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MILDRED A. HALL
BRIGHAM CITY- Mildred Andersen Hall, quietly passed away Thursday, September
2, 2004, at the Autumn Living Center in Brigham City, Utah. Mildred Andersen
was born on January 25, 1909, in Brigham City, Utah, a daughter of Levi
Severine and Millie Reeder Andersen. She had been a life long resident of
Brigham City and attended Lincoln Elementary, Box Elder Junior High, and
graduated from Box Elder High School. She received a teaching degree from Utah
State Agricultural College in Logan, Utah.
She taught school in Promontory, Utah, for one year and then took a teaching
position in Portage, Utah, where she met, fell in love with and married, James
Arnold Hall on June 2, 1931, in Ogden, Utah. Their marriage was solemnized on
February 19, 1932, in the Logan LDS Temple. Her husband preceded her in death
on May 27, 1983, after 51 years of marriage.
After the family was raised she did much substitute teaching and also worked
for the Box Elder School District in the school lunch program.
Throughout her life Mildred had been an active member of The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints. She had held numerous and varied positions in all
of the Auxiliary Organizations. She was a Temple Ordinance worker in the Ogden
Utah Temple with her husband for several years. She had been a lifetime member
of the Brigham City LDS Third Ward.
Mildred was active as a PTA parent and supporter, member of the Daughter of
the Utah Pioneer's Fort Brigham Camp and also past member of the Brigham City
Civic Improvement Club.
Mildred loved nature, and traveling by land, sea, or air and took advantage of
many of those opportunities in her life. She never had a driver's license or
drove a car, but loved to walk.
Her wide range of interests was topped by love of family, church and service
to others. She kept busy doing a variety of handiwork such as: crocheting,
tatting, embroidery, quilting and hardanger. Her love of music and reading a
good book was untold.
She is survived by two daughters, Carolyn (Warren) Ferguson, Bountiful, UT;
Mary Ann (Roland) Holman, Brigham City, UT; two son, Max Arnold (Claudette)
Hall, Brigham City, UT; David Andersen (Mavis) Hall, Bountiful, UT; one
daughter-in-law, Marlene B. Hall, Brigham City, UT; 22 grandchildren; 57 great
grandchildren; one great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; son, Robert Evan Hall; brother,
Richard Joseph Andersen; one granddaughter and one great grandson.
Mildred was privileged to have the following sisters and brothers still
living, with whom she has spent many pleasant occasions. Mrs. Ruth Cheney,
Mendon, UT; Mrs. Erma Parker, Brigham City, UT: Dr. Wynn (Evelyn) Andersen,
Brigham City, UT; Lee R. (Delone) Andersen, Pasco, WA; Roma (William)
Shurtleff, Ogden, UT.
Special "Thanks" to the staff and workers of the Autumn Living Assisted Living
Communities, for the love, kindness and services rendered to our mother,
sister, grandmother and great grandmother during the past four years. We
compliment you all!
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, September 7, in the Brigham City Third
Ward Chapel, Brigham City.

MARY GRANT HACKING
BRIGHAM CITY   Mary Grant Hacking, 88, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2004,
in Brigham City.
She was born June 25, 1916, in Lovell, Wyoming, a daughter of Joseph Crumb
Grant and Mary Jane Parking. Mary married George Robert Hacking on June 25,
1937, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
She was active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served
in many positions, including Relief Society President, Temple Worker, and
served a full-time mission in the Boston, Massachusetts Mission.
She enjoyed sewing, genealogy, and most of all being with family.
Surviving are children: Margaret (Jack) Pounder, Broome, Australia; Grant
(Annette) Hacking, Puerto Rico; David (Marilee) Hacking, Brigham City, Utah;
Maryelen (David) Brown, Pleasant Valley, New York; 20 grandchildren, 19 great
grandchildren, and two sisters, Alice Sheffield, Phoenix, Arizona and Venus
Croft, El Monte, California.
She was preceded in death, by her husband, two sons, and a daughter, a
grandson, a brother and three sisters.
Funeral services will be Friday, September 10, at 11 a.m. at Myers Mortuary,
205 South 100 East, Brigham City.
Friends may call on Thursday, September 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Friday from
10 to 10:45 a.m. at the mortuary.
Interment will be in the Brigham City Cemetery.
Send condolences to the family at www.myers.com.
Interment in the Brigham City Cemetery.
Send condolences to the family at www.myers-mortuary.com

