Freeda Melissa Schofield
August13, 1916 - March 22, 2015 (age 98)
Freeda Melissa Mathews Schofield passed away March 22, 2015 in American Fork, Utah. She was born August 13, 1916 to Charles Phillip Mathews and Luverna Edessa Lee in Panaca, Nevada.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Alamo LDS Chapel (49 Purple Sage Ave., Alamo, NV). A viewing will be held prior from 9-10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in the Schofield Cemetery in Hiko, Nevada under the direction of Southern Nevada Mortuary.∼Daughter of Charles Philips Mathews and Luverna Edessa Lee
Married William Udall Schofield, 18 November 1942, St. George, Washington, Utah
Obituary - Freeda Melissa Mathews Schofield passed away March 22, 2015 in American Fork, Utah. She was born August 13, 1916 to Charles Phillip Mathews and Luverna Edessa Lee in Panaca, Nevada.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Alamo LDS Chapel (49 Purple Sage Ave., Alamo, NV). A viewing will be held prior from 9-10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in the Schofield Cemetery in Hiko, Nevada under the direction of Southern Nevada Mortuary.
Sketch - I was born August 13, 1916 in Panaca, Nevada, the fourth child and third daughter of Charles Phillip Mathews and Luverna Edessa Lee. My earliest recollections and fond memories are those of the beautiful green meadows in the summer time and the lovely green alfalfa fields to the north, west, and east of our home. Our front door had a large oval glass in it and as I walked home from activities at night, there to the north, to be seen blocks away, was the cheerful light of the window, shining at the end of the street where our house was located.
The elementary school was just three and a half blocks away to the South, and for eight years I walked that familiar route and graduated from the Panaca Grade School in May 1930. Through four years of attending Lincoln County High School I followed the same pattern and graduated as valedictorian of my class in 1934.
In the fall of 1936. I enrolled at Brigham Young University. Several other young people from Panaca also became students there. It was a wonderful place to be.
After two years at the Y, my folks gave my brother, Lester, the opportunity to go to B.Y.U. There wasn't enough income to send both of us, so I found employment and kept busy.
In September of 1940, I was called to fill a mission to the Hawaiian Islands. I was on the island of Maui in the harbor town of Kahului when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. That brought on a time of deep concern. We missionaries expected to be called home by our church general
authorities, but that did not happen, so I completed my mission of 21 months in July of 1942.
On returning; home I obtained employment at Basic Magnesium, in Henderson, Nevada and on November 18, 1942, William Udall Schofield Jr. of Hiko, Nevada and I were married in the St. George Temple. Bill had been called to serve in the Swiss-Austrian mission in January of 1939. When World War I1 broke out he was transferred to the East Central States Mission, from which he was honorably released in February of 1941. He became an employee of the U.S. Bureau of Mines in Boulder City, Nevada. Boulder City was our home until about October of 1943. At that time the opportunity was presented to us to buy Uncle Merl Schofield's ranch in Hiko, by going in with Bill's father on the purchase. Ranch life is what we both wanted, so we moved to Hiko. Eventually, over the years, we purchased not only Uncle Merl's ranch but also Bill's father's ranch and dairy.
A lovely baby girl, Born November 15, 1952, came to brighten our home. We named her Rebecca. Nine years later another beautiful baby girl, born December 10, 1961, was added to our family. We named her Melanie.
During the making-a-living days of farming, ranching, feeding out beef cattle, and then wholly into the dairy business, we were each active in various callings in both L.D.S. ward and stake. Bill filled nine stake missions and I served with him on two of the stake missions. Among these callings I served over twenty-eight years in the ward and stake primaries. I was a Relief Society President from October 1961 to May 1964.
After retirement Bill and I were called to serve in the Nevada Las Vegas Mission. Our assignment was in Elko, Nevada, from July 19, 1982 to February 1, 1984. Upon our return from Elko, Bill was called to be the first Bishop of the newly organized Hiko Ward. He served for three years, from August 12, 1984 until May 28, 1987.
Bill's health began to deteriorate and he passed away April 8, 1991.
