Clark County NV Archives Obituaries.....Wilson, Muriel LaVon February 15, 2005
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Las Vegas Review Journal  2/21/2005
Muriel LaVon Wilson, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, 
passed away Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005, in Las Vegas. She was born May 1, 1917, in 
Salt Lake City, the daughter of Alvin Earl Goodspeed and Eugenia LaVon Peirce 
Goodspeed. She is survived by her husband of sixty years, Curtis Wilson; her 
three children, Dr. Roger Wilson, Stephanie Wilson, and Steven Wilson of Las 
Vegas; four surviving grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Muriel, a great-
granddaughter of Lorenzo Snow, late president of the Mormon Church, was an 
accomplished pianist, singer, dancer, ice skater, dramatist, beauty queen, and 
actress. She had the honor of holding the title of the first Miss Utah in 1938. 
She represented Utah in the 1938 Miss America Pageant and was runner up, 
winning the talent competition. She enjoyed a varied career in movies, light 
opera, recording and radio broadcasts. She appeared in the first Flash Gordon 
serial movies and was among the many Hollywood celebrities traveling on the 
World War II Bond Tours. She appeared in movies with Jeanette MacDonald and 
Nelson Eddy and was Jeanette's vocal backup and understudy. After her children 
were raised, she continued for many years teaching music to many piano students 
in Southern Calif. and produced and performed in many local musical shows well 
into her mid-eighties. In lieu of flowers, contributions will be welcomed for 
the children of The Shade Tree Shelter, PO Box 669, Las Vegas, NV 89125.





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