Brainstorming For Fun and Fundraising

Lions Club representatives Steve Southwick (left) and Breanne Moore (center) met with Payson City Community Services Director Karl Teemant (right) today on the campus of the school whose mascot bears the local service club's name, Payson High. They brainstormed ideas for fundraising events slated for later this year in Payson. 

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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.

JULIE STEVENSON

Julie Cheever Stevenson, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend passed away at home on Monday,
February 26, 2018.  She suffered from multiple health problems for a number of years.

Julie was born October 28, 1949 in Payson, Utah.  She was the daughter of George A. Cheever Jr. and Marion
Edith Clark.  She was the second of six children, which included two sets of twins younger than her.

Julie attended schools in Payson, UT, and graduated from Payson High School in 1967.  She attended Dixie
College, Snow College, and graduated from Brigham Young University just prior to her marriage.

She met the love of her life, L. Dee Stevenson, and they were married on October 6, 1971.  They were later
sealed for time and eternity in the Manti Temple.

While rearing her young family, she was a stay-at-home mom.  She always felt it was important to be at home
while raising her family.  Being a wife and mother were her greatest joys in life.

Julie was a skilled seamstress.  She made many beautiful quilts for friends and family.  Her favorite church calling
was being a cub scout leader and serving in the primary.

She was very proud of her children, and being a grandmother was one of the highlights of her life.  She loved
spending time with each one of them, and in return, they loved her very much.

She is survived by her husband and children: Andrea Eliason (Jeff), Lehi, UT; Clark Stevenson, Payson, UT; Patrick
Stevenson (Julie), Raleigh, NC; Corrie Stevenson, Payson, UT; Spencer Stevenson (Teresa), Payson, UT; seven
grandchildren: Abbey and Emrey Eliason; Ethan, Yates and Mercedes Stevenson; Zoe and Peyton Stevenson.
She is also survived by two sisters: Janet Turner (Jim) and Rose Jackson (Rod); as well as three brothers, Mark
Cheever (Kelley); Bruce Cheever (Michelle); and Grant Cheever.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 3rd at 11:30 am at the Payson 5th Ward, 711 S. Peteetneet Blvd. (600
East), Payson, Utah, where Viewings will be held Friday, March 2nd from 6:30 to 8:30 pm and prior to services on
Saturday from 10:00 to 11:15 am.  Interment in Payson City Cemetery, 400 North 800 East, Payson, Utah.

Our family would like to thank Dr. John Ryan, Erin Micaelis NP, and the staff of the University of Utah Medical Center.
We would also like to thank her family doctor, Dr. Garry Miller of Revere Health in Salem.  All the individuals showed
great love and compassion, as well as extending outstanding care.  We would also like to thank Bonnie Ballard Valdez
and Cami Jensen of iCare Hospice for the excellent care of our mother.  They were more than just care givers, they
were also friends who loved her until the last days of her life.

Funeral Directors: Utah Valley Mortuary. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.uvfuneral.com.

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.

Keith James Ewell

Our husband, father, and grandfather, Keith James Ewell, age 76, from Payson, Utah, passed away peacefully on Feb 22, 2018 due to complications from cancer.

Keith was born on February 2, 1942 in Genola, UT. He was the third child and second son of Zachariah Henry Ewell Jr. and Mary Lucile Vest.  At age 16 he met the love of his life, Carol Ann Ottesen.  The two dated throughout high school.  In 1961 Keith was called to serve in the Central States Mission.  He returned home to marry his high school sweetheart on October 11, 1963 in the Salt Lake Temple. Keith went on to attend Dixie college. They moved back to Payson to raise their family. In his later years, he served a mission with his sweet wife in Springville, UT at the church employment office. During his spare time Keith loved to work on genealogy, indexing and gardening. He worked many years at Geneva Steel as a roller in the temper mill. After retiring from Geneva he worked at Ace hardware, where he loved to talk to everyone about nuts, bolts, and paint.  He had the knack of being able make almost anything work.

Keith will forever be remembered as a caring and kind-hearted man. He was a great example of love, kindness, loyalty and happiness. He was full of integrity and would do anything to help anyone.

