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Lawrence E. Olpin
1912-2006
Lawrence E. Olpin passed away on January 18, 2006 of
causes incidental to age. He was 93 years old.
Mr. Olpin was born in Nephi, Utah, April 11, 1912 where
he was raised the son of William Lynn and Stella Bigler
Olpin. He attended elementary and high school in Nephi,
graduating as President of his Senior Class. He had also
been President of his Junior Class.
He enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in
July 1933, leaving that organization as Senior Foreman (1st
Sergeant) in February 1935 to accept employment with the
U.S. Forest Service, which ended with retirement in July
1970 from the position of Regional Budget Officer of the
Pacific Northwest Region. His career covered positions as
Property Clerk and Purchasing Officer in Cedar City, Utah;
Assistant Regional Accountant in Ogden, Utah; Regional
Accountant, Regional Fiscal Inspector, Internal Auditor for
the Washington, DC Office of the Chief of the Forest
Service; and Regional Budget Officer, all of this service in
Portland, Oregon.
He was a veteran of WWII, serving at Aberdeen Proving
Ground MD, Panama Canal Zone and the Galapagos Islands with
the U.S. Sixth Air Force, 538th Base Headquarters.
He was a seventh generation member of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) and had served as Ward
Clerk, Financial Clerk, and Secretary of the High Priest
Quorum. He had been an officer in the Federal Accountants
Association, a member of the Beaverton Elks Club, the
Secretary-Treasurer and lifetime member of the Forest
Service Thirty Year Club of Portland and a Life Member of
the Old Timer's Forest Service Club of Ogden, Utah. He
had also been a charter member and officer of the AMVETS
Chapter of Ogden.
He married Florence Chase of Nephi, Utah, in September
1933. She preceded him in death in 1990. He is
survived by two sons: David L. Olpin of Provo, Utah,
and Jon Dennis Olpin of St. Anthony, Idaho, six
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements by Finley's Sunset Hills Mortuary in
Portland and by the Anderson Funeral Home in Nephi, Utah.
Graveside service were held in Vine Bluff Cemetery in Nephi,
Utah, Tuesday, January 24, 2006.
H. W. "Hap" McCune
"Misi Matuni"
Herman "Hap" Wright McCune was born June 30, 1906, in
Nephi, Utah, to George and Alice Ann Paxman McCune. His
grandparents were George and Sarah Elizabeth Wright McCune
and William Paxman (Juab Stake President at death) and Ann
Rushen Keys Paxman. The fifth of seven children, he died
peacefully January 18, 2006 at the South Valley Health
Center, West Jordan, Utah, at the age of 99, the last
surviving member of his immediate family. He is the
great-grandson of pioneers Matthew McCune, a Nephi resident
from 1857-1889, and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Caroline Scott,
a resident of Nephi from 1857-1877. All of them are interred
in the McCune Plot, Nephi City Cemetery.
After three years in Eureka, Utah, the family purchased a
home in Nephi and lived at 273 East 200 North. They lived
back and forth between the McCune Ranch in Mills and their
Nephi home until the late 1930's. At Mills, Hap attended a
one-room school and for two years enjoyed being taught by
his sister Leeta. His early years on the ranch fostered a
love for the soil and animals. As a very young boy he was
given many responsible jobs on the ranch, developing a work
ethic he exemplified throughout his life in providing for
his family as manager of RiteWay stores in Nephi and Sanpete
County and later co-owner of the Bailey-McCune hardware
stores with childhood friend Lee Bailey until the late
1950's. In further years Hap was an accountant and salesman.
He enjoyed being a representative for Shaklee products
during the latter years of his work life in association with
his only daughter Kathryn.
He and his younger brother moved to Nephi Central School
in about 1919. At Central School he was given the nickname
"Happy" because of his good nature. It was later reduced to
"Hap," the name by which he was known throughout his life.
In Nephi Junior High School he was recognized for his
outstanding voice and participated in many musical
productions, including the lead role in the high school
opera. He also was a member of the high school basketball
and track teams and was president of his senior class. He
graduated from Nephi High School and attended Utah State
Agricultural College and Brigham Young University before his
3 year 2 month mission to Samoa 1928-1932 for the LDS
Church. He had a very successful mission, endearing himself
to the natives by mastering the language as few visitors
were able, to the extent that he spoke the "chief language"
not commonly learned by the missionaries. He made a joyous
return visit to Samoa with his wife Grace on their 50th
wedding anniversary.
He was a faithful member of the LDS Church his entire
life and served in many callings, including branch
president, stake clerk, counselor in stake presidencies,
Juab Stake President after serving over a decade as a Juab
Stake Presidency Counselor, Sunday School Superintendent,
chorister, teacher, and High Counselor.
In his 20's and 30's, he and his younger brother Jim sang
duets at numerous wedding receptions, funerals, civic, and
church programs, and he gave service in quartets and as a
soloist for more than 30 years.
He married Grace Louise Jenkins on February 24, 1937, in
the Salt Lake Temple. They lived and raised their five
children mainly in Nephi, St. George, Pocatello, and Aurora,
Oregon. After retiring, they lived in Springdale and later
West Jordan, Utah.
His civic service included Ute Stampede Board of
Directors, organizing some of Nephi's outstanding parades;
Chairman of the Juab County Centennial Celebration;
scouting; Governor of the Utah-Idaho District of Kiwanis
International; and numerous other community activities.
He is preceded in death by his parents and his sisters
and brothers Della Elizabeth M. Steed; Leeta Alice M.
