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Grace Selma <I>Goff</I> Cross

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Grace Selma Goff Cross

Birth
Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death
26 Oct 2015 (aged 97)
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Burial
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Add to Map
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Our beloved Grace Selma Goff Cross, 97, was born December 13, 1917 in Murray to parents Joseph H. Goff and Selma Ericksen Goff. She graduated from Murray High School Class of '36.

She married Harry W. Cross in the Salt Lake Temple. He died September 1980.

She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, where she served as a docent at the museum for years.

During her lifetime, she was employed for many years at ZCMI Wholesale Distributors and the law firm of Ray, Quinney, and Nebeker.

An avid gardener and reader, Grace also enjoyed traveling, the outdoors, college football, and spending time with her family.

Survived by daughter, Carol Cross, Salt Lake City; daughter-in-law, Luz Maria Cross, Suwanee, Georgia; three granddaughters, Michelle (Michael) Munch, Suwanee; Melissa (Matthew) Sherwood, Lawrence, Kansas; and Jennifer Cross (Adam Lengle), Atlanta, Georgia; and five great-grandchildren, Sophia and Emma Munch and Liam, Evan, and Anna Grace Sherwood. Preceded in death by son, Richard H. Cross; sister, Beatrice (Gordon) Heinhold; and five brothers, Richard (Zelda), Kenneth (Phyllis), Rulon (Emma), Clifton (Opal), and John.

The family would like to thank Lesieli Tuiaki and her family for their tender care, as well as the staff at Millcreek Home Health and Hospice.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 30, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Imperial First Ward Chapel, 2738 South Filmore Street, with a viewing held one hour prior. A viewing will also be held on Thursday, October 29, 2015 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, 3401 South Highland Drive (1450 East).
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News from October 28 to October 29, 2015.
Our beloved Grace Selma Goff Cross, 97, was born December 13, 1917 in Murray to parents Joseph H. Goff and Selma Ericksen Goff. She graduated from Murray High School Class of '36.

She married Harry W. Cross in the Salt Lake Temple. He died September 1980.

She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, where she served as a docent at the museum for years.

During her lifetime, she was employed for many years at ZCMI Wholesale Distributors and the law firm of Ray, Quinney, and Nebeker.

An avid gardener and reader, Grace also enjoyed traveling, the outdoors, college football, and spending time with her family.

Survived by daughter, Carol Cross, Salt Lake City; daughter-in-law, Luz Maria Cross, Suwanee, Georgia; three granddaughters, Michelle (Michael) Munch, Suwanee; Melissa (Matthew) Sherwood, Lawrence, Kansas; and Jennifer Cross (Adam Lengle), Atlanta, Georgia; and five great-grandchildren, Sophia and Emma Munch and Liam, Evan, and Anna Grace Sherwood. Preceded in death by son, Richard H. Cross; sister, Beatrice (Gordon) Heinhold; and five brothers, Richard (Zelda), Kenneth (Phyllis), Rulon (Emma), Clifton (Opal), and John.

The family would like to thank Lesieli Tuiaki and her family for their tender care, as well as the staff at Millcreek Home Health and Hospice.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 30, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Imperial First Ward Chapel, 2738 South Filmore Street, with a viewing held one hour prior. A viewing will also be held on Thursday, October 29, 2015 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, 3401 South Highland Drive (1450 East).
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News from October 28 to October 29, 2015.


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