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.

A hint of what’s in store next week in TALES FROM THE FORT

“On Bread and Firsts”



Johnnycake
3 cups cornmeal
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons molasses
3 cups buttermilk
2 well-beaten eggs
Sift together dry ingredients. Slowly stir in molasses and buttermilk and mix well. Add beaten eggs and beat hard for two minutes. Pour into shallow, well-greased pans and bake at 400° for 30 minutes. A favorite dish of the Prophet Joseph Smith.

Pictured: Farmers take to the plough in the fields beneath Mount Loafer in March-April, some fifty years after the area’s settlers arrived. Photo from The Payson Chronicle’s private collection.

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TALES FROM THE FORT

 Coming up next week in TALES FROM THE FORT:

“Lofty Ideals”

As little girls in the Victorian Era, sisters Susanna and Florence Nebeker wanted to reflect the day's rigidly ostentatious attire. The early Payson settlers wished for a hoop skirt to wear, a fad of which their father Henry Nebeker did not approve. His daughters remained committed to the wider fashion ideal.

PICTURE: Metal hoop skirt rendering for an 1865 US patent. Source: Wikipedia Commons 

#utahcounty #paysonutah #nebeker #talesfromthefort #paysonchronicle #thepaysonchronicle #readthepaysonchronicle #victorianerafashion #hoopskirts #loftyideals

 

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 

JOSEPH ALLEN SUMMERHAYS

Joseph Allen Summerhays, 30, passed away November 7, 2022. He was born January 27, 1992, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Joe grew up in Salt Lake City until he was 10 years old and then moved to Payson, Utah with his family where he spent the rest of his life.

Joe attended and graduated from Payson High School. After high school, Joe attended one year of school at Southern Utah University then completed his education at Utah Valley University (UVU). Joe graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Biology. He spent weeks in Costa Rica with one of his classes enjoying and studying the jungle and ocean life. During college, he worked at the bookstore at UVU and worked at Camp Williams participating in a study of noxious weeds. He also participated in a grant studying the flight path of raptors. He most recently worked at Nelson Labs in Salt Lake City as a Department Scientist. His daughter called her dad a “mad scientist”.

On a beautiful afternoon, September 23, 2015, he married Kaitlyn Thomas in the meadow below Mount Timpanogos. They are parents of two daughters, Marley and Lennon who Joe adored.

Joe loved life and having fun. He loved adventures in nature especially in the mountains, hiking, camping, and spending time with his little family. Time at the family cabin in Provo Canyon was always cherished. His friends were very important to him, but his young family took priority. He loved talking science for hours to anyone who would listen.

He is survived by his wife, Kaitlyn and two daughters, Marley and Lennon; his parents, Michael and Janice; four brothers, Michael (Dena), Eric (Torie), David (Angela), and Aaron Summerhays; two sisters, Candice (Michael) Sunday and Bethany (Darrell) Stuart; special nephew, Tevita Toliseli; and his other nieces, nephews, and great nephew.

A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at Walker Funeral Home, 587 South 100 West, Payson, Utah. Visitation will be from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the funeral home. 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.