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Show Thursday, March 22, 2007 Herbert Max Skinner Herbert Max Skinner, 89, died Monday, Mar. 12, 2007 of causes incident of age. He was born January 8, 1918 to John Jensen and Elsie Horsley Skinner, in Soda Springs, Idaho, the third of eight children. He attended schools in Soda Springs and Lehi, Utah. He served a mission in the Pacific Pa-cific Northwest and was active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout his life. He married Irene Tanner Tan-ner on September 18, 1942. He spent most of his life in Southern California as a swimming pool plastering plas-tering contractor. He took voice lessons, becoming a talented tenor and sang at many church and civic functions. In 1976 the family fam-ily moved to Chewelah, Washington, where they raised hay and cattle until 1990. They lived in Sandpoint, Idaho, and had a meat pie business until moving to Mapleton in 1992. Max and Irene served a mission in Washington. Max enjoyed being around people and was a "bagger" at Macey's in Spanish Fork, until he suffered a stroke in 2000. He was an accomplished horseman and loved the outdoors. His sons have many fond memories of hunting, fishing and scuba diving with him. He liked William Thomas Allen William Thomas Allen, Al-len, age 87, of Springville, Utah, passed away Sunday, Sun-day, Mar. 18, 2007. He was born January 22, 1920 in Bath, North Carolina, to Asa Thomas and Amelia Ayers Allen. He married Karen Dawne on November Novem-ber 24, 1971 in Riverside, California. William was an honest, aggressive and fair-minded executive who guided corporations cor-porations into profitability profitabil-ity while being a genteel and loving husband and father. 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Max is survived by his wife; children: Layne (Ron) Serr, Arlene (George) Zimmerman, Zim-merman, John (Janelle), Sally (Ron) Hanson, Bryan (Kelli), Vance (Lisa), James and Maxine (Willie) Stur-gis; Stur-gis; 43 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren; one brother, Karlton; three sisters: sis-ters: Mary Calton, (Ray Surman), Naoma Coleman and Eleanor Mahoney: He was preceded in death by his parents; two older brothers, Wendell and Wallace; Wal-lace; sister, Maurine; oldest son, Kirk, and two grandchildren, grand-children, Fed and Daisy. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Mar. 24, at 11 a.m. in the 14th Ward Chapel at 1316 S. Main Street in Mapleton, with a family viewing at 10 a.m. Burial will be in the Springville Evergreen Cemetery. Condolences may be sent at www.wheelermor-tuary.com www.wheelermor-tuary.com as a navigator on various flagships including the U.S.S. Barton and U.S.S. Barnes. He also was on the flagship at both atomic tests at Anawetoch (Bikini Islands). He proudly served his country. He is survived by his wife, Karen; daughters: Kendra (Dave) Bernal and their four children; younger young-er daughter, Karla (Ryan) Bocanegra and their two daughters; Roberta Clark and her son; son, William Lawrence Allen and his two sons. A celebration of his life will be held at an open house from 4 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 23, at the Hobble Creek West Stake Center, 555 S. 600 East in Springville. If you wish to send your condolences you may call the family in the evening at 489-6511. Spring Projects Go Up fSavel ;all For Free1 Stock Price S. 1200 E. Leht, UT TORNOW en, 830-2020 830-2030 Tornows & Associates, Inc. www.UtahBuverInfo.com , K SPRINGVILLE HERALD Retta Gilbert April22,1907 March 13, 2007 Retta Gilbert, age 99, one month short of her 100th birthday, passed away 'on Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2007 at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah. She passed surrounded surround-ed by family members, never losing her sense of humor or her positive attitude atti-tude during those last few difficult days. Retta was born in Cainev-ille, Cainev-ille, Wayne County, Utah, the youngest of eight children chil-dren born to Walter and Mary Ellen Hanks, both pioneers pi-oneers before the railroad came to Utah in 1869. Her grandmother, Thisbe Read, was 14 years old when she crossed the plains with her family accompanying the ill-fated Martin Handcart Company. Her Grandfather Grandfa-ther Ephraim K. Hanks was one of the rescuers to their handcart group and later married Thisbe. Retta served a mission for the LDS church in the Northern States (Indiana, Ohio) in 1928-30. she was given permission to visit the boyhood home of her Grandfather Hanks before finishing her. mission. The numbered certificate on her mission call was 2,403 and signed by President Heber J. Grant. Upon her return, she moved to the San Francisco Fran-cisco Bay area where she married and raised four children, being widowed twice. In 2001 her family felt it was in her best interest inter-est to move her to Springville Spring-ville to live with her daughter daugh-ter Joy (Dave) Pinckney. Rhetta also has a granddaughter, grand-daughter, Elizabeth (Scott) Radford, and great-grand- t. 1 - i ' Friday, Mar. 