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PICTURES TELL THE PAYSON STORY ~ Payson Historical Society: Payson Historic District Part 6

The architectural series wraps up this week with the Post-War Development to 1960s Period.  Pictured above is one of the buildings from this time period located in Downtown Payson, Utah.  Does it look familiar to you?

Central Bank Awarded Business Of The Month

Payson & Santaquin Chamber of Commerce officials presented staff at Central Bank a plaque for

Business of the Month for January 2018.  Pictured (left-right) are the Payson Central Bank team in

the branch office on North Main Street this afternoon, January 24: Carrie Menlove, recently retired

Assistant Manager Mike Hardy, Kristine Fry, Loan Assistant Vickie Braun, Jordon Bailey, Bank

Manager Brian Hulet (holding plaque), Ashley Brunger, Baeli Hunt, and Kennedee Anderson.

More to come in next week's edition of The Payson Chronicle.

PICTURES TELL THE PAYSON STORY ~ Payson Historical Society ~ PAYSON HISTORIC DISTRICT: Specialized Agricultural and Inter-urban Railroad Period-1926–1946, Part Five

The Specialized Agricultural and Inter-urban Railroad Period represents the second largest group of resources with 120 contributing buildings. The residential architecture of Payson during this period was very similar to other communities throughout Utah. The housing constructed during this period varied from transitional bungalows, period revival-style cottages, and World War II era homes.

This period also noted new construction in the commercial district of the community. A large, free-standing furniture store was built at 67 North Main in 1935. It was occupied by the Dixon-Taylor-Russell Furniture Store and was known as DTR (pictured above).  It was later operated at Spencer Home Furnishing and today is known as Getaway Furniture.  

Find out more about this period and the architectural styles of homes, institutions, and businesses in Payson in the print edition of The Payson Chronicle.

Opioid Misuse and Overdose Discussion and Training Session in Payson

Pictured: Annie Nicholes, Utah County Health Department Prevention Specialist, offers a picture of the increasing numbers of drug overdose deaths in Utah counties during a presentation for the Payson Lions Club at the Peteetneet, January 11, 2018. 

Opioid misuse and overdose, a growing problem in local communities and beyond, was the topic of
discussion at a recent Payson Lions Club meeting.

Annie Nicholes and Malyce Warner, Prevention Specialists with the Utah County Department
of Drug and Alcohol, were guest speakers at the early January 2018 meeting held at the Peteetneet
Museum and Cultural Arts Center.  They imparted crucial information on trends, prevention, resources,
and how to access Naloxone kits to use in cases of overdose.

Ms Nicholes and Ms Warner remarked that a public overdose prevention training session will be offered in Payson by the Utah County Department of Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Treatment center on Tuesday, January 30. The training is slated to cover prevention and response to opioid overdose.  It will be held at Payson City Hall, 439 West Utah Avenue, Payson, Utah, from 7-8:30 PM.

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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 also be found in The Payson Chronicle.

Rex Ernest McClellan

Rex Ernest McClellan, age 74, passed away due to complications from pneumonia on January 11, 2018, at St. Mark's Hospital surrounded by his family.

He was born on March 4, 1943, to Ernest and Twyla McClellan in Payson, Utah.  Rex graduated from Payson High School in 1961 and then attended Snow College.  He married Beverly Bray on September 10, 1966, and together they raised six daughters on Utah Avenue.

Rex was an Ironworker for 35 years with Utah Local #27 and California Local #433.  He was known as “Birdseed” or “Seed” on the job because of all the sunflower seeds he would eat while working.

One of our fond memories is Rex making his vinegar taffy.  It turned out perfect every time and was always delicious.

His favorite pastime was going on long walks with his precious chihuahua Penny, visiting with everyone they met along the way.  Rex was usually wearing a tank top to show off his tattoos that were done by his daughter Lacey.  He always had a smile on his face and was quick with a joke or witty remark to all he encountered.

Rex was a generous man, helping out multiple family members and friends over the years.

He will truly be missed by all who knew him.

Rex is survived by his wife Beverly, children: Geri Leonard, Cheri (Don) Chadwick, Wendy (Thad) Loader, Mindy O’Kelley, Tami McClellan, Lacey (David) McClellan, and his dog Penny; ten grandchildren: Gina, Whitney, Tierney, Ashlee, Linsey, Ryann, Stockton, Trevor, Connor, and Christian; seven great-grandchildren: Maelee, Janessa, Emalee, Blakli, Max, Sawyer, and Amelia; siblings: Jeneal (Alton) Reed, Ernadene Roberts, and Carl (Jill) McClellan.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a baby sister, brother-in-law Sam Roberts, and a grandson, Cameron O’Kelley.

A special thanks to his neighbor and best friend Ronnie Tanner and his family for loving and looking out for our dad.

At Rex’s request there will be no funeral services.  A celebration of his life will be scheduled at a later date.