Keith is survived by his wife, Carol Ewell, his two sons and their wives; James and Leslie Ewell, Keven and Allison Ewell, his two daughters and their husbands; Christina and Paul Bates, Clarissa and Daniel Flink, his 13 grandchildren: Austin Ewell, Brianne Ewell, McKenzie and Nathan Palmer, Brittany and Devin Frampton, Bethany Ewell, Brendan Bates, James Robert Ewell, Kirsten Bates, Zachary Ewell, Connor Flink, and Alex Flink and his sisters; Renae Keele and Mary Lou Sperry.

He was preceded in death by his mother, father, brother Marlow, and sister Anita.

There will be a viewing held at Walker Mortuary in Payson on Monday, February 26, 2018 from  6 to 8. The funeral service will be at the Payson First/Fifth Ward Church (450 E 200 South in Payson) on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 11:00.

Special Invitation At City Hall

Chorale President Jennie Ruth Alvey delivered a special invitation last night to city leaders and citizens alike in Payson. Read about it in next week's edition of The Payson Chronicle. 🗞#carnegiehall #paysonconductor #singingwiththechoir #paysonsgottalent #newyorkcity #utahmusicians #civicchorale #readthepaysonchronicle

Press Conference Brings Agencies Together In A Show Of Commitment To Campaign To Curb Opioid Addiction

Heading the local Take Back Campaign as well as providing community support through programs with Communities That Care is local coordinator, Kim Lefler (pictured, left). She and Payson City Mayor Bill Wright (pictured, right), a retired lieutenant with the Payson Police Department, were among local officials attending a press gathering last week at Mountain View Hospital concerning the opioid crisis and prevention efforts underway. See story on the front page of this week's newspaper.

PICTURES TELL THE PAYSON STORY ~ Payson Historical Society: PAYSON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

Coming up in the next print edition of The Payson Chronicle: During the first forty years after Payson was settled there was no official fire department that was organized in the community. Whenever a fire occurred in the community, the neighbors that lived nearby lent a hand to extinguish the blazes.

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.

CHET ZEEMAN

Chet Jay Clark Zeeman passed away peacefully February 14, 2018, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was raised in Payson, Utah. His career later took him to Nevada where he was employed many years with Whittlesea Taxi Co. There he performed responsibilities as a dispatcher and was also successful in efficiently running the fuel islands.

Chet had the heart of a giant and was dearly loved by his family members, most particularly his nieces and nephews. He always displayed a tenderness for animals and found great solace in the companionship of his cherished pets.

He was born November 6, 1955, in Nephi Utah. He is survived by his parents, Patricia Ann and Sherman Zeeman, of Payson, sister, Holly Jensen, of Payson, sister, Shawnie Worthen (Rick), of Payson, and brother, Ren Zeeman (Kris), of Payson. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, James and Vilda Phillips, of Nephi, and John and Martha Zeeman, of Payson.

Chet has left a print on each of our lives and will truly be missed. Close friends and family members may join us in a memorial service to be held Saturday, February 24, 2018, commencing at 11:00 a.m. at the Mountain View 8th Ward meeting house, located at 789 Arrowhead Trail, Payson, Utah.

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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.

Veola Memmott Hansen

Veola, 80, our angel mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend passed away on February 13. 2018, in Provo, Utah  She was born in Scipio, Utah, to Eugene and Lillie Memmott.  She married Carroll Dean Hansen in the Salt Lake Temple in 1956.

In high school she was known as "The Girl with the Golden Voice."  Veola graduated from Delta High School in 1956 and met and married her sweetheart, Carroll Dean Hansen that same year in the Salt Lake Temple. Together they had six children: Diana, Teena, Linda, Ray, Tammy, and Russell.  Veola was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for her entire life and served in many callings including Stake Missionary, Singing Mothers Chorister, Young Woman's Leader, Primary President, and Visiting Teacher. She carried a heavy load when her husband, Carroll became ill with Huntington's disease and she was left to care for him while continuing to raise five teenage children. Her husband passed away in 1990.

She worked at a Salt Lake cleaners where she had the opportunity to serve President Thomas S. Monson and enjoyed the association with him. In 2000, she purchased a condo in Payson, Utah where she lived the remainder of her life with her daughter Teena, and her son-in-law Randy after their marriage. Veola worked as a Foster Grandparent at Barnett Elementary and was loved by the children she served there. In 2014, she was diagnosed with kidney failure and began a difficult journey of dialysis treatments to prolong her life.

She was an example of endurance, courage, and faith to all who knew her. She will be greatly missed by friends and family who drew strength from her and the testimony she had of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.

