Former area resident Darlene (Richard) Cameron died Jan. 9, 2014, in Las Vegas, Nev.

She was born Dec. 29, 1935, in Burley, Idaho. She and her family moved to Enumclaw in the summer of 1971 and stayed until 1993. She was artistic and loved to paint, garden, can her own vegetables, sew and was a ballerina in her youth.

She is survived by daughters Kelley Willey, Lesley Gonnason and Chanin Vanchu; sons Rick Richard, Maury Richard, Ron Richard and Mike Richard; her children’s spouses; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

There will be a celebration of her life at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at Weeks’ Funeral Home in Buckley, www.weeksfuneralhomes.com. The family notes that she wanted people who attend the celebration to wear bright colors.