Golden Lions Onion Days Scones

 

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

 

Larry Dell Carter

“Well done, thou good and faithful servant. Thou hast been faithful over a few things. I Will make thee ruler over many things; enter now into the joy of thy Lord.”  Mathew 25:21

Larry fulfilled his final mission on earth. He promised his mother in-law he would care for Kyle till the end. Kyle was laid to rest and not even 14 hours later, his final mission was accomplished, and he returned home as well.

Larry Dell Carter was born the second child of Vance Lavar and Faye Warren Carter on August 15, 1942, in Los Angeles California. Later they moved to Payson, Utah where he spent the rest of his life.

Larry had a beautiful singing voice and sang at many school and church events. He had the lead in the musical production his senior year of high school. He also sang at many funerals with his good friend Lamar.

He met his sweetheart Nina Gay in high school, and they dated throughout. They were married on June 30, 1961, in the Manti Temple. Larry joined the National Guard, and they spent their first year together in Washington state where he was on active duty.

When they returned to Payson, Larry along with his father and two brothers started Best Deal Spring which they built into a thriving business. He retired in 2008.

In his younger years, he enjoyed bowling on the “Best Deal” bowling league. He also enjoyed motorcycle and snowmobile riding.

Later he and Nina took up a love for antiquing. They spent a lot of time traveling all over to shows and scouring the country for beautiful keepsakes. Larry could tell you where they bought it and how much they paid for every item.

When they had finally filled their home with antiques, Larry started collecting old cars and restoring them. He loved doing all the car shows and won many awards.

Larry was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held many callings, including Bishop. His favorites callings were working with the Adventure Scouts and working directly with the missionaries as president of the 70’s. He and Nina served a mission at the Joseph Smith House and Convention Center. They also took many cruises and traveled the world together.

They loved spending their winters in Quartzite, Arizona where they made many good friends and made happy memories.

Larry and Nina raised four children and have 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Every one of them knew how much he loved them.

Larry was preceded in death by his parents, brother Vance William Carter, and brother-in-law Kyle Gay.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 1, 2023, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 711 South 600 East in Payson, Utah. Visitation will be prior from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the church. There will also be visitation on Thursday, August 31, 2023, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home, 587 South 100 West, Payson, Utah. Interment will be in Payson City Cemetery, 400 North 800 East, Payson, Utah.

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

Death Notice

"What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. 

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

~ Helen Keller

LARRY CARTER

Larry Dell Carter, 81, passed away August 27, 2023, of Payson, Utah, passed away in Spanish Fork, Utah.  Funeral arrangements are under the care of Walker Funeral Home, Payson, Utah.  A full obituary and service information will be available at www.walkermemorials.com where condolences may be sent to the family. 

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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

Maynard Dean Fullmer

Maynard Dean Fullmer, the last but most certainly not least, member of the Fullmer legacy, graduated to eternity on August 23, 2023. He was lovingly surrounded by family here, as he returned home to even more family there.

Maynard was born in Payson, Utah, on Mother’s Day, May 12, 1935. He was raised with six sisters in a small two-bedroom home and outhouse. Maynard called Payson home for his entire life. He was the youngest of nine children born to Robert and Evah “Cecil” Mattinson Fullmer. He graduated from Payson High School in 1953 and was so looking forward to riding on the Onion Days parade float for his 70th Class Reunion. His “Payson Pride” was never ending and attending the many football, basketball and other sports games was a favorite past-time, even after the grandkids were out of school.

After meeting his sweetheart Roma May Fullmer, the two were married on May 11, 1955, in Payson Utah, celebrating nearly 67 anniversaries. Together this fine couple raised three beautiful daughters, Barbara, Kathy, and Helen. He often said, “I was blessed with a mother, seven sisters, a wife, three daughters and a mother-in-law. I must be the luckiest man alive!” His greatest love was family. He was always concerned for their safety. The grandkids all know you never go to Grandpa’s without an undershirt and winter coat on. On the other hand, one of his favorite tricks was riding a bicycle backwards. A feat many grandkids would attempt but, after many bruises, never accomplish. Maynard held a variety of positions throughout his working life. Some include a miner, steelworker, cabinet maker, and security guard at Area 51 in Nevada. (Hey CIA, grandpa would never tell us ANYTHING.) Maynard ultimately retired from Geneva Steel after 32 years due to a broken back. Given time, and due to his immense strength and attitude, he recovered to spend countless hours serving his family, friends, neighbors, and ward during his retirement.

