Mourning the Passing of Friends: Forthcoming Funeral Services

 “What we have once enjoyed we can never lose.

All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” ~ Helen Keller

Forthcoming funeral services are planned for the following friends from our community. Complete versions of these obituaries may be found in The Payson Chronicle and on our website at paysonchronicle.com.

JOAN FOSTER PRICE

Joan Foster Price passed away peacefully Tuesday Morning, October 18, 2016.  She was born August 13, 1935 in Lake Shore, Utah to William McClain Foster and Lora Lavena Huff.

Joan grew up in Lake Shore Utah and spoke fondly of her childhood.  She loved her childhood friends and maintained those friendships throughout her life. She developed a quiet, happy disposition and was a pillar of strength to her family and friends.

She met Larry Price when she was visiting a cousin in Idaho.  They had a long distance courtship and were married in the Salt Lake City Temple on August 25, 1952.  They were married 39 years before his passing in 1992.  Joan never remarried and looked forward to the day they would be reunited.

Over the years she lived in many different places around the country including Utah, California, Pennsylvania and Nebraska.  She developed deep friendships in all of these places and is remembered by many for her love and kindness.

Joan was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many callings throughout her life. She especially enjoyed the opportunity she had to serve as a full-time missionary with her sister Ellen in the Nebraska Omaha Mission. She loved the missionaries and members she served.

Her most cherished calling was that of being a mother and grandmother.  She loved her babies and took any opportunity to hold and snuggle them.  Her family was her life and she would do or sacrifice anything to serve and help her posterity.  She loved to have meaningful conversations and enjoyed any time where she was surrounded by her family.  She had the gift of being a peacemaker which brought calmness and serenity into the hearts of those who were experiencing trials and difficulties.  Her faith in the Savior and His love instilled in others a hope that things would be okay, no matter how overwhelming at times.  Joan lived her life in the service of others and by doing so developed charity.  She was genuine, honest, kind and compassionate; a true disciple of Christ.

She is survived by her children:  Dennis (Joanna) Price of Georgetown, SC; Gene (Jeanie) Price of Clayton, CA; Robert (Denise) Price of Concord, CA; Marti (Brad) Carroll of Payson, UT; Michael (Paula) Price of Provo, UT; Lucia (Jan) Newman of Elk Ridge, UT; Newel (Elizabeth) Price of San Jose, CA; and Warren (Marnee) Price of Holbrook, ID.  Also by her siblings: William Foster, Clarence Foster and Edith Graves.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Gene Price; daughter, Kathleen (David) Williamson; sister, Ellen Price; her parents and many friends and extended family members.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the LDS Elk Ridge Sixth Ward Chapel, 450 Elk Ridge Drive, Elk Ridge, UT.  Viewing will be held prior to the service from 11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.  Interment will be on Monday, October 24, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. at Oakmont Memorial Park, Lafayette, CA.

Condolences may be sent to the family at:   www.walkerobits.com