Our sweet mother, grandmother, and friend unexpectedly passed away on February 9, 2021. Ila Mae Sheen Barney was born August 12, 1931 to Ernest and Sophia Louise Law Sheen in Bingham Canyon, Utah, she enjoyed her childhood there with many activities provided by the Utah Copper Co in Bingham Canyon. During her teenage years, her family moved to Provo, Utah where she met several of her lifelong friends. Her family then moved to Salem Utah and she attended Spanish Fork High School where she met and married her eternal companion Dale R. Barney, they were married in 1948 in Provo, Utah and later sealed in 1964 for time and all eternity in the Manti Utah Temple.

Ila Mae took pride and hard work to create a beautiful and immaculate yard and shared her love of this gift with her six children.  She had a love of music, teaching herself how to play the piano and clarinet in her younger years. She was an active member in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints where she fulfilled many callings and a member of her ward choir for many years and an avid listener to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. She was also a member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. She was a devoted wife and mother supporting Dale in his eight years as Mayor and all her children’s activities. After raising her children Ila Mae and Dale served a Latter Day Saint Mission in the Bristol, England and Southern Wales.

Ila Mae was preceded in death by her husband Dale, daughter Diane, and her siblings, Beulah, Edna, Ruth, Melba, Ernest J, Glen Lamar, Ella Fay,

Ila Mae is survived by her Children, Danny (Sandy), American Fork; Rodney (Roxann), Salem; Blake, Spanish Fork; DeeAnn (Mark) Binks, Spanish Fork; Kimberli (Brett) Neff Payson; 22  grand children; 43 great grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, February 13, at the Spanish Fork West Stake Center 360 North 650 West, Spanish Fork, Utah. A viewing will be held at the Stake Center from 11:00 -12:45 prior to funeral services. Interment will be at the Spanish Fork City Cemetery under the direction of Walker Mortuary.

Funeral services will be live streamed. Click here for link.

Graveside services will also be live streamed at Walker Funeral Home Facebook page