Karla Dawn Peck
Karla Dawn Peck was born the first daughter and second child to Wayne George and Elaine Robbins Peck in Soda Springs, Idaho on October 6, 1946. She joined her big brother, Clinton at home and they had a lifetime of experiences together. She passed away on Sunday night, September 1st at the home of her brother and sister-in-law in Niter (Grace) Idaho.
Karla Dawn went to grade school and high school in Grace. She attended LDS Business College in Salt Lake City for one year. She graduated from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah with an Elementary Education and Early Childhood Development Degree.
She served a Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the San Antonio, Texas Mission. She learned Spanish and began a life-long pursuit of the Spanish language and a love for the Spanish-speaking people.
Karla Dawn served as a Temple Ordinance worker in both the Logan, Utah and Pocatello, Idaho Temples. She served faithfully for 12 years and loved being in the temple among her friends and serving those who attended.
She felt that her greatest achievement in life was teaching children. She taught 1st grade for over 25 years. She taught 5th grade one year before retiring. Then she became a reading specialist in the Grace Elementary. She willingly took on the challenge of teaching a young boy, Knighton Bodily, who was diagnosed with brain tumors, and she was told he was not capable of learning. She loved Knighton and together they learned to communicate and sing, and he learned proper manners. They were together for 3 years before the family moved. During that time, she arranged a “class field trip” with the help of Craig Wilker and took Knighton on a sleigh ride to feed the cattle. After this time, she became an aide in Terri Peterborg’s first grade class, where she worked until a few weeks before her death.
Karla Dawn loved her Savior and had a deep and abiding testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Next to the Savior, she loved her family and the children she taught. She served faithfully as a visiting teacher and minister all of her adult life, and fulfilled every calling given to her in the church. She loved music and singing in the ward choir.
As a family we are so grateful for some very special friends who helped serve her in her last days and also for the hospice people who were so kind and helpful.
She was preceded in death by her parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles.
She is survived by her brother Clinton and wife Cheri, nephews Duane (Suzanne), Doyle (Magda) and Kevin (Josnerys), and 12 grand nieces and nephews with 5 great grand nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at the Thatcher/Williams Ward Building, 2060 Niter Bench Rd., Grace at 11:00 on Monday, September 9, 2024. Visitations were held on Sunday evening, September 8 from 7-8 at the Church and also Monday morning before the service from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
