ELIZABETH (BETH) REES

Elizabeth (Beth) Rees passed away June 14, 2005 at Peach Tree Assisted Living in West Haven, Utah just a short time before her 101st birthday.

She was born on July 20, 1904 in Birmingham, Alabama. After attending college she taught school in Puerto Rico. After Puerto Rico, she moved to Washington D.C. where she met her future husband William Rees who was attending law school. They were married November 1928 in Rockville, Maryland. Their first daughter (Betty) was born there. While in Washington D.C. she worked in the National Library of Congress. They moved to Atlanta, Georgia where their daughter Helen was born, They moved to Malad, Idaho in 1940 where they had a herford cattle ranch. Bill became ill and they then moved to Ogden, Utah in 1955. Bill died in 1958.

Beth worked at Dugway Proving Grounds, Hill AFB, and the Ogden Library while helping raise six grandchildren. After the grandchildren left she started pursuing her life long ambition of travel and toured many countries and floated many white water rivers. She was an active member of the Sierra Club and had an absolute passion for hiking wilderness trails with her Collie (Laddie). She celebrated her 80th birthday by hiking with some of her friends to the top of Ben Lomond Peak behind Ogden. Beth loved hiking the mountain trails and managed to keep hiking until almost 90. The mountains of Utah were Beth’s first love.

Beth had two daughters Betty (deceased) and Helen. Betty married Brian Kent and has six children. Helen married William Ray and they had three children. She has nine grandchildren. 22 great grandchildren, and several great great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to The Sierra Club or The Ogden Nature Center.

We would like to thank the staffs at Peach Tree Assisted Living and Legacy Hospice for all their consideration and help during Beth’s final time on this earth.

There will be an informal Memorial Service on Monday, June 20, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at Leavitt’s Mortuary, 836 36th Street, Ogden.

She will be interred at Malad City Cemetery following cremation.

Send condolences to the family at www.leavittsmortuary.com