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Melba K. Wisdom 1917 ~ 2005 Melba Katherine Heath Wisdom, age 88, passed away Friday, September 2, 2005, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born February 15, 1917, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the daughter of Francis Daniel and Lulu Gay Wilson Heath. Married Edgar Ivan Wisdom on November 19, 1942, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Ed passed away in August, 1979. Melba had a lifelong affection and love for animals and devoted her life to caring for numerous cats and dogs after Ed's death. Her hobbies were photography and decorating beautiful cakes for relatives, friends and neighbors for all occasions. Melba is survived by her sister, Jennie M. Gibson, and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, four sisters, Ethel Lewis, Gertrude Gunn, Lulu VanOostendorp, Geneve DeBuiser; and two brothers, Frank C. Heath and Victor R. Heath. Graveside services will be held on Friday, September 9, 2005 at 11 a.m. at the Salt Lake City Cemetery, 200 North "N" Street. Friends may visit with the family on Friday morning from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Holbrook Mortuary, 3251 South 2300 East.

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