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Early Life: She was born January 23, 1915, to John and Hilda Olsen Bennett in Scipio, Utah, the oldest of six children. She was raised and went to elementary school in McCornick, junior high in Delta and 9th and 10th grades in Springville. Then, after moving to Ogden, she finished high school by correspondence school.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: She had great strength surviving Typhoid Fever and The Great Depression; just shy of 100 years old, she was still doing most things on her own which speaks to her determination and independence she had throughout her life. On January 27, 1933, she married Lorin E. Burrows in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They loved camping, hunting, fishing and going on Sunday rides with their family. They lived in Springville, Utah, until his work with the railroad took them to Ogden in 1959. He passed away July 15, 1974. She was very adaptable and worked at Troy Laundry, the Utah State Mental Hospital in Provo and the Utah Valley Hospital before moving to Ogden. In Ogden, she worked at Smith Food King Bakery department where she learned to make wedding cakes (a skill that she continued to do from home for family and friends) and at Utah Tailoring. She was head of alterations at JC Penny and also worked in men's alterations at ZCMI. After retirement, she had a successful home business doing alterations and quilting, often saying she had completed over twenty five Salt Lake Temple quilts after her mission. Many of her children and grandchildren have one of her quilts to cherish. She was nominated by Marilyn to carry the Olympic torch in 2002 Winter Olympic Games and was so proud to be one of the oldest to do so at 87 years. Her family was the joy of her life. She spent countless hours catching up through phone calls and writing letters. There weren't many special events that she missed. She spent all year planning and talking about upcoming reunions. Family events were always accompanied by her famous custard and rice pudding, a treat everyone looked forward to. She has been very faithful in church service with positions in the Primary, Sunday School and Young Women on the ward and stake levels. She also was very proud of saving up for and serving a full time mission to the New York Rochester Mission from 1980 to 1981. After she returned, she served as Relief Society President. Grace Elizabeth Bennett Burrows left this life December 6, 2014.
Survived By: Privacy protected. Obituary may have this information, sources available below. Three sons, one daughter, one brother and two sisters. She has left a wonderful family legacy of love with her four children, 21 grandchildren, 58 1/2 great grandchildren and 52 1/2 great great grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: Her husband, her parents, two brothers, Robert and Everett; and her grandson, Mike.
Services: Hobble Creek West LDS Chapel
Mortuary: Leavitt's Mortuary, Ogden
Obituary: Provo Daily Herald | 10 Dec. 2014
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
Early Life: She was born January 23, 1915, to John and Hilda Olsen Bennett in Scipio, Utah, the oldest of six children. She was raised and went to elementary school in McCornick, junior high in Delta and 9th and 10th grades in Springville. Then, after moving to Ogden, she finished high school by correspondence school.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: She had great strength surviving Typhoid Fever and The Great Depression; just shy of 100 years old, she was still doing most things on her own which speaks to her determination and independence she had throughout her life. On January 27, 1933, she married Lorin E. Burrows in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They loved camping, hunting, fishing and going on Sunday rides with their family. They lived in Springville, Utah, until his work with the railroad took them to Ogden in 1959. He passed away July 15, 1974. She was very adaptable and worked at Troy Laundry, the Utah State Mental Hospital in Provo and the Utah Valley Hospital before moving to Ogden. In Ogden, she worked at Smith Food King Bakery department where she learned to make wedding cakes (a skill that she continued to do from home for family and friends) and at Utah Tailoring. She was head of alterations at JC Penny and also worked in men's alterations at ZCMI. After retirement, she had a successful home business doing alterations and quilting, often saying she had completed over twenty five Salt Lake Temple quilts after her mission. Many of her children and grandchildren have one of her quilts to cherish. She was nominated by Marilyn to carry the Olympic torch in 2002 Winter Olympic Games and was so proud to be one of the oldest to do so at 87 years. Her family was the joy of her life. She spent countless hours catching up through phone calls and writing letters. There weren't many special events that she missed. She spent all year planning and talking about upcoming reunions. Family events were always accompanied by her famous custard and rice pudding, a treat everyone looked forward to. She has been very faithful in church service with positions in the Primary, Sunday School and Young Women on the ward and stake levels. She also was very proud of saving up for and serving a full time mission to the New York Rochester Mission from 1980 to 1981. After she returned, she served as Relief Society President. Grace Elizabeth Bennett Burrows left this life December 6, 2014.
Survived By: Privacy protected. Obituary may have this information, sources available below. Three sons, one daughter, one brother and two sisters. She has left a wonderful family legacy of love with her four children, 21 grandchildren, 58 1/2 great grandchildren and 52 1/2 great great grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: Her husband, her parents, two brothers, Robert and Everett; and her grandson, Mike.
