Verla was the first of two children born to Heber James and Annie Francisca Grandy Price. She was born March 2, 1914 in Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho. Her only other sibling Russell Grandy Price was born June 16, 1918 in Paris where Verla's parents lived. Her father was in the lumber business and farming.
Verla graduated from Fielding High School in 1932 and from Utah State University in Logan, Utah with a degree in education in 1936. She met her husband William M. Thomas Jr. while at Utah State, and the couple were married in the Salt Lake City Temple Aug. 19, 1936.
Her husband's career in public education began in Swanlake, where a son, Garf, and a daughter, Karen were born. They moved to Arimo, where another daughter, Renee, was born and then to American Falls and to Shelley where they added three more children, Lynette, Clark, and Shirlyn.
Verla excelled at crocheting afghans for each grandchild's graduation from high school, knitting sweaters, quilting, embroidery, and she was an accomplished seamstress, sewing most of her daughters' clothing as they were growing up. She continued to crochet edging on baby blankets into her 93rd year. Her hands were always busy doing or making something worthwhile for someone else.
As a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Verla served as a "Singing Mother", a teacher, organist, Relief Society president and always a visiting teacher. Her musical and administrative talents were often called upon, and she never veered from an opportunity to share. She was a "Pink Lady" and accompanist for the "AF Sharp Singers" and numerous other musical groups.
Verla passed away on March 30, 2008 at Harms Memorial Hospital in American Falls, Idaho of natural causes at the age of 94. Funeral services were held at Cottonwood Memorial Mortuary, 4670 Highland Drive, Holladay, Utah. Interment was in the Holladay Memorial Park in Holladay.
Survivors were her children, Garf Thomas (Mexico, Missouri), Karen Copes (Bob), Meridian, Renee Hawkley, Boise, Lynett Mickelson (who was serving an LDS mission in India with her husband, Richard), Clark Thomas, Farmington, Utah, Shirlyn Robbins (Clint), American Falls; 25 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Thomas, daughters-in-law Karen Bloxham Thomas and Claudia Flanders Thomas, and son-in-law, Daniel Leland Hawkley.
Verla graduated from Fielding High School in 1932 and from Utah State University in Logan, Utah with a degree in education in 1936. She met her husband William M. Thomas Jr. while at Utah State, and the couple were married in the Salt Lake City Temple Aug. 19, 1936.
Her husband's career in public education began in Swanlake, where a son, Garf, and a daughter, Karen were born. They moved to Arimo, where another daughter, Renee, was born and then to American Falls and to Shelley where they added three more children, Lynette, Clark, and Shirlyn.
Verla excelled at crocheting afghans for each grandchild's graduation from high school, knitting sweaters, quilting, embroidery, and she was an accomplished seamstress, sewing most of her daughters' clothing as they were growing up. She continued to crochet edging on baby blankets into her 93rd year. Her hands were always busy doing or making something worthwhile for someone else.
As a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Verla served as a "Singing Mother", a teacher, organist, Relief Society president and always a visiting teacher. Her musical and administrative talents were often called upon, and she never veered from an opportunity to share. She was a "Pink Lady" and accompanist for the "AF Sharp Singers" and numerous other musical groups.
Verla passed away on March 30, 2008 at Harms Memorial Hospital in American Falls, Idaho of natural causes at the age of 94. Funeral services were held at Cottonwood Memorial Mortuary, 4670 Highland Drive, Holladay, Utah. Interment was in the Holladay Memorial Park in Holladay.
Survivors were her children, Garf Thomas (Mexico, Missouri), Karen Copes (Bob), Meridian, Renee Hawkley, Boise, Lynett Mickelson (who was serving an LDS mission in India with her husband, Richard), Clark Thomas, Farmington, Utah, Shirlyn Robbins (Clint), American Falls; 25 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Thomas, daughters-in-law Karen Bloxham Thomas and Claudia Flanders Thomas, and son-in-law, Daniel Leland Hawkley.