August13, 1916 - March 22, 2015 (age 98)
Freeda Melissa Mathews Schofield passed away March 22, 2015 in American Fork, Utah. She was born August 13, 1916 to Charles Phillip Mathews and Luverna Edessa Lee in Panaca, Nevada.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Alamo LDS Chapel (49 Purple Sage Ave., Alamo, NV). A viewing will be held prior from 9-10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in the Schofield Cemetery in Hiko, Nevada under the direction of Southern Nevada Mortuary.∼Daughter of Charles Philips Mathews and Luverna Edessa Lee
Married William Udall Schofield, 18 November 1942, St. George, Washington, Utah
Obituary - Freeda Melissa Mathews Schofield passed away March 22, 2015 in American Fork, Utah. She was born August 13, 1916 to Charles Phillip Mathews and Luverna Edessa Lee in Panaca, Nevada.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Alamo LDS Chapel (49 Purple Sage Ave., Alamo, NV). A viewing will be held prior from 9-10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in the Schofield Cemetery in Hiko, Nevada under the direction of Southern Nevada Mortuary.
Sketch - I was born August 13, 1916 in Panaca, Nevada, the fourth child and third daughter of Charles Phillip Mathews and Luverna Edessa Lee. My earliest recollections and fond memories are those of the beautiful green meadows in the summer time and the lovely green alfalfa fields to the north, west, and east of our home. Our front door had a large oval glass in it and as I walked home from activities at night, there to the north, to be seen blocks away, was the cheerful light of the window, shining at the end of the street where our house was located.
The elementary school was just three and a half blocks away to the South, and for eight years I walked that familiar route and graduated from the Panaca Grade School in May 1930. Through four years of attending Lincoln County High School I followed the same pattern and graduated as valedictorian of my class in 1934.
In the fall of 1936. I enrolled at Brigham Young University. Several other young people from Panaca also became students there. It was a wonderful place to be.
After two years at the Y, my folks gave my brother, Lester, the opportunity to go to B.Y.U. There wasn't enough income to send both of us, so I found employment and kept busy.
In September of 1940, I was called to fill a mission to the Hawaiian Islands. I was on the island of Maui in the harbor town of Kahului when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. That brought on a time of deep concern. We missionaries expected to be called home by our church general
authorities, but that did not happen, so I completed my mission of 21 months in July of 1942.
On returning; home I obtained employment at Basic Magnesium, in Henderson, Nevada and on November 18, 1942, William Udall Schofield Jr. of Hiko, Nevada and I were married in the St. George Temple. Bill had been called to serve in the Swiss-Austrian mission in January of 1939. When World War I1 broke out he was transferred to the East Central States Mission, from which he was honorably released in February of 1941. He became an employee of the U.S. Bureau of Mines in Boulder City, Nevada. Boulder City was our home until about October of 1943. At that time the opportunity was presented to us to buy Uncle Merl Schofield's ranch in Hiko, by going in with Bill's father on the purchase. Ranch life is what we both wanted, so we moved to Hiko. Eventually, over the years, we purchased not only Uncle Merl's ranch but also Bill's father's ranch and dairy.
A lovely baby girl, Born November 15, 1952, came to brighten our home. We named her Rebecca. Nine years later another beautiful baby girl, born December 10, 1961, was added to our family. We named her Melanie.
During the making-a-living days of farming, ranching, feeding out beef cattle, and then wholly into the dairy business, we were each active in various callings in both L.D.S. ward and stake. Bill filled nine stake missions and I served with him on two of the stake missions. Among these callings I served over twenty-eight years in the ward and stake primaries. I was a Relief Society President from October 1961 to May 1964.
After retirement Bill and I were called to serve in the Nevada Las Vegas Mission. Our assignment was in Elko, Nevada, from July 19, 1982 to February 1, 1984. Upon our return from Elko, Bill was called to be the first Bishop of the newly organized Hiko Ward. He served for three years, from August 12, 1984 until May 28, 1987.
Bill's health began to deteriorate and he passed away April 8, 1991.
