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Show C M C M Y K Y K Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Obituaries Helen Gibb On Oct. 31, 2008, Helen Anita Jensen Gibb, our beloved mother and grandmother, completed her life’s journey when she passed peacefully from this world to the next at the Mayfield Community Care Center with loving family members at her side. Helen was born Sept. 11, 1915, to John Marinus and Mary Ann Harkness Jensen in Aetna, Alberta, Canada. At the age of 20 she married Frederick Lyndon Gibb on June 8, 1936, in Lethbridge, Alberta. The Gibbs made their home and started their family on a ranch in the Cardston, Alberta area, where they raised sheep for a living. In 1949, the young family moved to the United States, making their home first in Salt Lake City, then in Fayette and later in Redmond. The couple had 10 children—eight boys and two girls. While Fred worked for the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department, Helen worked as a restaurant cook in Salina and later as a certified nurse’s assistant (CNA) in Richfield. Though that was her employment, her real work was making a home for the family and trying to keep a brood of rambunctious sons in line. After Fred retired, the couple made their home in Mayfield where Helen continued to work as a CNA at the Mayfield Community Care Center. Helen was a lifelong and devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. One of the great joys of her life was serving her Father in Heaven. Her marriage to Fred was sealed in the Manti LDS Temple in 1978, and in retirement she and Fred became temple workers. They planned to go on a church mission together, and Helen was thrilled when they were called to serve a mission in their former home of Alberta. But sadly, Fred’s death in 1988 cut those plans short. Helen’s zeal for missionary work was undaunted though, and a few months after her husband’s passing she was called to serve a mission on her own in St. Louis, Mo. Her missionary service became her passion, and her enthusiasm for doing the Lord’s work was evident whenever she would speak of it. She desired to go on yet another mission, but failing eyesight prevented it. As her eyesight, and later her health, declined, Helen moved from the Mayfield home and lived with family for some time before spending her final years at the Mayfield Care Center. Helen will be remembered for her love and talents for gardening, quilting and cooking. She was known for her beautiful flowerbeds and bountiful vegetable gardens; she always had a quilt on a frame, even after losing her eyesight when a specially-made template allowed her to feel, rather than see, her way around the quilting frame; and her culinary talents have been missed for quite some time. She will be remembered for her sense of humor and quick wit, which, when combined A9 Sanpete Messenger-Sanpete Messenger/Gunnison Valley Edition Helen Anita Jensen Gibb with her tendency to speak before thinking, often provided treasured moments of good-forthe-soul laughter. Her enjoyable personality could perhaps be best described as spunky, even feisty, yet with a genuine girlishness that she kept with her even into old age. She will also be remembered for her kindness and willingness to accept and include others, and to make sure they knew they were accepted, included and loved. A testament to this is that she broke the mold of the stereotypical mother-in-law: she loved and treated her sons- and daughters-in-law as if they were her own, and they returned that love. Helen enjoyed having her family around her, and the Mayfield home continued to be a gathering place for the family long after her children were grown. Her house was a pit-stop and home base whenever the family went on camping and ATV trips up 12-Mile Canyon, and she hosted the family’s annual Thanksgiving dinner even after she was getting well-on in years and others could have taken over the job. One of her biggest enjoyments in life was her grandchildren, particularly as they were young. She loved little children, and exhibited a huge affection for babies. Helen was preceded in death by her husband Fred, and by sons Walter and Jesse. She is survived by her brother, Dan Jensen; children Lynn Gibb (Nesryn); Gerald Gibb (Nell); Donald Gibb (Gloria); Robert Gibb (Torie); Harold Gibb (Linda); Helen Joyce Paul (Reldon); Becky Ann Sessions (Stan); Randy Gibb (Toni); 41 grandchildren; many greatgrandchildren and several greatgreat-grandchildren. We are full of emotion, not all of it sadness, as we recall with gratitude and fondness the life of Helen Gibb. We invite you to join us in our remembrance of Helen at memorial services for her. Viewing of the casket will be Thursday, Nov. 6 from 6-8 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 7 from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Sterling LDS Ward chapel. The funeral will be held on Friday, Nov. 7 beginning at noon, also at the Sterling chapel. Because of allergies and asthma of several family members, the family requests that those attending avoid wearing perfumes or colognes. Interment will be in the Mayfield Town Cemetery under the direction of Magleby Mortuary. Funeral directors: Magleby Mortuary of Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guest book at www.maglebymortuary.com. Jim Pipes Lloyd James Pipes passed away in Manti on Oct. 29, 2008. Jim was born April 20, 1947 in Angeles Mesa Rural, Calif. to Lloyd F. and Barbara J. Pipes. He grew up in Flagstaff, Ariz., which he always considered home. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years during the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged. He married Janet Mortensen in 1967. They had one daughter, Laura Lee, and were later divorced. He married Mary Helen Wilson in the Manti Utah Temple on May 21, 1977. They are the parents of six children, four sons and two daughters. Jim was a schoolteacher for many years and touched the lives of many children during that time. He most recently drove the shuttle bus for Snow College and enjoyed interacting with the students each day. He loved spending time with his family, riding motorcycles, fishing, and listening to the Beach Boys and John Denver music. Jim was a unique man who loved the simple life. He treasured spending time with his grandchildren and watching them grow. He loved being in the mountains enjoying God’s creations. He loved the sound of trains and the smell of the pines. Jim’s biggest heroes were John Wayne and Roy Rogers. He had a great love for the scriptures, the church, and our Savior Jesus Christ. Jim was a good husband, father, and grandfather. He was an honest and hard worker, and will be greatly missed and loved by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, Mary, of Manti; his children, Jim Bob (Becky), Manti; Jason (Amber), Mt. Pleasant; Ben (Holly), Kaysville; Erin, soon to leave for the Philippines Naga Mission; John, Manti; and Elizabeth, Manti; and 10 grandchildren. Jim is also survived by his sister, Cherral (Bob) Stevens, and five brothers: Michael, Charlie (Janice), John (Joy), Steve (Jenny), and Tim (Terri). His mother, father and an infant sister, Peggy Marie, preceded him in death. While we are apart we will miss you and look forward to that day when we will see you again. Sanpete Messenger People Notices Prices: Births............................ N/C Military notices............ 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