Verla was the first of two children born to Heber James and Annie Francisca Grandy Price. She was born March 2, 1914 in Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho. Her only other sibling Russell Grandy Price was born June 16, 1918 in Paris where Verla's parents lived. Her father was in the lumber business and farming.
Verla graduated from Fielding High School in 1932 and from Utah State University in Logan, Utah with a degree in education in 1936. She met her husband William M. Thomas Jr. while at Utah State, and the couple were married in the Salt Lake City Temple Aug. 19, 1936.
Her husband's career in public education began in Swanlake, where a son, Garf, and a daughter, Karen were born. They moved to Arimo, where another daughter, Renee, was born and then to American Falls and to Shelley where they added three more children, Lynette, Clark, and Shirlyn.
Verla excelled at crocheting afghans for each grandchild's graduation from high school, knitting sweaters, quilting, embroidery, and she was an accomplished seamstress, sewing most of her daughters' clothing as they were growing up. She continued to crochet edging on baby blankets into her 93rd year. Her hands were always busy doing or making something worthwhile for someone else.
As a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Verla served as a "Singing Mother", a teacher, organist, Relief Society president and always a visiting teacher. Her musical and administrative talents were often called upon, and she never veered from an opportunity to share. She was a "Pink Lady" and accompanist for the "AF Sharp Singers" and numerous other musical groups.
Verla passed away on March 30, 2008 at Harms Memorial Hospital in American Falls, Idaho of natural causes at the age of 94. Funeral services were held at Cottonwood Memorial Mortuary, 4670 Highland Drive, Holladay, Utah. Interment was in the Holladay Memorial Park in Holladay.
Survivors were her children, Garf Thomas (Mexico, Missouri), Karen Copes (Bob), Meridian, Renee Hawkley, Boise, Lynett Mickelson (who was serving an LDS mission in India with her husband, Richard), Clark Thomas, Farmington, Utah, Shirlyn Robbins (Clint), American Falls; 25 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Thomas, daughters-in-law Karen Bloxham Thomas and Claudia Flanders Thomas, and son-in-law, Daniel Leland Hawkley.
Verla graduated from Fielding High School in 1932 and from Utah State University in Logan, Utah with a degree in education in 1936. She met her husband William M. Thomas Jr. while at Utah State, and the couple were married in the Salt Lake City Temple Aug. 19, 1936.
Her husband's career in public education began in Swanlake, where a son, Garf, and a daughter, Karen were born. They moved to Arimo, where another daughter, Renee, was born and then to American Falls and to Shelley where they added three more children, Lynette, Clark, and Shirlyn.
Verla excelled at crocheting afghans for each grandchild's graduation from high school, knitting sweaters, quilting, embroidery, and she was an accomplished seamstress, sewing most of her daughters' clothing as they were growing up. She continued to crochet edging on baby blankets into her 93rd year. Her hands were always busy doing or making something worthwhile for someone else.
As a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Verla served as a "Singing Mother", a teacher, organist, Relief Society president and always a visiting teacher. Her musical and administrative talents were often called upon, and she never veered from an opportunity to share. She was a "Pink Lady" and accompanist for the "AF Sharp Singers" and numerous other musical groups.
Verla passed away on March 30, 2008 at Harms Memorial Hospital in American Falls, Idaho of natural causes at the age of 94. Funeral services were held at Cottonwood Memorial Mortuary, 4670 Highland Drive, Holladay, Utah. Interment was in the Holladay Memorial Park in Holladay.
Survivors were her children, Garf Thomas (Mexico, Missouri), Karen Copes (Bob), Meridian, Renee Hawkley, Boise, Lynett Mickelson (who was serving an LDS mission in India with her husband, Richard), Clark Thomas, Farmington, Utah, Shirlyn Robbins (Clint), American Falls; 25 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Thomas, daughters-in-law Karen Bloxham Thomas and Claudia Flanders Thomas, and son-in-law, Daniel Leland Hawkley.
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