Obituary: HENDRIX, LAURA

Laura Gubler HendrixSept. 3, 1904 ~ May 5, 2013Laura Gubler Hendrix, 108, our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great, great-grandmother gratefully returned to her Heavenly Father on May 5, 2013. She lived a long event-filled life. Born on September 3, 1904 she saw everything from horse and buggy to supersonic jets. She is the fifth child of Agnes Horsley Gubler and Jacob J Gubler. Her brothers were Ray, Ernest, Charles, Albert, and Ralph. They are all deceased except Ralph. Her sisters were Ina, Ruby, Mable, Olive, and Ivy. They are all deceased except Ivy. She married Leland Hendrix on March 15, 1924. He preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter Ludean (Phil) Carter of Lund, Nev., her son Leland (Eve) Hendrix of Mapleton, Utah and her daughter Claire (David) Julian of Memphis, Tenn. She was preceded in death by her oldest daughter Vaiola, her daughter and son-in-law Elaine (Sam) Doxey, and four grandchildren. She is survived by nine grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, and 41 great, great-grandchildren .Laura and Leland spent the first 50 plus years in Lund, Nevada where they raised their family. In 1958 they sold their family farm and moved to Orem, Utah where they spent more than 50 years. They enjoyed making new friends, BYU plays and sports, and being close to the temple.Laura had a tremendous thirst for knowledge. She attended grade school and up to the eight grade in Lund. She then went to St. George for a year and then back to Lund. Over the next few years she attended Utah State University, the University of Utah, and BYU. She then began teaching back in Lund. When she was very young, she had a desire to play the piano. No teachers were available so using books her sister Ina had left at home she began teaching herself to play. She became proficient enough that she was able to teach all of her children and several of her grandchildren to play. When she was a young mother, living on a ranch 35 miles from the nearest town, she ordered a violin out of a catalog and taught herself to play that. She taught some of her children to play, and they in turn have taught their children and grandchildren. Because of Laura, many of her posterity are very competent musicians. In her later years when she was a worker in the Provo, Utah Temple she became aware of a need for more people who could help with the Spanish speaking patrons. Laura started studying Spanish on her own, and became proficient enough to help in the temple. Laura was actively involved in the LDS church throughout her life. She served in all of the Church organizations and was a ward president in the MIA for 6 years. She and her husband Leland served a mission in South Carolina from 1960-61. She became involved in Genealogy and Family History and compiled a large book of her father's family history titled, "Two Gubler Families in America 1847-1972." She also spent several years as a worker in the Provo Temple.A funeral honoring Laura's life will be held in the Lund, Nevada LDS Chapel at 2:00 pm on Friday, May 10th. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Instead of flowers, please consider a donation to the LDS Church's Perpetual Education Fund.