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Show A4 Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Vernal Express Obituaries Velma Harvey Velma Harvey, age 80, passed away on July 15, 2008 in Delta from complications of pneumonia. pneumo-nia. Velma was born Jan. 19, 1928 in Tridell to John Marlin and Elva Leona Atwood Harvey. Velma's father was a farmer and she learned at a young age ho w to work hard helping with the farm chores. She grew up during the Great Depression and learned to get by on what they had and could raise on the farm and in their garden. Velma graduated from Altera High School and then moved to Salt Lake for employment. She went to work as a secretary and was eventually able to obtain employment as a secretary in the Church Office Building of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She worked as a secretary for general authorities authori-ties for more than 40 years, 32 of which she spent working for Elder Bruce R. McConkie. Velma was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served on the Young Women General Board and the General Activities Activi-ties Committee for many years. She traveled all over the world giving training to local leaders on how these programs should function. She was very much involved in typing and preparing the manuscripts for virtually all the books published by Elder Bruce R. McConkie. Her service and testimony has literally blessed people all over the world. Velma's was a life of service to her family, friends and fellow church members throughout the world. She served others giving little or no thought for her own desires. We wish to extend our appreciation to our relatives, for their many acts of kindness, messages of sympathy, and beautiful floral tributes during our recent bereavement. The v Dr. Ben D. Williams Y OBGYN in Lj'XY , A 1 Dr. Williams and his wife Jody, I originally from Price, have come . I back to Utah. "' '1 Dr. Williams has been in private ! practice in Garden City, Kansas for the past nine years. He is a graduate of I C I ' the Chicago Medical School and the I .i University of Utah. His 4-year residency i , V in Obstetrics and Gynecology was at 1' . ' I Tripler Army Medical Center in A I Hawaii. lie is board certified by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. I Ie specializes in high risk and normal pregnancies, laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, urogynecology, female surgeries, infertility and oncology. For appointments call 722-4652 intahX I Basin jH Medical J Center Uintah Basin Medical Center Improving Healthcare lor the Basin 722-4691 250 W. 300 N., Roosevelt Following her retirement from her secretarial job she was a temple worker in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. In 2001 she had a lovely home built in Vernal and moved back to the Uintah Basin to live where she served as a temple worker in the Vernal LDS Temple. Velma never married but was a second mother to numerous nieces and nephews along with grandnieces and grandnephews. She was preceded in death by parents; brothers, Dee and Don; and sisters, Doris and Aneita. She is survived by sister, Barbara Bar-bara Harrison, Vernal; brother, Gene (Eileen) Harvey, Tridell; brother-in-law, Dean Anderson, Oak City; sister-in-law, Connie Harvey, Lehi; along with many nieces and nephews. She will be sorely missed. Funeral services were Monday, Mon-day, July 21, at 1 p.m. in the Tridell LDS church. Interment was in the Tridell Cemetery under the direction of Nickle Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in her name to the LDS Church's perpetual education fund. heartfelt thanks and friends and neighbors family of Wanlyn Aitken June Barney Our beautiful daughter and sister, June Barney, age 34 of Randlett, slipped through the veil on July 19, 2008 at the Intermountain Health Center shock and trauma intensive care unit after a long battle of health problems. She fought a good brave fight. She was born June 20, 1974 to Alex and Nellie Hullinger Barney in Roosevelt. The family later moved to Randlett. She is the ninth child out of 11 siblings. She worked as a pharmacy tech at UBMC pharmacy for the last six years, until she was too sick to work. She loved working with people. She was very compassionate com-passionate and generous and was always thinking of others. She was a member of the Church of J esus Christ of Latter-day Latter-day Saints. She served faithfully in several positions. She worked in the Primary for several years. She had a special connection with children and they all returned her love. She is survived by parents, Alex and Nellie, Randlett; brothers, broth-ers, Carl L. (Eleanor) Barney, Randlett; Clint A. (Sarah) Barney, Bar-ney, Naples; Leslie R. (Leslie) Barney, Randlett; Craig H. (Cary) Barney, Lapoint; Lewis