- Date Of Birth: September 22, 1925
- Date Of Death: October 27, 2016
- State: Utah
Dauna Gayle Olson Stokes Seager, 91, passed away October 27, 2016 in Ogden. Dauna was born on September 22, 1925 in Wellsville, Utah to Helmar Alexander Olson and LaRena Jones Olson.
Dauna graduated from Weber High School in 1943 and married her school sweetheart, Arch Junior Stokes on August 5, 1943 just prior to his entering the Army Air Corps during WWII. The marriage was later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple. She and Arch resided in South Dakota and California during the war, after which they returned to northern Utah.
After Arch’s university studies, they moved to Lyman and then Evanston, Wyoming in the late 40’s and 50’s where Arch taught music. Later during the 50’s, while Arch was directing music programs in the Weber County Schools, Dauna became an expert baton twirler and ran her own program in Ogden that taught the skill to many young women. During the time Arch was the leader of bands at Weber High School, Dauna did choreography for the Warriorettes and for dramatic productions elsewhere. An excellent ballroom dancer, she taught ballroom dancing for the Ray Driggs School of Dance. Prior to and after Arch’s death in 1970, Dauna returned to school and received her Bachelor’s degree at Weber State College. She received her Master’s degree in Audiology and Speech Pathology at Utah State. She then worked in this field in the Davis County Schools and elsewhere for a number of years. On July 7, 1973 Dauna married Dr. Floyd W. Seager in Ogden.
On September 16, 1988, seeing a great need for medical care for the homeless, Floyd and Dauna welcomed the first three patients of what was to become the Seager Memorial Clinic at the Ogden Rescue Mission. The clinic has served tens of thousands over the years and has always been staffed by volunteer doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and interpreters. After Dr. Seager’s death in 1996, Dauna carried on as the person responsible for staffing and directing the clinic up until she suffered a stroke in 2012.
In addition, she served in the following organizations for many years and as president at one juncture or another in each: Ogden Business-Professional Women’s Organization; Weber County DUP Museum; Women’s Legislative Council; Beta Sigma Chi; Aglaia. She also served as historian, homeless clinic representative and emergency relief fund chair for the Weber County Medical Alliance. She was an active member of the LDS Church and served in a number of capacities over the years.
