OBITS: Daily Herald 8 Sep 2005; Provo, Utah co., Utah text-formatted by W. David Samuelsen for The USGenWeb Archives Project *********************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/utfiles.htm *********************************************************************** Source: Daily Herald http://www.daily-herald.com Ballow, Kimberly Ann Kimberly Ann Ballow, 36, passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 6, 2005. Kim was born to Catherine Edwards Ballow and Wallace Ballow on September 15, 1968 in Fresno, CA. Kim grew up in Utah and Alaska but has spent the last 20 years of her life in Utah County. Kim worked at BYU for the past five years and made many friends while working there. Kim was kind and loving, and was loved by many as well. She always made sure she included everyone, and was never selfish with her time and possessions. She always sought to enjoy her life as much as possible. She enjoyed reading to others, playing Go Fish, writing letters, dating, being with her family and friends, listening to music, and singing. Most of all, this sweet woman, loved her sweets. She is survived by her mother: Catherine Edwards of Orem, UT; her father and stepmother: Wallace and Rose Ballow of Levan, UT; one brother, John Ballow of Provo; and sisters: Christy Ballow of Payson, and Tammy Ballow of Provo; and by her beloved friends, Elaine, Dinita, and Rudy. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 9, 2005, 10:00 a.m., at the LDS Ward Chapel on 610 West and 300 South, Provo. Friends may call at the Ward Chapel from 9:30 until time of service. A graveside service will be held at the Levan City Cemetery, Levan, Utah, on Friday, September 9, 2005, at 2:00 p.m. Condolences may be sent to www.BergMortuary.com. Published in the Daily Herald on 9/8/2005. Black, April Ann Benjamin April peacefully left this earthly life on Sunday September 4, 2005. She was born the youngest child of Darla Dallin and Joseph S. Benjamin on April 20, 1970. She grew up in Springville and graduated from Pleasant Grove H.S. April attended UVSC and graduated from Stevens-Henager College as a medical assistant. On May 4, 1990 she married Alex Black in the Salt Lake Temple. Together they have two beautiful daughters, Aubrie and Alexandra (Alli) who will miss their mother greatly. April loved to serve others. Starting in her teen age years she worked as a candy striper at the A.F. Hospital and was honored as the Utah State candy striper of the Year in 1987. Dressed as a clown, she loved entertaining people of all ages. Being LDS she served in different callings throughout her lifetime. April s hobbies included, Swedish weaving and decorating her home. She always wanted to write a book. She loved family BBQ s and lunches with her friends. April was a talented singer and we will miss her sweet voice. April is survived by her husband Alex Black and daughters Aubrie and Alli Black of Provo, UT; parents Joseph and Darla Benjamin of Orem, UT; sisters Tami (Steve) Crandall,and Kathy (James) Trammel both of Provo, and one brother Steven (Sandi) Benjamin of Homestead, FL. She has five nieces and three nephews. Alex s parents are Bea and Charlie Black of Ogden, UT We know April loved her Savior and are comforted by the thought of her reunion with Him and her family members who have gone before. She is greatly loved and will be missed by everyone who knew her. Services will be held on Saturday September 10, 2005 10:00a.m. at the Lakeside 3rd Ward Chapel, 102 North 2400 West, Provo, UT. Friends may call on Friday September 9, 2005 from 6-8 p.m. at Berg Mortuary, 185 East Center Street, Provo and at the church on Saturday morning from 9-9:45a.m. Interment, in the Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to www.BergMortuary.com. Published in the Daily Herald on 9/8/2005. Dudley, Darlene (Davis) Darlene (Davis) Dudley Darlene Dudley passed away Tuesday, September 06, 2005 in Payson, Utah. She was born October 12, 1936 to Kenneth Hugh and Zelma Parcell Davis in Heber Utah. She married Glen Clifton Dudley, September 7,1963, in Elko Nevada, they later divorced. She was educated in the Provo area schools and lived in Utah County most of her life. She is survived by four daughters and two sons Ora Gaye (Steve) Stewart, Payson, Utah, Brian Mower, Santaquin, Utah, Carla Sunday, Orem, Utah, Wade (Kristin) Dudley, Spanish Fork, Utah, Samantha (Vince) Sherman, Springville, Utah, Lorrie (Brad) Crook, Santaquin, Utah, and her late son s widow, Tonya Mower, Lyman, Wyoming, 21 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren on the way. She is preceded in death by her son Kenneth Mower and her grandson Dustin Mendelkow. Funeral services will be held September 9, 2005 at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 E. 200 S., Springville, UT. A viewing will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Santaquin City Cemetery. Published in the Daily Herald on 9/8/2005. Givens, LaMond M. A Family Man Our father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend, LaMond Givens, left this world on Sunday, September 4, 2005, at the age of 84, to be with his wife, daughter, brother and sisters, mother and father, where he will be free of pain. He died at home with his loving family by his side. Dad was born on December 6, 1920, in Wallsburg, Utah, to David and Alice Mecham Givens. As a youth he worked on the farm to help