16, Mapleton School first grade students celebrated Favorite Storybook CharacterDay. Students and teachers alike dressed up as their favorite characters, from "Lily's Purple PlasticPurse" to "Morris the Moose." There were ducks M of Costly fefia Eg? Metal Roofing Hass e Free - Maintenance Free Many Popular Colors to Long Lasting - 30yr. Energy Star Approved - Tax Savings ItmmiK Call For FREE Estimates! MEIALmarf R UP Ca" For FREE stock List! METAt. ANO 181 South 1200 East- Local Doctor Offers Medical Breakthrough For.Chronic Back Pain Sufferers s tr Retta Gilbert sons, Taylor and Thomas, living in Springville. Retta lived a lifetime of service and dedication to the Lord. Her church service ser-vice included teaching and serving as a stake missionary mis-sionary for 12 continuous years. With the dedication of the Oakland Temple, she served over 37 years there until her return to Utah. She was the oldest member mem-ber of the Camp Springville Daughters of Utah Pioneers and was a strong advocate of keeping the pioneers memory alive through her love of retelling their faith-filled stories. She was a member of the Springville Spring-ville 7th Ward, Springville Stake. She leaves four children and their spouses: Mary (Mark) Bailey, Joy (Dave) Pinckney, Linda Storey and Larry (Susan) Gilbert. Gil-bert. She has a posterity of 18 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren, with numerous valued nieces and nephews. There will be a viewing view-ing on Thursday, Mar. 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Relief Society room of the Springville 7th Ward, 1781 E. 400 South, Springville. She will be taken to the Bay Area in California for her funeral on Saturday and for burial in the Sunset View Mausoleum in El Cer-rito, Cer-rito, California, along the side of her husband, Jim. V - i is Your Answer! Choose Fromf Warranty I 4 'ill !J x' t. I R f ' '., J 1, ; "S TP f 3 1- 4 " j I Don Walker Watts 1910-2007 Don Walker Watts, surrounded by the family whom he loved and who loved him, peacefully departed de-parted from this life on March 15, 2007 to be with his loving wife Vera who preceded him in death eight weeks prior. He was born July 26, 1910 in Leamington, Leam-ington, Utah, to Jeremiah and Kate Lutie Walker Watts. Don's early years were spent in Millard County Coun-ty where he attended school. His education was interrupted by the death of his father which necessitated neces-sitated him to work to support his family. He met his eternal companion, compan-ion, Vera, and they were sealed April 9, 1934 in the Salt Lake Temple. After their marriage, he was determined de-termined to complete his formal education. It was at this time he drove the school bus from Leamington Leaming-ton to Delta, stayed the day, attended classes and then drove the students back home. It was because of this dedication that he graduated from high school. Don and Vera moved to Springville, Utah, where they raised six children. Don was involved in many civic activities including in-cluding City Council, Lions Li-ons Club and Volunteer Fireman. He owned and operated Brookside Market Mar-ket for over 30 years. He was a very successful and respected businessman in the community. Don actively served others in the LDS Church through his many callings. Don and Vera served honorably in the Cinderellas and of course Harry Potter! Each studentbrought a copy of the book to share. The teachers told stories and everyone paraded throughout theschool. It was a wonderful Friday! Who is your favorite storybook character? WANTED WATER, WELL RIGHTS & IRRIGATION. Call Ross &T7 OOO ON ANY SPEC HOMES or CUSTOM BUILD HOMES DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH Mtrft mention rfw od for Spdot Fywndne Incwitfva and bant through Mini Vancy or Todd KvhoA Qtywid Morfeaga. call your oescrrr point Kim McKINLEY 86i;75579333C 17 mi. u ummn ui iw iii.u-j i mi - t ; ... i Don Walker Watts Kentucky-Tennessee Mission Mis-sion from 1973-75. The people they served were considered family to them. Dad was truly the patriarch patri-arch of his family. Those who survive him will truly tru-ly miss his influence. He is survived by his children, chil-dren, Donald (Anna Joy) Centerville, currently serving in the Stockholm Sweden Mission; Jeanine (Dale) Perry, Centerville; Richard (Jean), Pleasant Grove; Robert (Martha), Lehi; Anna Lee (Richard) Johnson, Spanish Fork; David (Paula), Orem. They have been blessed with 32 grandchildren and 63 great- grandchildren. Dad is also survived by three brothers: Burns, Platte and RL and a sister, June Wilkins. The family would like to thank Dr. E. William LeRoy and staff, Aspen Senior Care, Greenwood Manor and A Plus Hospice for their devoted, loving and tender care of our father. fa-ther. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Mar. 20, at the Kolob 8th Ward in Springville. Interment was in the Evergreen Cemetery in Springville. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting re-questing contributions to the LDS Missionary fund. 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