Doris Sorenson Garner

Doris Sorenson Garner

1936 ~ 2009

Doris Sorenson Garner, 73, passed away at her home in Orem, Sept. 12, 2009 of an infection. She was born Aug. 24 1936 in Loa, Utah to Worth and Nancy Blackburn Sorenson. She Married Dean Garner June 20, 1959 in Loa. They were sealed for eternity in the Provo Temple Oct. 22, 1986. He passed away May 9, 2002.

She graduated from BYU with a composite major in Business Education and Office Administration. She later completed her Masters degree in Education at BYU. She worked at US Steel, Geneva Works for 13 years in various secretarial and administrative positions, including administrative assistant to the vice president. She taught at UVSC from 1975-1998 when she retired. She was a member of the UVSC Faculty Senate, the Utah Business and Computer Education Association, and the National Business Association. Doris Also served as advisor of Phi Beta Lambda. She was the School of Business teacher of the year in 1996. In addition she conducted several word processing and training workshops and wrote various word processing manuals for student courses.

She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has served in various teaching and leadership positions. She also served as a temple worker at the Mt. Timpanogos Temple and was currently serving a service mission at the MTC in Provo.

She loved spending time at her childhood home in Loa and with her children, grandchildren, and great-grand children. She was a passionate Jazz fan and BYU fan.

She is survived by her 2 children Stephanie (Tracy) Lewis and Michael (Mindee) Garner both of Lehi, 9 Grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren with 2 on the way. Her Sisters and Brothers Cuma Hoopiiaina of Salt Lake City, Jackie King of Orem, Philip (Carolyn) Sorenson of Orem, and Enoch Sorenson of Bondurant, WY.

In lieu of flowers please donate to the LDS Mission and Perpetual Education Funds.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thurs. Sept. 17, 2009 at the Orem Sharon 3rd Ward Chapel, 445 S. 700 E. Family and friends may call Wed. evening, Sept. 16, 2009, from 6-8 pm at Walker Sanderson Funeral Home, 646 E 800 N Orem, Utah and Thurs. morning from 11-12:30 prior to the services at the church. Internment will be at the Orem City Cemetery.

Condolences may be sent to the family at: www.walkerfamilymortuary.com

Sharon Price Stuart

Sharon Kaye Price Stuart, our Sissy, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, September 11, 2009. She was born April 7, 1968 in Idaho Falls, ID, the second daughter to James Robert and Sandra Taylor Price. She was her daddy’s little girl and her mother’s pride and joy. She married her best friend, Daniel James Stuart in Springville, UT on May 19, 1990.

Sharon graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1986. She attended Stevens-Heneger College and graduated with a business degree. Sharon was very active in her life, working as a manager of the Art City Drive-in, teaching pre-school at Center Stage for Performing Arts and also working as a secretary there. She served as a Cub Scout leader and also worked at Utah Valley Service. She enjoyed travel and Girl’s Weekend and was an avid Bunko player. Sharon loved dancing and especially enjoyed her daughter’s performances at Center Stage and Springville High. She was a loving and caring mother and friend to all, including being a second mother to all the kids at Center Stage. Sharon was always the life of the party and will be forever missed.

She is survived by her husband; her parents; daughter, Cameron, mommy’s pretty dancer; son, Devin, her baby boy; sister and best friend, Cheryl (Keith) Hamilton; four step-daughters: Austin, Brittany, Amberly and Breanna; 6 step-grandchildren, 2 yet to come and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her grandparents: James and Barbara Price and Thermon and Susie Taylor.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 11 a.m. in the Kolob 6th Ward, 1230 S 500 E, Springville, UT. Friends may call on Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 E 200 S, Springville or Wednesday one hour prior to the services at the church. Burial will be in the Springville Evergreen Cemetery.

Condolences may be sent at www.wheelermortuary.com.

Sharon has been a family friend for such a long time! We love you and will miss you!

Cooper's Obituary (my good friend Hunter's little brother)

Cooper Hamblin Kofford (a.k.a. “Coop”) was born October 4, 2004 and returned to heavenly surroundings on July 31, 2009. Quinn Macdonald Kofford and Jana Lynn Worsley Kofford (Orem, Utah. Married 23 years) are blessed to have been Cooper’s earthly dad and mom. Cooper is the fifth of six children. He is one of four boys and two girls. Cooper loved his sisters and brothers. He loved climbing into bed and snuggling with his sister, Hunter (13), and loved “playing house” with Kennedy (9). His oldest brother, Carson (12) taught Cooper about baseball. Duncan (7) loved playing legos and swimming with Coop. Lincoln (2) was Coops wrestling mate, car seat buddy, and “partner-in-crime.”

As his earthly family we are amazed at the depth of our love and respect for Cooper and his impact on our family. We will miss him very much. We have been and will continue to be enveloped by overwhelming feelings of love and gratitude. We are at peace—including an absolute blameless recollection of the circumstances surrounding Cooper’s last day on this earth. As a family, we have felt the love and support of our extended families, neighbors, friends and the community-at-large, and express our thanks. We have been blessed with clarity of mind and peace of heart and soul which stems from our faith in and knowledge of our Heavenly Father’s plan for all mankind and of Cooper’s progression in that plan . . . and its eternal significance for our little family.

We are certainly biased toward our son and brother and cannot say enough positive about him or his influence on everyone who knew him or came in contact with him. He was always on the go. At home, he was most comfortable outside . . .usually barefoot and in shorts (or a swimsuit)—sometimes even in the winter. He had soft, sun-bleached-blond hair that framed his perfect face and little body and accentuated his amazing deep blue eyes. His two huge dimples (one in each cheek), tan complexion, perfect annunciation of every word and syllable, and his sweet voice (combined with his unique twang) are part of what made him Cooper. He loved to giggle and to make others giggle with him. He loved swimming, riding his bike (training wheels triumphantly removed in May), going to Navajo Lake and Kanab, Utah, and eating otter pops like they were going out of style. He loved taking his brothers for self-made adventures into “Randy’s field” or to Betty Jo’s “bumpy road.” He loved chewing gum—which usually only further accentuated his perfect little teeth, ear to ear smile and deep Hamblin dimples. He loved to snow ski, going “faster” in the water tube at Lake Powell, and sleeping wherever and whenever he chose. He loved all of his friends, cousins, aunts and uncles and would interact and immediately engage anyone. He also loved both sets of grandparents (Cree-L and Ila Jean Kofford of Bountiful, Utah, and Steven and Cheryl Worsley of Provo, Utah) and the horses, kisses, Christmas treats and unconditional love they showered on him. We will miss such things as hearing him yell-back “I Love You” as he ran off to play. We will also miss kissing his soft puckered lips, his refusal to eat anything healthy, and his causing havoc in church. We will miss holding his hands (even though the rest of him wouldn’t hold still), riding bikes to go get snow cone treats, and just playing and laughing together. If you knew Cooper, you experienced a bit of heaven on earth. As parents and as his family, we are grateful to have been blessed with Cooper. Because of our convictions toward Jesus Christ, we absolutely know—with no doubt whatsoever--that we will be reunited with him someday.