HOWARD LEE CAPENER
RIVERSIDE - Howard Lee Capener, 93, of Riverside, passed away on Friday,
September 3, 2004, in Tremonton. He was born on April 1, 1911, in Riverside,
the son of Alfred Albert Rigby Capener and Myrtle Cleveland. He married Lola
Hunsaker on June 17, 1936, in the Logan LDS Temple. Lola passed away on March
1, 2004.
Howard was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. He was Bishop of the Belmont Ward when the Belmont Chapel was built.
He also served as Stake Clerk, Stake Mission President and President of the
187th Quorum of Seventies. He worked at the Logan Temple. He served on the
District Scout Committee and was the PTA President at the Bear River High
School.
He is survived by his children: Gordon L. Capener, Neil (LuAnn) Capener and
Lynn (Sheila) Capener, all of Riverside, Eldon (Jean) Capener of Riverdale,
LaPriel (Cyril) Welch of Brigham City, and Betty (David) Rich of Syracuse; 25
grandchildren and 51 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, six brothers including -
Russell and Nolan, and sisters - Lillian Tingey and Margaret Coombs.
The family wishes to give sincere thanks to the Bear River Valley Care Center
and the IHC Hospice and Homecare for their compassionate care and kindness.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Wednesday, September 8, at the
Belmont LDS Church, 16925 North 5200 West, Riverside with Bishop Jay A.
Capener officiating. Friends may call on Wednesday from 10:30 - 11:30 at the
church.
Interment will be in the Riverside Cemetery.

AARON B. ENDRESS
BRIGHAM CITY  Aaron Benjamin Paul Endress, 89 passed away on Wednesday,
September 1, 2004.
Aaron was born on July 2, 1915, in Marine City, St. Clair, Michigan, a son of
Paul and Wallburga Marie Endress.
He married Ruth Walker on December 10, 1954, in Elko, Nevada. Ruth passed away
on March 24, 2001.
Aaron was a veteran of World War II.
He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a
High Priest.
Aaron loved to play the harmonica and was a true handyman/ mechanic. He worked
as a mechanic at a service station, carpenter at Thiokol, with Max Morgan at
the tire shop and retired from Brigham City Corporation.
Surviving are his children: Bill (Vonda) Holt, Brigham City, UT; Al (Peggy)
Holt, Salt Lake City, UT; Vern (Lou) Holt, Sandy, UT; Christine (Greg) Penn,
Herriman, UT; Jane Crossman Boyce, Brigham City, UT; Anne (Wade) Singleton,
Idaho; Mary (Vic) Jones, Brigham City, UT; 29 grandchildren and 23 great
grandchildren.
Five brothers and four sisters preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, September 7, at the Box Elder Stake
Center, Brigham City.
Interment in the Brigham City Cemetery.
Send condolences to the family at www.myers-mortuary.com

VERNA VERNELL STONE PETERSEN
BRIGHAM CITY - Verna Vernell Stone Petersen. A sweet loving mother is now
reunited with her eternal companion.
She was born on December 29, 1921, in Newton, Utah. The fourth child of nine
born to Betsy (Bessie) Josephine Goodsell and George William Stone.
She died on Friday, September 10, 2004, in Brigham City, Utah.
Verna was raised in Newton, where she went to school and graduated from the
8th grade.
She met our dad, Carl William Petersen, on June 29, 1942. They were married 19
days later on July 17, 1942, in Preston, Idaho. They were later sealed in the
Logan Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He preceded
her in death on February 8, 1977.
They were the parents of seven children, four of whom survive her, two sons,
Marion Petersen of Draper, Utah and Kenny Petersen of Mendon, Utah; two
daughters, Karen Petersen of Brigham City, Utah and Donna (Brad) Hatch of
Corinne, Utah; 12 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren. She is also
survived by three brothers and one sister: Gaylen Stone, Logan, Utah; Denzil
(Deece) Stone, Newton, Utah; Genevie Arredondo of Salt Lake City, Utah; Leon
Stone of Logan, Utah.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three children: Howard,
the twins, Rosanna Petersen and Rose Marie Evans; four grandchildren and two
great grandchildren; one brother and three sisters.
When her children got older she worked as a housekeeper. She last worked at
Pioneer Care Center in Brigham City from 1977 to 1987 until she retired.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 18, at 12 Noon at the
Brigham City Central Ward, 506 South 200 East.
Family will greet friends on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Gillies Funeral
Chapel, 634 East 200 South, Brigham City, and at the church on Saturday from
11 to 11:40 a.m.
Interment will be in the Brigham City Cemetery.
You may extend condolences to the family at www.gilliespetersen.com.

