Funeral services for Verla Walton Izatt, 67, were held Thursday, June 5, 1997, at the Auburn-Grover LDS Chapel.
Verla died Sunday, June 1, 1997, at her home in Auburn, following a long illness.
Verla was born July 29, 1929 in Auburn, the third of five children and only daughter of William Lyle and Nethie Leavitt Walton. She attended schools in Auburn and Afton and in Idaho Falls ID. She graduated from Star Valley High School with her class of 1947.
She married Ralph Izatt Feb 23, 1949 in the Idaho Falls Temple. She was a nurse at the Star Valley Hospital for over 30 years, serving part of that tie as the head surgical nurse. Verla was described as quiet, kind, full of love, patient, considerate, honest, serving, organized, humorous and fun. She loved to read, do crafts and handiwork and work in her flowerbeds. She did beautiful crocheting and embroidery work.
But her life evolved around her family. She and Ralph both retired in 1984 and were then able to spend a few winter months in Arizona enjoying the warm friends and weather.
Verla held many positions in the LDS church and served two full-time missions with her husband to the Tennessee Nashville Mission and to the Chicago Temple Mission. At the time of her death she was serving as an ordinance worker in the Idaho Falls Temple.
She is survived by her husband Ralph, one daughter Eileen Burton of Auburn, three sons, Brad, also of Auburn, Len of Idaho Falls and Eddie of Nephi UT, three brothers, Forrest of Island Park ID and Beaver Dam, AZ and Michael of Salt Lake City and 12 grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, one brother and a grandson.

Izatt, Verla Walton (1 Jun 1997)Star Valley Independent

VERLA WALTON is the daughter of WILLIAM LYLE WALTON and NETHIE LEAVITT.
VERLA WALTON married Ralph A. IZATT