Maynard and Roma loved to hunt and spend time with family. They would spend many years building their cabin to get everyone closer and spend more time together doing the things they loved. Maynard could often be heard to say, “I just want to visit my friends and family and watch a little football. What’s wrong with that?”

Maynard is survived by his daughters Barbara (Gary) Walton, Helen (Ron) Holt, 10 grandchildren, and 29 great grandchildren as well as countless nieces, nephews, and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife Roma Talbot, daughter Kathy Johnson, parents Robert and Cecil, brother Myron and seven sisters Cleo, Eva, Ida, Leah, Joyce, Loa and Edna.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, August 30, 2023, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home located at 587 South 100 West, Payson, Utah. A funeral service will be held Thursday, August 31, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. in the “Old” Payson 1st Ward Chapel, 225 South 400 East, Payson, Utah. Family and friends may attend visitation from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Payson City Cemetery, 400 North 800 East, Payson, Utah.

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

Legendary

 

“With her wand she gently touches

Each plant, and to gold it turns,

And the Golden Onion harvest

Is the time that she returns.”

~ “Legend of the Golden Onion,” Kathryn Quigley Betts, 1930 Payson Golden Onion Celebration Committee Member and Poet

August 23, 23 Edition

 

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

KYLE EDWARD GAY

Our sweet angel entered his mother’s arms and left this world on August 23,2023.

Kyle was a perfect spirit. He came to earth to receive his body but being perfect he had already passed the tests of this life. He was not here for himself; he was here for us. He taught us unconditional love, true compassion and to see the simple joys in life.

Kyle Edward Gay was born the fifth child of Morden Samson Gay and Hazel Enone Bott on February 25, 1964. His two older sisters also delivered baby boys in the next couple months.  We were all raised together.

Kyle spent his childhood trying to keep up with all the kids in the neighborhood. He rode bikes and did all the fun activities of the other kids. He loved swimming and spent the summer at the pool.

Band concerts were his favorite and he had a front row seat every week. Eventually the band allowed him to lead a song each week. It brought him such Joy. We are so grateful to all those that gave him this wonderful privilege. Grandpa Morden’s viewing was on a Sunday night, and he still insisted he needed to go to the band concert.

Kyle always made you feel like the most important person in the world whether he knew u or not. His face would light up and he would yell “Hey” and give you a big hug! His true joy showed in everything he did. Getting a pumpkin for Halloween or seeing the Christmas lights. It was impossible to be sad when Kyle was around.

Kyle did his schooling at Oakridge school and then Graduated to C U E where he spent 35 years. He made many lifelong friends. We are so grateful for the wonderful people that work in these great facilities. He loved them so much and always looked forward to going to work.

He also attended special primary and RAW for many years. He was also involved in special Olympics.

Before his mother passed away Larry and Nina promised her, they would take care of him until the end, and they did. They refused to give the responsibility to anyone else. Even when their own health made it almost impossible. Father in heaven knew it was time to bring him home.

Kyle was preceded in death by his parents, brother Layne Gay and Sister June Jackson.

He is survived by his brother Leon (Carolee) Gay, Sister Nina (Larry) Carter, Brother-in-law Boyd (Dora) Jackson and sister-in-law Gaylene (Rick) Crow and many nieces and nephews.

We would like to send a special thank you to Icare hospice for all the loving people who cared for him in the end.

We also want to thank Lilly and Abby at CTE for their loving care.

We also want to thank Kayley and all the other great nieces and nephews that have pitched in to help these last five weeks.

We will miss you, our ray of sunshine, but you have left your imprint on six generations who have been blessed to be part of your life! Father in Heaven, thank you so much for letting this angel be ours!

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at Payson City Cemetery located at 400 North 800 East, Payson, Utah. Visitation will be prior from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Walker Funeral Home, 587 South 100 West, Payson, Utah. There will also be visitation Friday, August 25, 2023, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

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

 

Paula Jane Wick Bartholomew

July 24, 1955 ~ August 16, 2023 (age 68)

Our dear wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Paula Bartholomew, 68, returned home peacefully to her loving Heavenly Father, surrounded by her family on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. She was born on July 24, 1955, to Paul Homer Kenneth Tanner Wick and Jane Arleen Gasser Wick in Payson, Utah.

