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Vickie Davis Beeson 1949 ~ 2005 LAYTON/OMAHA - Vickie Davis Beeson passed away after a two-year battle with cancer on November 15, 2005 at her mother's home in West Jordan, Utah. She is survived by her husband of thirty three years Wayne Beeson, her daughters Laura (James) Anderson and Allison (Mikal)Balmforth, her sons, Marshall Beeson and Nathan (Brittanie) Beeson, and five grandchildren: Spencer Anderson, Meghan Anderson, Ben Balmforth, Luke Balmforth, and Josh Balmforth, also surviving is her mother Elaine Davis, brother Jeff Davis and sister LeAnn Eaton. Vickie was preceded in death by her father Victor Davis. Born and raised in Vernal, Utah on July 8, 1949, Vickie attend college in Utah, worked for the Utah State Legislature as a young woman, and then moved to San Diego, California; for a job opportunity with Union Oil Company. In San Diego she met Wayne Beeson, also originally from Utah but in San Diego for military training, through an LDS Church home evening group. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on January 19, 1973. In addition to living in Salt Lake City, Layton, and Farmington, Utah, Wayne and Vickie lived in Las Vegas, Nevada, Seattle, Washington, and Omaha, Nebraska. In each of these areas Vickie was active in the LDS Church, serving in leadership and teaching positions in the primary, young women, and relief society organizations, and assumed many other special assignments in the Church. Always an articulate missionary voice for the LDS Church, many can attribute their membership in the Church to her friendly smile and firm faith. Vickie's highest priority and fondest love was her family. In October of 1996, when her daughter Laura suffered a brain injury, Vickie immediately left her professional pursuits and went to Omaha, Nebraska to help Laura and her husband James and their two young children, Spencer and Meghan. She stayed with Laura's young family helping raise the children and serving in their local ward and stake of the LDS Church in Omaha until her fight with cancer took her and Wayne back to Salt Lake City for her treatments at the Huntsman Cancer Center earlier this year. Vickie lived a life of incredible energy and commitment to her family and to causes she felt were worthy. As a result, she had untold influence for good on the lives she touched. As one of her close friends from Omaha wrote her recently: "The sacrifices you made for your beloved family are the stuff of tradition that will pass from generation to generation. All of us that know you are indebted to you forever." Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 19, 2005 at 11 a.m. at the Lindquist's Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Road. Friends and family may call Saturday from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the service. Interment, Kaysville City Cemetery. e-mail condolences to the family at llm@lindquistmortuary.com

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