VERDA JEPPSEN
BRIGHAM CITY   Our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister,
Verda Bird Wyatt Jeppsen, 89, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2004, at the
Autumn Living Center in Brigham City, Utah.
Verda was born on July 22, 1915, in Wellsville, Utah, a daughter of Charles
Leavitt Wyatt and Therese Lalliss Bird. She was raised in Cache Valley and
would take the train in Wellsville to attend school in Hyrum. She graduated
from South Cache High School.
On November 14, 1935, she married her sweetheart, Virgil LeRoy Jeppsen, in the
Salt Lake Temple. Her husband preceded her in death on August 20, 1980, after
44 years of marriage. Early in her marriage she worked at Baron Woolen Mills
and at a coat factory on Brigham City's Main Street. Verda and her family
moved to Martinez, California, where she worked for the W.T. Grand Department
Store, for 20 years.
Throughout her life, Verda had been an active member of The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints. She held numerous and varied positions in the
Auxiliary Organizations. Verda loved to embroider and read, but her real joy
was spending time with her family and friends.
Verda is survived by her son, Reid (Rosemary) Jeppsen, Brigham City, UT; her
daughter, Marilyn (Steve) Lazzarini, Prescott, AZ; six grandchildren and 13
great grandchildren; brothers, Blaine Wyatt, Sunnyside, WA, and Ralph
(Loretta) Wyatt, Mantua, UT; sister Donna Kerr, Wellsville, UT; sister-in-law,
Thelma Wyatt, Outlook, WA.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; two brothers, Charles and
Seth; a sister, Sarah (Lamont) Leishman,\; a granddaughter, Kristina Lazzarini
and a granddaughter-in-law, Barbara Lazzarini.
The family wishes to extend their sincere thanks to Verda's friends at Autumn
Living Center and Alpine Hospice for their care, compassion and kindness, and
to her soul sister, Vicki Halling, Thank You, Verda loved you very much.
Graveside Services will be held on Friday, September 17, at 1 p.m. at the
Mantua Cemetery, with Bishop Andrew Allen officiating.
Friends may call on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Myers Mortuary, 205 South 100
East, Brigham City, and on Friday from 12 to 12:40 p.m. at the mortuary.
Interment will be in the Mantua Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Verda's name to Alpine Hospice,
95 North 100 East, Brigham City, UT, 84302 or to a charity of your choice.
Send condolences to the family at www.myers-mortuary.com

