Maybell Hoopes Burton

Maybell Hoopes Burton passed away on January 9, 2011 in Logan, Utah; she lived to be 93 years old. Maybell was born November 18, 1917 in Fairview, Wyoming to William Riley Hoopes and Luella Harmon. She had an older sister Hazel and an older brother, Vearl. Eleven months after Maybell's birth, her mother died and Della Rigby became her second mother. Younger brothers and sisters were born and they include Melvin Hoopes, Lenore Clark, Frank Hoopes, Lowell Hoopes, Lillian Eppich, and Jual McIntosh. In her formative years Maybell learned hard work and cooperation on the family farm, the value of thrift and good management during the depression years, and strength and determination by overcoming ongoing trials of daily living.
Maybell married Lawrence Van Orden Burton on May 14, 1942 in the Logan LDS Temple and they celebrated sixty-four years of marriage together. They were blessed with eight children DeVere Arva of Twin Falls, ID, David Faye of Millville, UT, Francis Jan Turner of Morgan, UT, Edith Cal Hardman of West Jordan, UT, Jed Elizabeth of Burton, ID, Verda Steve Miller of Idaho Falls, ID, Donna Bruce Christiansen of Riverton, UT and Kent of Logan, UT. The family lived in Auburn and Fairview, Wyoming until moving to Millville, Utah in 1959.
Maybell was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was part of the Millville 1st Ward where she served faithfully in each calling she received. She especially enjoyed going visiting teaching and doing Temple work. In 2007, Maybell became part of the Sunshine Terrace Branch. She was also a member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers affiliated with the Lusannah G. Hovey Camp.
Maybell's posterity includes eight children, fifty-one grandchildren and one hundred twenty-three great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, three sisters, one brother, one granddaughter and three great grandchildren.
The family extends our gratitude to the nursing staff and personnel at Sunshine Terrace who have met the needs of our Mother during the declining years of her life – thanks to the many people who have extended care and kindness to her. With all our love and hearts filled with appreciation, we say goodbye for a time to our little Mother.
Friends and family may call Monday, January 24, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for a viewing with the funeral services to follow at 12:00 p.m. in the Millville Ward Church at 110 S. Main, Millville, Utah.