support the large family. As a young man he worked in the mines at Keetly and later Helca. When the mines closed he worked at McNally s Mountain State Steel in Orem for 12 years until his retirement. On November 1, 1941, Dad married his sweetheart, Leda Batty, in Evanston, Wyoming, and later solemnized their love in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. During WWII he served in the US Army, 101st Airbourn Division to help defend his country s freedom. He felt honored to march in the Victory Parade in New York City in early January 1946. On July 24th this year LaMond was honored to receive the Wallsburg Citizen of the Year Award. As a member of the LDS Church he fulfilled several assignments including Counselor in the Bishopric. Dad loved being with his family, hunting, fishing and gardening. His garden was his pride and joy. He also worked many hours to make sure he had beautiful flowers for all his neighbors and friends. He is survived by his children: Renee (John) Holiday of Magna; Faye (Phil) Pinter of Las Vegas, NV, Brenda (Fred J.) Vincent of Charleston, Connie (Ron) Bullock of St. George, Carle L. Givens of Wallsburg; 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild (on the way); brothers: Grant (Joy), Nile (Barbara) both of Wallsburg; sister, Melba (Jack) Smith of Fountain Green; sister-in-law, Fawn Givens of Spanish Fork; brother & sister-in-law, Cullen and Doris Batty of Wallsburg; and many nieces and nephews who shared his love. He is preceded in death by his dear wife Leda, daughter Anna, both parents, brother Ernell, and three sisters: Alna, Willa and Ella. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 10, 2005 11:00 A.M. in the Wallsburg LDS Church, 494 West Main Canyon Road, Wallsburg. Friends and family may call on Friday from 6:00 8:00 P.M. at Olpin-Hoopes Funeral Home, 288 North Main Street, Heber City, and on Saturday from 9:45 10:45 A.M. prior to the services at the LDS Church. Interment will be in the Wallsburg Cemetery with full military honors provided by the American Legion. The family would like to thank Dr Todd Berg, his staff, IHC Hospice, Susan, Doug, Sara, Marcene, The ambulance crew from Wallsburg, Tammy, Katharine, Colleen, and Robin at the Heber Hospital, for all the caring and love they showed our father. To all our friends who showed us so much love in the last few weeks, you are all very special people and will forever remain in our hearts. Published in the Daily Herald on 9/8/2005. Nell, Mark Callaway Mark Callaway Nell Mark was called home to his Heavenly Father, September 3, 2005. He was born June 17, 1965 in American Fork, Utah to Douglas and Joann Nell. Mark loved to work on cars and was very talented at fixing them. He loved to spend time with family and friends and would often joke with them about fixing the dents in their cars. He loved to take long drives in the canyon and be one with nature, he spent many hours talking with friends and loved them dearly. He always had a joke to tell and had a quick hello to those he met and was always willing to help when he could. He will be dearly missed. He is survived by his parents, his ex wives Sharon Dickey and Jenny Hill and his siblings Steven (Evelyn) Baugh, Pleasant Grove; Richard (Christine) Nell, Am Fork; Laura (Lawrence) Maxwell, Am Fork; Jack (Gayle) Nell, West Jordan; James (Sandra) Nell, Magna; Adam (Rebecca) Nell, Am Fork and numerous uncles, aunts, nephews and nieces. Services will be Friday, Sep 9 at 2 pm in the American Fork East Stake Center, 825 E 500 N. Viewings Thursday evening 6 to 8 pm at Anderson & Sons Mortuary, 49 E 100 N, Am Fork and Friday 12:45 to 1:45 pm at the church prior to the services. Interment, American Fork Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations made directly to the family would be appreciated. Published in the Daily Herald on 9/8/2005. Reynolds, Vola Agnes Johnson Vola Agnes Johnson Reynolds Vola AgnesJohnson Reynolds, age 91, died September 1, 2005 in Coupeville, Washington. She was born February 13, 1914 in Robertson, Wyoming. She lived her early years in Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah. Prior to moving to Washington, Vola had a home in Pleasant Grove and then lived in a retirement community in Orem. She worked for Drs Arbon and Nelson for 17 years. She was preceded in death by her daughter Debbie. Survivors include four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Saturday, September 10, 2005, at 11:00 a.m., at the Provo City Cemetery, 610 South State Street, Provo. Family and friends may meet at the Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to www.BergMortuary.com. Published in the Daily Herald on 9/8/2005. Woodward, Dr. Ralph Ralph Woodward, Professor Emeritus of the Brigham Young University School of Music, died at 7:28 a.