Daughters of Utah Pioneers

Zola Bell Jensen

Zola Bell Jensen, 92, of Washington Terrace, died Friday, April 27, 2012. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, at Lindquist's Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd. Family and friends may visit from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday before services. Interment will be at Lindquist's Washington Heights Memorial Park, 4500 Washington Blvd. Post condolences at www.lindquistmortuary.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Mrs. Sue Fletcher’s first-grade class looks at the new Daughters of Utah Pioneers marker at Layton Elementary School in Layton on Monday. Students attended a short program, and the marker was later dedicated after school.

Pioneer organization memorializes early education in Layton

LAYTON -- Several generations of Davis County students gathered Monday afternoon to commemorate the history of early education in the city.

The Adams Wood Camp of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers met with students, teachers, administrators and community members to dedicate a historical marker at Layton Elementary School in conjunction with Davis County School District's Centennial celebration.

Sarah Elizabeth Simpson Eames

Sarah Elizabeth Simpson Eames, 92, of Roy, died Thursday, March 29, 2012. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 9, at the Roy 5th Ward Chapel, 2100 W. 5300 South. A viewing will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at Myers Roy Mortuary, 5865 S. 1900 West, and from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Monday at the church before the service. Interment, Roy City Cemetery. Post condolences at www.myers-mortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

LaRae Millard Kendall Coombs

LaRae Millard Kendall Coombs died Wednesday, March 28, 2012, in Logan, Utah. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 2, at the Fielding LDS Stake Center, at 4375 W. 15600 North. Viewings will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 1, at Rogers and Taylor Funeral Home located at 111 N. 100 East in Tremonton, Utah, and from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Stake Center before the funeral. Interment will be at the Fielding Cemetery. Post condolences at www.ruddfuneralhome.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

Merial "Mim" Williams Andreasen

Merial "Mim" Williams Andreasen Johnson, 83, of Thatcher, died Tuesday, March 13, 2012. A funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, March 19, at the Thatcher-Penrose 1st Ward Chapel, 11475 W. 10400 North, in Thatcher. Viewings will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at Rogers and Taylor Funeral Home, 111 N. 100 East, in Tremonton and before the funeral from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Thatcher-Penrose Chapel. Interment, Valley View Cemetery in Bothwell. Post condolences at www.ruddfuneralhome.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

Carol Arline Clark Dunford

Carol Arline Clark Dunford, born Oct. 20, 1926, in Park City, died Saturday, March 10, 2012. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 16, at the Kaysville Tabernacle, 198 W. Center St. Friends may visit from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at Lindquist’s Kaysville Mortuary, 400 N. Main, and from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Interment, Kaysville City Cemetery. Post condolences at www.lindquistmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

Velda Young Palmer

Brigham City resident Velda Young Palmer, born Sept. 29, 1914, in Perry, died Monday, March 5, 2012. A funeral will be held at noon Saturday, March 10, at the Brigham City Ninth LDS Ward Chapel, 236 E. 100 South. Viewings will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the Gillies Funeral Chapel, 634 E. 200 South, Brigham City, and from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Interment, Brigham City Cemetery. Post condolences at www.gilliesfuneralchapel.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

Venice Ruth Bell Wood

Roy resident Venice Ruth Bell Wood, born Oct. 16, 1921, died Sunday, March 4, 2012. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at the Hooper 3rd Ward LDS Chapel, 5601 S. 6100 West. The family will meet with friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Lindquist’s Roy Mortuary, 3333 W. 5600 South, and from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the church. Interment, Mink Creek Cemetery, Preston, Idaho. Post condolences at www.lindquistmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

Helen Bitter Groberg

Helen Bitter Groberg, 91, of Farr West, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, in Bountiful. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Farr West Ward, 2000 N. 2000 West. Family will meet with friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd., and from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the church. Interment, Ogden City Cemetery. Post condolences at www.lindquistmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

The historic cabin of Miles Goodyear is moved from the site of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ogden Temple, which is being remodeled, to a temporary site in November. The cabin will be moved, along with the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum, to a new permanent site in Ogden. The museum moves today; the cabin will be moved when the weather allows for landscaping. (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

Weber County DUP museum changing locations today

OGDEN -- After spending the past few months in limbo, a pair of historic buildings owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will soon have permanent homes.

More than 100 years of history will move a few city blocks today as the Weber County Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum building will be moved from its current location at 2148 Grant Ave. to 2104 Lincoln Ave. on a half-acre lot donated by the city.

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The exterior of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden is pictured in this 2010 file photo. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to move the museum, along with the nearby historic Miles Goodyear cabin, as part of the Ogden Temple grounds renovations.

Pioneer museum, historic cabin in Ogden to be relocated

OGDEN -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to relocate the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum and a historic cabin to make way for an underground parking garage to complement renovations at the Ogden Temple.

The church will pay to move the museum and the circa-1845 Miles Goodyear cabin, both in the 2100 block of Grant Avenue, to a half-acre lot owned by the city on the southeast corner of 21st Street and Lincoln Avenue, said Richard McConkie, Ogden's director of community and economic development.

Daughters of Utah Pioneers international convention planned

LAYTON -- The International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers will hold its annual international convention Oct. 8 at the Davis Conference Center at 1651 N. 700 West.

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