Thelma Viola Whitby

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• Race: White
• Name: Thelma Kirkland
• Name: Thelma V Kirkland
• Residence: 1935, Carey, Blaine, Idaho, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Carey, Blaine, Idaho, USA; Age: 32; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Thelma married Wilfred Woodruff Kirkland on 11 Sep 1928. Wilfred (son of George Cidney Kirkland and Nettie Candace Hurst) was born on 8 Oct 1904 in Glen Saint Mary, Baker, Florida, USA; died on 10 Jun 1982 in Logan, Cache, Utah, USA; was buried in Logan City Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Race: White
• Residence: 1935, Carey, Blaine, Idaho, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Carey, Blaine, Idaho, USA; Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Residence: 1956, Logan, Cache, Utah, USA
• Residence: 1984, Centerville, Davis, Utah, USA

Notes:

Died:
George Wilford Kirkland
November 16, 1930 - February 7, 2013

George Wilford Kirkland, 82 of Centerville, UT., passed away February 7, 2013 after an extended illness. He was born on November 16, 1930.

The son of Wilford W. and Thelma Whitby Kirkland. George spent his happy childhood in Carey, Idaho. The family later moved to Logan, UT. He served an LDS mission in the Southern States Mission and earned a degree from Utah State University. George served in the U.S. Army in Salzberg, Austria from 1953 to 1955.

He married Theda Crook Kirkland. They were married in the Logan LDS temple, Dec. 21, 1956. They raised four sons and one daughter in Centerville, Utah. George started his career in 1957 teaching drafting at Viewmont High School. He had a great passion for teaching youth. He served in many areas of the LDS church. His favorites being a devoted home teacher, ward clerk, temple worker in the Bountiful LDS temple and as a missionary in the membership records department. George had a very inquisitive mind and enjoyed various hobbies and talents. Many of his fondest memories were spent teaching his children to work and play on the family ranch in Star Valley, Wyoming. For the past several winters George and Theda have enjoyed their winters in St. George, Utah.

George is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Linda Shipley and Pearl Carstensen, and his son Layne Kirkland.

He is survived by his wife, Theda C. Kirkland and his children Gregory(Janet) Kirkland, Hillsboro, Or., Steven(Carol) Kirkland, of West Jordan, UT., Kristine Kirkland (Joseph Kelly) of Spanish Fork, UT., Dale (Anne) Kirkland of West Bountiful, UT. and daughter-in-law Kristine N. Kirkland of West Valley, UT. He is also survived by 21 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. We are blessed to have had him in our lives and look forward to being reunited with him again someday.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at the LDS church, 610 No. Rowland Way, Centerville, UT.

Friends and family may visit Monday between 6 and 8 p.m. at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 N. Main Bountiful, UT. or Tuesday, 9:45-10:45 a.m. at the church.

Interment will be at the Centerville City Cemetery.

http://russonmortuary.com/?pagetype=obitlink&obit_id=896924

George married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As: Toot
• Race: White
• Name: Pearl R Carstensen
• Residence: 1935, Carey, Blaine, Idaho, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Carey, Blaine, Idaho, USA; Age: 7; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
• Residence: 1996, Boise, ID; Age: 64

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Died:
Pearl Ruth Carstensen, known to many of us as Toot, was born on August 4th 1932 in Carey Idaho. She was the second of four children. Toot loved to tell stories of her childhood. Many of the stories involved her older brother George and the trouble that the two of them would get into.

Pearl's family moved to Logan Utah when she was a teenager. Pearl was attending Utah State University when she met a fellow student, Bob Carstensen. After a short courtship, they were married on March 5th 1950 and celebrated their 60th anniversary March 2010. Bob and Pearl were sealed for eternity on May 5th 1967.
Bob and Pearl have four children, Sherri, Robin, Ron, and John and lived in several cities throughout the northwest including Logan, Caldwell, Walla Walla, Yakima, Preston, Boise, and Olympia. Their biggest adventure was their move to Anchorage Alaska where they made many long lasting friends. In 1994 they moved back to Boise which they have always considered home.

Pearl was a stay at home Mom who loved to sew and make crafts. She was a beautiful seamstress and often provided her daughters with their drill team costumes and gorgeous formals for their high school dances. When all the kids entered school, Pearl went to work as an Office Manager for Davis Meat Packing Plant.

In the late 60s, Bob and Pearl built a cabin on their lot in Cascade on West Mountain. This was Pearl's favorite spot in the world. She spent many hours with her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends there. She was always taking walks and would have all the kids in tow looking for frogs, picking wild flowers, carving their names in trees, singing her silly songs and other various activities. Although she suffered from painful arthritis for over 30 years, she did not let it slow her down.

So, you might wonder how she came to be known as Toot. Sherri had returned home from Hawaii shortly before Pearl's first grandson Shane was born. Sherri had brought her a mug that said Tua Tua (pronounced To To) which is Hawaiin for grandmother. She loved that name and decided that she would become Tua Tua to her grandkids. I don't think she ever thought that we would all shorten it to Toot but she loved that too. In fact, during her recent stay at Treasure Valley Life Care, she insisted that the staff call her Toot.

Pearl had a great love for her church and her faith. Toot loved her family and has been an outstanding role model to many of us on strength of character and how to be a good and understanding wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. Pearl has made an everlasting impression on those of us who knew her.

We will miss her terribly but she will forever remain in our hearts.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov 26, at 10:00 am at the LDS church located at 190 S. Locust Grove, Meridian, Idaho. A visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Private committal services by Bowman Funeral Parlor of Garden City.

http://www.bowmanfuneral.com/obits/obituary.php?id=370884

Pearl married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]