1931 - 2005 (73 years)
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Name |
William Lell Heaps [1] |
Born |
3 Aug 1931 |
Teasdale, Wayne, Utah |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
26 Jul 2005 |
Teasdale, Wayne, Utah |
- ST. GEORGE/TEASDALE, UTAH - William Lell Heaps, beloved husband, dad and grandpa, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2005 after a valiant battle with cancer and complications of diabetes.
He was born August 3, 1931 in Bicknell, Utah, a son of Lorenzo and Wanda Fern Chidester Heaps. He married his Sweetheart, Ann Maxfield on June 5, 1951 in the Manti LDS Temple, sealed for time and all eternity. Together they raised a familyghteousness and love.
Lell was a dedicated servant of our Father in Heaven throughout his life and served as Ward Clerk for four Bishops. He was a renowned musician. As a member of the Poverty Bench Boys, he used his beautiful singing voice to entertain, enricheal the lives of those who heard him. He was a skilled carpenter. His fireplace mantles grace homes from California to Washington DC. He served the Lord on building missions throughout the Western U.S. as well as Hawaii and Michigan.
Lell is survived by his wife of 54 years, Ann Heaps, of St. George; seven children: Tim Heaps of Agoura Hills, CA; Cynthia and Al Medina of Chatsworth, CA; Beverly and Bryant Davis of Albuquerque, NM; Karen and Paul Cloward of Herriman, UT;nda Davis of Riverton, UT; Bryan and Raven Heaps; Loralee and Forrest Christian of Helena, MT; and 15 grandchildren; all who will remember him with love, gratitude and joy for the life that he so richly lived.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 1, 2005 at 1 p.m. in the Loa LDS Stake Center. Friends may call for viewing at the Heideman Mortuary, 170 South Mall Drive in St. George, Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. and at the Stake Cenn Loa, Monday morning from 11 to 12:30 prior to the services. Burial will be in the Teasdale Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield, Salina and Gunnison, Utah.
(Printed in the Deseret News July 29, 2005)
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Buried |
1 Aug 2005 |
Teasdale Cemetery, Teasdale, Wayne, Utah |
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Memorial for William Lell Heaps Find a Grave |
Person ID |
I3176 |
Grow |
Last Modified |
13 Mar 2013 |
Father |
Lorenzo Turner Heaps, b. 24 Sep 1893, Escalante, Garfield, Utah , d. 06 Apr 1970, Teasdale, Wayne, Utah (Age 76 years) |
Mother |
Wanda Fern Chidester, b. 2 Nov 1909, Richfield, Sevier, Utah , d. 28 Jul 1989, Teasdale, Wayne, Utah (Age 79 years) |
Married |
01 Oct 1930 |
Family ID |
F887 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S90] Public Member Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.
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