OBITUARY: Eudene Hattie Wood Thompson; Holden, Millard co., UT
surname: Wood, Thompson, Paul, Biggar, Eixenberger, Hunter, Hardy, Sherwood

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Obituary: The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, 28 Dec 2003:

Eudene Hattie Wood Thompson
Mom and Grandma Dene
1927 ~ 2003

     Our dear mother left her pills and her walker and her many struggles
behind her on Sunday, December 21, 2003, at the age of 77, to join in a joyous
reunion with her Heavenly Family. Her incredible courage in surviving several
strokes was an inspiration to all who knew her.

     Born August 8, 1927, in Holden, Utah to Clyde LeRoy Wood and Lillian
Paul.

     She attended school in Holden, and graduated from Millard High School.
She was the youngest of four sisters and enjoyed a lifetime friendship with
them. She attended two years of college in Cedar City, Utah.

     She married Dale Roy Thompson, December 19, 1947 in the Salt Lake Temple.
They were later divorced.

     She worked many years for Mountain Bell and later retired from U.S. West.

     Mom dearly loved her family, and worked tirelessly to make her home a
peaceful and beautiful place. Everyone felt welcome in her home, and it was
the place she loved the best. She loved working in her garden, playing with
her grandchildren, and traveling. She cherished the time spent with her many
friends. She was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, fulfilling her calling as a visiting teacher, even when she was barely
able to walk herself. She was a long-time member, and past president of the
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Laureate Eta. She loved and served her friends and
neighbors, and was always there for anyone in need. She knew how to work hard,
she knew how to laugh, she enjoyed everything that was good and beautiful.

     She is survived by her daughters Terry Biggar, Salt Lake City, Utah; Lori
Thompson, Alexandria, Virginia; Susan (David) Eixenberger, Sandy, Utah; and
grandsons, Michael, Christopher, and Shaun Eixenberger; sisters Lavon Hunter,
Salt Lake City, Utah and Beryl Hardy, Hinckley, Utah.

     Preceded in death by her parents, sister Wyla Sherwood, baby brother
Billy Wood, and son-in-law Gary Biggar.

     Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 30, 2003, 12:00 p.m. at
the Olympus 3rd Ward, 4100 S. Camille Drive (2500 East).  Friends may call
Monday, from 6-8:00 p.m. at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, and Tuesday, 10:45-11:45
a.m. at the Olympus 3rd Ward. Interment, Wasatch Lawn Cemetery.

     Eudene's family would like to thank all of those friends, family,
neighbors and even strangers who have shown such great kindness to Mom during
these difficult years. 

     Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on 12/28/2003.