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Leah <I>Ford</I> Call

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Leah Ford Call

Birth
Centerville, Davis County, Utah, USA
Death
3 Jan 1998 (aged 92)
Bountiful, Davis County, Utah, USA
Burial
Bountiful, Davis County, Utah, USA Add to Map
Plot
B-3 N/A-24-3
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Daughter of Thomas and Isabelle Cook Ford.

Wife of Lyman Call.

Leah Ford Call
Deseret News, The (Salt Lake City, UT)
January 6, 1998

Leah Ford Call, age 92, died January 3, 1998 at her home in Bountiful, Utah.

She was born on Nov. 27, 1905 in Centerville, Utah, a daughter of Thomas and Isabelle Cook Ford. She married Lyman Call on January 31, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois at the conclusion of his mission. Having received special permission from President Heber J. Grant she traveled to Chicago for the marriage and then honeymooned on the way home. They were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple upon their return on February 29, 1928. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in the Primary, M.I.A. and Relief Society. Her talents were many. In addition to being a licensed beautician, she created beautiful quilts and handwork. She was a wonderful cook and widely known for her candy and hand dipped chocolates.

She is survived by her six children: Lyman Merrill (Beverly) Call, Nibley, Utah; Rodney Ford (Mary Lou) Call, Renton, Washington; Mrs. Erma Jean (Harold) Hancey and Mrs. Evelyn (Richard) Lemon, Bountiful, Utah; Mrs. Ilene (Bruce) Savage, Louisville, Colorado; and Mrs. Ruth (Paul) Fisher, Denton, Texas; 25 grandchildren and 57 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by five sisters and one brother: Mrs. Luella Call Rasmussen, Bountiful, Utah; Mrs. Bertha (Sheldon) Erickson, Long Beach, California; Mrs. Jeanette McBride, Fresno, California; Mrs. Nadine Steffin, Hopkinton, New Hampshire; Ray Ford, Jerome, Idaho; Mrs. Norma (Richard) Leavitt, Ogden, Utah and Mrs. Elizabeth (Horton D.) Hess serving a mission at the Toronto Temple in Toronto, Canada. She was preceded in death by her husband Lyman Call, three sisters, Thelma Ford, Alta Ford Egbert Gubler, Erma Ford Stay, and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Thursday January 8, 1998 at 11 a.m. at the Bountiful 12th L.D.S.Ward Chapel, 1475 North 300 West, Bountiful, Utah. Friends may Call at Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main, Wednesday evening January 7th from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. and one hour prior to services on Thursday at the Bountiful 12th Ward Chapel. Interment at the Bountiful City Cemetery.
Daughter of Thomas and Isabelle Cook Ford.

Wife of Lyman Call.

Leah Ford Call
Deseret News, The (Salt Lake City, UT)
January 6, 1998

Leah Ford Call, age 92, died January 3, 1998 at her home in Bountiful, Utah.

She was born on Nov. 27, 1905 in Centerville, Utah, a daughter of Thomas and Isabelle Cook Ford. She married Lyman Call on January 31, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois at the conclusion of his mission. Having received special permission from President Heber J. Grant she traveled to Chicago for the marriage and then honeymooned on the way home. They were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple upon their return on February 29, 1928. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in the Primary, M.I.A. and Relief Society. Her talents were many. In addition to being a licensed beautician, she created beautiful quilts and handwork. She was a wonderful cook and widely known for her candy and hand dipped chocolates.

She is survived by her six children: Lyman Merrill (Beverly) Call, Nibley, Utah; Rodney Ford (Mary Lou) Call, Renton, Washington; Mrs. Erma Jean (Harold) Hancey and Mrs. Evelyn (Richard) Lemon, Bountiful, Utah; Mrs. Ilene (Bruce) Savage, Louisville, Colorado; and Mrs. Ruth (Paul) Fisher, Denton, Texas; 25 grandchildren and 57 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by five sisters and one brother: Mrs. Luella Call Rasmussen, Bountiful, Utah; Mrs. Bertha (Sheldon) Erickson, Long Beach, California; Mrs. Jeanette McBride, Fresno, California; Mrs. Nadine Steffin, Hopkinton, New Hampshire; Ray Ford, Jerome, Idaho; Mrs. Norma (Richard) Leavitt, Ogden, Utah and Mrs. Elizabeth (Horton D.) Hess serving a mission at the Toronto Temple in Toronto, Canada. She was preceded in death by her husband Lyman Call, three sisters, Thelma Ford, Alta Ford Egbert Gubler, Erma Ford Stay, and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Thursday January 8, 1998 at 11 a.m. at the Bountiful 12th L.D.S.Ward Chapel, 1475 North 300 West, Bountiful, Utah. Friends may Call at Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main, Wednesday evening January 7th from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. and one hour prior to services on Thursday at the Bountiful 12th Ward Chapel. Interment at the Bountiful City Cemetery.


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  • Created by: Jason Hatch
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20463706/leah-call: accessed ), memorial page for Leah Ford Call (27 Nov 1905–3 Jan 1998), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20463706, citing Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis County, Utah, USA; Maintained by Jason Hatch (contributor 46908899).