Gwen Hickman Lyman, 95, peacefully passed away January 26, 2011, at the home of her daughter, Joyce, in Bakersfield, California. Gwen was beloved by all who knew her. She welcomed everyone into her home and her heart. Born June 14, 1915, in Panguitch, to Eugene and Dicy Hickman, Gwen was the third of nine children. She married Randel Lyman October 8,1934 in Bicknell, they were later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. He preceded her in death July 8, 1996.
Gwen was first and foremost a wonderful wife and mother. Gwen and Randel's legacy were their six children, Richard Randel (Mary) Lyman, Bountiful; Deanna (Jim) Greer Tremonton; Rosemary (Dave) Smith, Bountiful; Joyce (Milton) Woolsey Bakersfield, CA, Blaine (Candy) Lyman Seymour, MO, and Evelyn (Jim) Corning Tucson, AZ. Gwen especially loved little children, and reminded them all to "stay sweet." In addition to their children they were blessed with 40 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren, and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Gwen was a woman of extraordinary talents. Whether it was as a young bride during the Depression attempting to keep 600 baby chicks alive, or cooking and caring for their workmen and their family of four without electricity while Randel operated a steam-driven sawmill on the Escalante Mountain from 1938 to 1944. Later, the family moved to Escalante where Gwen and Randel purchased the local telephone company. With a small switchboard off of the kitchen, she managed her family while connecting Escalante and Boulder to the world though the medium of hand crank telephones. In 1956, after selling the telephone company, Randel and Gwen built a motel which they originally named the Last Chance Motel (now called Padre Motel) and operated it until 1981. She also served in her church and community. In 1955, she was called to be the first stake Relief Society President of the newly organized Garfield Stake. She was a member of the Singing Mothers, was a member of the DUP (Daughters of Utah Pioneers), and served as the president of the PTA (Parent Teachers Association). She was elected to the Garfield School Board and served as board president, and was also named as an honorary member of Utah State FHA (Future Homemakers of America). Gwen's later life was spent as a temple worker, senior missionary, loving wife, mother/grandmother, friend and Red Hatter.
Along with her children, Gwen is also survived by her brother Maynard Hickman, and step-brother John Morrison. She is preceded in death by her husband Randel; son-law Reldon Palmer; six grandchildren: James Lyman Greer, Jennifer Ann Lyman, May Corning, Beth Basquez, Alexander Nicholas Basquez, and Daniel Amasa Lyman; seven brothers and sisters: Maurine Hiskey, Renon Hansen, Evelyn Fullerton, Josiah Davis Hickman, Mary Ella Hickman, Darrell Josiah Hickman, and Edwin Lamont Hickman.
Funeral services will be Friday, February 4, 2011, at 1:00 pm in the Escalante Ward Chapel. Friends may call at the church from to 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.. Burial will be in the Escalante City Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com
Gwen was first and foremost a wonderful wife and mother. Gwen and Randel's legacy were their six children, Richard Randel (Mary) Lyman, Bountiful; Deanna (Jim) Greer Tremonton; Rosemary (Dave) Smith, Bountiful; Joyce (Milton) Woolsey Bakersfield, CA, Blaine (Candy) Lyman Seymour, MO, and Evelyn (Jim) Corning Tucson, AZ. Gwen especially loved little children, and reminded them all to "stay sweet." In addition to their children they were blessed with 40 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren, and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Gwen was a woman of extraordinary talents. Whether it was as a young bride during the Depression attempting to keep 600 baby chicks alive, or cooking and caring for their workmen and their family of four without electricity while Randel operated a steam-driven sawmill on the Escalante Mountain from 1938 to 1944. Later, the family moved to Escalante where Gwen and Randel purchased the local telephone company. With a small switchboard off of the kitchen, she managed her family while connecting Escalante and Boulder to the world though the medium of hand crank telephones. In 1956, after selling the telephone company, Randel and Gwen built a motel which they originally named the Last Chance Motel (now called Padre Motel) and operated it until 1981. She also served in her church and community. In 1955, she was called to be the first stake Relief Society President of the newly organized Garfield Stake. She was a member of the Singing Mothers, was a member of the DUP (Daughters of Utah Pioneers), and served as the president of the PTA (Parent Teachers Association). She was elected to the Garfield School Board and served as board president, and was also named as an honorary member of Utah State FHA (Future Homemakers of America). Gwen's later life was spent as a temple worker, senior missionary, loving wife, mother/grandmother, friend and Red Hatter.
Along with her children, Gwen is also survived by her brother Maynard Hickman, and step-brother John Morrison. She is preceded in death by her husband Randel; son-law Reldon Palmer; six grandchildren: James Lyman Greer, Jennifer Ann Lyman, May Corning, Beth Basquez, Alexander Nicholas Basquez, and Daniel Amasa Lyman; seven brothers and sisters: Maurine Hiskey, Renon Hansen, Evelyn Fullerton, Josiah Davis Hickman, Mary Ella Hickman, Darrell Josiah Hickman, and Edwin Lamont Hickman.
