Katherine (Katie) Mearl Murdoch Lyon, aged 91 years, of Ashton, Idaho, passed away from cancer early in the morning of July 16, 2018 at the Homestead Assisted Living Center in Rexburg.
Katie was born on August 5, 1926 in Farnum, Idaho, the youngest of 10 children born to Brigham and Luann Hammon Murdoch, both the children of Mormon pioneers. She attended the two-room school house at Farnum and later moved to Ashton with her parents.
She graduated from Ashton High School in 1944 and married Glade Lyon in 1946 after he returned from military service in WWII. They were later sealed in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. Ashton has always been their home.
An active member of the LDS Church, she served in many presidencies and callings. She also served in many offices and capacities in the Women's Auxiliary to the American Legion, Post 89. She often worked at the Ashton Flea Market to raise money for charity.
She loved going to the Ashton Senior Citizens' Center and enjoyed many happy hours sharing meals, visiting, and quilting there with her friends.
She and Glade owned Lyon's Store that operated for more than 40 years on Main Street in Ashton. Katie was in charge of Toyland in the basement of the store every Christmas.
Katie was a skillful seamstress and made more than 100 hand-pieced, hand-quilted quilts that she gave to family and friends and donated for various community fund raisers. She was also known for her homemade bread, delicious chocolate-chip cookies, and beautiful flower gardens.
Katie left a legacy of service. She devoted her life to being a caring wife, mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her children: Jack M. (Anne) Lyon. of West Jordan, UT, Suzanne (Larry) Hamilton, Robin (Rodolfo) Rivas and Kathy (Steve) Anderson, all of Ashton; 19 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Wallace (Pauline) Murdoch, of Carlisle, PA.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and eight of her brothers and sisters and their spouses.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 23, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1313 N. 3600 E., near Pineview Cemetery in Ashton. Friends may call from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 22, at the Baxter Funeral Home on Main Street in Ashton, or prior to services from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. Monday, July 23, at the church.
Interment will be at Pineview Cemetery following the service.
Katie was born on August 5, 1926 in Farnum, Idaho, the youngest of 10 children born to Brigham and Luann Hammon Murdoch, both the children of Mormon pioneers. She attended the two-room school house at Farnum and later moved to Ashton with her parents.
She graduated from Ashton High School in 1944 and married Glade Lyon in 1946 after he returned from military service in WWII. They were later sealed in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. Ashton has always been their home.
An active member of the LDS Church, she served in many presidencies and callings. She also served in many offices and capacities in the Women's Auxiliary to the American Legion, Post 89. She often worked at the Ashton Flea Market to raise money for charity.
She loved going to the Ashton Senior Citizens' Center and enjoyed many happy hours sharing meals, visiting, and quilting there with her friends.
She and Glade owned Lyon's Store that operated for more than 40 years on Main Street in Ashton. Katie was in charge of Toyland in the basement of the store every Christmas.
Katie was a skillful seamstress and made more than 100 hand-pieced, hand-quilted quilts that she gave to family and friends and donated for various community fund raisers. She was also known for her homemade bread, delicious chocolate-chip cookies, and beautiful flower gardens.
Katie left a legacy of service. She devoted her life to being a caring wife, mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her children: Jack M. (Anne) Lyon. of West Jordan, UT, Suzanne (Larry) Hamilton, Robin (Rodolfo) Rivas and Kathy (Steve) Anderson, all of Ashton; 19 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Wallace (Pauline) Murdoch, of Carlisle, PA.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and eight of her brothers and sisters and their spouses.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 23, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1313 N. 3600 E., near Pineview Cemetery in Ashton. Friends may call from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 22, at the Baxter Funeral Home on Main Street in Ashton, or prior to services from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. Monday, July 23, at the church.
Interment will be at Pineview Cemetery following the service.
Katherine (Katie) Mearl Murdoch Lyon, aged 91 years, of Ashton, Idaho, passed away from cancer early in the morning of July 16, 2018 at the Homestead Assisted Living Center in Rexburg.
Katie was born on August 5, 1926 in Farnum, Idaho, the youngest of 10 children born to Brigham and Luann Hammon Murdoch, both the children of Mormon pioneers. She attended the two-room school house at Farnum and later moved to Ashton with her parents.
She graduated from Ashton High School in 1944 and married Glade Lyon in 1946 after he returned from military service in WWII. They were later sealed in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. Ashton has always been their home.
An active member of the LDS Church, she served in many presidencies and callings. She also served in many offices and capacities in the Women's Auxiliary to the American Legion, Post 89. She often worked at the Ashton Flea Market to raise money for charity.
She loved going to the Ashton Senior Citizens' Center and enjoyed many happy hours sharing meals, visiting, and quilting there with her friends.
She and Glade owned Lyon's Store that operated for more than 40 years on Main Street in Ashton. Katie was in charge of Toyland in the basement of the store every Christmas.
Katie was a skillful seamstress and made more than 100 hand-pieced, hand-quilted quilts that she gave to family and friends and donated for various community fund raisers. She was also known for her homemade bread, delicious chocolate-chip cookies, and beautiful flower gardens.
Katie left a legacy of service. She devoted her life to being a caring wife, mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her children: Jack M. (Anne) Lyon. of West Jordan, UT, Suzanne (Larry) Hamilton, Robin (Rodolfo) Rivas and Kathy (Steve) Anderson, all of Ashton; 19 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Wallace (Pauline) Murdoch, of Carlisle, PA.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and eight of her brothers and sisters and their spouses.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 23, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1313 N. 3600 E., near Pineview Cemetery in Ashton. Friends may call from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 22, at the Baxter Funeral Home on Main Street in Ashton, or prior to services from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. Monday, July 23, at the church.
Interment will be at Pineview Cemetery following the service.
Katie was born on August 5, 1926 in Farnum, Idaho, the youngest of 10 children born to Brigham and Luann Hammon Murdoch, both the children of Mormon pioneers. She attended the two-room school house at Farnum and later moved to Ashton with her parents.
She graduated from Ashton High School in 1944 and married Glade Lyon in 1946 after he returned from military service in WWII. They were later sealed in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. Ashton has always been their home.
An active member of the LDS Church, she served in many presidencies and callings. She also served in many offices and capacities in the Women's Auxiliary to the American Legion, Post 89. She often worked at the Ashton Flea Market to raise money for charity.
She loved going to the Ashton Senior Citizens' Center and enjoyed many happy hours sharing meals, visiting, and quilting there with her friends.
She and Glade owned Lyon's Store that operated for more than 40 years on Main Street in Ashton. Katie was in charge of Toyland in the basement of the store every Christmas.
Katie was a skillful seamstress and made more than 100 hand-pieced, hand-quilted quilts that she gave to family and friends and donated for various community fund raisers. She was also known for her homemade bread, delicious chocolate-chip cookies, and beautiful flower gardens.
Katie left a legacy of service. She devoted her life to being a caring wife, mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her children: Jack M. (Anne) Lyon. of West Jordan, UT, Suzanne (Larry) Hamilton, Robin (Rodolfo) Rivas and Kathy (Steve) Anderson, all of Ashton; 19 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Wallace (Pauline) Murdoch, of Carlisle, PA.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and eight of her brothers and sisters and their spouses.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 23, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1313 N. 3600 E., near Pineview Cemetery in Ashton. Friends may call from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 22, at the Baxter Funeral Home on Main Street in Ashton, or prior to services from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. Monday, July 23, at the church.
Interment will be at Pineview Cemetery following the service.
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