Ireta Artence Fisher Woodbury

1919 - 2004  (85 years)

• Name	Ireta Artence Fisher Woodbury  [1]
  Birth	28 Feb 1919	Utah   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Death	1 Sep 2004	West Valley City, Salt Lake, Utah   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Burial	Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery, Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah   [5]
  Person ID	I70461	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Elias Lambert Woodbury,   b. 3 Apr 1898, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah d. 25 Feb 1978, Granger, Salt Lake, Utah (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Geneva Ione Higginbotham,   b. 9 Nov 1901, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah d. 28 Nov 1993, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1923	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah   [1, 2, 6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F32829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Victor J. Parker,   b. 7 May 1912, Idaho d. 9 Dec 1970 (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	19 Jun 1934  [1, 4]
  Children	1. Paula Parker   2. John J. Parker   3. Living
  Family ID	F1092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  The Salt Lake Tribune September 5, 2004 Ireta Fisher Woodbury Parker, widow of Victor J Parker, passed quietly while at home in West Valley City, Utah, September 1, 2004. She was 85. On February 28, 1919 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Ireta was born to her proud parents, Arta Fisher and Geneva Higginbotham. Ireta loved Utah and spent her entire life in the area. She taught herself to play the piano at age 8, which she played proficiently up until her passing. Married June 19, 1934, Victor and Ireta lived many years in Salt Lake City and later settled in West Jordan where they lived for eight years. Afterwards, they moved to Granger. They spent many summers fishing, hunting and camping all over the western states. After Victor passed in 1970, Ireta learned to drive. Ireta volunteered her time to the LDS Church where she played the piano for Relief Society and her Ward for 30 years. She was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers where she served as Camp Captain and as an officer in her Company. She loved gardening, especially her roses. Surviving are her daughters, Vicky R. (LaMar) Jones of Pendleton, Oregon, and Paula P. (Eric) Christensen of West Valley City, Utah; her son John J. (Marilyn) Parker, of Henderson, Nevada; her sisters, Geneva Klc of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Naomi Grange of Taylorsville, Utah. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22707] Descendants of Joseph Hascall and Catherine Green, (provided by Richard K. Hascall to the Haskell Family Association). [S43823] Angus Cannon Woodbury, Woodbury Family History, (Reminder Press, Burley Idaho, 1958). [S53585] SSDI: Social Security Death Index. [S40877] Obituary, The Salt Lake Tribune, Ireta Fisher Woodbury Parker, (September 5, 2004). [S9794] Cemetery index, Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery, Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, (Find-a-Grave). [S26755] Family Data Collections - Marriages. [S24215] Draft registration, Elias Lambert Woodbury. [S39613] Obituary, The Deseret News, Geneva Ione Higginbotham Woodbur, (November 29, 1993).