VIRGIL G. FORSGREN
BRIGHAM CITY   Virgil Gene Forsgren, 67, passed away on Monday, September 13,
2004, at Logan Regional Hospital after a battle with cancer.
Virgil was born on November 5, 1936, in Garland, UT, a son of Leondius and
Emma Horspool Forsgren.
He married Evelyn Penman on June 22, 1959, in Ogden, UT. Their marriage was
later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple on June 11, 1964.
Virgil served his country in the Marines for four years, where he received a
Good Conduct Metal.
He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Virgil worked at Hill Field for 29 years, and then he worked for Radcam.
He enjoyed the outdoors especially fishing, and he was well known for his
service to other people.
Surviving are his wife, Evelyn, Brigham City, UT; children: Joyce F. (Paul)
Robison, Salt Lake City, UT; DeAnn (Mark) Jensen, Wellsville, UT; Virgil Gene
Forsgren, Brigham City, UT; Gene E. LeRoy Forsgren, Brigham City, UT; five
grandchildren; ten brothers and sisters: Clara Mae (Boyd) Reeves, St. George,
UT; Josphine Vasquez, Garland, UT; Donald (Sandy) Forsgren, Roy, UT; Adele
(Robert) Sandman, Clinton, UT; Zorae Thorpe, Perry, UT; Caroline (Stephen)
Pope, CA; Velma Abbott Roy, UT; Morris (Della) Forsgren, Ogden, UT; Kenneth
(LeDean) Forsgren, Garland, UT; Sherry (Wynn) Zundel, Willard. He left behind
his two dogs, Snowball and White Fang.
He was preceded in death by his parents, grandson, Kevin, two brothers, Leon
and David sister, Jennie Lee.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 17, at 10:30 a.m. at the
Brigham City Twentieth Ward Chapel, 650 Anderson Drive, Brigham City, UT.
Friends may call on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Myers Mortuary, 205 South 100
East, Brigham City, UT, and on Friday from 9:30 to 10:10 a.m. at the church.
Interment will be in the Brigham City Cemetery with Military Honors accorded.
Family request any donations be made to any America First Credit Union in
Virgil's name.
Send condolences to the family at www.myers-mortuary.com

ROBERT RICHARD DOWTY
August 26, 1923 - September 2, 2004
Robert Richard Dowty, 81, passed away at this home in Durango, CO., on
September 2, 2004, after a year long battle with cancer. He was born to Eugene
Aloise and Ruth Petzold Dowty in San Francisco, California. His family moved
around Northern California in his youth and he lived in Redwood City, Belden,
and Salinas graduating from Santa Maria High School in 1941. He served in the
US Army during World War II, and spent most of his tour of duty in the
engineering corps on Guadal Canal in the Pacific. Upon completing his military
service, he attended The Pasadena Playhouse and pursued a career as an actor.
He became a member of Musical Arts Theater in Pasadena, performing in many
memorable light operatic musicals in the late 1940s, and it was in this group
where he met his late wife Carmen. They were married in 1950 and eventually
settled in Pasadena, California. They celebrated 50 years together before her
death in 2000. They became parents to a son, Eric in 1955, and to a daughter,
Erin in 1960.
Robert owned an antique business during the 1960s in East Pasadena, and later
an antique clock and barometer repair shop for a number of years.
He loved trains and spent many summer vacations with his family volunteering
on the White Mountain Scenic Railroad in McNary Arizona. In 1977 he was
offered a position at O'Connor Engineering in Costa Mesa, CA working on a
project to build two full sized replicas of the Jupiter and 119 locomotives
for Golden Spike National Historic Site in Utah. Upon completion of the
project, he applied with and was hired by the National Park Service at Golden
Spike. He and his family accompanied the locomotives to Utah in 1979, where he
became a well known local celebrity performing an interpretive program at the
site called "Tales of the Rails" and reprising his role in an educational
video of the same name. In 1997 he was the recipient of the Freeman Tilden
Interpretive Award for the Rocky Mountain Region. He authored a book for the
Southwest Parks & Monuments Association entitled: Rebirth of the Jupiter and
119: Building the Replica Locomotives at Golden Spike.
In 1950 he was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses, and served faithfully
in the Christian Ministry for the rest of his life. He attended the Ignacio,
Colorado Congregation. The most important things in his life were his service
to God, his family and his "dream job" at Golden Spike.
In 1999 he retired and he, Carmen and Eric moved to Durango, Colorado, to
enjoy a different kind of railroading on the Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge
Railroad. When he passed away, he was still employed part time in the Air
Brake Department at the DNSRR.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife Carmen. He is survived by
his son Eric (Karen) Dowty, Durango, his daughter Erin (Jeffrey) Marshall, two
grandsons, Robert and Sayre Marshall, all of Harrah, OK; a brother Eugene
Dowty (Rosalie), San Luis Obispo, CA; a sister Ruth Brown, Altadena, CA; and
many, many nieces and nephews.
He was a loving husband and father, a great showman, and a man of tremendous
integrity, and he will be greatly missed. All who loved him look forward to
the time that Jesus Christ promised at John 5:28,29 when "all those in the
memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out . . . to a resurrection of
life . . ., and when "God will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death
will be no more, neither will mourning, nor outcry nor pain be any more, the
former things have passed away." (Revelation 21:4)
The family wishes to thank Hospice and Home Health, Management and fellow
employees at DNSRR and especially all those of our Christian Brotherhood who
provided encouragement and help during this difficult time. A memorial service
was held on Sunday, September 12, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses,
120 County Road 319, Ignacio, CO.

