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.

Community Leader Helen Scott dies at 88

Helen Marie Taylor [Box] Scott peacefully passed away on February 8, 2019 in her home in Payson, surrounded by her family.

She was born June 16, 1930 and raised by her grandparents, John Henry and Ada Box in Payson. After graduating from Payson High in 1948, she worked at Payson Junior High and traveled extensively with her girlfriends. She married Maynard Scott May 22, 1959 in the Salt Lake Temple.

She raised a daughter and son, Elena and Craig. To say that she became involved in supporting their school and extracurricular activities would be massive understatement. These activities were merely touchstones to what became a lifetime of civic organizing, fundraising, historic restoration, public relations and event planning. In particular, her service as President of the Payson Scottish Festival and director of activities for Peteetneet Academy was instrumental to their preservation and success.

She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and enjoyed her various callings in the Cub Scouts, primary, Sunday school and Relief Society. 
Helen’s greatest joy was spending time with her extended family and many friends. She was a great listener and conversationalist and went to great lengths to include as many people as possible into whatever she was involved in at the moment. She was funny; if she pulled your leg, you should know you were in good company and consider yourself lucky. She enjoyed music, theater and travel. She enjoyed gardening and making her surroundings sparklingly clean and tidy. She had a sweet tooth and getting between her and her hot lava cake would not be recommended.

She is survived by her devoted husband, Maynard Perry Scott and two children, Elena Bowyer [Rick] of Washington, Ut and Craig Maynard Scott [Sandy] of Portland, Or. She is survived by her sister, Vicky England [Mick] of El Cajon, Ca and many special nieces and nephews including her “U-turn twin” Colleen Martinson of Payson. She loved her two grandchildren, Rick Bowyer (Marcie) of S. Jordan, Ut and Brandon [Bernadette] Bowyer of Las Vegas, Nv, and her three great-grandchildren, Derian, Brynn and Avery.

She is preceded in death by her parents Ada and Henry Box, and mother Mae Box Garn. She was also preceded in death by her siblings Allean, Lucille, Florence, Le Roy, Donna, Maxine and Zelda.

A viewing will be held in her honor on Friday, February 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home, 587 South 100 West, Payson Ut and at the church Saturday 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 16 at 11:00 a.m. at the 1st Ward LDS Chapel, 225 South 400 East, Payson Ut.

Burial will be in the Payson City Cemetery.  Condolences may be sent to the family at www.walkerobits.com.