Showing posts with label funeral. Show all posts
Showing posts with label funeral. Show all posts

Monday, April 14, 2025

Celebrating our Dad, Grandpa, and Sweetheart

I walked with my friends at the cemetery the week between my Dad's death, and his funeral and burial.  It just so happened that we were able to see them digging the grave.  Kind of surreal for sure. 


 

Loved the Display 

Zac and CJ's boys - Tagg, Treyson, Thatcher
Our oldest Grandkids - Cam and Treyson
Grandma with two of Landon and Kacey's girlies - Bright and Bex 
Landon and Pays
GRAND daughters !!! 
So grateful the weather was beautiful - what a gorgeous day ! 
Erika and Aaron's Family - minus Lizzy who was stuck in Arkansas finishing up school. 
Zac and CJ's family
Landon and Kacey's family - minus little Bentley
Our Arizona girls (wish the boys could have been here too )   
Grandma and her Grandkids
Colton, Lance, Brian, Tiana, Zac, Dallin, Amanda, Dax, Devin, Landon, Jaden
Our kids - LOVE THEM SO MUCH !! 
How blessed we are, they are all so wonderful, helpful, kind, loving, smart........ I'm a little bit biased :) 
I love our family so much.  This has brought Mark, Erika, and I even closer together.
We will take care of Mom - our promise to Dad
With our spouses - We are all so lucky in love ! 
Mark and Carrie's Family 

We will sure miss Dad (Grandpa D).  Although truth be told, I've missed my dad for a few years.  I haven't shed a tear about his passing.  That may seem strange, but I KNOW he is so so very happy to be free at last. 

Mom is doing very well.  She is a trooper for sure, and we are trying to keep her busy, and checking in on her daily.  

Erika and Mark gave such wonderful tributes at the funeral, and I hope to have the audio of those posted to family search soon. 

Here is what I wrote for my talk at his funeral. 

Thank you all so much for being here today to support our family.  We have felt your love with the kind acts of service, with food and with prayers on our behalf this past week. 

I think everything has pretty much been said about Dad that could be said, either here in his service today, or in your kind words spoken to us about him in the viewing last night and this morning. 

We all loved Dad and Grandpa, and more importantly we knew he loved us.  Family was so important to him, and he and mom worked hard their entire lives to provide for us, and to set an example for us to follow.

We are grateful that he is free of his Parkinson ravaged body at last.  He can see again !  I don’t think any of us can truly imagine just how hard it was for him to lose his sight, and his ability to talk and express himself freely.  The words were always there inside, he just had the hardest time getting them out. He became very patient as he learned to deal with his circumstances and never complained about the afflictions he suffered.

What a blessing that he was able to slip into heaven as quickly as he did at the end.  He had always worried just what he would have to go through to get out of this world, and in the end Heavenly Father was merciful and took him home quickly.  What a wonderful reunion he is having with our family who have gone on before. 

Dad was a worrier, and so are many of us………. (Thank you Grandma Dickson).   But we assured him, and He knows that we will all step in to help and take care of Mom and Grandma with love and patience as she navigates a new life without him here on earth. 

I know he would be proud of us today, as we have tried our best to honor him with our words of remembrance and love.

Dad had a good heart, and was always trying his best, and isn’t that all any of us can do?  He loved our Heavenly Father and our Savior, and He KNEW that there was life after death, and that we will all be together as a family in the eternities.


I then concluded with his testimony of life after death.

Click here to view it. 

Click here to view the entire 20 minute slideshow which played during the viewing. 



