Hilda Mae Shoaf Wilson
1935 - 2019
Early Life: Hilda was born November 11, 1935, in North Carolina, to Arvil Cletus and Myrtle Fallie Cope Shoaf, the oldest of four children. At an early age, Hilda mothered her three younger siblings, and took full responsibility in her family of origin.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: On December 20, 1959, Hilda married William "Charles" Wilson in Lexington, North Carolina. They joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on December 23, 1966, and were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on December 14, 1972, being companions for 59 years. Hilda earned a BA degree from Southern Wesleyan University of South Carolina in 1958, teaching third grade the following year. Always a hard worker, she was employed at North Carolina Job Service 1½ years and also fostered over 70 children. Mostly, she was a domestic engineer for her family. Her focus was always on her family. Always wishing to do her very best, Hilda leaves an eternal legacy of honesty, love for all people, and a strong work ethic. Also, she saw beauty in everything, having a love for her flowers, swans, birds, butterflies, and all things chocolate. Hilda Mae Shoaf Wilson, of Spanish Fork, Utah, peacefully returned home to her Heavenly Father on April 5, 2019. She was 83.
Survived By: Her husband; her eight daughters: Lisa (Jim) Waite, of Bakersfield, CA; Gina (Kent) Gillmore, of Suprise, AZ; Rita (Marlan) Brown, of Spanish Fork, UT; Wanda Thompson, of Norwalk, CT; Charmae Christensen, of Spanish Fork, UT; Heather Safsten, of Surprise, AZ; Rachel (Devin) Yeates, of Pleasant Hill, CA; and Robin Wilson, of Spanish Fork, UT; 30 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; her sister Ruby Shoaf (Mervin, deceased) Rowe; brother, Richard (Diane) Shoaf. All will miss her.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents and dear brother, Donald Ray Shoaf.
Service: Walker Funeral Home
Interment: Mapleton Cemetery
Obituary: © Walker Funeral Home | April 2019
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1935 - 2019
Early Life: Hilda was born November 11, 1935, in North Carolina, to Arvil Cletus and Myrtle Fallie Cope Shoaf, the oldest of four children. At an early age, Hilda mothered her three younger siblings, and took full responsibility in her family of origin.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: On December 20, 1959, Hilda married William "Charles" Wilson in Lexington, North Carolina. They joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on December 23, 1966, and were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on December 14, 1972, being companions for 59 years. Hilda earned a BA degree from Southern Wesleyan University of South Carolina in 1958, teaching third grade the following year. Always a hard worker, she was employed at North Carolina Job Service 1½ years and also fostered over 70 children. Mostly, she was a domestic engineer for her family. Her focus was always on her family. Always wishing to do her very best, Hilda leaves an eternal legacy of honesty, love for all people, and a strong work ethic. Also, she saw beauty in everything, having a love for her flowers, swans, birds, butterflies, and all things chocolate. Hilda Mae Shoaf Wilson, of Spanish Fork, Utah, peacefully returned home to her Heavenly Father on April 5, 2019. She was 83.
Survived By: Her husband; her eight daughters: Lisa (Jim) Waite, of Bakersfield, CA; Gina (Kent) Gillmore, of Suprise, AZ; Rita (Marlan) Brown, of Spanish Fork, UT; Wanda Thompson, of Norwalk, CT; Charmae Christensen, of Spanish Fork, UT; Heather Safsten, of Surprise, AZ; Rachel (Devin) Yeates, of Pleasant Hill, CA; and Robin Wilson, of Spanish Fork, UT; 30 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; her sister Ruby Shoaf (Mervin, deceased) Rowe; brother, Richard (Diane) Shoaf. All will miss her.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents and dear brother, Donald Ray Shoaf.
Service: Walker Funeral Home
Interment: Mapleton Cemetery
Obituary: © Walker Funeral Home | April 2019
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Hilda Mae Shoaf Wilson
1935 - 2019
Early Life: Hilda was born November 11, 1935, in North Carolina, to Arvil Cletus and Myrtle Fallie Cope Shoaf, the oldest of four children. At an early age, Hilda mothered her three younger siblings, and took full responsibility in her family of origin.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: On December 20, 1959, Hilda married William "Charles" Wilson in Lexington, North Carolina. They joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on December 23, 1966, and were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on December 14, 1972, being companions for 59 years. Hilda earned a BA degree from Southern Wesleyan University of South Carolina in 1958, teaching third grade the following year. Always a hard worker, she was employed at North Carolina Job Service 1½ years and also fostered over 70 children. Mostly, she was a domestic engineer for her family. Her focus was always on her family. Always wishing to do her very best, Hilda leaves an eternal legacy of honesty, love for all people, and a strong work ethic. Also, she saw beauty in everything, having a love for her flowers, swans, birds, butterflies, and all things chocolate. Hilda Mae Shoaf Wilson, of Spanish Fork, Utah, peacefully returned home to her Heavenly Father on April 5, 2019. She was 83.
Survived By: Her husband; her eight daughters: Lisa (Jim) Waite, of Bakersfield, CA; Gina (Kent) Gillmore, of Suprise, AZ; Rita (Marlan) Brown, of Spanish Fork, UT; Wanda Thompson, of Norwalk, CT; Charmae Christensen, of Spanish Fork, UT; Heather Safsten, of Surprise, AZ; Rachel (Devin) Yeates, of Pleasant Hill, CA; and Robin Wilson, of Spanish Fork, UT; 30 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; her sister Ruby Shoaf (Mervin, deceased) Rowe; brother, Richard (Diane) Shoaf. All will miss her.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents and dear brother, Donald Ray Shoaf.
Service: Walker Funeral Home
Interment: Mapleton Cemetery
Obituary: © Walker Funeral Home | April 2019
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1935 - 2019
Early Life: Hilda was born November 11, 1935, in North Carolina, to Arvil Cletus and Myrtle Fallie Cope Shoaf, the oldest of four children. At an early age, Hilda mothered her three younger siblings, and took full responsibility in her family of origin.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: On December 20, 1959, Hilda married William "Charles" Wilson in Lexington, North Carolina. They joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on December 23, 1966, and were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on December 14, 1972, being companions for 59 years. Hilda earned a BA degree from Southern Wesleyan University of South Carolina in 1958, teaching third grade the following year. Always a hard worker, she was employed at North Carolina Job Service 1½ years and also fostered over 70 children. Mostly, she was a domestic engineer for her family. Her focus was always on her family. Always wishing to do her very best, Hilda leaves an eternal legacy of honesty, love for all people, and a strong work ethic. Also, she saw beauty in everything, having a love for her flowers, swans, birds, butterflies, and all things chocolate. Hilda Mae Shoaf Wilson, of Spanish Fork, Utah, peacefully returned home to her Heavenly Father on April 5, 2019. She was 83.
Survived By: Her husband; her eight daughters: Lisa (Jim) Waite, of Bakersfield, CA; Gina (Kent) Gillmore, of Suprise, AZ; Rita (Marlan) Brown, of Spanish Fork, UT; Wanda Thompson, of Norwalk, CT; Charmae Christensen, of Spanish Fork, UT; Heather Safsten, of Surprise, AZ; Rachel (Devin) Yeates, of Pleasant Hill, CA; and Robin Wilson, of Spanish Fork, UT; 30 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; her sister Ruby Shoaf (Mervin, deceased) Rowe; brother, Richard (Diane) Shoaf. All will miss her.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents and dear brother, Donald Ray Shoaf.
Service: Walker Funeral Home
Interment: Mapleton Cemetery
Obituary: © Walker Funeral Home | April 2019
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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