She was preceded in death by three of her children, Russell, Linda (John), and Tammy (Gary) and is survived by three of her children, Diana Hsu, Teena (Randy) Searle, and Ray Hansen, as well as 20 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren.

Viewings will be Friday February 16 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and then again on Saturday, February 17, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am, Saturday February 17 at the Mountain View First Ward Chapel on 1138 East 100 South, Payson, UT. She will be buried at Memorial Estates Cemetery in Salt Lake City, UT.

Condolences may be sent online at www.serenityfhs.com

Campaign Underway To Deal With Opioid Crisis

• Utah County officials, health experts, city leaders and local law enforcement joined families who have lost loved ones to opioid addiction today at Mountain View Hospital. A campaign to deal with a crisis that hits close to home for many in Payson, Santaquin and surrounding communities is underway. More to come in the upcoming edition of The Payson Chronicle. #opiodcrisis #utahcounty#addiction #readthepaysonchronicle

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United Utah Party Announces 2018 Election Cycle Candidates For Utah County

Pictured above (left-right): Mr. Isaac Walters, Ms. Hillary Stirling, Ms. Teri McCabe, and Mr. Eric Chase

On Wednesday, February 19, the United Utah Party announced its first wave of 2018 candidates for Utah County at the Historic Utah County Court House.

United Utah Party Chair Richard Davis attended the event and said that “We are delighted to present the first group of state legislative and local candidates to run on the UUP banner. Each one brings a fresh approach to government. They are young and new to politics and will offer a stark contrast to politicians. We hope voters will learn more about them and the United Utah Party they represent.”

The candidates who announced for the 2018 election include:

Isaac Walters, candidate for House District 56. Mr. Walters is a Provo resident and earned a BA in Theater from BYU, a MFA in Directing from Columbia University, and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Walters has spent a majority of his career in higher education and currently works at UVU.  

Hillary Stirling, candidate for House District 57. Ms. Stirling is an Pleasant Grove resident and received a BA in English from BYU and an AS in Paralegal Studies from UVU. She is currently employed with the law firm Mack and Associates.

Eric Chase, candidate for House District 61. Mr. Chase is a Provo resident with a degree in Mechatronic Technologies from Utah Valley University.

Teri McCabe, candidate for Utah County Commissioner – Seat A. Ms. McCabe is a Provo resident  and received her undergraduate and master’s degrees in Athletic Training from BYU.

Jesse Thurgood Serenades Payson Lions

The Valentine's holiday is meant for love.  And, in the case of the Payson Lions Club, love for excellent music.  The latter was fulfilled for club members at their February 8 Valentine’s Party with a special live performance by local musician Jesse Thurgood (pictured here). With his acoustic guitar and polished vocal cords, the revered entertainer serenaded the group while they dined in the Daniels Room decked out in homage to Cupid at the Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center in Payson. Mr Thurgood performed pleasing tunes, including a few that he has penned as an accomplished recording artist.

Payson Junior High School Students Make The Honor Roll

Find the honor roll in this week's print edition of The Payson Chronicle.

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.

Donald Earl Allbee

Donald Earl Allbee, 85, of Payson, Utah, passed away on February 10, 2018.  Donald was born on January 4, 1933, in Des Moines, Iowa, to parents Charles Earl and Ruth Higgins Allbee.

He married Beverly Jean Meredith on October 8, 1951 in Lehi, Utah. They were later sealed in the Manti Temple. Together they had Don Eugene, Edward Meredith, Bruce Earl and Daniel P Allbee.

Donald worked as an equipment operator for the Battle Mountain Gold Company for 25 years and retired in 1993. He also served his country in the Army during the Korean Conflict.

He enjoyed fishing and being outdoors. Donald was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Donald is survived by his son Daniel P. Allbee, a grandson Kenneth Monroe Allbee, brothers Gene and Bill Allbee, and brother-in-laws Melvin Meredith (Muriel), Paul Meredith (Linda). He is also survived by Joyce Jones (John) and numerous nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his wife, parents, sons; Don Eugene Allbee, Edward Meredith Allbee, and Bruce Earl Allbee.

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 11 a.m. at the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery.  A visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 from 6-8 p.m. at the Walker Funeral Home, 587 South 100 West, Payson, Utah.

Condolences may be sent to www.walkerspanishfork.com.