The matriarch of our family, June Gourley Searle, returned peacefully to her Heavenly Father on December 31, 2008.
June was born on June 25, 1919 in Pleasant Grove, Utah the daughter of David and Dora West Gourley. June graduated from Pleasant Grove High School. While June was attending BYU, she met a handsome young man, Lynn Scott Searle. They were married in the Salt lake LDS Temple on June 17, 1940. They had four children: Robert, Ramon, Judith and Karen. June received both her bachelor's and master's degrees from Brigham Young University majoring in elementary education.
In 1974, she received her Ph.D. from the University of Utah with a major in educational administration. Her first teaching position was in Panguitch, Utah where she taught English and dramatic art. She also taught in Granite and Jordan school districts and then on to the BYU Lab School. Dr. Searle assisted in opening up summer sessions at the Church College of Hawaii and she developed programs to enhance learning and teaching skills for the Native Americans in Southern Utah.
She was active in many civic and church organizations and served as an active member in professional areas such as Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Kappa Gamma, Utah Education Association an ACEI. She helped to develop and write curriculum and conferences for gifted and talented children while at BYU. Many remember her annual display of the Sugar Plum Dream. June served an LDS mission with her husband in Roanoke, VA from 1985 to 1987. She was a member of the LDS Church all of her life and loved serving in those capacities to which she was called. She served as a temple ordinance worker at the Provo Temple for a number of years.
June is survived by her children: Robert (Cheryl) Searle, West Bountiful, UT; Ramon (Judy) Searle, Mesa, AZ; Karen (David) Pond, Holland; 19 grandchildren; 43 great grandchildren; one great-great-grand-child; brother, sister, and many loving nephews, nieces and dear friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lynn, daughter, Judith (Louis) Brackett and granddaughter, Anna (Luke) Downer.
Funeral Services will be provided by Olpin Family Mortuary and will be held on Friday, January 9, 2009 at 11 a.m. at the Pleasant View Ward Chapel, 650 East Stadium Avenue in Provo (located just north of the Missionary Training Center in Provo.) The viewing will be held on Thursday evening, January 8, 2009 from 6-8 p.m. at the Pleasant View Ward Chapel and on Friday morning from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the services.
Interment will be at the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, 500 South Main Street, Pleasant Grove, UT.
Published in the Deseret News from 1/7/2009 - 1/8/2009.
June was born on June 25, 1919 in Pleasant Grove, Utah the daughter of David and Dora West Gourley. June graduated from Pleasant Grove High School. While June was attending BYU, she met a handsome young man, Lynn Scott Searle. They were married in the Salt lake LDS Temple on June 17, 1940. They had four children: Robert, Ramon, Judith and Karen. June received both her bachelor's and master's degrees from Brigham Young University majoring in elementary education.
In 1974, she received her Ph.D. from the University of Utah with a major in educational administration. Her first teaching position was in Panguitch, Utah where she taught English and dramatic art. She also taught in Granite and Jordan school districts and then on to the BYU Lab School. Dr. Searle assisted in opening up summer sessions at the Church College of Hawaii and she developed programs to enhance learning and teaching skills for the Native Americans in Southern Utah.
She was active in many civic and church organizations and served as an active member in professional areas such as Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Kappa Gamma, Utah Education Association an ACEI. She helped to develop and write curriculum and conferences for gifted and talented children while at BYU. Many remember her annual display of the Sugar Plum Dream. June served an LDS mission with her husband in Roanoke, VA from 1985 to 1987. She was a member of the LDS Church all of her life and loved serving in those capacities to which she was called. She served as a temple ordinance worker at the Provo Temple for a number of years.
June is survived by her children: Robert (Cheryl) Searle, West Bountiful, UT; Ramon (Judy) Searle, Mesa, AZ; Karen (David) Pond, Holland; 19 grandchildren; 43 great grandchildren; one great-great-grand-child; brother, sister, and many loving nephews, nieces and dear friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lynn, daughter, Judith (Louis) Brackett and granddaughter, Anna (Luke) Downer.
Funeral Services will be provided by Olpin Family Mortuary and will be held on Friday, January 9, 2009 at 11 a.m. at the Pleasant View Ward Chapel, 650 East Stadium Avenue in Provo (located just north of the Missionary Training Center in Provo.) The viewing will be held on Thursday evening, January 8, 2009 from 6-8 p.m. at the Pleasant View Ward Chapel and on Friday morning from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the services.
Interment will be at the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, 500 South Main Street, Pleasant Grove, UT.
Published in the Deseret News from 1/7/2009 - 1/8/2009.