Monday, October 28, 2024

October Happenings - Me and Rog

Carrots are done ! 
Zac got his Washer/Dryer back in service.  Everything is painted, and they will just wait on the dog wash at this time. 
Cut down a few trees at the Property 
My Uncle Paul Porter died (he's my dad's sister's husband).  We went to the funeral in Bountiful.  Erika came with Eli (her first grandbaby)
One day Roger caught me sleeping in the car......
That mowing really takes it out of me. 
Speaking of mowing, here are Zac and CJ helping with blowing after mowing Elk Haven.  They have been a real big help in the afternoons. 
Winterizing the Property for winter. 
I got a new (used) day bed to put in the basement.  Now we can sleep 5 adults down there, along with a crib for the baby.  
We had to get a new fridge :(
I had pulled the old one (LG brand) to clean behind it, and I somehow jostled the compressor (which is known for having issues) and it quit.  It would have been over $1000 to fix it, and that's not including the compressors which was covered under warranty.  So we opted to get a new one.  $2500 :( 
Things are going great ! 

We were able to get the last loads of grass and leaves on the garden, and hopefully this will help with the dirt.  It was so dry this year.  
After seeing Landon's sleep apnea mouth piece (when he stayed with us for the big hike in the Grand Canyon), I made an appointment, and I've got one too !  So far it seems to be working very well.  I'm sleeping better!  Yahoo !!  
It holds my bottom jaw from dropping back during sleep, and blocking my airway.  

 

Friday, May 31, 2024

Finishing up May

My dad's sister, Barbara Whittier died, and we spent the rainy Saturday on Memorial Day weekend at her viewing, funeral, graveside, and luncheon.  
She was a good aunt to me.  I always knew she loved me.  I'm so happy she can be back with Uncle Short, and Grandma and Grandpa Dickson again.  She was 97 years old. 
Here are my cousins (Aunt Barbara's kids) with their spouses standing behind them.  
Left to right:  Bret and Margo, Jack and Robyn, Dianne (Jerry has passed away), Dee and Mary Lou, and Dick and Becky.

Bret and Margo live in Cedar City, where he runs/owns the cattle stockyards.  He has been a Stake President (maybe he still is?)  Jack and Robyn are serving a mission in Toronto, Canada, they have lived mostly in Colorado and Nebraska, but will be coming back to make their home in Morgan after their mission.  Diane lives in Hooper, Dee and Mary Lou live in Virginia, he is a veterinarian, and Dick and Becky live in Cache Valley.  Dick works as a sealer in the Logan temple, and Becky is retired from teaching.  
Mom and I have been going to the temple early Tuesday mornings, every other week.  
My Eternal Gravestone venture hasn't proved to be as appealing as I thought it would.  Becky Tonks Rasmussen's family sure loved the one I did for Val.  I think I could get the word out, and actually SHOW it to people, it would prove to be profitable.............but I'm not much of a "marketer".  
The yellow balloons wouldn't stay blown up, they either popped or deflated.  I posted a couple of times on Morgan Mom's but it didn't seem to generate any questions or interest.  
Becky and I got Mom and Lillus together for a nice visit.  Also there were Becky, Adele, and Eric.  We sat in mom's home and chatted for about 30-45 minutes on Sunday.  It was great to see them all again, and get caught up.  
Roger and I rode up to the Porterville Cemetery - beautiful view. 
We also rode up to East Canyon Dam, which is spilling. 
Tagg has started Football Camp already, and the Maroon and White scrimmage is next week ! 
It was a lazy day in AZ for family there.  They watched Ghost Busters (the original) - Josiah had never seen it.  Swam, ate, and relaxed.

We cooked a hamburger at the property with Mom and Dad, and Zac and CJ and Tagg.  Thatcher was off with friends, Treyson was working (he came at the end).

I understand that Payson had a baseball tournament in Salem.  

 

Monday, January 16, 2023

Grandma Sue

On the morning after our Christmas Adam sleepover, Landon had come to pick up the kids in preparation for a Christmas Eve party at Grandma Sue's.  But it was not to be :(  Kacey called, and Grandma Sue was being taken to the hospital with chest pains.  It turned out to be very serious, and the next day on Christmas she passed away at her home while visiting with family and opening presents.  

They had a wonderful funeral for her, and as I listened to the tributes and memories, it made me want to be a better person.  She was truly one of a kind.  

Our family presented this to Kacey as a remembrance of Grandma Sue. 


