Dell will be remembered as a loving mother, a trusted friend, an independent spirit, and one who always saw the best in people. Formerly of Provo, she passed away peacefully at her home in St. George, Utah on May 10, 2011.
Dell was born April 1, 1922 in Provo, Utah to Ara Moses Davis and Hazel Dell Stubbs. She grew up on a farm near Utah Lake and always remembered her childhood with great fondness. Highlights included roller skating to the library, swimming in the Provo River, and feeling love and support from wonderful parents. Dell attended schools in Provo and Orem, and graduated from Lincoln High School where she excelled in music, debate, and drama. She majored in English literature at Brigham Young University and later continued her studies at the University of Southern California. During World War II, Dell worked for the U.S. armed forces in Utah and in Long Beach, CA. Shortly after the war ended, she returned to Provo, married her childhood friend, Richard Neal Scott, and together they had four daughters. They were later divorced.
Dell lived in the Edgemont area for 50 years where she raised her daughters and enjoyed many devoted friends.
Weekends were spent picnicking, horseback riding, skiing, and enjoying other outdoor adventures with family and friends. Dell, her siblings, and their spouses greatly enjoyed each other's company, and together they traveled domestically and to the South Pacific, the Caribbean, and Mexico. She loved gardening, golfing, playing bridge, and studying current events, politics, art, and history. She was a voracious reader and a creative writer, who wrote many family histories. Dell was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and the LDS church.
Water coloring was one of Dell's true passions. She took many art classes, created award-winning paintings, and painted hundreds of handmade greeting cards designed especially for family and friends. Dell worked as an office manager in the construction department at Brigham Young University for more than 25 years during a time of extensive construction. She loved her work and took great satisfaction as she and her physical plant colleagues helped the campus grow. She enjoyed working at the university and befriended many BYU students over the years. Throughout her life, people were drawn to Dell because of her friendliness, good humor, and positive attitude.
Dell was preceded in death by her siblings, Donna (Bert) Kirkpatrick; Ada Loree (Chester) Oveson; and Clyde (Barbara) Davis. She is survived by her brother, Lee (Joanne) Davis of Provo, and her daughters, Chriss Walther-Thomas (Scott Thomas) of Lawrence, Kansas; Laurie McMillan (Brent) of Burley, Idaho; Susan Ingle of Temecula, California; Dinah Scott of St. George, Utah; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Family and close friends will celebrate Dell's life later this summer in Provo where she will be laid to rest at the East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery. In Dell's memory, plant a flower, read a good book, or do something nice for someone else.
Arrangements are under the direction of Spilsbury Mortuary (435) 673-2454. Friends and family are invited to sign her
Dell was born April 1, 1922 in Provo, Utah to Ara Moses Davis and Hazel Dell Stubbs. She grew up on a farm near Utah Lake and always remembered her childhood with great fondness. Highlights included roller skating to the library, swimming in the Provo River, and feeling love and support from wonderful parents. Dell attended schools in Provo and Orem, and graduated from Lincoln High School where she excelled in music, debate, and drama. She majored in English literature at Brigham Young University and later continued her studies at the University of Southern California. During World War II, Dell worked for the U.S. armed forces in Utah and in Long Beach, CA. Shortly after the war ended, she returned to Provo, married her childhood friend, Richard Neal Scott, and together they had four daughters. They were later divorced.
Dell lived in the Edgemont area for 50 years where she raised her daughters and enjoyed many devoted friends.
Weekends were spent picnicking, horseback riding, skiing, and enjoying other outdoor adventures with family and friends. Dell, her siblings, and their spouses greatly enjoyed each other's company, and together they traveled domestically and to the South Pacific, the Caribbean, and Mexico. She loved gardening, golfing, playing bridge, and studying current events, politics, art, and history. She was a voracious reader and a creative writer, who wrote many family histories. Dell was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and the LDS church.
Water coloring was one of Dell's true passions. She took many art classes, created award-winning paintings, and painted hundreds of handmade greeting cards designed especially for family and friends. Dell worked as an office manager in the construction department at Brigham Young University for more than 25 years during a time of extensive construction. She loved her work and took great satisfaction as she and her physical plant colleagues helped the campus grow. She enjoyed working at the university and befriended many BYU students over the years. Throughout her life, people were drawn to Dell because of her friendliness, good humor, and positive attitude.
Dell was preceded in death by her siblings, Donna (Bert) Kirkpatrick; Ada Loree (Chester) Oveson; and Clyde (Barbara) Davis. She is survived by her brother, Lee (Joanne) Davis of Provo, and her daughters, Chriss Walther-Thomas (Scott Thomas) of Lawrence, Kansas; Laurie McMillan (Brent) of Burley, Idaho; Susan Ingle of Temecula, California; Dinah Scott of St. George, Utah; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Family and close friends will celebrate Dell's life later this summer in Provo where she will be laid to rest at the East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery. In Dell's memory, plant a flower, read a good book, or do something nice for someone else.