REX PERRY BARKER
BRIGHAM CITY - Rex Perry Barker, age 84, passed away in Brigham City, Utah, on
Tuesday, September 7, 2004.
He was born on November 22, 1919, on the family farm in East Bear River City,
Utah to Orson Lorenzo and Eliza Melinda Merrell Barker. He attended school at
Bear River City schools and graduated from Box Elder High School in Brigham
City in 1938.
Rex married his sweetheart of 63 years, Grace Olsen in the Logan Temple in
1941. Together they raised three sons: Gary (deceased), and twins Bruce and
Brent.
Rex worked as a farmer in Corinne until 1966 when the family moved to Brigham
City. He also worked at Merrell Lumber and Box Elder School District.
Rex was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
serving as Ward Clerk, Elders Quorum President, High Priest Group Leader and
Home Teacher, etc. He and his wife were in charge of the Ninth Ward Soup
Kitchen for four years.
Rex and family enjoyed camping, traveling, fishing and spending time together.
Rex leaves behind a heritage of three sons, ten grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren who loved him dearly. He is survived by his wife, Grace of
Brigham City, Utah; twin sons, Bruce (Debra) Barker, Cedar City, Utah, and
Brent (Corinne) Barker of Rexburg, Idaho; Leslie "Cookie" Barker, a
daughter-in-law of Layton, Utah, and a special niece Janet (Bill) Heumann of
Sandy, Utah. He is also survived by two brothers, DeVerl Barker of Bear River
City, and Roland Barker of Perry, Utah.
Rex was preceded in death by his parents, son Gary O. Barker, a twin brother
Ray, two other brothers and one sister.
The family would like to thank all who have helped care for Rex in any way and
a special thanks to John Markeson MD for his kindness and help.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, September 11, at the Box Elder Stake
Center under the direction of Gillies Funeral Chapel.
Interment in the Brigham City Cemetery.
You may extend condolences to the family at www.gilliespetersen.com.

DR. JAMES VICTOR SMITH
DECATUR, GEORGIA - Dr. James Victor Smith, age 81, of Decatur, Georgia went
home to be with his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, September 15, 2004. He was a
member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held various
positions of leadership in the Church over the years.
Dr. Smith served in the World Health Organization of the United States and in
the Public Health Service as the Assistant Director of the Communicable
Disease Center in Atlanta, Georgia. He was an Eagle Scout who later served his
country in World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star for heroic service in
the Battle of the Bulge.
He is survived by his high school sweetheart and eternal companion, Joyce Anna
Grover Smith, his wife of 61 years, and his six children and their spouses:
Sharon and Lee Miller of Payson, UT; Vaughn and Becky Smith of Kaysville, UT;
Julie and Louis Guerra of Roswell, GA., Michael and Julie Smith of Alpharetta,
GA; Cindy and Gary Smith of Norcross, GA; Jamie and Lane Robinson of Sandy,
Utah; and his 25 grand children and nine great grand children.
Dad was kind, gentle and deeply loved.
Funeral services were Tuesday, September 21, at 11:30 a.m. at Myers Mortuary.
Interment was in the Brigham City Cemetery.

