Dorothy Merline Wallace Hyde

CLEARFIELD - Mother, Grandmother, Aunt, and Friend, Dorothy Merline Wallace Hyde, 79, returned to our Heavenly Father on October 30, 2012 in her home in Clearfield Utah.

She was born in Heber City Utah in her Grandmothers bedroom Nov. 30, 1932 to Anthony and Agnes Wallace. Dorothy graduated from Wasatch High in 1950. She attended Utah State for two years before moving to Salt Lake City where she worked at Deseret Book and lived at the Beehive House. On June 20, 1957 Dorothy and Russell Hyde were married in the Salt Lake Temple.

Dorothy is survived by her four daughters Mary (Michael), Jones, Melanie Napples, Pamela (Dale) Smith, Wendy (Steve) Bierwolf. Four granddaughters, two grandsons, one great-granddaughter.
Mom's greatest joy were her children and grandchildren. And the arrival of Toni her great-granddaughter.

Dorothy is preceded in death by her parents, brothers, William (Mickey) Wallace, Russell (Bud) Larsen, and sister Aileen Hair.

Mom liked to putter around her garden. If you were lucky you were blessed to receive some walnuts from her prized walnut trees.

Mom loved to crochet and many a newborn received blankets which she made with love.

Mom had an unwavering faith in her Heavenly Father and served in many callings from being the Guide Patrol Leader to teaching in the Relief Society. She loved doing it all.

She had a strong testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and exemplified charity, kindness and compassion in every way.

She was such a source of strength to her family and friends, she will be dearly missed.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 10 a.m. at the Clearfield 18th Ward, 151 North 1000 West, Clearfield. A viewing will be held Friday at Myers Roy Mortuary, 5865 South 1900 West, Roy from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday at the church from 9:00 to 9:45 a.m. prior to services.

Interment will be in the Heber City Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. where she will rest with her parents and brother.

We would like to extend special thanks to Rocky Mt. Rehabilitation Center, Comfort Keepers, and Brittni Dooley for helping her and keeping her young this last year.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Roy
5865 South 1900 West
Roy, UT 84067
November 2, 2012
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServiceClearfield 18th Ward
151 North 1000 West
Clearfield, UT
November 3, 2012
10:00 AM
CemeteryHeber City Cemetery

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November 3, 2012
1:30 PM