Arrangements are under the direction of Spilsbury Mortuary (435) 673-2454. Friends and family are invited to sign her
Dell will be remembered as a loving mother, a trusted friend, an independent spirit, and one who always saw the best in people. Formerly of Provo, she passed away peacefully at her home in St. George, Utah on May 10, 2011.
Dell was born April 1, 1922 in Provo, Utah to Ara Moses Davis and Hazel Dell Stubbs. She grew up on a farm near Utah Lake and always remembered her childhood with great fondness. Highlights included roller skating to the library, swimming in the Provo River, and feeling love and support from wonderful parents. Dell attended schools in Provo and Orem, and graduated from Lincoln High School where she excelled in music, debate, and drama. She majored in English literature at Brigham Young University and later continued her studies at the University of Southern California. During World War II, Dell worked for the U.S. armed forces in Utah and in Long Beach, CA. Shortly after the war ended, she returned to Provo, married her childhood friend, Richard Neal Scott, and together they had four daughters. They were later divorced.
Dell lived in the Edgemont area for 50 years where she raised her daughters and enjoyed many devoted friends.
Weekends were spent picnicking, horseback riding, skiing, and enjoying other outdoor adventures with family and friends. Dell, her siblings, and their spouses greatly enjoyed each other's company, and together they traveled domestically and to the South Pacific, the Caribbean, and Mexico. She loved gardening, golfing, playing bridge, and studying current events, politics, art, and history. She was a voracious reader and a creative writer, who wrote many family histories. Dell was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and the LDS church.
Water coloring was one of Dell's true passions. She took many art classes, created award-winning paintings, and painted hundreds of handmade greeting cards designed especially for family and friends. Dell worked as an office manager in the construction department at Brigham Young University for more than 25 years during a time of extensive construction. She loved her work and took great satisfaction as she and her physical plant colleagues helped the campus grow. She enjoyed working at the university and befriended many BYU students over the years. Throughout her life, people were drawn to Dell because of her friendliness, good humor, and positive attitude.
Dell was preceded in death by her siblings, Donna (Bert) Kirkpatrick; Ada Loree (Chester) Oveson; and Clyde (Barbara) Davis. She is survived by her brother, Lee (Joanne) Davis of Provo, and her daughters, Chriss Walther-Thomas (Scott Thomas) of Lawrence, Kansas; Laurie McMillan (Brent) of Burley, Idaho; Susan Ingle of Temecula, California; Dinah Scott of St. George, Utah; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Family and close friends will celebrate Dell's life later this summer in Provo where she will be laid to rest at the East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery. In Dell's memory, plant a flower, read a good book, or do something nice for someone else.
Arrangements are under the direction of Spilsbury Mortuary (435) 673-2454. Friends and family are invited to sign her
Dell was born April 1, 1922 in Provo, Utah to Ara Moses Davis and Hazel Dell Stubbs. She grew up on a farm near Utah Lake and always remembered her childhood with great fondness. Highlights included roller skating to the library, swimming in the Provo River, and feeling love and support from wonderful parents. Dell attended schools in Provo and Orem, and graduated from Lincoln High School where she excelled in music, debate, and drama. She majored in English literature at Brigham Young University and later continued her studies at the University of Southern California. During World War II, Dell worked for the U.S. armed forces in Utah and in Long Beach, CA. Shortly after the war ended, she returned to Provo, married her childhood friend, Richard Neal Scott, and together they had four daughters. They were later divorced.
Dell lived in the Edgemont area for 50 years where she raised her daughters and enjoyed many devoted friends.
Weekends were spent picnicking, horseback riding, skiing, and enjoying other outdoor adventures with family and friends. Dell, her siblings, and their spouses greatly enjoyed each other's company, and together they traveled domestically and to the South Pacific, the Caribbean, and Mexico. She loved gardening, golfing, playing bridge, and studying current events, politics, art, and history. She was a voracious reader and a creative writer, who wrote many family histories. Dell was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and the LDS church.
Water coloring was one of Dell's true passions. She took many art classes, created award-winning paintings, and painted hundreds of handmade greeting cards designed especially for family and friends. Dell worked as an office manager in the construction department at Brigham Young University for more than 25 years during a time of extensive construction. She loved her work and took great satisfaction as she and her physical plant colleagues helped the campus grow. She enjoyed working at the university and befriended many BYU students over the years. Throughout her life, people were drawn to Dell because of her friendliness, good humor, and positive attitude.
Dell was preceded in death by her siblings, Donna (Bert) Kirkpatrick; Ada Loree (Chester) Oveson; and Clyde (Barbara) Davis. She is survived by her brother, Lee (Joanne) Davis of Provo, and her daughters, Chriss Walther-Thomas (Scott Thomas) of Lawrence, Kansas; Laurie McMillan (Brent) of Burley, Idaho; Susan Ingle of Temecula, California; Dinah Scott of St. George, Utah; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Family and close friends will celebrate Dell's life later this summer in Provo where she will be laid to rest at the East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery. In Dell's memory, plant a flower, read a good book, or do something nice for someone else.
Arrangements are under the direction of Spilsbury Mortuary (435) 673-2454. Friends and family are invited to sign her
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