Clista Zelda Byington

1919 - 2004  (84 years)

• Name	Clista Zelda Byington
  Born	12 Oct 1919	Hot Springs, Idaho
  Gender	Female
  Died	11 Apr 2004	Murray, Salt Lake, Utah
  	"Greatest Mom" Clista Zelda Byington Chidester, age 84, passed away April 11, 2004 in Murray, Utah. Born October 12, 1919 in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, daughter of Charles Norton and Ettie Sophia Smithies Byington. Married Max Brown Chidester March 20, 1942 in the Salt Lake Temple. She was an active member of the LDS Church where she serverimary president, Relief Society president, served a mission with her husband to Independence, Missouri and worked in the Jordan River Temple for 12 years. She loved the Lord, her husband, children and grandchildren, they meant the world to her. She was a compassionate person who exemplified the ideals of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in all she did. Survived by husband, Max; children, Kenneth Max (Kay) Chidester, Los Alamos, NM; Gene Roger (Robyn) Chidester, North Salt Lake; Susan (Sherman) Cameron, West Valley City; Robert Jay (Noy) Chidester, South Jordan; Richard Charles (Cheryl) Cher, Aurora, Colorado; 23 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; brother, Earl Byington. Funeral services will be held Thursday, 10:00 a.m. at the Kearns 16th Ward, 4605 West Westpoint Drive. A viewing will be held Wednesday, 6-8 p.m. at McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 South Redwood and Thursday at the church, 9-9:45 a.m. Intermentley View Memorial Park. ____________________________________________________________
  Person ID	I7652	Grow
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Charles Norton Byington
  Mother	Ettie Sophia Smithies
  Family ID	F3740	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Max Brown Chidester
  Children	1. Kenneth Max Chidester   2. Gene Roger Chidester   3. Susan Chidester   4. Robert Jay Chidester   5. Richard Charles Chidester
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2012
  Family ID	F2468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Oct 1919 - Hot Springs, Idaho Died - 11 Apr 2004 - Murray, Salt Lake, Utah  = Link to Google Earth
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  Clista Zelda Byington