Obituary: Helen Hooper Hicken

Helen Hooper Hicken "Beloved Mother" Helen Hooper Hicken, 91, beloved mother, grandmother and great- grandmother passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2005. She was born May 28, 1914 to Spencer H. Peterson and Jeannette Whitehead Peterson in Mammoth, Utah. She married Eugene A. Hooper on November 5, 1936 in the Salt Lake Temple. He passed away in November 1966. She married Thomas L. Hicken in November 1967 and he passed away in November 1983. She is survived by her children: Carolyn H. Robison (Richard), Eugene A. Hooper, Jr. (Joeleen), Spencer S. Hooper (Paige), step-children: Jean H. Asay, Lynn H. Wallentine (Craig), Dale H. Johnson (Don), Steven T. Hicken (Jan), siblings: sister Lorraine P. Gill, step-sisters Shirley McMurdie and Lyle Elliott, 30 grandchildren and 46 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by husbands: Eugene A. Hooper and Thomas L. Hicken. Helen was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many different capacities. She is a former member of and historian for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. She taught early morning seminary while living in New York. She and her husband Tom served an LDS mission in the Los Angeles Temple Visitor's Center. She loved books and learning. She graduated from LDS High School and attended the University of Utah. She served as an officer in the League of Utah Writers and American Pen Women. She has published many poems, stories and a novel. She was a secretary for many years for the Utah Fish and Game Department. She was very charitable and had a profound influence for good on many throughout her life. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at the Stratford Ward, 2605 S. 1500 E., Salt Lake City. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m., Stratford Ward, 2605 S. 1500 E., Salt Lake City.