Halloween Party

Candy, wonderful dinner of various kinds of soups and rolls, (and hot-dogs and hamburgers for those kids who don't like soup), candy, cookies, games, costume contest, face painting, candy, nails professionally done with really cool Halloween designs, piñata, birthday cake for Dave Perkins, oh, and did I mention, candy??  Halloween day hasn't even arrived yet and our kids have enough candy to keep them on a sugar high for weeks.  A big "thank you" to Fred Flintstone (Danny Radford) for heading up this huge undertaking!  We had an awesome turn out and it was loads of fun for everyone!

Patricia Harris

Patricia A. (Street) Harris of St. George Utah, 62 years old, passed away on Friday September 9, 2011.  She was born May 13, 1949 to John and Peggy Street in Salt Lake City, Utah.  She married her high school sweetheart, John Harris, on July 10, 1971 in Bakersfield, California.  She was a devoted wife, daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and especially a friend who loved everyone unconditionally.

Patty was raised mostly in Utah and California; she lived in Pennsylvania for a short time.  She was proud to be a student of the Schools for the Deaf; she excelled in her studies, especially in Math.  She graduated from the Berkley, CA School for the Deaf in 1969 and was a part of the Student Body Government as the Treasurer.  After graduation, she attended the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in Rochester, NY.  Most recently she was proud to be a student at Dixie State College; she was working on her Bachelor's Degree in Business.  As a grandmother of 7 children, she was determined to set an example of the importance of a college education...and no one is too old to go back to school!  She has inspired so many others to follow in her footsteps.

Most of all she was proud to be a loving wife and mother...mothering never ended with just her children...she loved being a mother and friend to everyone.  She understood the potential that everyone has and sought to bring it out in everyone.  She openly shared her passion for sewing, quilting, crafting, the arts, traveling anywhere, Disney and Disneyland, collecting everything Cats and Roosters, American Sign Language and her Deaf Heritage, her business, Mom's Quilt Shack," and selling Watkins Products and above all her shared her passion for learning.  Being Deaf only meant she couldn't hear.  She didn't see it as a disability and she shared that message everywhere with everyone.

She most recently celebrated her 40th Wedding Anniversary in July with her husband by going on a Disney Cruise to the Caribbean.

She is survived by her sweet and loving husband, John Harris; her daughters Jackie (Jimmy) Harris, and Penny (DJ) McGee; her 7 amazing grandchildren and grandpets; her mother, Peggy Street; brother, Jack Street, and sister, Carol (John) Baker.

Patty's wishes are to have a Celebration of Life, which will be held:

Friday, September 16 at 5 p.m. at the Southwind Chapel 1156 North 1400 West in St. George, Utah

We would like to extend our deepest and most sincere thanks to the medical teams at Emergency Department and ICU at Dixie Regional Medical Center where they worked tirelessly around the clock with her.  We also want to especially thank Dr. Scott Parkinson for all his effort over the years of caring for Patty, we want you to kno she truly loved having you as her Physician.

You can shed tears that she is gone,

or you can smile because she has lived.  

You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back, 

or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.

Your heart can be empty because you can't see her,

or you can be full of the love you shared.

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live in yesterday,

or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember her only that she is gone,

or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.  

You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back,

Or you can do what she'd want; smile, open your eyes, love and go on.

--David Harris, Grandson--

Memorial Service for Patricia Harris

There was a beautiful memorial service for Patty Harris at our church tonight.  The family wanted this to be a "Celebration of Life," and it truly was.  After an opening prayer and beautiful musical number, the service was opened up to anyone who wanted to come and share some special memories about Patty. It was neat to learn about how many lives she has impacted. She is an amazing lady with leaves behind an incredible legacy.  We will all miss her! 

Tory Von Jones Funeral

This morning we had the opportunity to attend the viewing and funeral of Tory Von Jones.  Many people expressed their love and appreciation for Tory and the difference he made in their life.  It was a touching  meeting and the spirit was there in abundance.  Tony has only been in our area and branch for about three months, but he made a big impact on all of us who knew him in the short time he was here.  We are grateful for Tory and know he will fulfill a wonderful mission on the other side of the veil.  We love Tory and continue to pray for his family during this difficult time.

Tory Von Jones Obituary

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TORY VON JONES 

Tory Von Jones, age 17, died Aug. 4, 2011 at Quail Creek Reservoir, Utah.  He was born October 25, 1993, in Salt Lake City, UT, son of Tyran V. Jones and Tammy Foster Jones. 

 Tory’s smile and hugs were contagious. He hugged everyone even if they didn’t want to be hugged. He had a passion for basketball. He had a desire to go on an LDS Mission and to go to college.

He is survived by his Father, Ty; Mother, Tammy; Sister, Trish; Brother, Tyler; Step Dad, Jim Rowan; and Grandparents; Von & Betty Jones; Steve & Linda Foster.
Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Red Cliffs 7th Deaf Branch, 1155 N. 1400 W., St. George, UT. 

Friends may visit from 9:30-10:30 prior to services at the church. Interment will take place on Friday, August 12, at 11:00 a.m. in Lake Hills Cemetery, 10055 S. State St., Sandy, UT.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mountain America Credit Union, under the name of Tory Von Jones Memorial Trust

Tory Von Jones

Our friend and branch member, Tory Von Jones, passed away at Quail Creek on August 4, 2011 at a boating activity with friends. We were all shocked and heartbroken at the news. Tory is only 17 years old. He moved here a few months ago to live with his Grandma and Grandpa (Von and Betty Jones) who are members of our branch. He is a delightful young man and has grown leaps and bounds in the gospel since he has been here. Our youth and youth leaders have gotten to know him well through these past two Youth Conferences and other Youth activities from our branch and ward. 

Tory was outgoing and fun and a friend to everyone. He had so much fun at our Deaf Branch Youth Conference and laughingly told us about all of the pranks he and his friends played on the girls. He had picked up on sign language so quickly (his Grandpa is deaf) and we were all amazed at the youth talk he gave in ASL a few weeks ago. He also had a wonderful time at the hearing youth conference and made dozens of friends  Here are some pictures of him with some of his friends at our Deaf Branch Youth Conference. 

 

Tory is the one with the Silverado shirt on in the first picture and the tall one with the black tie in the second picture. We all Tory and will miss him deeply.  

Youth Conference

The youth (and their leaders) had a wonderful time at their Youth Conference!! Our youth group also got to meet and mingle with the youth from up North and other areas.  The youth participated in the Ogden Deaf Symposium workshops Thursday and Friday morning from 9:00 to 12:00. 

Thursday afternoon they headed to a Boy Scout COPE Course in Ogden. They loved it!  Friday afternoon they did baptisms for the dead at the Bountiful temple and then went to Salt Lake and toured the visitor center and the conference center.  Saturday morning they all went on a hike to a waterfall and had a speaker and testimony meeting.  It was a very spiritual experience for those involved. 

It seemed that one of the highlights of the trips was all of the pranks that the girls and guys did on each other.  From what I heard, they stayed up all hours of the night playing around and signing, signing, signing!