Freeda Melissa Schofield
August13, 1916 - March 22, 2015 (age 98)
Freeda Melissa Mathews Schofield passed away March 22, 2015 in American Fork, Utah. She was born August 13, 1916 to Charles Phillip Mathews and Luverna Edessa Lee in Panaca, Nevada.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Alamo LDS Chapel (49 Purple Sage Ave., Alamo, NV). A viewing will be held prior from 9-10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in the Schofield Cemetery in Hiko, Nevada under the direction of Southern Nevada Mortuary.∼Daughter of Charles Philips Mathews and Luverna Edessa Lee
Married William Udall Schofield, 18 November 1942, St. George, Washington, Utah
Obituary - Freeda Melissa Mathews Schofield passed away March 22, 2015 in American Fork, Utah. She was born August 13, 1916 to Charles Phillip Mathews and Luverna Edessa Lee in Panaca, Nevada.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Alamo LDS Chapel (49 Purple Sage Ave., Alamo, NV). A viewing will be held prior from 9-10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in the Schofield Cemetery in Hiko, Nevada under the direction of Southern Nevada Mortuary.
Sketch - I was born August 13, 1916 in Panaca, Nevada, the fourth child and third daughter of Charles Phillip Mathews and Luverna Edessa Lee. My earliest recollections and fond memories are those of the beautiful green meadows in the summer time and the lovely green alfalfa fields to the north, west, and east of our home. Our front door had a large oval glass in it and as I walked home from activities at night, there to the north, to be seen blocks away, was the cheerful light of the window, shining at the end of the street where our house was located.
The elementary school was just three and a half blocks away to the South, and for eight years I walked that familiar route and graduated from the Panaca Grade School in May 1930. Through four years of attending Lincoln County High School I followed the same pattern and graduated as valedictorian of my class in 1934.
In the fall of 1936. I enrolled at Brigham Young University. Several other young people from Panaca also became students there. It was a wonderful place to be.
After two years at the Y, my folks gave my brother, Lester, the opportunity to go to B.Y.U. There wasn't enough income to send both of us, so I found employment and kept busy.
In September of 1940, I was called to fill a mission to the Hawaiian Islands. I was on the island of Maui in the harbor town of Kahului when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. That brought on a time of deep concern. We missionaries expected to be called home by our church general
authorities, but that did not happen, so I completed my mission of 21 months in July of 1942.
On returning; home I obtained employment at Basic Magnesium, in Henderson, Nevada and on November 18, 1942, William Udall Schofield Jr. of Hiko, Nevada and I were married in the St. George Temple. Bill had been called to serve in the Swiss-Austrian mission in January of 1939. When World War I1 broke out he was transferred to the East Central States Mission, from which he was honorably released in February of 1941. He became an employee of the U.S. Bureau of Mines in Boulder City, Nevada. Boulder City was our home until about October of 1943. At that time the opportunity was presented to us to buy Uncle Merl Schofield's ranch in Hiko, by going in with Bill's father on the purchase. Ranch life is what we both wanted, so we moved to Hiko. Eventually, over the years, we purchased not only Uncle Merl's ranch but also Bill's father's ranch and dairy.
A lovely baby girl, Born November 15, 1952, came to brighten our home. We named her Rebecca. Nine years later another beautiful baby girl, born December 10, 1961, was added to our family. We named her Melanie.
During the making-a-living days of farming, ranching, feeding out beef cattle, and then wholly into the dairy business, we were each active in various callings in both L.D.S. ward and stake. Bill filled nine stake missions and I served with him on two of the stake missions. Among these callings I served over twenty-eight years in the ward and stake primaries. I was a Relief Society President from October 1961 to May 1964.
After retirement Bill and I were called to serve in the Nevada Las Vegas Mission. Our assignment was in Elko, Nevada, from July 19, 1982 to February 1, 1984. Upon our return from Elko, Bill was called to be the first Bishop of the newly organized Hiko Ward. He served for three years, from August 12, 1984 until May 28, 1987.
Bill's health began to deteriorate and he passed away April 8, 1991.