Fundraising Plans On The Table

Fundraising plans were on the table during an early evening Lions Club board meeting held at the Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center on January 11.  Pictured (left-right) are board members Jen Huff, Rhett Huff, Steve Southwick, Breanne Moore, Sandy Huff, and Doug Huff. Nearing the completion of the club’s One Million Pennies campaign to help fund the construction of a new teen room at Payson City Library, the Lions continue to seek monetary donations from the public. As per last week's discussion, they may soon unveil a new platform aimed at facilitating online contributions.

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 also be found in The Payson Chronicle.

Virginia Charlesworth

Virginia Charlesworth, age 77 of Santaquin, passed away January 12, 2018.  She was born August 17, 1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Jack Ashby and Edith McNeil Kussee.  She married Lester B. Charlesworth April 26, 2014 in Santaquin.

Virginia had a Bachelor’s degree in teaching and a Master’s degree in Special Education.  She was a teacher in Las Vegas for 24 years.  She taught 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and Special Education in the same room.  While living in Las Vegas she was a Relief Society President in the LDS church and also worked in the temple as s supervisor. 

Virginia is survived by her husband, Lester; her children, Geri Peterson (Bryan) Haskin, William Sterling (Kristi Ann) Peterson, Tara Peterson, Carrie Peterson; grandchildren, Ryan Waggoner, Patrick Waggoner, Samantha Jennings, Katie Waggoner, Rebecca Waggoner, William Nathan Peterson, Anthony Christopher Peterson, Isabell Grace Peterson, Maritza Ann Peterson, Zachary Cummings, Ashley Cummings, Megan Cummings, Abby Cummings, Emily Larsen, Ben Larsen, Audrey Larsen; step-children, Gayle (Jeneal) Charlesworth, LeAnn (Bart) Christofferson, Mary (Shane) North, Blair Charlesworth, Stacie (Denny) Lynch, Vicky Lynn (Larry) Shelton, Shane (Debra) Charlesworth; and her brother, John Kussee.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 20^th at 11:00 am at the Santaquin Downtown LDS Church, 90 South 200 East.  Friends may call at the Brown Family Mortuary, 66 South 300 East, Santaquin Friday, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, and Saturday at the church from 9:45 to 10:45 am prior to services.  Interment, Santaquin City Cemetery.

Krystal Meldrum Peteetneet Featured Artist January-February, 2018

Pictured above are tools of the trade for local artist Krystal Meldrum, whose paintings are on display in the Art Gallery at Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center in Payson through February 2018.  An opening reception is planned for January 19 from 6-8 PM.  The public is invited.

DEATH NOTICE

DEATH NOTICE

Max Wayne Roberts, 88, of Spanish Fork, Utah passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018 in Spanish Fork.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Spanish Fork East Stake Center Chapel, 1150 East 1240 South, Spanish Fork, Utah.  Family and friends may visit on Saturday morning at the church from 9:45-10:45 a.m. prior to the service.  Interment will be in the Spanish Fork City Cemetery.  Condolences may be sent to the family at:   www.walkerobits.com

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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 also be found in The Payson Chronicle.

DENNIS WAYNE GAY

Dennis Wayne Gay passed away on January 5, 2018 in Newport Beach, California, a state he had a great affinity for, next to the Pacific Ocean that he loved to walk beside. He left peacefully, surrounded by his children, as well as his beloved wife and true companion, Gay.

Dennis was born in 1946 and raised in the most humble circumstances in Coushatta, Louisiana. He grew up in a shack of a home with eight people and only an outhouse. In 1961, when he was 15, his family moved from Louisiana to Payson, Utah, where his parents, Bryant and Elaine Gay, purchased the Polar King restaurant in Springville, Utah. They grew Polar King into a beloved restaurant and were the inspiration for Dennis' incredible work ethic. Dennis attended Payson High School, where he loved sports and played on the basketball and football teams. During this time he fell deeply in love with something that many might consider the longest love affair of his life: cars.

Dennis was a car guy. If you aren't a car guy then you just don't get that. If you are, then you do, and Dennis loved every aspect of them: their designs, mechanics, smells, sounds. It was this love that led him to the mechanical engineering program at Brigham Young University.

Dennis had a younger brother named Alvin who served in the Vietnam War. He was a helicopter gunner, and on April 1st, 1969, while rescuing fellow soldiers, Alvin was shot and killed. Dennis was heartbroken, and he loved and cared for Alvin's son Troy Gay throughout his life. Troy said at Dennis's passing, "Dennis was the man I trusted most in life." Dennis is now reunited with his kid brother.

After graduating from Brigham Young University, Dennis accepted a position with McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach, California designing and building aircraft carriers for the U.S. military. It was then that he fell for the peaceful, sunny, warm, Orange County coastline. He would ride his bike on the streets of Corona Del Mar, dreaming about living there one day. And indeed, he did. Dennis always believed you could make your own dreams come true, and he never stopped until he achieved his dreams.

Dennis and the wife of his youth, Sherry Hiatt, had five tremendous children. Three daughters, Gina (McKay) Daines, Kimm Humpherys, Haley (Tony) Blackett, and two sons, Bodee (Amber) Gay and Bucky (Kristy) Gay. From these children sprang 13 grandchildren who all love their grandfather deeply.

