OBITS: The Spectrum 16 Oct 2005; St. George, Washington co., Utah

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Udella Spendlove Webb

ST. GEORGE - Udella Spendlove Webb, 89, was reunited with her husband,
parents, and brothers and sisters on Saturday, October 15, 2005. She was born
April 19, 1916, in Virgin, Utah, to Henry Franklin Spendlove and Maria Alice
Stratton.

Her husband, Warren Waldo Webb, worked for her father as a teenager and must
have fallen in love with her then, but went in and out of her younger life for
many years. While she was in Nurses Training at Holy Cross Hospital in Salt
Lake City, she developed a ruptured appendix in October of 1935, and it was
Warren's love and devotion to her over the following six months that brought
her back from death's door. After her full recovery, they were married June
17, 1936, and their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple.

From her humble beginnings in Virgin, Utah, she learned the values from her
parents that would direct her life. Her insatiable thirst for knowledge and
education and her desire to help others guided her life. She graduated from
Hurricane High School at the age of 16 and Dixie College at 19. Taking a break
for the adoption of her two sons and a near death duel with cancer, she
graduated from the University of Utah in 1960 with a membership in Phi Kappa
Phi, and eventually earned a Masters Degree in Special Education and Speech
Pathology in 1969. She spent 21 years as a teacher in the Salt Lake School
District, teaching, serving, and helping children.

Udell was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
where she served in many callings throughout the years. She was also an active
member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.

She loved the cultural arts and learned to play both the piano and organ, and
mastered both to very advanced levels. Taking her children and grandchildren
to the Utah Symphony, Ballet West, numerous plays, art exhibits, and cultural
events throughout her life, still influences their lives today.

Her travels circled the world to quench her desire to experience cultures in
different lands, including China, Russia, Scandinavia, Europe, South America,
the Middle East, and the Pacific Islands.

Udell had a passion for bowling that produced numerous awards and culminated
with her winning of the Silver Medal in the Senior Games at 86 years of age.

She will always be remembered by her family and friends as a very kind,
loving, giving mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend who loved to help you
learn and grow to achieve your brightest dreams.

She is survived by her: sons, Douglas Lane (Connie) Webb, of Sandy, UT, and
Dean Stratton (Mandi) Webb, of Anchorage, Alaska; sister-in-law, Kitty B.
Webb; granddaughters, Julie (Michael) Lee, Lori (Joseph) Kotter, Camille
(Joshua) Foulger, Emily Webb, Rebecca (Erik) Pedersen, Lisa Webb, and Ashley
(Matthew) Springer; nine great- grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her: husband; parents; brothers-in-law; brothers,
Henry, Orrin, Karl, Arnold, William, Marvin; and sisters, Melba and Emily.

The family would like to express their thanks to the nurses and staff of IHC
Hospice and Kolob Care Center for their compassionate care.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, October 18, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. at the
Spilsbury Mortuary Chapel, with viewings on Monday, October 17, from 6:00 to
8:00 p.m., and Wednesday from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m., prior to the services, both
at the Mortuary. Interment will be at the Virgin City Cemetery, Virgin, UT.
Arrangements are made under the direction of Spilsbury Mortuary, 110 S. Bluff
St., St. George, UT (435) 673-2454.

Friends and family are invited to offer their condolences at
www.spilsburymortuary.com. Click on the dove. Obituaries are also available at
our website. Click on the rose.

Originally published October 16, 2005

Hazel LaVone Long Beddoes

ST. GOERGE - Hazel LaVone Long Beddoes was born to Leslie and Emma Long on
October 19, 1916, in Delta, Colorado. She passed away in St. George, Utah on
October 13, 2005, at the age of 88.

The family moved to Aberdeen, Idaho in 1921 where Hazel attended school. It
was here that she met Harry Beddoes and was married on November 5, 1933. They
later moved to Salem, Utah with their first son Earl. Their home soon grew to
hold two more sons, Paul and Gary. Later they helped to raise Gary's three
sons.

She was very active in the Relief Society as a sewing and crafts leader. One
of the greatest joys of her life was helping to form the Utahna Riding Club
where she was frequently seen bringing in the flag riding her horse as she was
leading a group of ladies that performed in most of the local rodeos.

In her home, she made everyone feel welcome. She will always be remembered for
her gift of hospitality as well as her homemade gifts that she would send with
everyone. She was a talented artist with oils, threads and fabric but her love
was gardening, canning the produce and raising beautiful flowers in abundance.

Those surviving Hazel are sons; Paul (Darlene) of St. George, UT., and Gary of
Beaver Dam, AZ.; eight grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren and six great
great grandchildren; brothers Kenneth (Virginia) Long of Seattle, WA.; Sam
(Charlotte) Long of Umpqua, OR.; Bruce (Robert Didier) Long of Napa, CA.;
sister, Doris (Bob) Moore of Meridian, ID., and beloved niece Janey (Joe
Schurz) Argyle of Washington, UT.

She was preceded in death by her husband Harry; son Earl; granddaughter Paula;
grandson Tony; sisters Helen Long and Margurite McBath of Baker, OR., and
brothers Harold Long of Anderson, CA.; Wendell Long of Long Beach, CA.; Maril
Long of AR., and Stanley Long of Aberdeen, ID.

She is a part of our being and we will carry her memory with us as we continue
our journey.

Graveside services will be held Friday, October 21, 2005, at 10 a.m., in the
Salem City Cemetery, 130 E. 965 S., Salem, Utah. Arrangements under the
direction of Metcalf Mortuary 435-673-4221. Condolences may be sent to the
family through Metcalf's website at www.metcalfmortuary.com

Originally published October 16, 2005