August13, 1916 - March 22, 2015 (age 98)
Freeda Melissa Mathews Schofield passed away March 22, 2015 in American Fork, Utah. She was born August 13, 1916 to Charles Phillip Mathews and Luverna Edessa Lee in Panaca, Nevada.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Alamo LDS Chapel (49 Purple Sage Ave., Alamo, NV). A viewing will be held prior from 9-10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in the Schofield Cemetery in Hiko, Nevada under the direction of Southern Nevada Mortuary.∼Daughter of Charles Philips Mathews and Luverna Edessa Lee
Married William Udall Schofield, 18 November 1942, St. George, Washington, Utah
Obituary - Freeda Melissa Mathews Schofield passed away March 22, 2015 in American Fork, Utah. She was born August 13, 1916 to Charles Phillip Mathews and Luverna Edessa Lee in Panaca, Nevada.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Alamo LDS Chapel (49 Purple Sage Ave., Alamo, NV). A viewing will be held prior from 9-10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in the Schofield Cemetery in Hiko, Nevada under the direction of Southern Nevada Mortuary.
Sketch - I was born August 13, 1916 in Panaca, Nevada, the fourth child and third daughter of Charles Phillip Mathews and Luverna Edessa Lee. My earliest recollections and fond memories are those of the beautiful green meadows in the summer time and the lovely green alfalfa fields to the north, west, and east of our home. Our front door had a large oval glass in it and as I walked home from activities at night, there to the north, to be seen blocks away, was the cheerful light of the window, shining at the end of the street where our house was located.
The elementary school was just three and a half blocks away to the South, and for eight years I walked that familiar route and graduated from the Panaca Grade School in May 1930. Through four years of attending Lincoln County High School I followed the same pattern and graduated as valedictorian of my class in 1934.
In the fall of 1936. I enrolled at Brigham Young University. Several other young people from Panaca also became students there. It was a wonderful place to be.
After two years at the Y, my folks gave my brother, Lester, the opportunity to go to B.Y.U. There wasn't enough income to send both of us, so I found employment and kept busy.
In September of 1940, I was called to fill a mission to the Hawaiian Islands. I was on the island of Maui in the harbor town of Kahului when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. That brought on a time of deep concern. We missionaries expected to be called home by our church general
authorities, but that did not happen, so I completed my mission of 21 months in July of 1942.
On returning; home I obtained employment at Basic Magnesium, in Henderson, Nevada and on November 18, 1942, William Udall Schofield Jr. of Hiko, Nevada and I were married in the St. George Temple. Bill had been called to serve in the Swiss-Austrian mission in January of 1939. When World War I1 broke out he was transferred to the East Central States Mission, from which he was honorably released in February of 1941. He became an employee of the U.S. Bureau of Mines in Boulder City, Nevada. Boulder City was our home until about October of 1943. At that time the opportunity was presented to us to buy Uncle Merl Schofield's ranch in Hiko, by going in with Bill's father on the purchase. Ranch life is what we both wanted, so we moved to Hiko. Eventually, over the years, we purchased not only Uncle Merl's ranch but also Bill's father's ranch and dairy.
A lovely baby girl, Born November 15, 1952, came to brighten our home. We named her Rebecca. Nine years later another beautiful baby girl, born December 10, 1961, was added to our family. We named her Melanie.
During the making-a-living days of farming, ranching, feeding out beef cattle, and then wholly into the dairy business, we were each active in various callings in both L.D.S. ward and stake. Bill filled nine stake missions and I served with him on two of the stake missions. Among these callings I served over twenty-eight years in the ward and stake primaries. I was a Relief Society President from October 1961 to May 1964.
After retirement Bill and I were called to serve in the Nevada Las Vegas Mission. Our assignment was in Elko, Nevada, from July 19, 1982 to February 1, 1984. Upon our return from Elko, Bill was called to be the first Bishop of the newly organized Hiko Ward. He served for three years, from August 12, 1984 until May 28, 1987.
Bill's health began to deteriorate and he passed away April 8, 1991.
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