Services: Hobble Creek West LDS Chapel
Mortuary: Leavitt's Mortuary, Ogden
Obituary: Provo Daily Herald | 10 Dec. 2014
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
CENTENARIAN
Early Life: She was born January 23, 1915, to John and Hilda Olsen Bennett in Scipio, Utah, the oldest of six children. She was raised and went to elementary school in McCornick, junior high in Delta and 9th and 10th grades in Springville. Then, after moving to Ogden, she finished high school by correspondence school.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: She had great strength surviving Typhoid Fever and The Great Depression; just shy of 100 years old, she was still doing most things on her own which speaks to her determination and independence she had throughout her life. On January 27, 1933, she married Lorin E. Burrows in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They loved camping, hunting, fishing and going on Sunday rides with their family. They lived in Springville, Utah, until his work with the railroad took them to Ogden in 1959. He passed away July 15, 1974. She was very adaptable and worked at Troy Laundry, the Utah State Mental Hospital in Provo and the Utah Valley Hospital before moving to Ogden. In Ogden, she worked at Smith Food King Bakery department where she learned to make wedding cakes (a skill that she continued to do from home for family and friends) and at Utah Tailoring. She was head of alterations at JC Penny and also worked in men's alterations at ZCMI. After retirement, she had a successful home business doing alterations and quilting, often saying she had completed over twenty five Salt Lake Temple quilts after her mission. Many of her children and grandchildren have one of her quilts to cherish. She was nominated by Marilyn to carry the Olympic torch in 2002 Winter Olympic Games and was so proud to be one of the oldest to do so at 87 years. Her family was the joy of her life. She spent countless hours catching up through phone calls and writing letters. There weren't many special events that she missed. She spent all year planning and talking about upcoming reunions. Family events were always accompanied by her famous custard and rice pudding, a treat everyone looked forward to. She has been very faithful in church service with positions in the Primary, Sunday School and Young Women on the ward and stake levels. She also was very proud of saving up for and serving a full time mission to the New York Rochester Mission from 1980 to 1981. After she returned, she served as Relief Society President. Grace Elizabeth Bennett Burrows left this life December 6, 2014.
Survived By: Privacy protected. Obituary may have this information, sources available below. Three sons, one daughter, one brother and two sisters. She has left a wonderful family legacy of love with her four children, 21 grandchildren, 58 1/2 great grandchildren and 52 1/2 great great grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: Her husband, her parents, two brothers, Robert and Everett; and her grandson, Mike.
Services: Hobble Creek West LDS Chapel
Mortuary: Leavitt's Mortuary, Ogden
Obituary: Provo Daily Herald | 10 Dec. 2014
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
Early Life: She was born January 23, 1915, to John and Hilda Olsen Bennett in Scipio, Utah, the oldest of six children. She was raised and went to elementary school in McCornick, junior high in Delta and 9th and 10th grades in Springville. Then, after moving to Ogden, she finished high school by correspondence school.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: She had great strength surviving Typhoid Fever and The Great Depression; just shy of 100 years old, she was still doing most things on her own which speaks to her determination and independence she had throughout her life. On January 27, 1933, she married Lorin E. Burrows in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They loved camping, hunting, fishing and going on Sunday rides with their family. They lived in Springville, Utah, until his work with the railroad took them to Ogden in 1959. He passed away July 15, 1974. She was very adaptable and worked at Troy Laundry, the Utah State Mental Hospital in Provo and the Utah Valley Hospital before moving to Ogden. In Ogden, she worked at Smith Food King Bakery department where she learned to make wedding cakes (a skill that she continued to do from home for family and friends) and at Utah Tailoring. She was head of alterations at JC Penny and also worked in men's alterations at ZCMI. After retirement, she had a successful home business doing alterations and quilting, often saying she had completed over twenty five Salt Lake Temple quilts after her mission. Many of her children and grandchildren have one of her quilts to cherish. She was nominated by Marilyn to carry the Olympic torch in 2002 Winter Olympic Games and was so proud to be one of the oldest to do so at 87 years. Her family was the joy of her life. She spent countless hours catching up through phone calls and writing letters. There weren't many special events that she missed. She spent all year planning and talking about upcoming reunions. Family events were always accompanied by her famous custard and rice pudding, a treat everyone looked forward to. She has been very faithful in church service with positions in the Primary, Sunday School and Young Women on the ward and stake levels. She also was very proud of saving up for and serving a full time mission to the New York Rochester Mission from 1980 to 1981. After she returned, she served as Relief Society President. Grace Elizabeth Bennett Burrows left this life December 6, 2014.
Survived By: Privacy protected. Obituary may have this information, sources available below. Three sons, one daughter, one brother and two sisters. She has left a wonderful family legacy of love with her four children, 21 grandchildren, 58 1/2 great grandchildren and 52 1/2 great great grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: Her husband, her parents, two brothers, Robert and Everett; and her grandson, Mike.
Services: Hobble Creek West LDS Chapel
Mortuary: Leavitt's Mortuary, Ogden
Obituary: Provo Daily Herald | 10 Dec. 2014
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
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