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.

ANN CHERRY THOMPSON

Ann Cherry Thompson, 75, passed peacefully in her home in Payson, Utah, with her family at her side
on September 26, 2019.

She was born in Salina, Utah on November 15, 1943 to Howard Wesley Cherry Jr., and Geraldine Fairbanks
Cherry.

Ann grew up in Salina and attended North Sevier High School, graduating in 1962. She married Charles
William Thompson of Aurora, Utah on September 27, 1963. They had four sons, John, Eric (deceased),
Daniel (Jennifer) and Luke.

She worked as a long distance telephone operator and a lab technician in Salt Lake City while Charlie
attended the University of Utah. In 1970 they moved to Brookings, South Dakota for graduate school.
The family moved to Payson in 1973. She worked in the school lunch kitchen at Payson Junior High
School and later worked as an anesthesia technician at Mountain View Hospital and Central Utah Surgical
Center.

Ann enjoyed cooking, baking and entertaining friends and family. In retirement, Ann and Charlie traveled
to Alaska and several other states. She enjoyed exploring new places and learning about other cultures.
Family campouts and fishing trips were frequent and she was a great Dutch-oven / camp cook. A Dutch
oven cake followed every dinner.

Grandchildren brought her a tremendous amount of joy and she supported them in their numerous extracurricular
activities.

She also enjoyed hiking and snow shoeing, braiding rugs and playing cards.

She was active volunteer in the Utah Democratic Party, and volunteered at Tabitha’s Way.

Ann is survived by her husband Charlie, sons John, Daniel, (Jennifer) and Luke, a brother, Kevin (Debra),
11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wes and Geraldine,
a son, Eric, and a brother, Howard.

Funeral services are scheduled at noon on Friday, October 3, 2019 at the Payson Stake Center, 650 W. 800 S.
The family will also host a visitation from 10-11:45 a.m. at the same location prior to the funeral. Funeral
arrangements are under the direction of Walker Funeral Home. The family requests donations to cancer
research in lieu of flowers. Interment will be in the Payson City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to
www.walkerobits.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.

Aralda Jones

Our dear father, Aralda Jones, graduated from this earth life September 18, 2019 of natural causes. 

He was born to Lawrence Isaiah Jones and Essie Harris on April 5, 1928 in Lindon, Utah. He married Mary Kathyrn Marlin on July 25, 1949. They had five children. They later divorced. He married Debra Trelor on May 3, 2018. 

Aralda was very well thought of and known by all as a very generous person. 

He spent 44 enjoyable years working for the Union Pacific Railroad as Sectionman, Section Foreman, Roadmaster, and Foreman Training Instructor. 

Under his leadership as city council member and then mayor of Lynndyl, Utah, he was greatly involved in community service and in creating Lynndyl City Park. 

He was an innovator, hard worker and all around handyman who could fix anything. One of his favorite sayings was, “A guy could…” and he did! He was instrumental in bringing in and restoring the Porter Rockwell cabin in Eureka, Utah. 

He loved his children and grandchildren, and with them enjoyed picnics, parades, family times, and trains. He loved history and exploring. 

His best friend was a dachshund named Sammy. 

He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 

He is survived by his wife; Debra Trelor; children Terry (Shauna) Santaquin, Utah, Micheal (Sigrid) Tigard, Oregon, Kim (Penny) Milwaukie, Oregon, and Kathy (Eric) Hyde Mapleton, Utah; brothers  Vincent, Dale Gene and Lynn; sisters Beverly Paul and Loraine Holman; 10 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great grandchildren. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Deloy, Robert, Joseph, and Buster, sister Juanita Tallent, daughter Becky Nan and grandson Nicholas Jones.

Funeral services will be held Saturday September 28, 2019 at 10:00 am a the Summit Ridge LDS Church, 591 Summit Ridge Parkway, Santaquin, where family will greet friends from 9:00 – 9:45 am prior to services. Interment will follow in the Santaquin City Cemetery. 

A big thank you to Lake Ridge Assisted Living, Bristol Hospice, and Legacy House Spanish Fork, Utah.  A very special thanks to the Brown Family Mortuary for the loving care they gave our family.

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.

