OBITS: Daily Herald 23 May 2005; Provo, Utah co., Utah

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Cutler, Joy Elaine Shepherd
Joy Elaine Shepherd Cutler Joy Elaine Shepherd Cutler, age 72, of Springville,
passed away Saturday, May 21, 2005. She was born January 16, 1933, in
Springville, Utah, to Charles and Lula Holt Shepherd. She married Ron Cutler,
in Springville, in 1988. Joy was raised and attended schools in Springville.
She was a member of the LDS Church. She loved to bowl, quilt, be outdoors, her
yard, and four wheeling. She is survived by two sons and two daughters: Jeanie
(Larry) White, of Springville; Sue Memmott, of Provo; Doug (Shirlene) Atwood,
of Payson; Gary (Sharon) Atwood, of Payson; 11 grandchildren and 28
great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters and one brother:
Naomi Adams, of Payson; Louise Frandsen, of Springville; and Russell Shepherd,
of Nephi. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 25, 2005,
at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 East 200 South in Springville. There will be a
viewing at the mortuary on Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m.; and, Wednesday,
one hour prior to the services. Burial will be in the Springville Evergreen
Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to www.wheelermortuary.com
Published in the Daily Herald on 5/23/2005.

Parker, Norman E.
Norman E. Parker Norman E. Parker, Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great
Grandfather, returned to his Heavenly Father, May 20, 2005. He will be greatly
missed by his family and friends. Norman was born August 8, 1929, to Norman
Elbert Parker and Pearl Burnham Donaldson in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was a
dedicated member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served
in several bishoprics, the stake high council, the Seventies Quorum; and, the
love of his life, scouting. Norm served our nation in the United States Navy
with an honorable discharge in 1951. He graduated from the University of Utah
as an electrical engineer. He later went on to retire from Rockwell
International, where he held key responsibilities in The Minute Man Missile
Program. He later retired as a real estate broker. Norm is survived by his
wife, Vee Parker of Orem; two sons and a daughter: Norm (Nancy) Parker, of
Sacramento, California; Steve (Lucy) Parker, of Farmington, Utah; Cindi
(Gordon) Nelson, of Brigham City, Utah. He was a grandfather of 14, and great
grandfather of five. He was preceded in death by his father, Norman E. Parker,
and mother, Pearl Burnham Parker. A viewing for family and friends will be
held on Tuesday, May 24, 2005, from 6-8 p.m., at Berg Mortuary, 185 East
Center Street, Provo, Utah. Also a viewing will be held from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
at the church prior to the funeral service. Funeral services will be held
Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at 11 a.m., at the Cascade 1st Ward, 481 East Center
Street, Orem, Utah. Interment will at the Orem City Cemetery, with Military
Honors provided by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard District #4.
Published in the Daily Herald on 5/23/2005.

Raile, Dr. Richard B.
Dr. Richard B. Raile Dr. Richard B. Raile, age 84, of Edina, Minnesota, died
May 19, 2005. Preceded in death by wife, Mildred S; parents, Francis and
Carolyn Raile. Survived by children: Bruce (Laura), Kathleen (Warren) Jeffery,
Dr. Geoffrey (Cheryl); grandchildren: Whitney (Eric) Pettit, RyAnn and Railee
Jeffery, Daniel, Andrea and David Raile; great grandchild, Morgan Pettit;
sister, Barbara Summerhays. Born December 11, 1920, in Provo, Utah. Served in
World War II with the 145th Field Artillery of the Utah National Guard.
Graduate of BYU, with a B.S. in zoology; and the University of Utah School of
Medicine, in 1950. Dr. Raile was Chief of Pediatrics at Hennepin County
Medical Center for 37 years and was Medical Director at HCMC for 25 years. He
was a professor of pediatrics at the University of Minnesota, and served as
co-director at Sister Kenny Institute during the polio epidemic in the 1950's.
Services Tuesday, May 24, 2005, at 5 p.m., at the Good Samaritan United
Methodist Church, 5730 Grove Street, Edina, Minnesota. Visitation one hour
prior to service at church. Private interment, National Cemetery. In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be directed to the Service League at HCMC, 701 Park
Avenue, South, Minneapolis MN 55415. WERNESS BROTHERS (612) 927-8641
www.dignitymemorial.com
Published in the Daily Herald on 5/23/2005.