N. (Roxy) Barney, Roosevelt; sisters, Raema (Shayn) Bullock, Gilda Lamar Smuin Boren Gilda has returned home. She was born January 23, 1926 to George Gilbert and Nellie Ray SlaughSmuininVernal.UT.She grew up in Vernal and Naples spending time with her three sisters and four brothers. She married Roy Kendall Gardner in 1945. They had a son, Roger K Gardner. They later divorced. Gilda married Charles Hammond. Ham-mond. From that union came two daughters, Charlene and Vicky Hammond. They divorced. She married Ed Seglea in the late 1950's. They divorced and she married Lester White in 1962. Gilda was a good cook and cooked for several cafes in the Vernal area. Gilda loved the out of doors and had a reputation as a very successful hunter as she loved to hunt on Blue Mountain - ! 5 . I' St . t- v. i, & " Si;. , tenth Sherry Barney, Julie Barney, all of Randlett; grandmother, Feza Penfold Hullinger, Dry Fork Canyon; Can-yon; and many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and nephews. She waspreceded in death by a sister, Cindy Rae Barney; brother, Robin W Barney; nephew, Lance Clint Barney; grandparents, Ray and Florine Barney; grandpa, William Lester Hullinger; two uncles and one aunt. Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 23, at 11 a.m. at the Roosevelt Stake Center. Friends may call Tuesday evening eve-ning from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hullinger Hull-inger Mortuary and Wednesday at the church from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Burial in the Leota Cemetery. Cem-etery. and Diamond Mountain. She loved animals and usually always had dog and some cats around. Gilda was a horsewoman and enjoyed riding horses and taking care of, and herding cattle in her earlier years and in her later years with her late husband Boyd Boren for the Indian Department near Duchesne UT. While married to Lester White, they purchased the old Ada hotel in Jensen and remodeled it and made a very comfortable home. They raised their children in that home until they were all grown. The children have many fond memories from that time. Gilda and Les later divorced. Gilda married Boyd Boren in 1974 and lived with him until his death in 1997. Mother had a mind of her own and would stand up for what she believed. She was a very caring person and would help those in need. Her daughter Vicky and grandson Justin came Dinosaur National Monument repairs Island Park Road Dinosaur NationalMonument Superintendent Mary Risser announced an-nounced last week a proposal to repair a slide on the Island Park Road in Uintah County. The slide is located along a steep cut slope on the south side of Island Park Road, approximately 1,500 feet from the monument's western boundary. In accordance with the National Na-tional Environmental Policy Act, the National Park Service is initiating preparation of an environmental en-vironmental assessment for this project. The EA will analyze and TCHD seeks public participation in online survey about services Now is your chance to let TriCounty Health Department know how they are doing and what they can do to more efficiently ef-ficiently meet the health needs for you and your family. The health department is asking the residents of Daggett, Duchesne and Uintah counties to take part in an online survey through the end of the month. The survey, which consists Every day that goes by we miss you even more. We can't forget your laugh, your smile; it is you who we still adore. We can't believe it's been a year since we've seen your face, but we know you are always there, there's always a trace. Wc love you and miss you and we always will, our hearts arc empty without you, pain we will always feci. But everyday that passes we miss you even more, but you're still the mother, the wife, the daughter, the sister and friend, the one wc will always adore. Debbie Nelson Pummcll June 4, 1967 Myrle Kingsley Myrle Peterson Kingsley, age 92, born Nov. 19, 19 15 in Bonita, passed away in Logan on J uly 1 7, 2008. She is survived by son, Robert Rob-ert Jay (Carol) Riding of Logan; daughters, Lorraine (Rick) Ferringo of Las Vegas, Nev.; and Bernice (Ken) LeRoy of Wellington; Welling-ton; two sisters, Louis (Don)e Walker of Kalispell, Mont.; and Maurine (Tom) Freestone of Vernal. She was the proud grandmother grand-mother of six grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. , She was preceded in death by husband, Edward Howard "King" Kingsley; father, Erick H. Peterson; mother, Mary Alvey Peterson; Pe-terson; brothers, Stanley, Lynn, Dean, Robert, and Jay Peterson; and sister, Maxine McKee. The family extends their appreciation ap-preciation to Sunshine Terrace and their staff for their loving care, to Logan Regional Hospital and Dr. Timothy Costa. Graveside services were at the Vernal Cemetery on Monday, July 21, at 1 p.m. Services