Fay Louise Hemmingsen Woodbury 1924 ~ 2011

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Fay Louise Hemmingsen Woodbury died July 17th, 2011 in Austin, TX.She was born Oct. 17, 1924 to Hemming Andreas Hemmingsen and Anne Louise Sorensen in Salt Lake City, Utah. She graduated from Granite High School in 1942 and attended St. Mark's nursing program before marrying Charles Eugene Woodbury Aug. 10, 1945 in the Salt Lake Temple and raised six children. She served in many church callings including Relief Society President, temple worker for the Houston and San Antonio Temples, and a LDS mission with her husband to (then) Zaire, Africa. Among her many talents, her drawing and painting, cooking (esp. her cinnamon rolls and sweet soup), crocheting, and lessons she learned during the Depression such as how to swim and play the piano will be greatly missed. She is survived by six children, Charla Woodbury, Salt Lake City, Utah; Carol (Dave) Dowding, Loveland, Colorado; Vern (DeeDee) Woodbury, Austin, Texas; Sandra (Gerry) King, Rogers, Arkansas; Brian (Dana) Woodbury, Gilbert, Arizona; Kevin (MaryEllen) Woodbury, Everett, Washington; 24 grandchildren, and 30 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband Charles (Apr. 20th, 2006), her parents, two sisters (Marjorie and Marion) and one brother (Arnold). Funeral services will be held at Anderson Mill Ward, 1004 West Park, Cedar Park, Texas at 10:00 a.m., Saturday July 23. Viewing will be held just prior to the funeral at 9:00 am. Graveside services will be at the Onion Creek Memorial Park, 11610 Chapel Lane, Austin, Texas directly after the funeral. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: LDS Humanitarian Services, care of LDS Philanthropies, 1501 North Canyon Road, Provo UT 84604-1607.

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