MADALYNNE COOK HARDING
WILLARD - Our loving, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, Madalynne
Cook Harding, passed away Friday, September 17, 2004, at her home in Willard,
Utah, after a long battle with ovarian cancer.
She was born December 8, 1922, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the daughter of Lyma
Winn Beutler and Alexander Wilson Duvall. Her parents divorced, and she
changed her name to Cook when her mother married Merlin Norton Cook, in 1931.
Because of the divorce she was blessed to know the love of four loving parents
and eight siblings.
Madalynne was raised in Willard and graduated from Box Elder High School.
During her four years in high school she was involved in many school
activities including the Home Economics Club, of which she was the President
in her senior year; the Thespian Club, through which she participated in
several school plays and school assembly programs. She was also active in the
Pep Club.
After high school, she was accepted into the Nursing Program at Weber State
College, in connection with the Thomas D. Dee Memorial Hospital. During World
War II she joined the Army Cadet Nurse Corps and completed her training in
1944 at the Bushnell Military Hospital in Brigham City.
On January 7, 1944, Madalynne married her neighbor and best friend, Stillman
Jacob Harding, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, for time and all eternity.
Over the years, she was the mother, foster mother, and care giver for many,
including Stillman's father and her parents, several children on the LDS
Church Indian Placement program, several foster children in the State Foster
Care program, and several foreign exchange students from Mexico and South
America.
Madalynne was instrumental, with the help of Governor J. Bracken Lee, in
drafting and getting passed legislation to provide funding for the education
of children with physical and mental handicaps. She helped establish the North
Salt Lake Opportunity Center, which was the first school in Utah designed for
the education of children with multiple handicaps.
She taught handicrafts to the women incarcerated in the Utah State Prison, and
to the youth at the Juvenile Detention Center in Salt Lake City. In 1961, she
received the Beta Sigma Phi Award for community service for her work with
handicapped children. For the last 20 years, before going on their mission,
she taught ceramics and porcelain doll making. In 1998, she was honored as one
of 25 Outstanding Mothers in Utah by Governor Mike Leavitt.
All of her life she was very active in The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. Her service included Relief Society President, counselor,
and teacher; instructor and advisor in the Young Women's MIA; and member of
the Stake boards in the Relief Society and Primary. She also helped write and
produce several outstanding road shows. Her last church assignment was a
full-time mission with her husband in the Washington Tacoma Mission. Their
mission was shortened to 15 months by the onset of cancer.
Madalynne is survived by her husband; her children: Jaelynne (Kent) Hathaway,
West Jordan; Richard, Hallettsvillle, Texas; Marilyn (Jim) Stephens,
Centerville; Sheralyn (Pete) Barger, Willard; Karalyn (Lynn) Dummer,
Clearfield; Lynae Burke, West Valley City; Robert (Lisa) Harding, Idaho Falls,
Idaho; four sisters: Merlene (Oakley) Moore, Joyce (Hal) Stoddard, Marjorie
(Jim) Clark, Ruth (Rudy) Wolfe, and a brother, George Cook; also 26
grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, Lynette, four
granddaughters, one sister and two brothers.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Willard Fourth Ward
Chapel, 100 North 100 West, Willard.
Family and friends may call on Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m., at Lindquist's
Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd., and Thursday from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.,
at the church.
Interment, Willard City Cemetery.
Email condolences to the family at lom@lindquistmortuary.com

