Mourning the Passing of Friends: Forthcoming Funeral Service

 

  "What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. 

All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.”

~ Helen Keller 

David Cole

David Edward Cole, 73, of Payson, Utah, passed away at home with his family near, on the evening of December 25, 2022, after a short battle with cancer. He was born May 8, 1949, in Los Angeles, California to Joseph David Cole and America Jo Harper, the second of their four children.

He grew up in California, graduating from Boron High School, Class of 1967.  He married Katherine in Carson City, Nevada, on May 9, 1980.  Together they have two sons and two daughters.

Although David didn’t get through college, he learned on the job and through the school of hard knocks, using his natural persistence and intelligence to master whatever he put his mind to.  He was a millwright and a steel worker, spending his career at US Borax for 15 years. He also worked for US Steel Geneva Works; and from 1988 to 2001 at Pacific States Cast Iron and Pipe.

David liked playing guitar and writing music, being skilled at acting and most of all expression of music.  He enjoyed going to plays and concerts, road trips, and also fishing, camping, hiking, and hunting.

David is survived by his wife, Katherine; his children: Joe Cole of Payson, Utah; Devi Cole of Vernal, Utah; and Katelyn Cole of Payson, Utah; as well as one grandson, Devin Janssen.  Additionally survived by his brother, Don Cole; and his sisters: Debbie Farnsworth and Carol Sue Jelitzh; and extended family: Summer, Xavier, Leighlend, Kyra, and Tori Strudevant; plus, numerous nieces and nephews.  He is preceded in death by his father, J D Cole; and his mother, Jo Cole; and by his son, Justin Cole.

A funeral service will be held Tuesday afternoon, January 3, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home, 587 South 100 West, Payson, Utah 84651.  Prior to the funeral, family and friends may gather for a visitation at the funeral home from 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.  Interment will be Santaquin City Cemetery, Santaquin, Utah 84655.

Arrangements are entrusted to Walker Funeral Home. Condolences may be offered at www.WalkerMemorials.com

In This Week's Edition: Lucky Pickering: Man Before His Time

 W I S D O M  in  P L A C E S

Shopkeepers and workers stand in front of the Coray-Pickering building on West Utah Avenue’s southside sidewalk. Proprietors (from left) Sid Coray and Lucky Pickering are joined here by the company’s accountant (name unknown), Phyllis Robins Simmons, another man whose name has yet to surface in familiarity, Mel Swain, and yet another man whose name at present is unknown. The window reflection in this mid-century snapshot identifies the shop’s approximate location, on the opposite side of Utah Avenue from the former Independent Order of the Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) fraternal lodge at 36 West Utah Avenue, which remains standing today. A furniture, cabinet, and artisan shop throughout its years, Lucky's location of operation would eventually be lost to fire.

Christmas 2022

 

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WEDNESDAY WISDOM

 

“For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

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Cheers!

 

S U P P O R T the A R T S & A R T I S A N S  

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Coming up THIS WEEK in The Payson Chronicle: Lucky Pickering: A Man Before His Time

PART TWO  

“Art and Vision: Projects for Admiration and Utility”

PICTURED: Walnut Wood Carving: Lucky’s first sculpture from a walnut log. The wood carving was accidentally destroyed after the artist’s bronze furnace ignited a fire, causing his cabinet shop to burn down while he was at home having lunch.

Photo courtesy of Nick Pickering.

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TALES FROM THE FORT

 

"1853"

FORT PAYSON: Fort Peteetneet expands and undergoes a name change by 1853.

PHS Christmas Concert

 

Christmas Special

 

Mourning the Passing of Friends: Forthcoming Funeral Service

  "What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. 

All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.”

~ Helen Keller 

Alvin Schramm

Alvin Schramm, beloved husband of Betty Jean (Tanner) Schramm, died peacefully on Friday, December 2, at the age of 84.

“Pops,” as he became known to his family, was born to the late Reed Anthon and Erma (Garner) Schramm, in Payson, Utah on Sept. 14, 1938, where he met and grew up with the love of his life, Betty Jean Tanner, whom he eventually married in 1958.

