Comments: OBIT: The Olpin Family Mortuary Obituaries
BETTY BRAITHWAITE HEAPS
JANUARY 24, 1928 - AUGUST 21, 2015
Betty LaRue Braithwaite Heaps, 87, of Pleasant Grove passed away peacefully on Friday, August 21, 2015 at her home.
Betty was born January 24, 1928 in Payson to Wallace and Mazella Braithwaite. She married Gerald Alvey Heaps on April 10, 1944 in Ely, Nevada. Gerald passed away in 2007.
Betty grew up in southern Utah County and attended schools there. She met Gerald while working at the soda fountain in the drug store in Payson. Betty loved to travel with dad especially after his retirement. They enjoyed seeing the country in their motorhome and spending winters in Brenda near Quartzite, Arizona. Betty enjoyed fishing, quilting, crocheting and gardening.
She is survived by her five children: Barbara (Mark) Walters; David (Margaret) Heaps; Linda (Neil) Porter, Edward Heaps; Jeffery (Kay) Heaps; 30 grandchildren and 65 great grandchildren and 8 great great grandchildren; three brothers: Blaine (Diane) Braithwaite, Keith (Karen) Braithwaite and Larry (Connie) Braithwaite. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Gerald; her daughter, Betty Jean Dodge and brother, Jerald Braithwaite.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 11:00 am in the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery. Family and friends may attend a viewing Tuesday evening from 6-8 pm at Olpin Family Mortuary, 494 South 300 East, Pleasant Grove.
OBIT: Post Register (Idaho Falls, ID) - Sunday, July 21, 2013
Donald Walter Rhodes
Donald Walter Rhodes was born March 30, 1919, in Lehi, Utah, to Alonzo Donald Rhodes and Clara Woffinden Rhodes.
Donald passed away Friday, July 19, 2013, in his Idaho Falls home.
Donald attended grammar school in American Fork, Utah. He graduated from American Fork High School and attended one year at Brigham Young University before signing up for the draft in the United States Army. His one year commitment to the Army turned into five years with the outbreak of World War II. Donald ranked as Second Lieutenant, serving one year in Peru and two more years on the front lines in Italy. After his service in the Army, Donald finished four years at BYU and earned his PhD in Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
After his military service, Donald met his wife and sweetheart, Lilly LaVerne Gomez, by the Veterans Affairs office at BYU. They were married for time and eternity in December of 1946 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. After graduating from UMW, Don and LaVerne lived seven years in Richland, Washington, where he worked at Hanford Nuclear Plant. In 1957 he was hired on at Phillips Petroleum, working at the Site (now INL) west of Idaho Falls. He retired from the INL at the age of 73.
Donald was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, serving in various positions, including seven years as Bishop of the Idaho Falls 22nd Ward, Stake Sunday School Presidency, High Councilor, and High Priest Group Leader. Donald enjoyed gardening, fishing, camping with his family, and hunting. He taught himself Spanish and believed he always needed to be learning something. He participated in Spanish Extraction for many years.
Donald is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, LaVerne, one daughter, Karalie (Wayne) Morgan of Idaho Falls, and five sons, Robert Erwin (Jo) Rhodes of Prescott, AZ, Barry Elmo (Lorraine) Rhodes, of Ucon, ID, Kevin Donald (Raelene) Rhodes, of Fort Worth, TX, Kerry Thomas (Sheri) Rhodes, of Decatur, TX, and Kip Allen (Melissa) Rhodes of Idaho Falls. He has 23 living Grandchildren and 36 Great Grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Glenn and Darrell, one grandchild - Leda (7), and two great grand children - Kade (4) and Dillion (2).
Funeral Services will be held at 12 Noon, Friday, July 26, 2013, at the Idaho Falls West Stake Center, 2040 Brentwood, with Bishop Troy Bodily of the Idaho Falls Westhill Ward officiating. The family will visit with friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge, and Friday from 11 to 11:45 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Fielding Memorial Cemetery.
OBIT: Lilly LaVerne Gomez Rhodes
Lilly LaVerne Rhodes was born in Spanish Fork, Utah on February 22, 1924 to Joseph Bonifacio Gomez and Lilly Lucille Braithwaite Gomez. LaVerne passed away on Friday, October 4, 2013, in her Idaho Falls home with family by her side.
LaVerne graduated from Cedar City High School in 1942. She enlisted in the United States Navy and was a telecommunications operator during World War II. After her military service, LaVerne met her husband and sweetheart, Donald Walter Rhodes, while working at the Veterans Affairs Office at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. They were married for time and all eternity on December 18, 1946 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple.
LaVerne and Don resided seven years in Richland, WA, before moving to Idaho Falls where they built their life and love together.
LaVerne was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in various positions, her favorites being Cub Scouts and Homemaking. She and Donald served faithfully as missionaries in the Spanish Extraction Program for many years.
