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.

Miriam Dixon Theobald

Miriam Dixon Theobald passed away peacefully at home in Salem, Utah, April 18, 2017, surrounded by her loved ones.  She was born to Leona Pearl Boyle and Flintoff Clyde Dixon in Payson, Utah on September 12, 1924 the youngest of four children.

Miriam met her husband, Evan J. Theobald, at a dance rehearsal practicing for a Gold and Green Ball.  He was home on leave from the Navy and after a short courtship they were married on May 15, 1946 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple.  Their life together was spent in Logan, Utah, Fort Worth, Texas, Kaysville, Utah, Edgemont Utah, La Canada, Diablo, California and Salem, Utah.  Everywhere they lived they always had a bounteous garden and enjoyed sharing it with everyone.  Miriam loved to can and freeze every vegetable and fruit.  She is famous for her pickles.

Miriam enjoyed doing all kinds of handwork, especially embroidery.  She gave it every Christmas to her family and friends.  She was an avid reader.  She was gifted in cooking, baking, candy making and other self-reliant skills.  Miriam always used her talents while serving in many different positions in the church, but her favorite calling was as a relief society teacher.  She was grateful to have a lovely singing voice like her mother and used her gift of music wherever she lived.

Evan and Miriam served as Stake Missionaries and served a service mission in Pawhuska, Oklahoma on the church cattle ranches.

Miriam used her love for drama by writing programs and performing as Mini Pearl in the annual Hee Haw Program when they were Snowbirds in St. George.  Jay and Miriam had so many good friends and loved living there in the winter months. 

Miriam is survived by her children, Evan Dale (Nan) Payson, Utah, Daughter DeAnn Pierce (Jeffery) Glendale Arizona, Roger Dean Salem, Utah, Allen Dixon Cortez Colorado, and J. Dee Mapleton, Utah.  She has 17 grandchildren, 10 grandsons and 7 granddaughters and 36 great grandchildren who have been so caring and kind to her.

Her husband of 61 ½ years of marriage passed away in 2009.  Her parents, 2 brothers, Jack and Clyde and one sister Kathryn preceded her in death.

The family would like to express appreciation to Canyon Hospice fort he gentle care of their mother.

In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Payson Band Concerts or the Peteetneet Historical Society in Payson, Utah. 

Funeral services will be held Monday, April 24, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Salem West Stake Center Chapel,695 South 300 West, Salem, Utah .  Family and friends may visit Sunday evening, April 23, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home, 187 S. Main Street, Spanish Fork, Utah and on Monday morning at the church from 9:45-10:45 a.m. Interment will be in the Salem City Cemetery.

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