are under the direction of Nelson Funeral Home, Logan. Condolences may be extended to the family online at www.nelsonfuneralhome. com. to live with her while she lived in Vernal after she had retired. Gilda was very talented and she enjoyed spending time with her sisters who lived just a walk away. They spent a lot of time together going to yard sales, sewing, painting, making crafts, decorating, and going shopping at the DI. They liked to go driving driv-ing to the mountains to see the beautiful countryside and enjoy the wild life. She enjoyed it when her children and grandchildren came to visit her. Many happy family reunions were spent up on Diamond mountain during the summer listening to Gilda's wonderful stories. Gilda was diagnosed with to Alzheimer disease in 2004 and went to live with her son and daughter in law in Washington, Ut. They and her granddaughter Lynette took loving care of her until the last year of her life when she went to reside at the St. George Care Center. disclose potential impacts of alternatives al-ternatives for repairing the slide. Potential alternatives include regradingthe slide, realignment of the roadway, maintaining the existing alignment and raising the grade, a combination of the aforementioned potential alternatives, and the no action alternative. Construction, if deemed necessary, is anticipated in 2009-10. The National Park Service is soliciting input from organizations, organiza-tions, agencies and individuals of nine questions, is designed to provide invaluable information for health department officials. It can be accessed on the TriCounty Health Web page at vvwwj.;i 011 ilU'lvca 1 1 Lh Xf mi and is a part of a comprehensive health needs assessment being conducted to determine the areas that are high priorities for the community. The assessment will aid TriCounty Tri-County Health in developing pro- -ft. .oil We Miss ! ;. "4 You' - July 21, 2007 r$ x - . - tf v v v - -J ' ... V Gilda is survived by her son Roger (Anita) Gardner of Washington, UT and a daughter Charlene Chavez of Grass Valley CA. Her sisters, Vera Billings Ainge of Vernal UT, and Wanda Sands of Grass Valley; CA and a brother Robert Smuin of Grand Junction, CO. Her grandchildren: grandchil-dren: Christina, Roy, Susanne, Lynette, and Justin and six great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister sis-ter Cleo, brothers Austin Ray, Dennis and Sharon, a daughter Vicky Ann McCord and grandson Clinton Russell Gardner. Funeral services will be Friday Fri-day at 11:00 a.m. in the Jensen Ward Chapel, Jensen Ut. A viewing view-ing will be held one hour prior to services. She will be buried in the Jensen City Cemetery under the direction of the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. The family would like to thank the St. George Care Center personnel for their tender and compassionate loving care. as part of the scoping process. The purpose of scoping is to identify the range of issues to be addressed in the EA, as well as potential alternatives for the project. The public is invited to direct concerns or comments regarding this project to Risser online at http:parkplanning. nps.govdino, by sending an e-mail e-mail to dinosuperintendent nps.gov, or by writing her at Dinosaur National Monument, 4545 E. Highway 40, Dinosaur, CO 81610-9724. grams and policies to improve the health of residents in Daggett, Duchesne and Uintah counties for the next 10 years. Questions on the survey ask respondents to choose from a list of characteristics they feel make up a healthy community and rank the main health-related issues that need the most attention atten-tion in the community. Survey respondents are asked about their knowledge of the programs operated by the health department. One question gauges the public's response to a possible four-day work week for TriCounty Health, asking what concerns they would have if the department closed on Fridays. Some local health departments depart-ments around the state have considered following the lead of other state agencies who have gone to a 10-hour a day, four-day work week. ' Information gained from surveys conducted in the past led TriCounty Health to be involved in the development of Baby Your Baby, which has become a statewide state-wide prenatal care program. Over 1 0 years ago it was determined deter-mined though a survey that there was a need for expanded access to dental care. This need influenced thecreation of Utah's firstMedic-. firstMedic-. aid dental clinic. The TriCounty Dental Clinic now has a patient base of 5,619, approximately 13 percent of the TriCounty Health district's population. TriCounty Health Department Depart-ment was formed 30 years ago. A nine-person board of directors, consistingof members from each county it serves, makes policy and procedural decisions for the department. |