LaVerne enjoyed all of nature and God's beautiful creations. She was a skilled seamstress, baker and enjoyed providing service to others. Her most treasured moments were times spent with family, especially her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
LaVerne is survived by one daughter, Karalie (Wayne) Morgan of Idaho Falls; and five sons, Robert Erwin (Jo) Rhodes of Prescott, Ariz., Barry Elmo (Lorraine) Rhodes of Ucon, Idaho, Kevin Donald (Raelene) Rhodes of Fort Worth, Texas, Kerry (Sheri) Rhodes of Decatur, Texas, and Kip Allan (Melissa) Rhodes of Idaho Falls. She has 23 living grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Donald, her parents, one sister Lorraine, a brother Irwin; one granddaughter, Leda (7); and two great grandsons, Kade (4) and Dillon (2).
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Friday, October 11, at the Idaho Falls LDS West Stake Center, 2040 Brentwood Drive, with Bishop Troy Bodily of the Idaho Falls Westhill Ward officiating. The family will visit with friends one hour prior to services at the Stake Center. Burial will be in Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery.
Marriage Notes for Donald Walter Rhodes and Lilly LaVerne Gomez-1936
OBIT: Lilly LaVerne Gomez Rhodes
Lilly LaVerne Rhodes was born in Spanish Fork, Utah on February 22, 1924 to Joseph Bonifacio Gomez and Lilly Lucille Braithwaite Gomez. LaVerne passed away on Friday, October 4, 2013, in her Idaho Falls home with family by her side.
LaVerne graduated from Cedar City High School in 1942. She enlisted in the United States Navy and was a telecommunications operator during World War II. After her military service, LaVerne met her husband and sweetheart, Donald Walter Rhodes, while working at the Veterans Affairs Office at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. They were married for time and all eternity on December 18, 1946 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple.
LaVerne and Don resided seven years in Richland, WA, before moving to Idaho Falls where they built their life and love together.
LaVerne was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in various positions, her favorites being Cub Scouts and Homemaking. She and Donald served faithfully as missionaries in the Spanish Extraction Program for many years.
LaVerne enjoyed all of nature and God's beautiful creations. She was a skilled seamstress, baker and enjoyed providing service to others. Her most treasured moments were times spent with family, especially her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
LaVerne is survived by one daughter, Karalie (Wayne) Morgan of Idaho Falls; and five sons, Robert Erwin (Jo) Rhodes of Prescott, Ariz., Barry Elmo (Lorraine) Rhodes of Ucon, Idaho, Kevin Donald (Raelene) Rhodes of Fort Worth, Texas, Kerry (Sheri) Rhodes of Decatur, Texas, and Kip Allan (Melissa) Rhodes of Idaho Falls. She has 23 living grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Donald, her parents, one sister Lorraine, a brother Irwin; one granddaughter, Leda (7); and two great grandsons, Kade (4) and Dillon (2).
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Friday, October 11, at the Idaho Falls LDS West Stake Center, 2040 Brentwood Drive, with Bishop Troy Bodily of the Idaho Falls Westhill Ward officiating. The family will visit with friends one hour prior to services at the Stake Center. Burial will be in Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery.
Maybe in Sacramento, California in 1999. Maybe sister Rose Asay Robinson obituary in jan 1999 or jan 1998 paper (Deseret News)
Comments: Husband of Arlene Toland dau/o Lee Warren Toland & Laura Braithwaite
OBIT: The Lahontan Valley News (NV), Thursday, 29 NOV 2012
Donald Hastings Wood (5 MAY 1926 - 25 NOV 2012)
Donald Hastings Wood, 86 years of age, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, in Fallon, Nev. Don was born in Hurricane, Utah, on May 5, 1926 to Gladys Hastings and Clarence Wood, the second of five sons. He was raised in Sparks, Nev. Don joined the Merchant Marines during WWII and served in the US Navy during the Korean War.
Don married Patricia Lee Kelly on Aug. 17, 1945. After their divorce, he married Arlene Toland on Nov. 13, 1964 in the LDS Los Angeles Temple. After the death of his wife Arlene, he married Manilla Jones Corse on Feb. 22, 2005.
Don worked as a heavy equipment operator most of his life and his work took him across the world to Australia and Hawaii. He served as a Bishop and a High Councilor in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was able to serve three missions with his wife Arlene; in the Texas, Houston Mission, the Philippines, San Pablo Mission, and the Canada, Halifax Mission. He enjoyed working with the Boy Scouts, doing Family History work, and fishing whenever he got the chance. He also enjoyed the outdoors, reading about LDS church history and being politically informed.
Don is survived by his wife, Manilla J. Wood; children, Don (Marion) Wood, John (Vickie) Wood, Warren (Sharon) Wood, Laura (Michael) Collis, Rebecca (Lance) Peterson, Michael Wood and Kirsten Davis; 16 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be held on Sat., Dec. 1, 2012, at the LDS church on North Taylor Street, Fallon, Nev. at 10 a.m. Visitation will be held Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 from 5-7 p.m. at the Smith Family Funeral Home, 505 Rio Vista Dr. and one hour prior to service time at the church. Interment will be held Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 at the Lehi City