The matriarch of our family, June Gourley Searle, returned peacefully to her Heavenly Father on December 31, 2008.
June was born on June 25, 1919 in Pleasant Grove, Utah the daughter of David and Dora West Gourley. June graduated from Pleasant Grove High School. While June was attending BYU, she met a handsome young man, Lynn Scott Searle. They were married in the Salt lake LDS Temple on June 17, 1940. They had four children: Robert, Ramon, Judith and Karen. June received both her bachelor's and master's degrees from Brigham Young University majoring in elementary education.
In 1974, she received her Ph.D. from the University of Utah with a major in educational administration. Her first teaching position was in Panguitch, Utah where she taught English and dramatic art. She also taught in Granite and Jordan school districts and then on to the BYU Lab School. Dr. Searle assisted in opening up summer sessions at the Church College of Hawaii and she developed programs to enhance learning and teaching skills for the Native Americans in Southern Utah.
She was active in many civic and church organizations and served as an active member in professional areas such as Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Kappa Gamma, Utah Education Association an ACEI. She helped to develop and write curriculum and conferences for gifted and talented children while at BYU. Many remember her annual display of the Sugar Plum Dream. June served an LDS mission with her husband in Roanoke, VA from 1985 to 1987. She was a member of the LDS Church all of her life and loved serving in those capacities to which she was called. She served as a temple ordinance worker at the Provo Temple for a number of years.
June is survived by her children: Robert (Cheryl) Searle, West Bountiful, UT; Ramon (Judy) Searle, Mesa, AZ; Karen (David) Pond, Holland; 19 grandchildren; 43 great grandchildren; one great-great-grand-child; brother, sister, and many loving nephews, nieces and dear friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lynn, daughter, Judith (Louis) Brackett and granddaughter, Anna (Luke) Downer.
Funeral Services will be provided by Olpin Family Mortuary and will be held on Friday, January 9, 2009 at 11 a.m. at the Pleasant View Ward Chapel, 650 East Stadium Avenue in Provo (located just north of the Missionary Training Center in Provo.) The viewing will be held on Thursday evening, January 8, 2009 from 6-8 p.m. at the Pleasant View Ward Chapel and on Friday morning from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the services.
Interment will be at the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, 500 South Main Street, Pleasant Grove, UT.
Published in the Deseret News from 1/7/2009 - 1/8/2009.
June was born on June 25, 1919 in Pleasant Grove, Utah the daughter of David and Dora West Gourley. June graduated from Pleasant Grove High School. While June was attending BYU, she met a handsome young man, Lynn Scott Searle. They were married in the Salt lake LDS Temple on June 17, 1940. They had four children: Robert, Ramon, Judith and Karen. June received both her bachelor's and master's degrees from Brigham Young University majoring in elementary education.
In 1974, she received her Ph.D. from the University of Utah with a major in educational administration. Her first teaching position was in Panguitch, Utah where she taught English and dramatic art. She also taught in Granite and Jordan school districts and then on to the BYU Lab School. Dr. Searle assisted in opening up summer sessions at the Church College of Hawaii and she developed programs to enhance learning and teaching skills for the Native Americans in Southern Utah.
She was active in many civic and church organizations and served as an active member in professional areas such as Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Kappa Gamma, Utah Education Association an ACEI. She helped to develop and write curriculum and conferences for gifted and talented children while at BYU. Many remember her annual display of the Sugar Plum Dream. June served an LDS mission with her husband in Roanoke, VA from 1985 to 1987. She was a member of the LDS Church all of her life and loved serving in those capacities to which she was called. She served as a temple ordinance worker at the Provo Temple for a number of years.
June is survived by her children: Robert (Cheryl) Searle, West Bountiful, UT; Ramon (Judy) Searle, Mesa, AZ; Karen (David) Pond, Holland; 19 grandchildren; 43 great grandchildren; one great-great-grand-child; brother, sister, and many loving nephews, nieces and dear friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lynn, daughter, Judith (Louis) Brackett and granddaughter, Anna (Luke) Downer.
Funeral Services will be provided by Olpin Family Mortuary and will be held on Friday, January 9, 2009 at 11 a.m. at the Pleasant View Ward Chapel, 650 East Stadium Avenue in Provo (located just north of the Missionary Training Center in Provo.) The viewing will be held on Thursday evening, January 8, 2009 from 6-8 p.m. at the Pleasant View Ward Chapel and on Friday morning from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the services.
Interment will be at the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, 500 South Main Street, Pleasant Grove, UT.
Published in the Deseret News from 1/7/2009 - 1/8/2009.
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