Fern Alta Nielson Kirkham Jensen Thomas

Fern Alta Nielson Kirkham Jensen Thomas, beloved mother, grandmother and matriarch, passed away peacefully in her home on November 7, 2003, one month short of her 98th birthday.

She married “Denzil W. Kirkham in the Logan Temple on July 28, 1926. He passed away December 22, 1945. She married Sylvester Jensen in July, 1947. He died April 22, 1951. She then married Steven G. Thomas on August 11, 1967. He died October 5, 1996.

Fern was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

She enjoyed doing needle point, quilting, sewing, gardening, dancing and working with the public. She belonged to the Civic Club, Dance Club, and American Legion Auxiliary in Tremonton, UT. During World War II she devoted many hours of service to the patients at the Tremonton Valley Hospital. She was an excellent homemaker and a dedicated worker. She had many jobs such as clerk and co-manager of the Gephart store in Ephraim, UT, manager of the Gephart Hotel in Tremonton, UT, and cashier at Maddox in Perry, UT. She care for her parents for several years before they passed away.

Fern is survived by her daughter, Sally (Joe) Larkin, Snowville, UT; grandchildren: Shauna (Oleen) Godfrey, Garland, UT; Bill (Carolyn) Larkin, Snowville, UT; Bruce Larkin, Brigham City, UT; Dean (Vicki) Larkin, Malad, ID; Shelly (Dan) Nielson, Tremonton, UT; Scot (Cathy) Kirkham, Gilbert, AZ; Cheri Peden, Mesa, AZ; Lynn Kirkham, Mesa, AZ; 23 great grandchildren; six great-great grandchildren; and one brother, Dale (Bonnie) Nielson, Salt Lake City, UT.

She was preceded in death by her son, Ronald D. Kirkham, her parents, four brothers and five sisters.

Memorial services will be held November 22, 2003 in the Stake Center, Ephraim, UT, under the direction of the Larkin Mortuary of Salt Lake City, UT. Interment will be in the Ephraim Cemetery.