheting, cooking, and caring for a large garden and giving away its harvest.

She is survived by her husband, Darwin Rawlings, sixty (60) grandchildren and fifty-eight (58) great grandchildren. Their combined family consists of seventeen (17) children: McKay C. (Melaine) Brown; MaRee (Douglas) Bird; Kirk R. (Marilyn) Brown; Gwynn (Melroy) Maughan; Bonnie Hendricks; Craig C. (Tomie) Brown; Karma (Carl) Leatham; Arvona (Ed) Jenson; Beth (Dan) Cooper; LaNae (Sid) Hyde; Irene (Dallan) Nielsen; Marla (Craig) Barrett; (Ann) Rawlings, daughter-in-law; Deceased, Richard, Valerie, Lynn, Sharal, and Wayne Rawlings.

Funeral services will be held in the North Logan 1st Ward Chapel located at 1105 East 2100 North in North Logan, Utah on Saturday, Oct 9, 2004 at 11 A.M. Friends may call Friday from 6 to 8 P.M. at the Allen-Cranney Mortuary, 420 East 1800 North, North Logan or at the church Saturday 9:30 to 10:30A.M. Burial will be at Logan City Cemetery.