Louie Clara Quayle Parkinson
June 17, 1939 – January 2, 2026
On January 2, 2026, Louie Clara Quayle Parkinson passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Clara was born June 17, 1939, in St. Anthony Idaho the fourth of ten children born to Louie Severe and Thomas Henry Quayle.
She attended Lincoln and Central Elementary and graduated from South Fremont High in 1957. She then attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho, where she met her husband.
Clara married Byron LeRoy Parkinson on August 5, 1960, in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. Clara and Byron are the parents of nine children: Alan (Pamela), Dan (Jeri), Vince (Joy), Tina (David Cannon), David (Jan), Kate (Brent Cochran), Rick (Becca), Rob (Nichole), and Julie (Tim Rios). Byron and Clara have 42 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
Clara taught kindergarten for one year and then devoted her time to raising a family. She enjoyed teaching her own children and affected the lives of many others with her quiet acts of kindness. Clara was an involved and dedicated member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many positions through the years. She was an ordinance worker in the Ogden, Palmyra, and Brigham City temples.
She served two missions with her husband. Their first was in the Kenya Nairobi Mission assigned to Kampala Uganda C.E.S., where they were able to train teachers, manage the school supplies and distribute the Perpetual Education Funds for the students in Uganda. Her love for the saints in Uganda never waned.
Their mission to Rochester New York was also rewarding as they worked to build up the Geneseo Ward and helped with two Hill Cumorah Pageants. A highlight for Clara was living in the home of her great-great-grandfather John Young in Mendon, NY.
Clara is survived by her children, her sisters Lois Hanks, Inella (David) Douglas, Rhea (Mike) Stephens, Gaylene (Bruce) Thuesen, and brother Dan (Carolyn) Quayle. She is proceeded in death by her husband Byron, her parents, and brothers Ernest, Amil, Henry, and Charles.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, January 10, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Brigham city 19th Ward, 105 Fishburn Dr., Brigham City, UT. Viewings will be held Frida, January 9, 2025, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Myers Mortuary 205 South 100 East, Brigham City, UT and Saturday, January 10, 2025, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the church prior to services. Interment will follow at the Brigham City Cemetery.
Funeral services will be livestreamed and can be viewed from Clara’s Online Obituary page at www.myers-mortuary.com where you can express condolences or share memories of Clara.
Arrangements entrusted to Myers Mortuary of Brigham City, UT.