Hyde Park - Meneita Perkes Daines, 92, passed away peaecfully of causes incident to age on Monday, August 18,2003. She was bom October 10, 1910 (10-10-10) in Hyde Park to Reuben Albert Perkes and Mary Meretta Balls. Four brothers and one sister greeted her into the family and one brother followed seven years later.

She was valedictorian of her grade school class and graduated from North Cache High School and Seminary. Upon completion of high school she worked for 3 years before she married Earl M. Daines on July 12, 1933 in the Logan LDS Temple.

She spent her entire married life as a fulltime homemaker and raised three girls and three boys in the same home she and Earl moved into at the time of their marriage. She was well regarded as a fabulous cook and seamstress. She was an active member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and found much happiness in services to other people.

She and Earl served in the Arkansas Mission (Tennessee, West Memphis Area), as well as two Missions to the Logan Genealogical Library. She loved the temple and spent many years as a temple worker until health prevented her regular attendance.

Preceding her in death was her husband, Earl M. Daines and oldest daughter Carla Wellander. Her brothers and sister also preceded her in death. They were Vernon (Gertrude) Perkes, Orson (Naomi) Perkes, Dewayne (Grace) Perkes, Clinton (Florence) Perkes, Lila (Melvin) Purser and Lyman (Fern) Perkes. Fern remains the lone surviving sister-in-law.

She is survived by a son-in-law Robert Wellander, Marietta, California, Mary Lou (Don) Campbell, Hyde Park, Virginia (George) Nelson, Logan, Mark (Judy) Daines, Steven (Launa) Daines and Brian (Tina) Daines. All three boys reside in Hyde Park. She is blessed with thirty six grandchildren, eighty one great grandchildren, and fifteen great great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Friday. August 22 at 12:00 noon in the Hyde Park Center Street Church. 63 East Center with Bishop Craig Smith conducting. A viewing will be Thursday, August 21 at the Allen- Cranney Mortuary. 420 East 1800 North, North Logan from 6:00-8:00 P.M. and at the church on Friday 10:30-11:30 a.m. prior to the funeral service. Interment will be in the Hyde Park Cemetery.

She wanted all to know that prayer is the key to the day and the lock of the night. Funeral Directors, Allen-Hall Mortuary, Logan, Utah.