Mary Fern Stay

1920 - 2007  (86 years)

• Name	Mary Fern Stay  [1]
  Birth	3 Dec 1920	Utah   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Feb 2007  [1, 3]
  Person ID	I78028	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Wilford Valentine Stay,   b. 14 Feb 1897, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah d. 27 Feb 1971, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Rhoda Deseret Gunn,   b. 17 May 1898, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah d. 12 Oct 2000, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (Age 102 years)
  Marriage	14 Jun 1917	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F36165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walton Leonard Rice,   b. 8 Sep 1919, Castle Gate, Carbon, Utah d. 16 Dec 1996 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1941	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah   [1, 6, 7]
  Children	1. Walton Rice   d. Bef 1996   2. Kent Rice   3. John Rice   4. Jeff Rice
  Family ID	F36166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  The Deseret News February 27, 2007 Mary Fern Rice Beloved Mother Our loving mother passed away peacefully the morning of February 26th, 2007 from complications of congestive heart failure. Fern was born December 3rd, 1920 to Wilford Valentine and Rhoda Deseret Stay in Salt Lake City, Utah. Fern graduated from Granite High School and subsequently married the love of her life, Walton Leonard Rice, in the Salt Lake Temple September 18th, 1941, who preceded her in death (1996). Fern and Walt lived in Murray, Utah for over 50 years. Fern was very active in her religion and held many callings in the church, including Relief Society President, Primary Teacher, and many others. Preceded in death by her oldest son, Walt Jr. and survived by her other three sons, Kent (Christine) Rice, Cottonwood Heights, Utah, John (Gretchen) Rice Shelton, Washington, and Jeff (Sherry) Rice Draper, Utah, seven grandchildren and two great- granddaughters. One of Fern's greatest joys in life was spending time with her family and she will be missed dearly by each of them. Interment, Redwood Memorial Estates.

  
  

• 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. [S26755] Family Data Collections - Marriages. [S39666] Obituary, The Deseret News, Rhoda Deseret Gunn Stay, (October 16, 2000). [S39677] Obituary, The Deseret News, Walton Leonard Rice, (December 18, 1996). [S39648] Obituary, The Deseret News, Mary Fern Rice, (February 27, 2007).