Funeral services will be Friday, February 4, 2011, at 1:00 pm in the Escalante Ward Chapel. Friends may call at the church from to 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.. Burial will be in the Escalante City Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com
Gwen Hickman Lyman, 95, peacefully passed away January 26, 2011, at the home of her daughter, Joyce, in Bakersfield, California. Gwen was beloved by all who knew her. She welcomed everyone into her home and her heart. Born June 14, 1915, in Panguitch, to Eugene and Dicy Hickman, Gwen was the third of nine children. She married Randel Lyman October 8,1934 in Bicknell, they were later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. He preceded her in death July 8, 1996.
Gwen was first and foremost a wonderful wife and mother. Gwen and Randel's legacy were their six children, Richard Randel (Mary) Lyman, Bountiful; Deanna (Jim) Greer Tremonton; Rosemary (Dave) Smith, Bountiful; Joyce (Milton) Woolsey Bakersfield, CA, Blaine (Candy) Lyman Seymour, MO, and Evelyn (Jim) Corning Tucson, AZ. Gwen especially loved little children, and reminded them all to "stay sweet." In addition to their children they were blessed with 40 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren, and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Gwen was a woman of extraordinary talents. Whether it was as a young bride during the Depression attempting to keep 600 baby chicks alive, or cooking and caring for their workmen and their family of four without electricity while Randel operated a steam-driven sawmill on the Escalante Mountain from 1938 to 1944. Later, the family moved to Escalante where Gwen and Randel purchased the local telephone company. With a small switchboard off of the kitchen, she managed her family while connecting Escalante and Boulder to the world though the medium of hand crank telephones. In 1956, after selling the telephone company, Randel and Gwen built a motel which they originally named the Last Chance Motel (now called Padre Motel) and operated it until 1981. She also served in her church and community. In 1955, she was called to be the first stake Relief Society President of the newly organized Garfield Stake. She was a member of the Singing Mothers, was a member of the DUP (Daughters of Utah Pioneers), and served as the president of the PTA (Parent Teachers Association). She was elected to the Garfield School Board and served as board president, and was also named as an honorary member of Utah State FHA (Future Homemakers of America). Gwen's later life was spent as a temple worker, senior missionary, loving wife, mother/grandmother, friend and Red Hatter.
Along with her children, Gwen is also survived by her brother Maynard Hickman, and step-brother John Morrison. She is preceded in death by her husband Randel; son-law Reldon Palmer; six grandchildren: James Lyman Greer, Jennifer Ann Lyman, May Corning, Beth Basquez, Alexander Nicholas Basquez, and Daniel Amasa Lyman; seven brothers and sisters: Maurine Hiskey, Renon Hansen, Evelyn Fullerton, Josiah Davis Hickman, Mary Ella Hickman, Darrell Josiah Hickman, and Edwin Lamont Hickman.
Funeral services will be Friday, February 4, 2011, at 1:00 pm in the Escalante Ward Chapel. Friends may call at the church from to 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.. Burial will be in the Escalante City Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com
Gwen was first and foremost a wonderful wife and mother. Gwen and Randel's legacy were their six children, Richard Randel (Mary) Lyman, Bountiful; Deanna (Jim) Greer Tremonton; Rosemary (Dave) Smith, Bountiful; Joyce (Milton) Woolsey Bakersfield, CA, Blaine (Candy) Lyman Seymour, MO, and Evelyn (Jim) Corning Tucson, AZ. Gwen especially loved little children, and reminded them all to "stay sweet." In addition to their children they were blessed with 40 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren, and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Gwen was a woman of extraordinary talents. Whether it was as a young bride during the Depression attempting to keep 600 baby chicks alive, or cooking and caring for their workmen and their family of four without electricity while Randel operated a steam-driven sawmill on the Escalante Mountain from 1938 to 1944. Later, the family moved to Escalante where Gwen and Randel purchased the local telephone company. With a small switchboard off of the kitchen, she managed her family while connecting Escalante and Boulder to the world though the medium of hand crank telephones. In 1956, after selling the telephone company, Randel and Gwen built a motel which they originally named the Last Chance Motel (now called Padre Motel) and operated it until 1981. She also served in her church and community. In 1955, she was called to be the first stake Relief Society President of the newly organized Garfield Stake. She was a member of the Singing Mothers, was a member of the DUP (Daughters of Utah Pioneers), and served as the president of the PTA (Parent Teachers Association). She was elected to the Garfield School Board and served as board president, and was also named as an honorary member of Utah State FHA (Future Homemakers of America). Gwen's later life was spent as a temple worker, senior missionary, loving wife, mother/grandmother, friend and Red Hatter.
Along with her children, Gwen is also survived by her brother Maynard Hickman, and step-brother John Morrison. She is preceded in death by her husband Randel; son-law Reldon Palmer; six grandchildren: James Lyman Greer, Jennifer Ann Lyman, May Corning, Beth Basquez, Alexander Nicholas Basquez, and Daniel Amasa Lyman; seven brothers and sisters: Maurine Hiskey, Renon Hansen, Evelyn Fullerton, Josiah Davis Hickman, Mary Ella Hickman, Darrell Josiah Hickman, and Edwin Lamont Hickman.
Funeral services will be Friday, February 4, 2011, at 1:00 pm in the Escalante Ward Chapel. Friends may call at the church from to 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.. Burial will be in the Escalante City Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com
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