May 10, 1944 ~ Aug. 3, 2020
On Aug. 3, 2020, after a day of pain and morphine, with his wife by his side, Lee was taken out of this world of strife to Paradise with three of his children.
He is in Heavenly Father’s hands and welcomed by many.
Lee was born on May 10, 1944 in Tooele, Utah. His father, Lee Asiel Talbot, and mother Velma Bunker, were farmers in Abraham. In winter, when the farm was fallow, Lee worked out of town doing carpentry. In the winter of 1944, he and Velma went to Tooele; that is how Lee came to be born there.
Lee was number eight of nine children. Six of the nine preceded him in death; Bonita, Dick, Leona, Bill, Dorothy and Arthur. Lee’s death leaves only Afton, the oldest child, and Jane, the youngest, here on earth.
Lee worked at various occupations; he was an Army helicopter mechanic; drove semi; leveled land and drove heavy equipment. His last two jobs were for the federal government; the BLM in Utah and U.S. Fish and Wildlife in Nevada. For the USFW he did all of the maintenance on a 22,000-acre wildlife refuge. Twice, he managed the refuge between professional managers.
From his first marriage, Lee was able to adopt his son, Kirk, and a few years later Vicci and Tony came along. Lee was a very good father, and was not afraid to tackle Diane’s four children when they got married in 1990. One and a half years later, Lee and Diane were sealed in the Provo Temple for time and all eternity. He was sealed to all at that time.
Lee and Diane considered al seven children as “ours,” not yours and mine. He was well loved by his extended family and was often called the “favorite uncle.”
Lee was preceded in death by his parents; sons Kirk Talbot and Jeremy Cobb, and by daughter Victoria. He is survived by his wife, Diane; children Paul Cobb; Abigail Borrego; Tony Talbot and Patrick Cobb, and by his sisters Afton Petersen and Jane Johnson.
A graveside service will be held on Sept. 12, 2020 at 10 a.m. in the Sutherland cemetery. All attending will be asked to wear masks and practice social distancing.