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2005. A resident of Provo, Utah since 1955, when he joined the faculty of the then Brigham Young University Music Department, his contributions to the arts of the area have been significant, and have brought not only great enjoyment but aesthetic enlightenment to thousands of concert-goers and students since that time. He was born in Shelley, Idaho, on November 21, 1918, and his family moved shortly afterward to Moreland, Idaho, where he completed high school. In 1940 he graduated from the University of Idaho at Moscow, Idaho, and two years later he married Margaret Barclay, an outstanding singer who was later to become a highly sought-after and successful vocal instructor at Brigham Young University. They were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints following Ralph s conversion eleven years later. From that union were born three children, who survive him: Ralph Barclay, Salt Lake City; Bruce Gregory, Salt Lake City; and Polly Jean Tingey, Fort Collins, Colorado; ten grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Margaret preceded her husband in death in early 1987. In late 1988 he married Mary Brown Firmage, who survives him. In addition to Dr. Woodward's Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Idaho, he earned the Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the Cincinnati (Ohio) Conservatory of Music, and the first Doctor of Music Arts degree in Choral Music to be granted by the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. His professional experience began as a high school music teacher in Idaho, and continued as he was pursuing graduate studies in Cincinnati following two years service as a Special Services Officer in Japan after World War II. He subsequently taught voice and choral music for seven years at Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, before coming to Brigham Young University, where he remained until his retirement in 1984. During much of this time he served as Director of Choral Activities and Professor of Voice and Conducting. It was during these years that Brigham Young University became recognized as having one of the preeminent schools of music in the United States, and Dr. Woodward felt deeply privileged to be a part of that developing reputation. Although it was with the BYU A Cappella Choir that Dr. Woodward developed his most well-known persona, he also conducted the Chamber Choir, Schola Cantorum, Oratorio Choir upon occasion, and established the Male Chorus as a permanent offering in the curriculum. In 1965 a highly selected area choir was organized to perform significant major repertoire, and it continued producing exciting performances as the Ralph Woodward Chorale until 1994 when the Woodwards served an LDS mission in Nauvoo, Illinois. He also guest-conducted choirs throughout the United States and several parts of the world, including Austria and Israel, and served as guest conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. His BYU A Cappella Choir made nine trips abroad, performing in many of the great cathedrals and concert halls, and was featured in music festivals both in the United States and abroad. (It was the first non-Roman Catholic choir to be invited to sing in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and was invited back twice more, as well as to such localities as St. Peter s in Rome and the Duomo in Florence. It also gave command performances for Queen Sophia of Spain and the American Ambassador in Paris, and opened the Monaco Festival under the direction of Princess Grace.) In addition, the choir won several international choral competitions, including, on its first overseas tour, the prestigious International Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales. It was also the only United States musical organization to perform at the International Society of Music Educators Convention in Warsaw, Poland in 1980. Listed in "Who s Who in Music" and "Who s Who in the West," Dr. Woodward was the recipient of a number of other honors during his career. Twice selected for the Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Teaching award, he was also chosen for the Utah County Arts Council award for significant contributions to the arts of the area, was named Utah Music Educator of the year, was the recipient of the Utah State Chamber of Commerce "Total Citizen" award, and in 1992 was privileged to be the honoree of the Western Region Convention of the American Choral Directors Association held in Honolulu "For a Life and Career Devoted to the Choral Art." An active member of the LDS church, Dr. Woodward served in several ward and stake music, teaching, and administrative positions, and for several years was also a member of the Church General Music Committee and the Sunday School General Board. As a member of the former organization he authored several church music guidebooks. Dr. Woodward and Mary have loved and participated actively in the arts of this area„musical, dramatic, and graphic„and have traveled extensively, both nationally and abroad. In addition they have been enthusiastic supporters of BYU football and the Utah Jazz. Throughout his long and exemplary life, Ralph Woodward has been a source of inspiration and has exerted a powerful and enduring influence on family, students, and friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 10th at 1:00 p.m. at the Edgemont Stake Center, 303 West 3700 North, Provo. Friends may call at Berg Mortuary, 185 East Center Street, Provo, on Friday evening, September 9th, from 6:00-8:00 p.m., and on Saturday from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Provo Edgemont Stake Center. Interment will take place at Eastlawn Memorial Hills Cemetery. It is requested that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Ralph and Margaret Woodward Scholarship Fund for Advanced Choral Conducting students at the BYU School of Music. Published in the Daily Herald on 9/8/2005.