Faye Averett Haymond Madsen was born 27 October 1911 in Springville, Utah, the second of seven children born to Birt Ruel Averett and Grace Wignall. Faye passed away gracefully on 4 December 2004 in San Diego, California. She lived in Springville most all of her life. She graduated from Springville High School in 1930, and then graduated from BYU in 1932 with a two-year Normal Degree in Elementary Education. She married Paul M. Haymond on 14 September 1933. She later married Ivan Madsen on 11 November 1966.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, and by her sisters, Mabel Simkins (Ray) and Norma Child (Hardy), and by her brother Blaine Averett (Pat). Faye is survived by brothers, Ronald Averett (Artha) of Reno, NV; Gene Averett (Clara) of Springville, UT; and Dean Averett (Norma Jean) of Hurricane, UT; and by all of her children: Phillip M. Haymond (Carol) of Baltimore, MD; David R. Haymond (Joan) of Provo, UT; Paula Faye Myres (Keith) of San Diego, CA; Maryan Pennington (David) of Billings, MT; John Creed Haymond of Salt Lake City, UT; William Bradley Haymond (Becky) of Corvallis, OR, and step-daughter, LesLee Standifird (Vance) of American Fork, UT. She was also the proud grandmother of 43 grandchildren, 120 great- grand-children, and two great-great grand-sons.

You don't have to live to be 93 to be recognized as remarkable. Faye was remarkable at each stage of her life. She inherited her father's intellectual curiosity, leading her to drive the family Model-A delivery truck to BYU campus daily, loaded with all who could hang on. She had an endless thirst for reading and learning, and was quick to accept and master each new advancement in technology. Her influence for good among her family and friends is infinite; she quietly and lovingly taught each to love reading, to participate in and love the Church, to get excited about writing their family histories, and to be good citizens. She emulated her parents' tradition of enjoying "family get-togethers" and hosted a majority of them throughout her life. Grandma Faye will be dearly missed here, but we visualize her organizing family get-togethers with her beloved family on the other side of the veil.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, at 1:00 p.m. at the Kolob First Ward Chapel, 840 S. 400 E, Springville, Utah. Family and friends may call Friday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 E. 200 S., Springville, Utah, and at the church on Saturday one hour prior to services. Interment will take place following the funeral at the Springville Evergreen Cemetery.
Added by Ryan Moore on Aug 16, 2008 12:20AM