PAYSON TEMPLE TO BE DEDICATED THIS WEEKEND

A worker adds the finishing touches to a sign located on the Payson Temple's east-side grounds the morning of May 28, 2015.  Photo by Denise Windley

Workers have been adding the final touches onto the Payson Temple grounds, as the dedication grows near.   The Payson Temple will be formally dedicated on Sunday, June, 7, 2015, as the 146th operating temple of the  LDS Church. Three separate dedicatory sessions will be held at 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.

More than 13,000 local Latter-day Saint youth will celebrate the opening of the temple in a cultural celebration on Saturday, June 6, at 7:00 p.m. in the Lavell Edwards Stadium in Provo.  Read more about this event in this week’s edition of The Payson Chronicle.

Peaceful scene at our latest Yard of the Week

More to come.

HARTZELLS OVERSEE PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION THROUGHOUT PAYSON TEMPLE OPEN HOUSE

It is not uncommon to see Payson residents Jim and Pat Hartzell at work in the service of the community.  The Hartzells are among countless area residents volunteering at the Payson Temple.

Jim Hartzell was called to be Chairman of the Parking and Transportation Committee back in December, 2014.  He was felt honored and was excited to serve.  He quickly called his wife, Pat, to be the Committee Secretary and to oversee the Chapel parking plan, and Dennis Smith to be an Assistant Chairman and oversee the Temple parking plan.  Other Committee Members include Dennis’s wife, Bonnie, who helped with the Temple parking plan and organizing Prayer Meetings; Keith Evans, who helped with all the signage and equipment; George & Toni Dever, who were in charge of training the Stake Coordinators; Jan Anderson, who is over the gravel Volunteer parking lot; Mike Redzich, who was over signage; and Michael Tutton, who assisted Dennis in working on the Temple parking plan.

Everyone worked so hard to make sure the plans for the parking were as efficient as possible.  Then the plans were turned over to the Stake Coordinators to train all their volunteers so that each person would know just what they were supposed to do in order to park all the guests as quickly and efficiently as possible.

"I am grateful for the blessing it will be to Payson and surrounding communities to have a temple in our midst, especially one as beautiful as this one,” said Jim Hartzell.  “It has been a pleasure to work with so many good people.”

This has been an incredible experience as everyone worked together, praying, brainstorming, assisting each other to accomplish this enormous task.  We have often felt guided by the Spirit, and appreciated the humility and hard work that each member contributed.  When things needed to be changed, no one took offense, and each tried to lift the others up when they were sometimes discouraged.

“Working on this and seeing the vision of what could be has been amazing,” said Pat Hartzell.

“And being able to associate with such nice people has been an additional blessing.”

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.

KATHLEEN GARDNER CURTIS

Kathleen Gardner Curtis, 77, of Payson, Utah passed away on May 30, 2015 in Payson. She was born on July 10, 1937 in Spanish Fork, Utah to Eugene Thomas and Sarah Blanche Gardner. Kathleen graduated from Spanish Fork High School, she continued her education at Utah Technical College where she received her LPN. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the West Mountain Chapel in Payson, 5237 West 10400 South (3 miles west on Utah Avenue). Family and friends may call on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home in Payson, 587 South 100 West, or on Thursday from 9:45  a.m. til 10:45 a.m. at the church prior to services. Interment will be in the Payson City Cemetery.

DARYL KAY

Daryl Johnson Kay, 90, passed away peacefully May 29, 2015 after a short bout of pneumonia.  Daryl was born November 17, 1924 in Santaquin, Utah to Vivian Inez Johnson and Elmer Kay.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday June 2, 2015 at 1:00 at the Brown Family Mortuary, Santaquin, Utah.  Burial will be in the Santaquin Cemetery with military honors by Santaquin American Legion Post 84.

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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.

CHERYL LYNNE MASON KECK

Cheryl Lynne Mason Keck, 70, of Payson, Utah passed away May 28, 2015 in Payson. She was born August 21, 1944 in Murray, Utah to Clifford Burnett Mason and Reatha Jesse Evans Mason. After her father was killed in a plane crash, Cheryl’s mother married Carolus Martinus Roestenburg Jr.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Payson 11th Ward, 902 West 400 North, Payson, Utah. Family and friends may call Friday, June 5, 2015 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home, 587 South 100 West in Payson, or Saturday from 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. at the church prior to services. Interment will be in the Payson City Cemetery.

Yard of the Week A Nice Mix of Old and New

Pictured: A big taste of Payson history at our latest Yard of the Week honoree.  Do you know where it is located?  If not, find out by picking up a copy of this week's Payson Chronicle.

Send us your nomination for a future Yard of the Week pick, too, by emailing us at paysonchronicle@gmail.com.