Squire; Thomas Keys McCune; Dean George McCune; James Paxman
McCune; and Ruth McCune.
He is survived by his wife Grace of West Jordan, Utah,
and his children Kathryn M. Hurd of Estacada, Oregon; Tom
(Beccy) and Mark (Sandy) of Omaha, Nebraska; Richard (Joyce)
of Kearns, Utah; and Hal (Mary Ann) of Pendleton, Oregon; 15
grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
He said, "The best counsel I could give to anyone or
anybody anywhere is we need to have faith and we need to
place trust in the Lord." When asked, "What has been your
greatest joy?" Hap replied without hesitation, "The service
I have given in the Church. Definitely!"
Special thanks to the staff at South Valley Health Care
for their kindness, sincere concern, care, and love.
Funeral services will be held at the Westland LDS 10th
Ward, 7645 South 3200 West, West Jordan, UT on Saturday,
January 28, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. following a viewing that
morning beginning at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be at the
McCune Plot of the Nephi Cemetery following travel to Nephi,
Utah, after the memorial service.
Michael Williams
1946-2006
John Michael Williams, age 59, passed away peacefully at
his home in Nephi, Utah, January 23, 2006. He was born April
18, 1946 in Payson Utah, to John "Jude" Julius Williams and
Ramona Dean Jensen Williams of Nephi. He married Terry Marie
Lowther on September 5, 1969 and their marriage was later
solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple. He enjoyed spending time
in the outdoors; he also enjoyed hunting, fishing and
camping. He also enjoyed spending time with his grandkids
and extended family.
He is survived by his wife; sons, Michael and (Rebecca)
Williams, Brandon Williams, and Ryan and (Kari) Williams,
all of Nephi. One sister Rebecca "Becky" and (Lee) Olsen, of
Nephi and brother Danny Williams, of Provo, and 9
grandchildren, Casey, Makenzie, Justin, Taytlon, Hailee,
Gage, Taya, Taylor, and Tristen all of Nephi.
He is preceded in death by his parents, sister Trudy Hope
Williams and nephew Jason Lynn Olsen. Mike will be greatly
missed by all.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday January 27, 2006,
11 a.m. at the Nephi 10th Ward Church, 1125 North 400 East.
Friends may call the Anderson Funeral Home at 94 West 300
North Nephi on Thursday, January 26, 2006 from 6-8 p.m. and
again at the church one hour prior to the services 10-10:45
a.m. on Friday the 26th. Interment at Vine Bluff Cemetery,
Nephi.
Karen Ramey
1959-2005
Karen Elizabeth Ramey, age 46, returned home to her
Heavenly Father January 5, 2005 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
She was born July 5,1959 in Anaheim, California, to
William Kent Johnson and Peggy JoAnn Olsen. She married
Kerry D. Tidwell on January 7, 1979 in Nephi, Utah. The
marriage later solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple April 25,
1992. They were later divorced. She then married John Chad
Ramey on August 9, 1995 in Manti, Utah.
She grew up and went to school in Sanpete County. She
enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, gardening,
refinishing her old furniture, and collecting antiques. She
loved her children and grandchildren very much. She was a
very warm hearted, forgiving, and loving person who found
the good in everyone. She always had a very unique
personality that made the whole room shine with
happiness.
She is survived by two daughters, Rachel Tidwell Jacobson
and Teresa (Kyle) Winn, both of Nephi; husband, Chad Ramey
of Fairview, UT; grandchildren, K.C. and Kalista Wilkerson,
Kaylen and Kiyah Jacoboson, and Kelby Winn; sisters Lisa
(Rey) Wood and Gloria (Russell) Stephens. Preceded in death
by her parents and a niece.
Private funeral services were held on Tuesday, January
10, 2005 at the Anderson Funeral Home, Nephi, Utah.
Interment in the Fairview Cemetery.
Sophie Graham
2003-2006
Sophie Dawn Graham returned to her Heavenly Father on
January 20, 2006 after a valiant fight against
leukemia. Born on December 17, 2003, in Payson, Utah,
the daughter of Brandon Dee and Molli Ryan Graham. Our
sweet little Sophie brought so much joy to all who knew
her. She had a very special spirit that touched so
many lives.
Besides bringing so much joy to her parents, some of
Sophie's favorite things were petting the horses and dogs,
looking at the cats, playing with her Cinderella tea set,
and watching Racing Stripes (We sure hope that Heaven has a
copy).
We would like to thank everyone for the love, support,
prayers and kindness our family has received during Sophie's
illness. A very special thank you to the doctors,
nurses and everyone at Primary Children's Medical Center who
have loved and cared for Sophie.
Sophie is survived by her parents, Brandon and Molli
Graham; sister, Paige Graham; grandparents: Clark and Susan
Graham, Mick and Barbara Ryan; great-grandparents: Junior
and Betty Jones of St. George, Ken and Mary-Lou Ryan of
Heber, and Donna Clark of Lehi. Also, many aunts,
uncles and cousins, who love her and will miss her very
much.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 25,
2006, 12 Noon in the Mona LDS 1st Ward, 100 North 65 East,
Mona. Interment will follow in the Mona
Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of Olpin-Hoopes
Funeral Home, Heber City.
Derald Lee
Derald Lee, age 66, passed away January 16, 2005 in
Provo, Utah. He was born November 29, 1939 in Jerome, Idaho,
to Powell and Cleo Elizabeth Twitchell Lee.
Survived by his four brothers and 5 sisters.
Memorial services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday,
January 27, 2006 at the Christian Live Church, 11554 South
4600 West Payson, Utah.
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