LEOTA D. HILLS
BRIGHAM CITY   Ruby Leota Dawson Hills, 82, slipped away peacefully on Sunday,
September 26, 2004, to the other side to meet her eternal companion after
completing her journey here on earth.
She was born the fifth child to Annie Pearl Bennett and Joseph Russell Dawson
on January 3, 1922, in Gibson, Idaho.
She met her eternal sweetheart, Robert (Bob) A. Hills at Idaho State
University and they married on September 15, 1941, in the Salt Lake Temple.
Leota was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
holding many positions such as Relief Society President, Stake Relief Society
Board Member and one of her favorite callings, Ward Librarian. She was a
faithful Visiting Teacher for over 60 years. She was a member of the DUP and
served on the County Board for several years. She was very proud of her
pioneer heritage.
Leota lived in Tooele before moving to Brigham City in 1956 where she and her
husband Bob bought People's Drug and changed the name to Bob's Drug. She
worked side by side with him running the drug store for many years. They loved
serving the community.
She loved being with her family, visits to Idaho, beautiful sunsets, a good
thunderstorm and all of nature. She loved music and sang in several groups
throughout her life including Hills of Home. She loved to read and was a
talented poet.
Surviving are a son, Robert (Bob) and Karen Hills, Sandy, UT; and a daughter,
Ruby and Wade Larkin, Willard, UT; 10 grandchildren and 14 1 2 great
grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her beloved husband who died May 4, 1987; her
youngest son, Larry R. Hills died December 12, 1997; her parents and siblings.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 1, at 11 a.m. at the Brigham
City Seventh Ward Chapel, 523 North 100 West, Brigham City, UT.
Friends may call on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Myers Mortuary and on Friday
from 10 to 10:40 a.m. at the Church.
Interment will be in the Brigham City Cemetery.
The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the staff of
Autumn Living for the loving care they provided to their mother for the past
seven months. They would also like to thank her special neighbors and friends
of the Seventh Ward for their many acts of kindness and service.
Send condolences to the family at www.myers-mortuary.com

JOYCE ADNEY REYNOLDS
Joyce Adney Reynolds was a creative leader who sought excellence in everything
she did. A long time resident of Metairie, and now New Orleans, she died
Sunday of heart failure. She was 83.
Born in Tremonton, Utah, in 1920, Joyce grew up on a ranch raising champion
sheep and cattle. Her drive for excellence started early as a 4H Club leader
and winner of many show prizes. She graduated with a BS in child development
from Utah State University in 1943 and then received her Masters Degree in
early childhood education from the University of Michigan. She was a Graduate
Assistant at the Merrill-Palmer School in Detroit, and Director of the
Brookside Nursery School at the Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan.
She met her husband, Adrien, at a USO party for departing Marines in 1943.
They married in 1946. "She was a brilliant lady," said her husband. "She was
knowledgeable about everything from art to politics. She had a curious mind
and loved to learn. She was adventurous and made each of our 17 moves
exciting. She was a wonderful partner for 58 years."
Over the years, Mrs. Reynolds was an active leader in Girl Scouts and may
clubs including the General Federation of Women's Clubs in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania and Chargrin Falls and Mansfield, Ohio. She moved to Metairie in
1992. She quickly became active in the Metairie Ridge Garden Club, Tulane
University Women's Association and the New Orleans Newcomers and East
Jefferson Newcomers Club, of which she served as president. "I learned my most
important leadership lessons from my mother," said her daughter Charlotte
Reynolds Otto, an executive with Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio. "She
not only told me to strive to be the best, she modeled it in everything she
did."
In addition to her husband, Adrien, and daughter Charlotte, survivors include
her sister Betty Gaynard of Visalia, California and her many, many friends.

LOIS FRANCES ROHDE LUNDBERG THOMPSON
TREMONTON - Lois Frances Rohde Lundberg Thompson, 85, of Tremonton, passed
away on Friday, September 24, 2004, at the Country Lane Assisted Living Center
in Brigham City. She was born on May 29, 1919, in Tremonton, the daughter of
Henry Christian and Mayme Frances Fredrickson Rohde. She married Ferron Albert
Lundberg on November 23, 1938, in Logan, Utah. Ferron passed away on June 27,
1978. She married E. Grant Thompson on June 21, 1985, in Logan, Utah. Grant
passed away on February 10, 1998.
Lois was reared and educated in Tremonton and attended Weber State College.
She served many people in the Tremonton and Brigham City areas throughout her
nursing career. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, and served in various church callings, including a temple ordinance
worker.
She is survived by four children: Ronald (Susan) Lundberg of Glendale, AZ;
Julia (Doug) Grover and Dixie (Monty) Elgan all of Brigham City, and Jennie
Lundberg of Salt Lake City; stepchildren: Kay (Morris) Huffman, Paul (Debra)
Thompson, Glen (Ronda) Thompson, Deanne (John) McMahan, Janeen (Marcus) Fox,
and Dale (Joyce) Thompson; two brothers, Keith (Cynthia) Rohde, and Ray
(Darlene) Rohde; two sisters, Beverly (Joe) Smith, June (Boyd) Mason; seven
grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, and two brothers.
Funeral Services were held on Tuesday, September 28, at the Tremonton Stake
Center under the direction of Rogers and Taylor Funeral Home.
Interment in the Tremonton Riverview Cemetery.
Condolences may be extended at www.rogersandtaylor.com

