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Show Volume XXIV Issue IX The Ogden Valley news Page 7 May 15, 2017 Announcements Obituaries Percy John Smith December 23, 1922 ~ May 2, 2017 Percy John Smith, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away at age 94 on May 2, 2017. He was born December 23, 1922 to James Herbert and Gertrude Robinson Percy Smith Smith in Cornish, Utah, who emigrated from England in 1914. He is the last of a great generation of the Smith family. He was the youngest of seven children, two of which were born in the U.S. In childhood he lived in Ogden, Utah and graduated from Ogden High in 1940. He married Eloise McKay in the Salt Lake Temple February 1, 1946; they raised their family in Huntsville, Utah. They had a wonderful garden and raised gladiolas that they shared liberally, including with President David O. and Sister Emma McKay. Eloise died of cancer after they moved to Tooele, Utah in 1975. Percy was an avid Boy Scout leader and received the Silver Beaver Award in 1974. He was employed by the Army as a Comptroller for over 20 years. He married Anne Walker Thomas December 17, 1977 in the Provo LDS Temple; they resided in the Orem - Provo area. Percy had a wonderful sense of humor and was defined by his love of the gospel and his faithful obedience to his temple covenants. He served as a ward clerk for 20 years, served two full-time missions with his companion Anne, and served in many other callings. Percy’s heart was in genealogy and furthering the work of CHARITY cont. from page 1 condition. New items are also greatly appreciated. We welcome all donations except outdated computer monitors and TVs. We also welcome volunteers Tuesday thru Thursday, prior to the garage sale, who can help set up donated items. The history of the Ogden Valley Charity Garage Sale is a bittersweet one. In 1999, the life of a beautiful little girl was cut short by an inoperable brain tumor. Elisabeth Hillstrom had just finished first grade. Because of her illness, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah granted Elisabeth’s wish for a horse, a corral, and horse feed for a year. Sadly, Elisabeth was only able to enjoy her horse for a short time before passing away. That summer, in 1999, in memory of Elisabeth Hillstrom, a thirteen-year-old neighbor, Elizabeth Stitt, decided to have a garage sale and give the proceeds to Make-A-Wish. The first year the garage sale was just for kids, and it made $226 for Make-A-Wish. In 2000, the Broderick family of Huntsville lost an infant son to birth defect trisomy-18. McKay Dee Hospital’s Labor and Delivery Unit provided them with special memorabilia to help them deal with the loss. Elizabeth again organized the garage sale and Make-A-Wish and the Labor and Delivery departments of McKayDee and Ogden Regional were the recipients of the funds that were raised. Money is currently earmarked for McKay-Dee to help provide memory boxes, rings, stuffed animals, gowns, etc. to families who have an infant die. (As a private hospital, Ogden Regional is no longer able to accept donations.) When McKenna Burton, infant daughter of Zach and Angie Burton of Huntsville and granddaughter of Colleen and the late Rob his parents. Many were recipients of pedigree charts of the Smith family. He served in WWII in the Army Air Corps and later obtained his pilot’s license, which he used to visit many family members and friends. From his marriage to Eloise McKay there are six children: Kathryn (Downey), Phillip, Diane (Reider), Michael, David, and PJ. They have 33 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren. He is survived by his wife Anne and her 4 children: Sterling, Teresa (Jacobs), Suzanne (McDougal), and Carolyn (Jensen), 20 grandchildren and 44 great-grandchildren. Funeral Services were held Monday, May 8, 2017 in the Orem Sunset Heights 2nd Ward, 400 W. 1260 S., Orem. Interment will be in the Huntsville Cemetery. Condolences may be shared online at <www.walkersanderson.com> Gloria May Heathco Gloria May Heathco, 89, born August 12, 1927, in Medford, Oregon, died April 25, 2017 in Eden, Utah. Funeral arrangements under the direction of Leavitt’s Mortuary. Good Customer Service Means Good Business You can imagine the mixed feelings Mavis gift certificate, the Stevenson’s decided it was Stevenson of Huntsville had when she found worth a try. in her gardening paperwork a gift certificate Bruce Roberts, Customer Service Manager for $125 to Valley Nursery, which is located in for Valley Nursery, was the first person to get Uintah. The problem—she soon realized that involved. Since the certificate was so old and the certificate was from a gift certificate 14 years old. Her program 14 years husband states that ago, it was decidher emotions went ed to check their from zero to sixty in records to insure it three seconds, only had not already been to go back down to redeemed. Bruce zero in one second only needed 24 after looking at the hours before he gave date—2004! How Chris a call. could it be? A valuHe stated, able gift certificate “Chris, we checked sitting idle for 14 our archives and it years! To make matappears that the certers worse, the certificate was never tificate stated that it used. Would you was only “Valid for Shown above, left to right, are Valley Nursery Customer please drop by and one year from date Service Manager Bruce Roberts with Chris Stevenson see me, and we will above.” work something out of Huntsville with a new, valid gift certificate. Mavis’ husband, for you and your Chris suggested taking it to Valley Nursery to wife.” see if they would give, at least, partial credit for The next day, Bruce presented Chris with a the certificate. The thinking was, “Twenty dol- new gift certificate for $125! lars is better than nothing.” Bust even though The Stevensons stated, “Not only is that everyone agreed there was a slim chance the great customer service, over and above anynursery would honor even a dime of an expired thing expected, it is also great business!” Deceased Darlene Jensen West, 81, died April 28, 2017. Barbara C. Greenhalgh, 89, died May 3, 2017. J. Victor Adams, Jr., 91, died May 5, 2017. Harry Leon Green, 82, died May 5, 2017. Joel Wilford Campbell, 69, died April 25, 2017. Brian Lake Taylor, 96, died May 7, 2017. Dorothy McEntire Manning, 90, died May 8, 2017. Burton, passed away a few hours after her birth, her family received the same compassionate treatment from the hospital, and McKenna was added to the memory list. In 2007, a tragic car accident took the lives of Janine, Matthew, and Esther Howard of Huntsville. Through the garage sale’s proceeds that year, a donation was made to Primary Children’s Medical Center and the Howard Family Fund. Every year since, other Valley families have been helped by the funds that the garage sale generates. The Charity Garage Sale is now organized each year by a group of dedicated Ogden Valley volunteers who work tirelessly to keep the original tradition alive. At least 200 families donate items to the Charity Garage Sale yearly. The Young Learning Academy took a field trip to the Eden post office May 1. Pictured above are, You can be a friend of the Garage Sale in from left to right, are Michelle Cummins, Memphis, Ryder, Evey, Scarlett, Macy, Jeannie Marsell, and Ms. Tina Young. one of the following ways: 1. Donate items to sell 2. Come and shop 3. Tell your neighbors and friends about the garage sale and encourage them to come 4. Help set up the garage sale July 25, 26, and 27 5. Donate a meal, treats, or bottled water for the hard-working volunteers 6. Help us take down the garage sale Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Please visit our Facebook page—Ogden Valley Charity Garage Sale—and like us so you can receive updates and notifications, and please support this wonderful cause any way you can. Contact people are Liz (801-7107221), Leslie (801-564-5137), and Dave (801458-2737). Items can be dropped off at the Hillstroms starting June 1. And don’t forget to come by and buy something too! Mark July 28 and 29 on your calendar, and follow the signs to a great sale for great charitable causes! |