Colleen Redd Burnham

Colleen Redd Burnham
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Colleen Redd Burnham was born 18 May 1926 in the Little Rock House in Blanding, Utah to Adelbert Redd and Myrtle Harris Redd. She never outgrew a life-long love of red rock Southern Utah. She graduated from San Juan High School, Utah State University as Student Body Vice President and later earned her Social Work degree from Weber State University.

Colleen married WWII paratrooper, Owen Wallace Burnham 9 June 1947 in the Logan Temple; he preceded her in death. They were parents to five sons and four daughters. Bruce (Gayla), Debbie, Roger (Marcia), Constance (Rob) White, Scott, David (Kelley), Arlene (Paul) Taylor, Richard, deceased (Jill), and Melissa (Neil) Prator. They have 20 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a sister, Helen Hurst. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Conway Redd and Kirk Redd and her sister, Enid Keate.

Colleen loved most being a mother and filling numerous callings in the Church of Jesus of Christ of Latter-day Saints, including leadership and teaching positions in Relief Society, YWMIA and Primary. She worked as a Caseworker and then as the Executive Director of Children's Aid Society of Utah for a total of 18 years, then for many years on their Board of Directors. She felt it a unique privilege to help build families through adoption and had warm friendships with many young women, families and adoptees throughout Utah.

She filled a service mission for the LDS Church to Hawaii with Owen, and learned the art of Hawaiian quilting as an unexpected reward. She and Owen served as Ward, then Stake Family History Consultants for many years, as volunteers at the Ogden Family History Center, and as members of a Temple sealing group.

"My family is my joy and my wonder at your accomplishments! Remember, THE GOSPEL IS STILL TRUE."

Colleen requested in lieu of flowers contributions be make to the LDS Perpetual Education Fund.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 1, 2010 at the Canyon Hollow Ward Chapel, 1550 Rushton. Friends may call on Sunday, October 31st at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. from 5 to 7 p.m. and Monday at the church from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Interment, Myers Evergreen Memorial Park, 100 Monroe Blvd., in Ogden.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden
100 Monroe Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
October 31, 2010
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
ServiceCanyon Hollow Ward Chapel
1550 Rushton
Ogden, UT
November 1, 2010
11:00 AM
CemeteryMyers Evergreen Memorial Park
100 Monroe Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
November 1, 2010