He began his long and successful entrepreneurial career at age 30 buying Schwartz Lumber Land in Payson, Utah in 1977. Many ups and downs in business lead him to a love of real estate, and he became increasingly successful building many government buildings around Utah.

Dennis married Gay Madsen Phillips in 1990 and they were sealed in the Provo LDS Temple. Their union became one of the greatest examples ever of love and support and caring. As the years have rolled by it's become impossible not to think of them always together. They were a team, a real team, and an extraordinary companionship that lifted and buoyed each other, and nurtured and supported each other and their combined families.

Gay had four wonderful children she brought into Dennis's life, Pam (Kevin) Hanks, Todd (Jill) Phillips, Joe (Jolene) Phillips and Lori (Jeff) Hansen. Their families gave Dennis and Gay another 17 grandchildren.

Dennis lent office space to an expert in herbal research and formulating who asked him for business advice. In 1992, this lead to the launch of Basic Research, a Utah company that has successfully sold health and beauty products in over 50 countries around the world and employed thousands of people over the years.  Dennis often said that one of things he loved most about Basic Research is that it provided the means to support so many families.

Dennis was a man of sharp intellect who could calculate and ascertain a problem, challenge, or opportunity with remarkable clarity. He was also a man of questions; his engineering mind required him to seek to find answers. Anyone who knew him knew this unique aspect of his personality and how effective it was in always keeping things moving forward. Dennis created, was always on the move, always fixing something, working on something, in constant thought or action to get things done. His actions, hard and driven work ethic and energy blessed more people's lives than anyone really knows. There are undoubtedly thousands of people who owe their livelihood, successes, survival and prosperity directly to the ability of Dennis to study, design, create and implement.

One of the greatest highpoints in Dennis' life was serving for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints as Branch President at the Wasatch Youth Correctional Facility. With Gay by his side, they reached out to many troubled youth with open hearts and all the resources at their disposal to help these young people move forward to a better life. Dennis and his great friend Gary Kehl created the blueprint for the State of Utah to partner with the LDS church in giving numerous troubled youth a second chance so they didn't end up back in the system. That blue print is still being used today.

In 2014 Dennis was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), a scarring of the lungs that takes away the lungs' capacity to fill with oxygen. It is a brutal diagnosis, but Dennis was born and lived as a fighter and did not go down without a fight, a fact that everyone will always admire him for.  

Dennis was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, where he held several positions including branch president, a member of the bishopric and gospel doctrine teacher. He leaves behind an enormous flock: His beloved eternal companion Gay Madsen Gay, 9 kids, 30 grandkids and 8 great grandkids as well as countless friends and associates who were family to him.

Dennis was a great caretaker, a guardian, and a true patriarch. All of us who love him know with deep certainty in our hearts that he has only left this earthly sphere. We know that he will not only be with us in our hearts and thoughts and memories, but most importantly, that Dennis Gay will always watch over his flock, and we will see him again.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider organ donation.

Services were held on Sunday, January 14th from 5:00 until 7:00 PM at the Salt Lake Cottonwood Stake Center, 1830 East 6400 South.  And a  funeral service was held on Monday, January 15th at 10:00 AM, also at the church.  Private interment will be held at Springville Cemetery.

Possible Hepatitis A Exposures: Expanded to Included Tabitha’s Way Food Pantry in Spanish Fork

Patrons who received food (not-canned) on specific   dates should receive preventive treatment immediately

(UTAH COUNTY) — Utah County Health Department (UCHD) has added Tabitha’s Way Local Food Pantry South County, in Spanish Fork, to the list of food establishments with possible Hepatitis A exposures in Utah County. Food distributed by the food pantry was donated by the Spanish Fork Olive Garden location and could potentially expose individuals to Hepatitis A due an infected employee working while infectious.

• Tabitha’s Way Local Food Pantry South County, Spanish Fork, on:
• Thursday, December 28 –  Wednesday, January 3rd (only applies to food that is not canned)

Patrons receiving non-canned food from the food pantry on specific dates should visit https://health.utah.gov/investigation/ to see if they need to receive a vaccination to prevent Hepatitis A illness. Those without internet access, individuals can contact 801-851- HEPA (4372). People in need of vaccine must receive it within a short time period of their possible exposure, so it is essential that affected patrons visit the website or call the health department as soon as possible.

“At this point we have plenty of Hepatitis A vaccine here at the health department,” says Ralph Clegg, UCHD Executive Director. “We are doing are best to plan ahead and don’t anticipate any issues at this point.”

If individuals have insurance, they can also heck with their health care providers for vaccine availability. Hepatitis A vaccine is covered by most insurance plans and is widely available at local pharmacies and health care providers.

Previously released dates and locations of possible exposures include:

• Sonic Drive-In at 971 North Main Street in Spanish Fork on:
• Saturday, December 23, - Sunday, December 24
• Olive Garden at 1092 North Canyon Creek Parkway, Spanish Fork on:

• Thursday, December 21 - Saturday, December 30

Symptoms of Hepatitis A may include nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain, yellowing of the eyes or skin, dark urine, diarrhea, clay-colored stools, and fatigue. Contact your healthcare provider if you are experiencing these symptoms.