IMA L. WATTS
BRIGHAM CITY   Ima Lee Gray Watts passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2004, at
her home at the age of 79.
She was born February 16, 1925 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The only child of Edgar
O. Gray and Ima Gregson Gray.
In February 1945 she joined the Women's Army Corp., where she worked as a
clerk of the 71st WAC Hospital Company. While enlisted, she met an airplane
mechanic named Ellis Watts. They were married in San Antonio, Texas on
December 13, 1945.
They both received honorable discharges from Military Service in December of
1945 and moved to Gary, Indiana. Together they had one daughter, Donna Lee.
In 1962 they moved to Montpelier, Idaho. And a year later moved to Brigham
City, UT where they lived together until Ellis passed away on February 13,
1994. She remained living in their home and was kept company by her "Baby"
dog, and her wonderful and caring friend, Dean and his dog "Sam".
Ima worked at the Intermountain Indian school as a counselor and housemother,
helping many Native American youth for 12 years.
She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, cooking and loved to read. She was very well
educated, honest, and had a great sense of humor. She will always be
remembered for her "firecracker" personality and the wonderful stories she
always shared.
She is survived by her daughter, Donna Green Steward and Donna's husband L.D.
Two grandchildren, Heather (Terry) Wells, Willard; and Heath (Kristi) Green,
Brigham City; and four great-grandchildren, Sharlene and Richard Wells; and
Treavor and Tai Green. She is also survived by her special friend, Dean
Castle, Brigham City.
The family would like to thank the entire staff of Alpine Home Health Care and
Hospice for their skilled and loving care of Ima and for patiently teaching
us. Also the Doctor's and staff at Kootenai Hospital in Coeur d'Alene, ID, for
their thorough care while she was away from home. Thanks to the staff of the
Med Star flight team that brought her home to us, and the Brigham City
Ambulance for their considerate care in transporting her. A special thanks to
Dr. Markeson for years of being her favorite doctor.
Friends may call on Sunday, September 26, 2004 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Myers
Mortuary, 205 S. 100 E., Brigham City.
Graveside services will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the Brigham City
Cemetery with Military honors accorded by the Combined Veterans from Box Elder
County.
Send condolences to the family at www.myers-mortuary.com

KATHY DEAKIN WILKINSON
BRIGHAM CITY   Kathy Deakin Wilkinson, 48, formerly of Northridge, CA, passed
away on Sunday, September 26, 2004, of cancer in Brigham City.
Kathy was born on March 6, 1956, in Brigham City, Utah, a daughter of David
Delon and Donna Mae Harmon Deakin.
She graduated from Box Elder High School and received her degree in special
education from Utah State University.
Kathy married Dennis Robert Wilkinson on July 11, 1992, at Sherwood Hills.
Kathy was preceded in death by her father, David D. Deakin, sister Donna Maria
Deakin and her grandparents.
Surviving are her husband, Dennis, Northridge, CA; mother, Donna Deakin,
Brigham City, UT; brother, Michael D. (Betty) Deakin, Perry, UT; sister,
Kristy D. (Curtis) Kaminska, Honeyville, UT; nieces and nephews, Jeff, Josh
and Jessica Deakin, Clint, Colt, Tawny and Chelsea Kaminska.
Kathy's request was to have Graveside services. Service will be held at the
Brigham City Cemetery, 300 East 300 South, on Friday, October 1, at 1:30 p.m.
in case of inclement weather the services will be at Myers Mortuary Chapel.
Services are under the direction of Myers Mortuary, 205 South 100 East,
Brigham City, UT.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Huntsman Cancer Institute in
Kathy's name.
Send condolences to the family at www.myers-mortuary.com