Bonnie Dee Spackman

Bonnie Dee Orme Spackman, age 83, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 14, 2024. She was born on July 23,1941 in Brigham City, UT to Herbert Emery and Berma Alice Chlarson Orme. She grew up on a dairy farm in Honeyville, UT and was a graduate of Box Elder High School.

As a teenager mom would spend the summers at her grandparents Lyman and LaVoy Chlarson’s ranch in Robertson, WY helping them on the ranch. She enjoyed spending time with the Chlarson family and was often the designated babysitter for her younger cousins. When mom and dad started to date, dad would join mom on the ranch in the summers and work for local ranchers David and Delbert James. On October 6,1960 she married Kenneth Roger Spackman in the Logan Temple. In the early years of their marriage, they lived in Honeyville and then in 1967 they moved to Robertson to work full-time for the James Ranch. In 1979 they moved back to Honeyville for 6 years, but the ranch and the beautiful Bridger Valley called them back to Robertson where they continued to ranch and raise their family.

She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She loved working with the youth and held many callings in the Young Women, Primary and Scouting organizations. For many years she was a 4-H leader in the Smithfork Stockman 4-H Club, the Rocky Mountain Livestock 4-H Club in Honeyville, and served on the Uinta County Fair Board and Stock Sale Committee. For our family, summer vacations were spent at the fair. She was a member of the Uinta County Cattlewomen’s Organization and was a football booster mom for Scott and Chad.

Mom loved to cook and put on big meals for the branding and riding crews. Count yourself lucky if you were a recipient of her homemade cinnamon rolls. She looked forward to putting on a big spread when the cows were put on the forest for summer grazing. Many friendships were built around her kitchen table or on the back of the pickup truck.

She was the best homemaker and taught her children how to cook, sew, and clean. She loved flowers and growing a garden. One of her many hobbies was making flower arrangements.

As a grandmother, she was an avid supporter of her grandchildren's activities whether it be a rodeo, soccer or football game, band concert, or any other academic achievement. She loved following her grandchildren throughout their high school rodeo careers and was very proud of their accomplishments. Her favorite rodeos were the local rodeos, as she loved watching her grandkids compete at the Cow Country Jr. Rodeo and Bridger Valley Ranch Rodeo.

Mom always had a camera in her hand and took every opportunity she could to get photographs of her family. As cows were being shipped, branded, or trailed, mom's camera was capturing pictures of her family. She was proud of the family's ranch legacy and wanted those memories to be remembered. She was proud of her family's ranching legacy, especially living in her beloved Bridger Valley and wanted those memories to be remembered.

She was preceded in death by her parents Herb and Berma Orme, her husband Roger Spackman, and her son Scott Spackman.

Survivors include her brother Paul Orme. Children: Toni (Quinn) Martin, Robertson; Tami Spackman, Honeyville; Chad (Stephanie) Spackman, Robertson. Grandchildren: Dylan (Taylor) Martin, Blace (Annamarie) Martin, Shaylyn (Ryley) Smith, Weston Spackman, McCoy Spackman, Kolter Spackman, and Spenser Anson. Great Grandchildren: KC Martin, Kirbe Martin, Haizley Martin, Klyne Martin, Heath Martin, and Remi Smith.

Thanks to the caring staff at Bridger Valley Urgent Care, McKay Dee Hospital, and Inspiration Hospice for making her comfortable in her last days.

A viewing will be held at the Mountain View LDS building, 116 4th Street, Mountain View, Wyoming on Monday, July 21 from 6:00-8:00 pm and on Tuesday, July 22 from 9:00-10:30 am. Services will be held on July 22 at 11:00 am at the Mountain View LDS chapel.

The burial will be at the Fort Bridger Cemetery.