Alvin served in the Army Reserve Corps for 8 years, and worked as an engineer for Boeing early on in his marriage. He eventually moved on to other pursuits, including buying farmland and immigrating to Southern Alberta, Canada, where he and Betty lived for more than 50 years. Regardless of his occupation, he always considered himself a farmer and custodian of the land. In this he was greatly assisted by his innate sense of independence, resourcefulness, and not a little stubbornness. He loved to work the land, especially with his boys.

Famous for his humorous one-liners, Alvin often had a mischievous twinkle in his eye. He was accomplished at woodworking and could fix just about anything. Once he felt his knees could no longer handle the horseback riding that he loved, he moved on to building wagons, buggies, and carts, so that he could continue working with his horses, riding behind them in his own custom-built buggy rather than in the saddle.

Service was a way of life for Alvin. He not only served his friends and neighbors, but also in various positions as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including in the bishopric, on the high council, as a financial and ward clerk, and as a missionary on a service mission with Betty Jean. He used his talents to bless others right up to the very end by making wooden children’s toys to donate to local charities.

When asked what he wanted his obituary to say about him, he responded simply, “Something true.” And this is true: Alvin was a funny, good, and kind man, and he is dearly loved and will be greatly missed by his family. He will be remembered as fun-loving and hardworking, a loving husband and father, and a loyal friend.

Alvin was preceded in death by his parents, Reed Anthon and Erma, a brother, Dowel Reed, and 2 sisters, Lorraine and Nyda. He is survived by his beloved wife, Betty Jean; 2 sisters, Lillie and Verna; 4 daughters, Susan, Cynthia, Angela, and Sonja; 5 sons, Steven, Doug, Reed, Blake, and Bryan; 43 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at Walker Funeral Home, 587 South 100 West, Payson, Utah, on Saturday, December 17th at 11:00 a.m., where the family will also receive friends from 9:30am to 10:30 a.m.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Walker Funeral Home. Condolences may be offered at www.WalkerMemorials.com. 

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Mourning the Passing of Friends: Forthcoming Funeral Service

 

 "What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. 

All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.”

~ Helen Keller 

 

DEATH NOTICE:

DENNIS BLANCHARD DIXON

Dennis Blanchard Dixon, 90, passed away December 4, 2022, at home in Payson, Utah. Viewing services will be held Sunday, December 11 at 6-8 PM and Monday December 12, at 10:00-10:45 AM. Funeral services Monday, December 12, at 11:00 AM at Payson First Ward at 225 South 400 East in Payson, Utah. For more information, please visit Anderson & Goff Mortuary at Goffmortuary.com.

DOODLEBUG

 

COMING UP IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION:

Lucky Pickering: A Man Before His Time
PART ONE

“In The Palm Of His Hand”

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#lucky

Peteetneet Train Show

The tracks were laid for this season’s Peteetneet Train Show on the eve of last week’s Christmas Boutique. For the past thirty years, the work behind setting up the motorized rail-scape and running it during the holiday was undertaken by Doug Lamb, his wife Irene and family. This year, the engineer’s cap was passed on to Gordon Reynolds and his wife Frankie.

 

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Mourning the Passing of Friends: Forthcoming Funeral Service

  "What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. 

All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.”

~ Helen Keller 

Hope Larsen

1975 – 2022

 

Salina, Utah - Hope Lyn Oryall Larsen, 47, of Salina passed away November 29, 2022, in Payson.  She was born March 23, 1975, in Payson, a daughter of David Rae and Denise Lyn Jackson Oryall.  Hope married Mathew Max Larsen on August 28, 1999, in Salina, Utah. They had two wonderful children, Baylee Dawn and Beau Thunder. Matt preceded her in death June 3, 2018.

Hope was always the life of any event. She enjoyed being loud and always had the time of her life. Many would judge but by the end she would gain everyone’s love. Her favorite event of the year was the Salina Street Dance mostly because you could be as loud as you want.

