Abby Dean Cheney Obituary (1926 - 2014)

Abby Dean Cheney BRIGHAM CITY - Abby Dean Cheney passed away from a short term medical event at Brigham City Hospital on January 20, 2014. He was surrounded by his family and friends. Dean was born October 29, 1926 in Corinne, Utah to loving parents, Frank Walton Cheney and Mary Elizabeth Cotes Cheney. Dean married Vonda Johnson on June 29, 1949, in the Logan Temple. Into their home came four beautiful children: DeAnna, Christine, Calvin and Bryan. Dean spent his working life as an engineer at Thiokol and kept busy with part time jobs fixing TV's, running the projector at the Capital Theater and driving bus. He was a member of the Brigham City Eleventh Ward, Brigham City 1st Ward and Perry 4th Ward. Dean is survived by his daughter DeAnna Cheney (Lynn) Hulme of Avon, UT; Calvin DeVon (Alexis) Cheney of Reno, NV; Bryan Dean (Debbie) Cheney of Taylorsville, UT; eight grandchildren: Tami Hulme Olson, Mindy Hulme Potter, Travis Hulme, Josh Cheney, Zachariah Cheney and Cory Cheney, Jason Shepherd, Jessica Cheney, Tyree and 17 great-grandchildren. Those who preceded him in death were his wife Vonda, daughter Christine, brothers: Walton and Reed and his father and mother. Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon, on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Brigham City 1st Ward Chapel, 236 E. 100 S., Brigham City. A viewing will be held Friday from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Myers Mortuary, 205 S. 100 E., Brigham City and on Saturday from 11:00 to 11:40 a.m. at the Church. Interment will be in the Brigham City Cemetery. Family would like to thank Beehive Homes in Perry Utah, Bob and Beverly Thurgood and staff for the loving kind friendship they showed our dad. We would also like to thank Dr. Lance Bryce and the nursing staff at Brigham City Hospital for the tender care they gave our dad in his last seven days of life. A final thanks to all our dads close neighbors especially his long time neighbor Dennis Hume, ward members in all three wards, remaining high school friends, Thiokol co-workers, and all other friends and family. In Memory of sweet Vonda donate to Huntsman Cancer Foundation or Susan G. Komen Cancer Foundation. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Brigham City 205 South 100 East Brigham City, UT 84302 January 24, 2014 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM ServiceBrigham City 1st Ward Chapel 236 East 100 South Brigham City, UT 84302 January 25, 2014 12:00 PM CemeteryBrigham City Cemetery 325 South 300 East Brigham City, UT 84302 January 25, 2014