Elizabeth Barbara DARBY
August 12, 1915 - April 5, 2011
Elizabeth B. Darby, 95, died peacefully in her sleep at home in Minden, Nevada on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Prior to moving to Nevada in 2004, she lived in Sedona, Arizona for thirty years along with her retired husband of 63 years, Charles W. Darby. Beloved by her family and friends, and devoted to her husband and children, Elizabeth was healthy and active until the end. She had a kind and gentle spirit which instantly endeared her to everyone she met. Indeed, she was a good and faithful servant of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The youngest of 5 children, Elizabeth Barbara Humphrey (Babe) was born in Wakefield, Massachusetts on August 12, 1915. She ventured alone by train to Ferndale, California in 1932 for her last two years of high school. In 1936 she met her husband while attending college at UC Davis. Elizabeth found her calling as a wife and mother; marrying in 1937 and adopting her two children. Preceded in death by her husband in 2000, Elizabeth is survived by daughter Ellen, and husband David Boggeman of Bozeman, Montana; son Peter, and wife Mary Darby of Gardnerville, Nevada; grandchildren Beth, and husband Herb Potthoff of Elizabeth, Colorado, and Kate, Evan, Michael and Hannah Darby; and great-grandson Benjamin Potthoff; and “Auntie” Elizabeth Williams of Baxley, Georgia.
Elizabeth B. Darby, 95, died peacefully in her sleep at home in Minden, Nevada on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Prior to moving to Nevada in 2004, she lived in Sedona, Arizona for thirty years along with her retired husband of 63 years, Charles W.... View Obituary & Service Information