Click here for song at funeral 

Saturday, February 1, 2020

My friend Phyllis

My Friend Phyllis
Phyllis Marilyn Thomson Waldron passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020.
She was born February 24, 1922 in Wanship, Utah, a daughter of James P. and Pearl Thomson.
Her youth was spent as a city girl. She and her brother, Kay spent their summers swimming in Como Springs and their winters skiing, ice skating and reading. Her mother was a school teacher and because her father worked on the railroad, everything in the household ran on time - a strong trait she abided by her whole life and tried to instill in her children.
In high school, she was active in the music programs - singing in the choir, and playing clarinet and violin in the concert and dance bands.
On October 15, 1940 she married Earl Homer Waldron in the Salt Lake Temple. She moved to Richville in Morgan County and became a farmer’s wife. Together, she and Earl raised seven children.
She loved living on the farm and her whole life was devoted to taking care of her family. She was a strong literacy advocate and made sure all of her children and grandchildren learned to read.
Phyllis was an active member of the LDS church and served in many of the organizations as a teacher and held several leadership positions throughout the years.
Phyllis is survived by a brother, James Kay Thomson of Newport News, Virginia, one son Blaine Thomson Waldron of Bountiful and three daughters: Sharon Cobb of Smithville, Texas; Marilyn (Doug) Stanger of Marriott-Slaterville, Ann (Troy) Gren of Clearfield; two daughters-in-law, Tamara Waldron of Roy and Suzi Waldron of Morgan.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one daughter, Shelley; and two sons: Craig Earl and Rex T.; and son-in-law Cary C. Cobb.
The family will meet friends at the Walker Mortuary, 45 W. 200 N. in Morgan on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 from 6 to 8 p.m. and at the Porterville Church, 2660 S. Morgan Valley Drive from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., followed by the Funeral Service at 1:00 p.m.
Interment, South Morgan Cemetery.
A special thanks to all the staff at the Family Tree of Morgan for creating a home for our mom over the past two years and for the special care given during the final days of her life.

I am speaking at Phyllis' funeral today.  Here is what I will say.

It is my honor to talk a little about my friend Phyllis.  I thank the family for this opportunity to share my thoughts and memories of this special woman.  About 9-10 years ago, I was serving as a family history consultant in the ward.  I chose to visit with Phyllis, to help her with her family history.  I still remember going in the back bedroom on that little old computer of Thor’s and firing it up.  We were able to look up a few ancestors, but honestly, we mostly just talked, and I listened to her wonderful stories about the good old days.  I came to love her as I learned more about her.  Our weekly visits continued long after the family history was finished.  I would usually stop on Sunday and pick her up for church, and visit with her a little bit afterwards.  After she didn’t make it out to church anymore, I would stop on my way home on Sundays.  We would visit, and talk about our week, and our families. 
I loved hearing her stories of growing up in North Morgan, with her dad working for the railroad.  Hearing of the many escapades of she and her only brother Kay, whom she loved dearly.  Besides the bike rides to Como and sledding and skiing down the hills, they were able to ride the trains to visit family.  East to Hoytsville, and West to Nevada, such were the perks of having a dad who worked for the railroad.   She and Betty Rose, and Effie Rich grew up in the same neighborhood, and were friends as little girls, and they all grew up to marry Richville boys, and continued their friendship as young wives and mothers in Richville. 

Phyllis loved the Waldron family and the farm in Richville, and she helped in many ways. She described to me the potato digger, that she and her sister-in-law Louise, would stand on, as it was pulled in the field, scooping the potatoes out of the ground, and bringing them up on top of the machine, bouncing and shaking off the dirt as they came.  Phyllis and Louise would pick them out and put them in sacks as they went along.  She spoke of raising baby chicks to full grown hens, and then personally killing, and plucking and dressing each one.   The milking !  What a commitment that was.  Earl’s family and Stewart’s family would take turns, each one doing a night and a morning milking, so that the other family could almost have an entire day off in between milkings.  She told  of Craig falling out of the tree and breaking his femur, and being laid up all summer on the couch.  Then there was the time Sharon crashed on her bike, knocking out her two front teeth……. As you can imagine, the list goes on and on.