Hope loved to not only care for her own children but everyone else’s as well. She became known as “Mama Hope.” Without question she would jump to the aid of family and friends. She would open her home to anyone needing a place for the night (or five).

Hope was a wild and free soul, a beautiful and unique woman. Her main goal in life was to make sure Baylee and Beau had everything they needed and for them to be as happy as possible. The most important was that they graduate High School. Graduation ceremonies came for both and it was some of the best days of her life. The next best that came along was being a part of her grandson’s entrance into this world. She has adored Klayson Carpenter from day one and did everything in her power to spend as much time with him as possible.

She was a light to those who really knew her and will be missed beyond words.

Hope is survived by her children: Baylee Dawn and Josh Carpenter of Spanish Fork; Beau Thunder Larsen of Salina; her parents, David and DeAnn Oryall of Payson; Lyn Oryall of Payson; her siblings: Julie Seat of Payson; Colton and Bree Oryall of Santaquin; Dillan Oryall of Payson; Trent Oryall of Payson ; her grandmother, Patsy Jackson of Spanish Fork; numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.

She is preceded in death by her grandparents: Larry Jackson; Clifford and Leona Oryall; and many lifelong friends.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at 1:00 P.M. in the Salina Creek LDS Ward Chapel, 95 South 100 East in Salina.  Friends may call for viewing at the Springer Turner Funeral Home in Salina, Tuesday morning from 10:00 to 12:30 prior to the services.

Burial will be in the Pioneer Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.

Online guest book at: www.springerturner.com

 

Mourning the Passing of Friends: Forthcoming Funeral Service

  "What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. 

All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.”

~ Helen Keller 

Russell Clarence Jones

  June 20, 1954  ~ December 2, 2022

Russell Clarence Jones, age 68, passed away in LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, on December 2nd, 2022 from an aggressive form of Mantle Cell Lymphoma. He was surrounded by his wife, children, and grandchildren and returned to his Heavenly Father peacefully and without pain.

Russ was born June 20, 1954 in Delta, Utah to Sherman Lovell and Merle Henderson Jones. He was raised in Santaquin and graduated from Payson High School in 1972.  Russ married Deborah Kay Johnson in 1973 and the marriage was solemnized in the Provo Temple in 1974. Together they raised five children: Candace, Rusty, Marshall, Nicole, and Eric.

From an early age, Russ learned the value of hard work and labored with his father in the family ditch-lining business. He initially worked as a cement mason, welder, and built smokestacks for power plants in Utah and Wyoming. He joined the family business in 1977. He worked hard his whole life benefiting his many customers and the communities that he worked in.

Russ was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many callings including bishoprics, young men’s, nursery, and library. Additionally, he served in the Scouting program and led the local chapter of the Order of the Arrow. Through his many years of faithful service, he touched the lives of numerous people.   

Russ loved the outdoors and taught his children to have a great appreciation of nature. His favorite hobbies were hiking, camping, fishing, and hunting, which he enjoyed doing with his children, 23 grandchildren, and many honorary grandchildren. Everything he worked towards was for his family, and especially for his 23 beloved grandchildren: Joe, Dan, Liz, Megan, Katie, Peter, Mason, Myles, Max, McKay, William, Josh, McKenna, Andrew, Miriam, Jon, Aaron, Rachel, Abby, Benjamin, Melody, Annelise, and Ada.

Russ is survived by his wife: Deborah; his children: Candace Strong, Rusty (Kim) Jones, Marshall (Melissa) Jones, Eric (Lyndsie) Jones, and Nicole Sanford. He was preceded in death by his beloved parents: Sherman and Merle; and his brother: Kevin.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 10, at 11 AM, at the 3rd Ward LDS Chapel, 197 South 300 West in Delta, Utah. Viewings will be held on Friday evening, 6-8 PM, at the Nickle Mortuary; and Saturday, 9:30-10:40 AM, prior to the service. Those unable to attend are invited to view the recorded video of the Service. The link will be posted with his obituary at www.nicklemortuary.com by Saturday afternoon. Burial will be in the Delta City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donating to the American Cancer Society.