She attended Peteetneet Elementary School, Payson High School, and BYU.

Paula married the love of her life, Grant Newman Bartholomew, in the Manti Utah Temple on June 20, 1975. They were married for 48 wonderful years and had many great adventures together.

She is a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where she served as Stake Relief Society President, Ward Relief Society President, Primary President, and Young Women President. Paula and her husband served two senior missions together. One in Shiprock, NM, with the Addiction Recovery Program and the other one in Hyde Park, UT, as Service Missionaries serving the missionaries in that area.

Paula worked for Options for Independence, Discovery Elementary, and Hospice.

She enjoyed shopping, bird watching, traveling, visiting the ocean, going to Disneyland, taking pictures of the sunset, and especially spending time with family and friends.

Paula was a very strong and dedicated individual despite the challenges life gave her. She is a polio survivor and lived her life with disabilities, but never let them slow her down. She was an amazing mother and grandmother, very caring and giving.

The family would like to give a special thanks to Legacy House of Bountiful and Inspiration Hospice for their tender care of Paula.

She is survived by her husband: Grant Bartholomew; children: Crista Harvey (Rick), Camie Walworth (Ben), Angela Wilson (Adam), and Ken Bartholomew (Denise); brothers: Mike Wick (Penny) and Jay Wick (Margaret); and 14 grandchildren.

Paula is preceded in death by her parents and her nephew, Taylor.

Funeral Services will be held on Monday, August 21, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Brigham City 15th Ward, 203 North 200 West, Brigham City, Utah. A Viewing will be held prior to the service from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in the Brigham City Cemetery.

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

 

Verla Kay

 

Houser Mecham

 

Verla Kay Houser Mecham, 83, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend passed away peacefully August 19, 2023 due to incidents of age.

 

Verla was born July 27,1940 in Payson, Utah to Donald and Shirley Houser.  She loved growing up in Payson and often recalled with fondness the many memories she had with cousins, friends, and her younger brother, Larry.  Although sister and brother, Verla and Larry enjoyed a very close friendship throughout their lives.  Verla’s family will cherish the memory of being able to witness their Uncle Larry visiting Verla a few hours before her passing.  Their devotion to each other as sister and brother has and will continue to be an example to their families.  

 

Verla met her eternal companion, David Edmund Mecham, on August 6, 1957. They were engaged a few short weeks later on August the 20th and married on November 15, 1957.  They were later sealed in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on September 22, 1961. 

 

The two of them spent 63 years together. They raised their family of seven children in Genola, Spanish Fork, Richfield, and Payson. Also, over a period of twelve years, Verla and Dave were foster parents to Timothy Charles, Gilbert Martin, Joann Charlie, and Augustina Teller who they welcomed to their home through the LDS Church’s Native American Placement Program. Augustina was able to recently visit on Verla’s 83rd birthday, which was a wonderful surprise for Verla.  In each place they lived, their home was a gathering place for family and friends to visit, celebrate special occasions, and simply enjoy being “at Grandma’s house”. 

 

Verla was a graduate of Payson High School. While she and her family were living in Richfield and 30 years after she graduated from high school, Verla decided to return to school and earn a nursing degree.  She commented many times how challenging it was to return to school after so many years.  She persevered, graduated, and enjoyed a 25-year career as a nurse working at Country View Manor Assisted Living in Provo.  She loved her co-workers and the patients that she was able to serve during those years.  Her kindness was evident in her interactions with the patients in her care.  

 

Verla and David moved to Mount Pleasant, Utah in 2015 in order to be closer to family.  In each place that they have lived, they developed cherished lifelong friendships which carry on to this day.  Together they loved and supported their family in all of their endeavors. Their family is their greatest joy. Through the years Verla and David could typically be seen at ballgames and other events their children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren were involved in. She was always available for each of her family members whenever they needed someone to talk to, receive words of encouragement, or moments of her time.  

 

Verla loved spending time camping and traveling with her family and friends.  It was not the places visited that she loved, it was the time she was able to spend with family and friends that made those events cherished and memorable to her.  

 

Together, Verla and David had a love of the gospel and were faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  Over the years she and David enjoyed serving in the temple and doing temple work for ancestors that they were able to find through genealogy work.  

