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- The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT)
March 11, 2010
Mary Shepherd Pugmire, age 89, passed away peacefully March 9, 2010, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mary was born April 7, 1920, in Paris, Idaho, to F. Leslie and Hazel Rich Shepherd. She married Elden Rich Pugmire on March 21, 1941, in the Logan Temple.
They loved to attend dances in the Bear Lake area. Her favorite role was as a wife and mother of three sons. She instilled in all who knew her a love for life, an appreciation for family and friends, and a positive attitude. Mary was very active in the LDS Church where she served in various callings. She worked many years as a legal secretary and as a secretary for the LDS Church. She spent years compiling family history books for her posterity. In recent years she was primarily confined to her home as a result of several strokes. She always maintained her pleasant, positive attitude and strong determination to do as much as she could for herself. She was a wonderful example of love, kindness, and strength to her family.
Mary is survived by her three sons Kenneth (Sue Ann), Keith (Toni), and Bruce (Becky), eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and sister Ina (K. LeRoi) Nelson.
Preceded in death by her husband Elden, her parents, and her brothers Charles, John, Carlyle, and Fred Shepherd.
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