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1903 ~ 2004
Lyle Nelson Paine, returned home, 20 October 2004.
Lyle was born to Sarah Eliza Call and Joseph Nelson, 11 March 1903 in a log cabin in Snowville, Utah. The family moved to Pennsylvania so that Joseph could attend Architectural School. Upon completion of his studies they settled in Provo, Utah. Lyle attended Franklin School, Provo High School, and Brigham Young Academy (BYU) and graduated with a Bachelors of Art degree in 1924. She taught high school in the Star Valley of Wyoming and Provo. In 1929, Lyle went to New York City to do graduate work in art at Columbia and worked as an assistant buyer at Lord and Taylor's Deptartment Store.
Lyle married David Paine in Flushing, New York on 22 April 1937, solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple, 17 June 1937. They settled in Uniondale, Long Island, NY at the end of 1938. Lyle served as President of the California Ave. School P.T.A. and later founded the Uniondale High School PTA. She was elected to the Uniondale School Board and served for 14 years. Lyle and David served as evening supervisors at the LDS Pavilion at the New York World's Fair 1964-65. After David retired in 1968 they moved to Summit Park, Utah.
Later they lived in San Mateo, California, London, England and Mexico City while David worked as a consultant. Together they served a mission for the LDS Church at the Hyde Park Visitor & Genealogy Center in London 1976-1978.
After they settled in Provo in 1981 they served in the Provo Temple until David died 2 July 1988. Lyle served in the Young Women's program and in the Relief Society of the Church for over 30 years, many of which were as the Stake Relief Society President of the New York Stake. Lyle was active in the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and volunteered at the Church Museum of History & Art in Salt Lake City until 2000 when the walking became too difficult. She died in her home, 101 years young.
Lyle is survived by her children: Jo Paine, Newton, New Jersey, Tim (Joan) Paine, Grand Junction, Colorado, and Penny (Doyle) Nielson, Payson, Utah, daughter-in-law, Pamela Paine, Provo, a sister, Eliza Lesher, Logan, Utah and a sister-in-law, Edna Nelson, Provo as well as 16 grandchildren and 22 great-grand-children. She was
preceded in death by her husband, David Paine, a son, Peter Paine, a grandson, Joel Paine, a great-granddaughter, Alexis Nielson, sisters Elenor Nelson and Gwendolyn Whetton and brothers Joseph Nelson, Stanley Nelson and Willard Nelson.
Funeral services will be held Monday, October 25, 2004 at 11:00 a.m., in the Provo 4th Ward, 101 West 800 North. Friends may call at the ward chapel one hour prior to services. Interment, Provo City Cemetery. Services under the direction of Berg Mortuary of Provo. Memorial contributions should be made to the LDS Church Perpetual Education Fund.