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Millie Maybelle "Mae" Colby Barney

4 Jan 1909 – 21 Nov 1995

Birth	4 Jan 1909
Death	21 Nov 1995
Cemetery	Richfield City Cemetery Richfield , Sevier County , Utah , USA
Added by	AncestorResearch on 02 Oct 2025
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34793847

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DEATH: MAE BARNEY NELSON Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Millie Maybelle "Mae" Colby Barney Nelson, age 86, died November 21, 1995 in Richfield. She was born January 4, 1909 in Elsinore, a daughter of Jacob Elisha and Martha Etta Robinson Colby. She married Angus William Barney, December 12, 1925 in Richfield, Utah. He died April 3, 1966. She married Vernal Cleon Nelson, March 18, 1972 in Richfield, Utah. He died December 30, 1982. Mae was a nurse's aide and was an active member of the LDS Church.She is survived by her children, Madeline and Vernile Gleave, of McGill, Nevada; Yuvon and Bert Bulkley, of Aurora, Utah; Blake J. and Dianne Barney, of Richfield, Utah; Kerry N. and Tonia Barney, of Monroe, Utah; Marilyn and Deloy Christensen, of Escalante, Utah; 21 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren; stepdaughter, Maxine and Paulos Peterson, of Sandy, Utah; sisters, Victoria Davis, of Boise, Idaho; Afton Christensen, of Salt Lake City, Utah; Yuzella Lee, of Monroe, Utah. Mae was preceded in death by three children, Verlyn Barney, Wyona Barney and Donetta Miller, and by four brothers and one sister, Walter Colby, Irel Colby, Jack Colby, George Colby, and Juanita C. Montgomery. Funeral services Saturday, November 25, 1995 at 12 noon in the Springer Turner Funeral Home Chapel in Richfield, where friends may call for viewing Friday evening from 7-8 p.m. and Saturday morning from 10-11:30 prior to the services. Burial will be in the Richfield City Cemetery. Deseret News Nov 23, 1995

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Family

Parents

• Jacob Elisha Colby 1882–1939 FaG
• Martha Etta Robinson Colby 1887–1964

Spouse

• Vernal Cleon Nelson 1898–1982 FaG
• Angus William Barney 1905–1966

Siblings

• Walter Elisha Colby 1906–1989 FaG
• Martha Louella Colby 1907–1907 FaG
• Isaac Jackson Colby 1910–1995 FaG
• George A Colby 1913–1993 FaG
• Afton Colby Christensen 1919–1999 FaG
• Irel Colby 1921–1983 FaG

Children

• Donetta V Barney Miller 1928–1994
• Angus Verlyn Barney 1930–1986
• Delia Yuvon Barney Buckley 1932–2023
• Wyona Barney 1934–1934
• Blake J Barney 1935–2018
• Kerry Newell Barney 1938–2009
• Marilyn Kay Barney Christensen 1945–2013

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