  

Verla is loved by her family and friends and will be greatly missed.  She is survived by her  children: Bryan (Trina) of Mount Pleasant, Lecia Lyon of Mount Pleasant, Michael of Spanish Fork, Daniel (Jana) of Lehi, Darren (Miranda) of Mona, and Amy of Willard, 20 grandchildren,  36 great-grandchildren, and her brother and sister-in-law, Larry and Leila Houser. 

 

She is preceded in death by her husband, David, daughter Marian, a grandson, Derek Potter; a son-in-law Craig Lyon, and her parents. 

 

Funeral services will be held Friday, August 25, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Mountain View 7th Ward LDS Church, 681 East 500 North, Payson, Utah 84651. A viewing will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. at the church, prior to the service.

 

Interment will be in the Payson City Cemetery.  

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.walkermemorials.com    Live streaming of the funeral services will be available shortly before 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 25, 2023, 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

CLAUDIA TURNER

Our beloved mother, Claudia Ann Boyle Turner, 75, peacefully passed away at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center on 11 August 2023. She was born on 9 June 1948, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Shortly thereafter she was adopted by George Wesley and Rena Emma Pedersen Boyle. She was the light of their life. 

Her early childhood was spent in Salt Lake City until her parents relocated to Springville. She graduated from Springville High School in 1966 where she was active in the Pep Club, the Thespian Club, and the Acapella Club. 

She married Jon Wendell Turner, on 27 December 1968 in the Manti Temple. They were later divorced. She is the mother of six children, Jon Wesley (Raquel) of Noble, Oklahoma; Jennifer Rebecca of Springville, Utah; Jessica Floy (Jory) Topham of Leavenworth, Kansas; James Glen of Boise, Idaho; Julie Ann (Carlos) Garcia of Springville, Utah; and Justin Heber of Springville, Utah.

Family was always the focus of her life. Mom was the most dedicated and steadfast supporter of her children and grandchildren’s interests, especially sports, following in the footsteps of her father. She often sacrificed to provide them opportunities to develop their talents. Mom also was a stand-in grandma for many youth. They felt her love and support in their many endeavors. 

She had a vast circle of friends – from high school, previous employments, and church associations. She loved spending time with them and could always be counted on in their times of need. 

Mom had a lifetime of service in her church mostly as the ward organist, but she also served in the Young Women’s presidency of the Payson 17th ward, one of her most cherished callings. She made lifelong friends and positively impacted the lives of many youth. She was always ready and willing to accompany musical performances or play at weddings and funerals. It was her many-year goal to play the organ at the temple, which she was able to do both in the Provo and Provo City Center temples. 

She worked as a medical transcriptionist and medical coder for Mountain View Hospital and then BYU Health Center. She also did contract medical transcription for local physicians.

She was a lover of music, from jazz to classical and everything in between. She even had a short stint as a Ricky Martin fan. 

Mom loved to travel, whether road trips or overseas, she was always up for an adventure. Some of her travel highlights include Central and South America, Europe, and Hawaii. 

She enjoyed driving and even talked about wanting to become a long-haul trucker. The biggest blow associated with her failing health was no longer being able to drive. 

A highlight of her life was getting to volunteer during the 2002 Winter Olympics, which brought together her love of sports and love of service.

Mom was always curious about her birth family and after her parents passed away, was overjoyed to learn more about her birth parents and to establish relationships with siblings she had always longed for.

She is preceded in death by her parents, birth mother Clarise Peterson Walker, and half siblings Sydney Jensen and Sandy Dutton. She is survived by her six children and 12 grandchildren (Paige, Eichler, Courtney, Jet, Wes, Alex, Zachary, Caleb, Makayla, Cristian, Kiara, and Cassandra), and half-siblings Joe Walker, Deborah Lamz, Vanessa White, and Vincent Walker.

Her funeral will be held on Wednesday, 16 August 2023, at 11 a.m. at the Spring Creek South Stake Center located at 365 North 400 East, Springville, Utah. There will be a viewing on Tuesday, 15 August 2023, from 6-8 p.m. at Wheeler Mortuary located at 211 East 200 South in Springville. There will also be a viewing on Wednesday morning at the Stake Center from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Burial will be in the Springville Evergreen Cemetery.

We appreciate the services of anyone who participated in her care in her final years in assisted living. She made it easy for people to love her. She was an example of kindness and love and was always pleasant to spend time with. She will be missed by many on earth but welcomed with rejoicing by her family and friends who have gone before.