The Stark family were Mormon farmers in Spanish Fork, Utah. Moroni Stark (1869-1934) was the son of Danish immigrants, Soren Stark (1829-1881) and his wife Anna Sophia Petersen Stark (1838-1912). He worked as a farmer and served as a missionary to Denmark from 1915 to 1917. He and his wife, Sarah Hanson Stark (1871-1953), had five children: Anna Elizabeth Stark (1897-1989), Henry M. Stark (1900-1988), Grant Stark (1902-1990), Mark Stark (1904-1968), and Eleanor S. Edman (1906-1990). Anna Elizabeth Stark was a teacher and school supervisor in Utah. Henry M. Stark was a chemist and served a mission to California from 1919 to 1921. Grant Stark was a farmer and served a mission to New Zealand from 1926 to 1928. Mark Stark was a farmer and served a mission to the East Central States from 1929 to 1930. Eleanor S. Edman was a teacher and a wife and mother.

Henry M. Stark (1900-1988) was a chemist. Henry Moroni Stark was born on March 28, 1900 in Spanish Fork, Utah to Moroni Stark and Sarah Hanson Stark. From 1919 to 1921, he served a mission to Northern California for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He graduated with a B.S. in chemistry from Brigham Young University in 1923 and with a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin in 1929. He worked as a research chemist for DuPont until he retired in 1965. Henry M. Stark married Helen Candland on March 28, 1936 in Washington, D.C. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. They had three children: David C. Stark, Sarah Lydia Stark, and Karen E. Wilks. Henry M. Stark died on January 24, 1936 in Provo, Utah.

Eleanor S. Edman (1906-1990) was a teacher and wife and mother. Eleanor S. Edman was born Eleanor Sophia Stark on August 29, 1906 in Leland, Utah to Moroni Stark and Sarah Hanson Stark. She graduated from Brigham Young University and taught elementary school in Utah and Arizona. On December 30, 1936, she married Frank M. Edman in the Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They had four children: John Nick Edman, Richard S. Edman, Gary F. Edman, and Sharyn Ann Strong. Eleanor S. Edman died on August 17, 1990 in Salem, Utah.

Moroni Stark (1869-1934) was a farmer. Moroni Stark was born on October 11, 1869 in Spanish Fork, Utah to Soren Pedersen Stark and Ane Pedersen Stark. He served three missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: in the Northwestern States mission from 1899 to 1901; in the Scandinavian mission from 1915 to 1917; and in California from January to June 1934. When he was not serving on missions, Moroni Stark worked as a farmer in Spanish Fork. He married Sarah Hanson on February 6, 1897. They had five children: Anna Elizabeth Stark, Henry M. Stark, Grant Stark, Mark Stark, and Eleanor S. Edman. Moroni Stark died December 1, 1934.

Anna Elizabeth Stark (1897-1989) was a teacher and school supervisor in Utah. Anna Elizabeth Stark was born November 30, 1897 in Mammoth, Utah to Moroni Pedersen Stark and Sarah Christina Hanson Stark. She graduated with a normal teaching certificate and a degree in education administration from Brigham Young University. She taught elementary school in Nebo School district for 6 years, directed teacher training at Weber College for 10 years, and then worked as an elementary district supervisor until she retired in 1964. Anna Elizabeth Stark was also a prominent member of the Business and Professional Women organization (BPW). She served as the BPW president for the state of Utah in the early 1960s. Anna Elizabeth Stark died December 20, 1989 in Leland, Utah.

Grant Stark (1902-1990) was a farmer and rancher. Grant Stark was born Grant Soren Stark on August 27, 1902 in Spanish Fork, Utah to Moroni Stark and Sarah Hanson Stark. He served a mission to New Zealand for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1926 to 1928. On June 24, 1935, he married Edna Charlotte Shelley in Utah. They divorced by 1960. He worked throughout his life as a farmer and rancher. Grant Stark died February 21, 1990 in Spanish Fork, Utah.