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Show Dixie Lee Dearden Holmes June 19, 1939 - March 17, 2015 Carl William Hodson August 4, 1921 ~ May 12, 2015 MARRIOTT - Dixie Lee Dearden Holmes, our cherished wife, mother, grandmother, friend and a woman of joyful service, family and music, returned to her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, March 17,2015 in St. George at the Dixie Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Dixie was born in Ogden, UTon June 19,1939, the daughter of Gerald and Wilma Dearden. She was the Pingree Elementary School Hopscotch champion and graduated from Weber High School in 1957 where she was a proud member of the first Warriorette Drill Team; she loved to twirl her baton. Dixie loved all of her classmates to the end. She married her sweetheart, Ronald J. Holmes on June 7, 1957 in the Logan LDS Temple. They enjoyed 57 years together giving service, camping and enjoying family activities. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for all her life, serving in many callings, most notably she served as the organist in the Marriott Ward beginning when she was 12 years old and extending without a release until her death. Dixie was an active and longtime member of the D.U.P. in the Susan Marriott Camp. She retired from the Weber School District after many years of service and was a well-known secretary at Wahlquist Jr. High. Dixie saw the good in everyone she came in contact with and made everyone feel important. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her and the world will have a definite void from this time forward. Survivors include her husband, Ron; her daughter, Kim (Matt) Lyons, her sons, Mick (Sheri), Wade and Scott (Heather-); 16 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sisters, Marilynn and Zana. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 23,2015 at 11 a.m. at the Marriott Chapel, 250 N. 1500 W., Marriott-Slaterville. Friends may visit family on Sunday, March 22nd from 5 to 8 p.m. at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. and on Monday at the church from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park, 100 Monroe Blvd. Special thanks to the hospital staff at the Dixie Regional Medical Center. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the LDS Church General Missionary Fund. Condolences may be sent to the family at: www. myers-mortuary.com Carl William Hodson was born on August 4,1921, in Marriott, Utah, to Delbert Franklin and Elizabeth Butler Hodson. He lived all of his life on 12th Street, growing up in a farmhouse that still stands today at Ogden Nature Center. Some of his fondest memories were of working with draft horses on his family farm to harvest sugar beets and haul hay. He started driving a team at the age of seven. Carl married the love of his life, Mae Louise McFarland, on June 12, 1941, in the Salt Lake Temple. Shortly after, they moved across 12th Street to what would be home for the remainder of Carls 93 years. That house, with only two small rooms, at one time was home to the couple, their first three children and Louises brother in addition to several dozen newly hatched chicks, which were brooded in a box behind the coal stove. In that house, which grew along with the family, the couple raised eight children. Carl served in the Army during World War II, shipping off to Korea in 1945. After the war, he continued to farm and worked at Quaker Oats. Later, Carl became a journeyman electrician, a field hed work in for more than 40 years. He was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, fulfilling many callings, including Counselor in the Bishopric, Stake High councilor and Bishop. He also served many years in the Spanish and Italian name extraction program and was a dedicated home teacher to the very end of his fife. Carl spent his retirement with Louise working around his farm and spending time with his large family and many friends. He told great stories and had an amazing memory, recalling everything from his kindergarten teacher at Marriott School to his friends at Weber High. Carl passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2015. He was the last of his generation to be born and raised in Marriott. His life can be best described with these words: hard work, integrity, faith...and hard work. Carl was preceded in death by his wife; daughter, Nancy Ritter; granddaughter, Tammy Barrow; great-granddaughter, Sarah Mitchell; parents and four sisters and two brothers. He is survived by his children, Launa (Blaine) Barrow, Brent (RaeDene) Hodson, Charlene (David) Ottley, Joan (Roger) Poulsen, Ronald (Wendy) Hodson, Terrie (Kendell) Phillips and Judy (Gary) Symes; son-in-law, Thane Ritter; 32 grandchildren, 76 great-grandchildren and six great-greatgrandchildren. Carls family wishes to thank all those who cared for him in his final days, especially Julie, Aaron, Danny and Karen. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at the Marriott-Slaterville Chapel, 250 N. 1500 W. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 22,2015 at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. and at the church on Saturday prior to the service from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Interment will be at the Ogden City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at: www.myers-mortuary.com |
