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Alice Maughan Neilson

8 Nov 1923 – 7 Oct 2019

Birth8 Nov 1923
Death7 Oct 2019
CemeteryWendell Cemetery
Wendell , Gooding County , Idaho , USA
Added by48202144 on 08 Oct 2019
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203636047

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Alice Maughan Neilson, 95, passed away on October 7, 2019, in West Jordan, Utah. Alice was born in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, on November 8, 1923, to John Raymond Maughan and Lera Clark. She graduated from Lava Hot Springs High School as a co-valedictorian in 1942, and from Utah State Agricultural College in 1946. At Utah State, she majored in Foods and Nutrition and minored in Chemistry. Growing up on a farm in a family of nine children, Alice learned to work hard. She continued this work ethic throughout her life, serving in the home, the church and the community tirelessly. From a young age, she assisted on the farm and in the kitchen. She learned how to cook from her mother and helped prepare meals for the large family as well as the hired men. Making 25 loaves of bread three times a week was just one of the kitchen tasks she was responsible for as she grew older. In her mother’s direction, Alice started piano at a young age, although she didn’t begin to take “real piano lessons” until she was in eighth grade. Alice enjoyed playing the piano and had many opportunities in school and church to play. At 16 she became a ward organist, a calling that followed her throughout her life. After moving to West Jordan, she was called to be a temple organist, a position she held at the Jordan River Temple for many years until her health prevented it. While studying organic chemistry at Utah State, her class took a field trip to a sugar factory in nearby Lewiston, Utah. It was there she first saw her future husband, Frank; although the red-head was careful to ignore the group of mostly females touring the plant he worked in. Several months later in February 1945, Alice and Frank met properly at the Institute building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and got acquainted. The couple was married on June 14, 1946, in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Elder Joseph Fielding Smith. Their ceremony didn’t take place until about 10 p.m. that evening due to scheduling problems. From that union, seven children were born: Dean, Irene, Margene, Norma, Dale, David, and Paul. Of her children, she later wrote in her life history: “I am grateful for the seven special children I had the privilege of bringing into this world. Each one was a welcome addition to our family and loved as much as each of the others. They have brought much happiness and meaning to my life. They have taught me many lessons, some at the same time I was trying to teach them.” Alice was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in many callings during her life including Relief Society President, Primary Teacher, Organist, and in the Family Records Extraction Program where she found great satisfaction. She has 25 grandchildren and 48 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Hyrum Neilson; and sons, Dean Frank Neilson and Dale John Neilson. She is survived by her children: Irene Jeppsen (Reese), Margene Assel (John), Norma King (Nick), David Hyrum Neilson (Rhonda), and Paul Raymond Neilson; daughters-in-law, Kathy Neilson and Brenda Neilson; brother, Clyde Maughan; and several nieces and nephews. A viewing will be held Friday, October 11, 2019, at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 S. State Street, Murray, UT from 6-7:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 12, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at the Heritage 5th Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6772 S. 3420 W., West Jordan, Utah. A viewing will be held prior to services from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Interment will take place at the Wendell Cemetery, Wendell, Idaho, at 12 noon on Monday, October 14, 2019. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Humanitarian Aid Fund of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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