Robertson, Leah Loraine Phillips
Leah Loraine Phillips Robertson "Together Again" Leah Loraine Phillips
Robertson, 82, of Pleasant Grove, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2005. Leah
was born on May 25, 1922, in Pleasant Grove, to William Reed Phillips and May
Charlotte Richins Phillips. Leah married Gayle LeRoy Robertson on September
10, 1939. They were later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. Leah was the oldest
of eleven children. She worked for Alpine School District for 22 years. Leah
was an accomplished seamstress and quilter. She made quilts for her daughters,
grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Leah was a fantastic cook and she was
famous for her banana cream pies and homemade rolls. Leah and Gayle enjoyed
many summer weekends at Strawberry Reservoir with family and friends. Leah was
very proud of her family, and they were her life. Leah is survived by three
daughters: Bonnie (Fred) Newman, Pleasant Grove; Judy (Darrell) Newman,
Pleasant Grove; Shauna Curtis, Roy; 11 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren,
three great-great grandchildren; five sisters and two brothers. Leah was
preceded in death by her husband, two brothers and one sister. Funeral
services will be held Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at 11 a.m., in the Timpanogos
First Ward Chapel, 193 North 400 East, Pleasant Grove. Friends may call
Tuesday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the Olpin Family Mortuary, 494 South 300
East, Pleasant Grove; and, one hour prior to services at the church. Interment
will be in the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the
family at www.olpinfamilymortuary.com
Published in the Daily Herald on 5/23/2005.

Taylor, Clarence Dixon
Clarence Dixon Taylor Duty, Integrity, and Plain Hard Work A Consummate Uncle
Clarence Dixon Taylor, known to all as "Uncle Bud," a life-long Provo citizen,
died on 21 May 2005, at the Courtyard at Jamestown, just ten days after his
96th birthday. When Clarence was born on 11 May 1909, on 5th West, there were
no paved roads in the city and the largest employer was the Provo Woolen
Mills, of which his grandfather, Henry Aldous Dixon, had been the first
superintendent. He was the sixth of eight children of Arthur N. Taylor and
Maria Dixon. Although never married, his life was devoted to his family in a
consistent, helpful way that set a standard for all who knew him. He early
recognized the value of computers for genealogical work and entered all his
family records on an Apple IIe. Before that, his basement was lined with 32
lineal feet of 4' x 8' plywood panels with hundreds of names of his collateral
relatives on small strips of paper. Each of his nieces and nephews received,
at their marriage, a booklet with family group sheets of their ancestors, and
their own, ready to be continued. When his call to the English Mission arrived
in 1930, his mother paid a visit to President Heber J. Grant to explain that
there must have been a mistake because he should be going to South Africa.
Which he did. And for the rest of his life, he carried on his mother's
devotion to their South African roots, where her father had joined The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1856. His published books include a
history of the 1820 settlers of South Africa and two volumes of family records
and stories, My Folks, the Dixons. He prepared hundreds of names for temple
ordinances and was a worker and the treasurer of the Provo Temple. Clarence
graduated from Brigham Young University in 1936 with a degree in business
administration and worked with his father and brothers in their furniture
business, Dixon-Taylor-Russell Company, until it closed in 1964. He then took
care of accounts payable for the BYU Bookstore, until he retired in 1974. His
life was interrupted by World War II, which he spent freezing one winter at
Margum Castle in Wales; then, slogging through the worst of the European
Theater. He was a cannoneer in the 109th Regiment of the 28th Division, landed
on Utah Beach, barely escaped capture during the Battle of the Bulge, and
fought on into Germany. He would never talk about the war, much to the
disappointment of his nephews, but wrote, "There is no good that comes from
war, other than retaining one's liberty. War only results in destruction,
heartache, and sorrow - a period of waste, loss of life, pain, and suffering.
To me, a period of time to be forgotten." He liked to travel; but, wouldn't go
camping, probably because his unit had once gone six weeks without ever being
indoors. As a veteran, he was eligible to purchase a war surplus jeep in 1945.
He and a cousin, Verl Dixon, picked it up at Hill Air Force Base; all four
tires blew out on the way back to Provo. Uncle Bud's jeep was the envy and
pride of the entire extended family and Oakhills neighborhood. As each niece
and nephew got their driver's license, they were allowed to use the jeep for a
week - until, one of them drove it up the front steps of the high school in
Price! For his 95th birthday, his nieces and nephews each wrote a memory of
Uncle Bud. Many involved the jeep; all reflected his influence for good. Uncle
Bud was a quiet example of a good neighbor. The Taylor family developed the
Oakhills neighborhood and the Taylor Terrace condominiums east of the temple.
Before there was city water, he cleaned the ditches and tank and helped keep
the water running out of Rock Canyon. The jeep was fitted with a snowplow and
for years before the city began maintaining the roads, he kept the roads and
many driveways clear. Rather than wringing out the last dollar from the land,
he donated his own property for a neighborhood park. When the power lines were
buried, he hand-dug through hundreds of feet of rock and roots to avoid
backhoe damage to the scrub oak of land he didn't even own. He was preceded in
death by five brothers and one sister, two nephews and one niece. He is
survived by his sister, Ruth Taylor Kartchner; and 25 nieces and nephews. All
of them are grateful to be part of his family. We extend a heartfelt thanks to
the staff at Courtyard for their tender care during his last few weeks.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, 25 May, at 11 a.m., in the Hillside
Chapel, 2000 North 1500 East, Provo. Friends may call Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at
the Berg Mortuary in Provo; and, one hour prior to the services. Interment
will be in the Provo City Cemetery.
Published in the Daily Herald from 5/22/2005 - 5/24/2005.