Lila Fay Kay Stanley, after living a long and full life of 89 years, returned home to our Heavenly Father on October 24, 2012 to meet her loved ones in a long-awaited reunion.
Lila was born on March 5, 1923 in Mona, Utah to Katie and Edward Kay. She lived most of her life in Mona.
She married her sweetheart, LaMar Stanley, August 28, 1942 in the Salt lake Temple. They had been married 47 years when LaMar passed away August 28, 1989. They were blessed with four children, Nyra (Roger) Nielson, Ephraim; Rhonda (Mac Niel) Ogden, St. George; Kevin (Janice) Stanley, Mona; LuAnn (Scott) Christensen, West Valley. She loved and enjoyed her 17 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.
Mom's life was spent caring for her family, cooking delicious meals, sewing beautiful clothes and quilts, and keeping her home clean and delightful. She loved to read books, play games, do crossword puzzles, watch sports, and just be with her family. We will always treasure her sense of humor and quick wit.
Along with homemaking, she was a dedicated school secretary at Juab High School for nearly 25 years. She had a special love for all students. She knew them by name and remembered them throughout her life.
She was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She served in many positions but her favorite was teaching Sunday School which she did for many years.
Funeral services were held Monday, October 29, 2012 at 11:00 am in the Mona 1st Ward Chapel, 65 East 100 North. Family and friends attended a viewing Sunday evening from 6-8 pm at Anderson Funeral Home, 94 West 300 North, Nephi, Utah and at the church on Monday from 9:30-10:45am. Interment will be in the Mona City Cemetery.
Luienna J. Ingram
1927-2012
Luienna J. Nunley Ingram, age 84, passed away October 28, 2012 in Nephi, Utah surrounded by family.
She was born November 1, 1927 in Moroni, Utah to William Guy and Alice Jorgenson Nunley. She married Kenneth G. Sperry and later divorced. She married Blaine M. Ingram in 1958 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Manti Temple.
She was a member of the LDS church and served in many callings. She worked as a telephone operator for Mountain Bell and as a school lunch worker in the Juab School District. She loved her friendships with the ladies in the Challis Club and Good Sams Club.
Survived by her sons, Lynn (Shannon) Ingram of Mona; Guy (Kim) of Nephi; daughter-in-law, Susan Sperry of Nephi; Tom Sperry of Beatty, NV; step-children, Kaye (Verl) Wilkey of Nephi; Connie (Bud) Best of Lynndyl; Steve (Pat) Ingram of Nephi; 21 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. Preceded in death by her parents; husband, Blaine; sons, Terry Lamont Sperry and John William Ingram.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, November 2, 2012 in the Nephi North Stake Center, 1125 N 400 E. Family and friends may call Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the Anderson Funeral Home, 94 W 300 N and at the church one hour prior to the services. Interment will be in the Nephi Vine Bluff Cemetery.
Paul Finlinson
1930-2012
Our exemplary husband, brother, father, and grandfather, Paul R Finlinson, 82, of Fool Creek, Utah passed away peacefully in the home of his birth surrounded by his wife and 8 children on October 25, 2012.
Pop was born in Fool Creek, Utah on May 11, 1930 to Ray and Frankie Roper Finlinson. He was raised in both Oak City and Fool Creek. He graduated from Delta High School in 1948. During his high school years, he was captain of the football team and received the Golden H. Black Award for athletic excellence. He then went on to attend college and play football at Branch Agricultural College, (currently SUU) Cedar City, UT, Mesa College, Grand Junction, CO, and Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. He graduated from BYU with a BS in Animal Husbandry in 1961.
Pop served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in American Samoa from 1950 to 1953. Upon returning from Samoa, he was inducted into the United States Army. He served in Germany during the Korean conflict until 1955.
He met "the lovely girl" Joyce Echols in May of 1958 at BYU. They were married in the Mesa Arizona Temple on December 27, 1958. After graduation, Mom and Pop settled in Fool Creek where they pursued their livelihood of farming and ranching. Together they raised 8 children who have been, according to Pop: "A great deal of satisfaction and happiness to us."
Pop is survived by his wife, Joyce, of 54 years, son Flint (Freda), of St. Louis, MO, son Rock (Vickie), of Ogden, UT, daughter Sandy (Woody-deceased), of Pleasant Grove, UT, son Shawn (Shiela), of Fool Creek, UT, son Shann (Deena), of Fool Creek, UT, daughter Rayan, of Hurricane, UT, son Denver (Shonnie), of Kansas City, MO, son Rust (Barbara), of Nephi, UT, 29 grandchildren, a sister Norine Shipley, of Riverton, UT, and brothers Bryce Finlinson, of Fool Creek, UT, and Garth Finlinson, of Oak City, UT.
He was preceded in death by his parents Ray and Frankie Roper Finlinson, brothers Burnis, Reece, Raymond, Phil and Julian, sister Georgia Whatcott, son-in-law Woody Morton, and several beloved horses.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the Leamington LDS Ward Chapel, Leamington Utah. A viewing will also be held at the Ward building, Friday evening, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on Saturday, prior to services, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Interment will follow at the Leamington Cemetery. Online condolence at www.rasmussenmortuary.com A special thanks to our sisters Sandy Morton RN and Rayan Finlinson RN, for their loving care of Pop.