Because of Phyllis,  I know about the SUBWAYS in Morgan (long before the sandwich shop was built), and I’d bet I may be the only one here in this room that knows just where Wiggin’s Corner is.   She loved the old Richville ward, and the families in Richville.  June Wiscombe, and Betty Rose, and her sister-in -law Louise, my Grandma Dickson, Anona down the road, Ada Waldron and Vera Brough across the Lane, Dora Rich, Pearl Rich, Effie Rich, Clara Beth Rich and Lilly Clark, and Faye Smith.  What wonderful memories and friends were had in the small tight community of Richville.  She loved serving in the Primary, the primary parades, the cultural nights for adults, the progressive dinners, and finally ward dinners in the old Richville Church house.  The ward member had worked hard, and  finally got a kitchen and tables and chairs installed…………only to be moved to the old Rock church in Morgan a few short years later.  

It was wonderful hearing of her memories of simpler times, when life moved a little slower and it seemed that there was more time to stop and smell the roses (or in Phyllis case), her beautiful tulips that she was so happy to see every spring.   In the fall, she loved going for rides with Tammy and Craig to see the beautiful fall colors.  Phyllis was always up for an outing with her family.

Phyllis was grateful for her children and grandchildren and all they did for her.  She appreciated Dee and Janene checking in on her.   She was always so positive about everything, and never spoke badly about anyone.  She had sad times and disappointments and worries in her life like we all do, but she didn’t’ let them define her.  She was always concerned about others, and isn’t this what a true friend is?  
 
The last time I spoke with her, kneeling by her bed at the Family Tree, she was in pain, but still the first thing she asked, was “How is your family?”.  She loved me, and I knew that.  I knew that this would be the last time I would see her and speak to her in this life, and as I knelt there trying to hold back my tears, she had concern for me, and said, “You seem upset about something, are you alright?”  I told her I was okay, and I expressed my love for her, as I told her good-bye.


Phyllis was a strong, wonderful, uncomplaining woman who I was proud to call my FRIEND.  Something that she would always say, was “Love Her Heart” or “Love His Heart” when we were talking or reminiscing about someone.  Those three words sum up Phyllis to me.  I will always be grateful to be her friend, and I will always LOVE HER HEART.


Thursday, November 28, 2019

Aunt Maisie

My dad's sister, Maisie passed away on November 7th.  We had just had lunch the previous Friday on November 1st.  Aunt Barbara, Aunt Maisie, Ann Wardell, Debbie Bachman, Debbie's mom, Me, and my mom.
She was a sweet lady, and reminded me so much of my Grandma Dickson. 
Here is our group at the Mortuary the night before the funeral.
Gwen, Tagg, Zac, Thatcher, Treyson, Roger D. 
Here are the remaining siblings
Aunt Barbara Whittier, Lee Dickson (Dad), and Uncle Norris Dickson
Aunt Dixie passed away earlier this year in February. 
Here are most of the 1st cousins
Joan Adams, Ann Wardell, Dick Whittier and Dee Whittier (behind) - Aunt Barbara in red coat, holding dad's hand.  Jack Whittier in back, Kent Dickson, Larry Dickson, Lisa Carrigan, Mark Dickson, Erika Bettinson, Lori Dickson, Pauline Preece, Susan Kippen, Aunt Pam and Uncle Norris Dickson, and me on the end. 
Here are Diane Sorenson and Patricia Shaw who didn't make it in the picture.
They are the two oldest cousins. 
At the cemetery, with grandsons as pall bearers
Our family at the cemetery
Veloy, Lee, Aaron, Erika, Mark, Carrie, Gwen, Roger
Uncle Norris' family
Lisa, Larry, Pauline, Uncle Norris, Susan, Norman
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