Edith (Edie) Marlene Pelton Obituary (1943 - 2008)

Edith Marlene Pelton ROY - Edith (Edie) Marlene Pelton, 64, passed away February 19, 2008 peacefully, surrounded by family at North Davis Hospital. She was born June 29, 1943 in Mountain View, Wyoming to Edmund Lee Shurtleff and Margaret Lillian Ward. Edie attended Ogden City Schools and graduated from Ogden High School in 1961. She worked for I.R.S. from 1972 until she retired in 1981 to marry the love of her life Jimmie Pelton and raise her two children. Edie's most cherish-able gifts were her two sons, Kelly and Brandon. Edie was an avid Denver Broncos and Utah Jazz Fan. She loved spending time in Wendover with her husband, and going to Riverdale bingo with her two sons, sister Alice and brother Ron. She is survived by her husband Jimmie; children: Kelly (Carol) Gallegos, Brandon (Melissa) Gallegos; five grandchildren, Brianna, Chelsey, Mariah, Krissa and Kaden. Also surviving are her five brothers and one sister: Ed (Carolyn) Shurtleff, George (June) Shurtleff, Leland (Ethel) Shurtleff, Donald (Cheri) Shurtleff, Ronald Shurtleff and sister Alice (Skip) Stalker and good friend Shirley McCrone. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers Clyde and Harold, granddaughter Ashley and her first husband Cruz Fred Gallegos. Funeral service will be held Saturday, February 23rd at 11 a.m. at Myers Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd., Ogden, where friends may call Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Edie will be greatly missed by family and friends. To the world you might be one person, but to us you might just be the world. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden 100 Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 February 22, 2008 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ServiceMyers Mortuary - Ogden 1875 Monroe Blvd Ogden, Utah 84401 February 23, 2008 11:00 AM CemeteryAultorest Memorial Park 836 36th Street Ogden, UT 84403 February 23, 2008