Obituary: Marie Elizabeth Turnbaugh Huntsman

Marie Elizabeth Turnbaugh Huntsman 1918 ~ 2005 SANDY, UT - Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Marie Huntsman, 87, passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 9th, 2005 under the care of her daughter, Inspiration Hospice, and surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 2, 1918, in Washington Utah to Daniel Avery and Imogene Prisbrey Turnbaugh. Married Alton Huntsman May 2, 1925 which was solemnized in the Manti Temple in June of 1969. She worked at American Fork Training School, Dugway Proving Grounds, and in Fairbanks, Alaska. She enjoyed her art, crafts, crocheting, quilting and canning. She was a master teacher of life, hard work, and honesty. Our mother was a rock of stone and she has left many polished stones. She is survived by four sisters: Wilma Pearson (Las Vegas); Mable Johnson (Nevada); Gertrude Nelson (Boise); Leona Ponn (Las Vegas); a brother, Stewart Turnbaugh (Twin Falls); three children: Richard A. Huntsman (Wilder, ID); Gary M. Huntsman (Salt Lake City); Lana Jean Rivera (Salt Lake City); 16 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. We are thankful for the LDS Peruvian Park Ward for all the love and caring of our mother Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 12 at the LDS Church at 9119 South 1300 East, Sandy UT. Friends and family may call at the Church prior to services beginning at 9:30 a.m. Interment - Pleasant Grove City Cemetery. SereniCare, funeral directors.