Alice Fay Cox Simons returned to her Heavenly Father on June 22, 2011. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and loved ones.

She was born July 17, 1921 in Fairview, Utah to Jehu and Emeline Cox. She married the love of her life, Jay Simons, on August 2, 1939 and they were later sealed in the Manti Temple. Together they raised 3 children, and were blessed with 19 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren whom she loved dearly.

She had a lifetime of service to others and was a tremendous source of hope for all. She was a member of the LDS church and served faithfully as a Sunday School teacher for 17 years, a Relief Society Teacher, the Junior Sunday School Presidency and an ordinance worker in the Provo Temple. Alice retired from Barbizon after 25 years of service and previously to that she had worked in the Troy Laundry in Provo.

She was preceded in death by 5 brothers: Archibald Cox (Connie), Arthur (Erma), Raymond (Marjorie), Amasa L. (Hazel), Alvin J. (Nida), and 2 sisters: Edith and Emeline. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Beverly Fay Lunceford (Jess, Kathy) and her son Coy Jay (Marie, deceased). She is survived by her husband, Jay Ervin Simons, and son Alvin Bartley (Becky) and 19 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank the staff at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center for all of their help and kind service.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at the Bonneville 13th Ward Chapel, 800 South 1500 East, Provo. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 East Center Street, Monday evening from 6 until 8 and at the church Tuesday 10-10:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment, Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family throughwww.bergmortuary.com.

We will have a luncheon for the family after the funeral and will need help with the food and also help in the kitchen.

If you are willing and able to help in the kitchen that day or with any of the food assignments below, please call Gayle Neilson at 801-372-7247 or email her at gayle_nielson@byu.edu.
Food items:
Green Salad
Jello Salad
Funeral Potatoes
Butter
Rolls
Cookies/Bars
If you can help in the kitchen you will need to be at the church at 11:30 a.m.
And the food items need to be to the church by 12:00 p.m.

RS Directory

We are putting together a RS Ward Directory. We need you to email a picture of yourself to Muffin ASAP. You can email it to her at mufninc@gmail.com. It just needs to be a good picture. We do have some that have been taken but they are relatively old. If you want the one in the Relief Society Directory of you to be new and updated send it to muffin. :) Thanks Ladies!

Family History Event

As part of the Utah Festival of Books on June 4, 2011, there will be a family history venue with presentations from 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. It will be located in 3714 HBLL, on the south side of the Harold B. Lee Library.

There will be many family history and local history presentations to choose from. The family history events are as follows:
10:00–10:45 a.m. “Research Resources” by Jim Greene, FamilySearch
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. “FamilySearch 2011 and Beyond” by Jim Greene, FamilySearch
12:00–12:45 p.m. “Chasing Provo’s History: Seldom Told Tales” by Robert Carter
1:00–1:45 p.m. “Learning to Love Our Own Ancestors” by Jayare Roberts, ­­­­­­­­­­­MLS, AG, FUGA,
2:00–2:45 p.m. “How to Write a Memoir” by Douglas Thayer, local author
3:00–3:45 p.m. “Crash Course in Family History” by Paul Larsen, author
4:00–4:45 p.m. “True Miracles with Genealogy” by Anne Bradshaw, local author
5:00–5:45 p.m. “Getting the Most Out of Ancestry” by Crista Cowan, Ancestry.com

All presentations are free and open to the public. This event is hosted by BYU Bookstore and sponsored by KSL and Read Today.

The festival also includes other family-friendly events held on BYU campus. For a complete schedule, please refer to the festival website at www.utahfestivalofbooks.com. A program will also be printed in issues of the Deseret News.

Note: We suggest you park in the Marriott Center parking lot. A shuttle will be provided for transportation to campus. There will be construction near Heritage Halls, limiting Campus Drive to one lane. The main entrance to the Wilkinson Student Center will also be closed for construction.

Jeanne Goodwin

Our sweet sister Jeanne Goodwin passed away Sunday May 15, 2011. We will sure miss her sweet and loving spirit. The family will have an open house Thursday May 19th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at Jeanne's home (1390 E 520 S) for anyone who would like to pay their respects to the family.

Thank you so much for your prayers and thoughts for Jeanne and her family. They are much appreciated.

This is what was in the Daily Herald:
Jeanne Baird Goodwin, age 46, of Provo, passed away May 15, 2011. Friends and family may meet for Graveside Services at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 20, 2011 at the Provo City Cemetery, 610 South State Street. Friends may call at the Family Residence, 1390 East 520 South, Provo, Thursday evening from 6 until 8. Condolences may be emailed to info@bergmortuary.com. (801) 373-1841

Hygiene Kits

Our Ward is collecting the needed items to put together hygiene kits. Please bring any of the items on this sheet to church and place in one of the baskets outside of the Chapel, Primary room, or Relief Society room. We thank you for your help!

Hygiene Kits provide disaster victims with basic items necessary for health and cleanliness.

2 unbreakable combs (no sharp handles)
4 toothbrushes (packaged)
1 tube of toothpaste (6-8 oz., no pumps)
2 bars of soap (approximately 4 to 5 oz.)
2 hand towels (new towels, approximately 15" by 25". Please do not use dish towels or washcloths. To sew towels, serge or zigzag the edges of terry cloth to make a 15" by 25" towel.)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will restore a historic site in Pennsylvania

Formerly known as the town of Harmony, the site is in Oakland Township in Pennsylvania near the present-day town of Susquehanna. This site is important to Latter-day Saints as the location where Joseph Smith received the Aaronic Priesthood at the hands of John the Baptist and, in a nearby location, received the Melchizedek Priesthood from Peter, James and John in 1829. These men appeared as angels to restore to the earth the same authority they had received from Jesus Christ. The site is also significant as the place where Joseph Smith translated much of the Book of Mormon. These events laid the foundation for the restoration of the original Church established by Christ Himself.

The announcement letter from the First Presidency invites interested Church members to make a small, one-time contribution to the restoration project by specifying “Priesthood Restoration Site” on the Tithing and Other Offerings slip that is available from bishops and branch presidents. For more information on this please visit: http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/60801/Church-to-restore-historic-site-in-Pennsylvania.html

Sister Irene Gage is in the hospital. While she and her family appreciate visitors she is still really tired and her family would ask that she have a break from visitors for now. She will be moving to the rehabilitation center hopefully soon. We will let you know when that will take place and she'll probably be up for visits then. Thank you!