NOREEN NELSON BISHOP Noreen Nelson Bishop passed away peacefully at her home in St. George, UT on September 19, 2019. Noreen was born September 22, 1929 in Goshen, UT to Alof and Hilda Webb Nelson.  She was the oldest of four children. She was a big help to her parents on their farm and a wonderful example to her three younger siblings.  When she was in junior high, she received an award for best penmanship and also held various offices in both junior high and high school. There was no high school in Goshen, so she was required to travel to Payson, UT.  Her father felt the bus ride was too long, so he sold the farm and moved his family to Payson. She had many good friends throughout high school, some of whom she has remained in contact with to this day. Soon after her graduation from school, she met her sweetheart, Lee Bishop, and they were married October 18, 1947. Noreen was the mother of eleven children. After spending the first fifteen years of their married life in Utah they moved to Overton, NV, in 1962 where Lee taught school. During their years in Overton, while raising her family, Noreen helped Lee with his many small businesses. Together they began the first newspaper in Moapa Valley, known as The Moapa Valley Herald. Noreen would type and assemble the articles and then travel weekly to St. George, UT to have it printed. In 1991 Noreen was the Nevada State Mother of the Year, but her children would tell you she was Mother of the Year every day. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and served faithfully in many callings, and though many of those were in presidencies of the various auxiliaries, her favorite calling was serving with Lee in the nursery. Noreen and Lee served a two year mission to Ireland and upon their return, served as Temple Ordinance Workers at the Las Vegas Nevada Temple. In 2011 they moved to St. George, UT. During this time she became very involved in Family History. Noreen is survived by eight of their eleven children: Michael (Debbie), Brant (Barbara), Connie (Lance) Robertson, Nancy (Gary) Pierce, Melanie (Don) Davis, Kevin (Colleen), Tim (Laura) & Beverly (Bruce) Clark; fifty-one grandchildren; one hundred and twelve great-grandchildren; fourteen great-great-grandchildren and two sisters (Kathleen Hudson & Eleanor Rayner). She was preceded in death by her husband, three sons (Alan, Randy & James), her parents, one brother (Ray Nelson), and one grandson (Justin Bishop). There will be a viewing held on Friday, September 27, 2019, at 12:00 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 166 South Main Street, St. George, UT with funeral services to follow at 1:00 p.m. Graveside Services will be Saturday, September 28, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at the Payson City Cemetery in Payson, UT. Friends and family are invited to sign our online guestbook at www.moapavalleymortuary.com

Ranked Choice Voting Explained

Utah Representative Marc Roberts (pictured, standing) explained Ranked Choice Voting to residents attending last night’s Meet the Payson City Council Candidates event in the City Center Banquet Hall. The event, which introduced municipal candidates to their constituents as well as the voting method they will use, was the first of two such gatherings hosted by the Payson and Santaquin Area Chamber of Commerce. Voters will have the chance to meet the Payson Council candidates again in this venue in October.

The candidates seeking three four-year Payson City Council seats are Linda Carter, Cary Kenneth Stockwell, Doug Welton, Brian V. Hulet, and Scott Pinkham. Michael Hardy has withdrawn from the race.

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Doug Davis Memorial Golf Invitational To Take Place At Gladstan On September 14

The late Doug Davis is pictured (right) with a golf companion.  An invitational in his honor is planned for next Saturday.

The Doug Davis Memorial Golf Invitational will take place at the Gladstan Golf Course on Saturday, September 14.  Doug Davis passed away on December 1, 2018, and his family is planning the upcoming event at Gladstan to commemorate his lifelong love for golf.

His brother and event organizer, Eric Davis would like to get a head count before the invitational takes place.
Please call him at 801-494-7998 as soon as possible if you would like to participate.

The late Doug Davis’s golf accomplishments include having two holes-in-one within one week. He was 18 years
old and it was at the original Gladstan Golf Course. He expected to get several more in his life, but despite being
a scratch golfer for most of his life, he never got another one.

He was the winner of the Gladstan Men’s Golf Association Championship in 1972, having shot a 72-68=140
to win by 1 shot over Henry Andrus. Doug was a multiple-time champion of the LDS Golf Association of
Southern California.

He was most happy on the golf course with his friends and family. He loved golfing with his brother Eric, his
nieces and nephews and his kids. One of Doug’s favorite golf experiences was playing the courses in Monterey,
California, with his son Stephen.

Stephen reports, “I told my dad that I was taking him to go on a trip to play Pebble Beach Golf Links. He
mentioned that there is a course right next to it called the Cypress Point Club that used to be in the Crosby
Clambake (what is now the AT&T Pro-am). He said it was his dream to play there and did I think we could get
on? I told him that it was one of the most exclusive courses in the world and that I doubted it. I worked for
months to get us in there. When it came time for us to play our first round, I told him we were playing one of
the nearby public courses, when we pulled up to Cypress Point he cried.  Anyone who knew my dad knows he
was a crier. He said, ‘Thank you son, BUT I thought I taught you not to be a liar.’ It was a perfect

Moment.”

Gladstan Golf Course is located at 1 Gladstan Drive, Payson, Utah.  Website: gladstan.com

Big O Tires Business of the Month

Pictured is Gabe Dunn as he awaits his introduction as recipient of the September Business of the Month Award for his shop Big O Tires, located at 1146 West 800 South, Payson. Ty Jones (not pictured), who serves as Payson & Santaquin Area Chamber of Commerce President, did the honors of introduction at the September 4, 2019, Payson City Council meeting. He praised Mr Dunn for his continued support of Chamber projects and involvement in local interests. After expressing his gratitude to the community, Mr Dunn was congratulated by Payson City Councilmembers and city staff. 


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