Leola Poppleton Bailey Larsen

Leola Larsen

Brigham City - Leola Poppleton Bailey Larsen, 79, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2002 after a prolonged and painful illness at her home in Brigham City, Utah.
She was born on October 16, 1922 in Wellsville, UT to Oliver Smith and Leola Poppleton Bailey. She graduated from South Cache High School where she was valedictorian. She attended Utah State University. Leola married Grant H. Larsen on September 28, 1942 in the Logan LDS Temple. This marriage was performed during WWII when her husband was serving in the 10th Mountain Infantry.

Leola chose secretarial work as her avocation and work at the Brigham City Police Dept. as secretary to the chief of police and also as a police matron. Later she worked for Brigham City Corp. as secretary and Deputy Recorder.
She has always been an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and has served two church missions with her husband. First was the Washington DC North Mission, and second the LDS employment Mission. She served in many ward and stake positions - Primary, Young Womens , Relief Society and repeatedly as ward organist and chorister.

She was a very talented woman who enjoyed art, art needlework, crocheting, and knitting. She was an accomplished musician, she played and taught piano, organ, and guitar lessons. She was an avid reader of many types of literature. She had many interests, yet often remarked that the greatest joy and love of her life was her family.

She was preceded in death by her son Grant Bryce Larsen
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Surviving are her husband, Grant H. Larsen, daughter; Deon Larsen (Richard) Dunn of Brigham; sons Marc Thayne (Debbie) Larsen of Brigham, Karl Rex (Shanna) Larsen of Mendon, UT, and Kent Wayne (Brenda) Larsen of Pleasant View, UT, 12 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.

Leola is the oldest of 5 sisters. She was also preceded in death by her sister Anna Lou (Ellis) Kendrick of Hooper, UT. Surviving her are three sisters, Leta Steinitz of Wellsville, UT, Mary Jean (Clair) Bankhead of Layton, UT, and Laurel (Maurice) Sorensen of Corvallis, OR.
Funeral services will be Monday, July 1, 2002 at 1:30 p.m. at the Mountain View Ward Chapel, 105 West. Fishburn Drive, (approximately 1st West and 9th South) Brigham City, UT.
Friends may call Monday 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. at the Church.
Interment will be in the Brigham City Cemetery.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Brigham City
205 South 100 East
Brigham City, UT 84302
June 30, 2002
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServiceMt. View Ward Chapel
105 West Fishburn
Brigham City, UT
July 1, 2002
1:30 PM
CemeteryBrigham City Cemetery
325 South 300 East
Brigham City, Utah 84302
July 1, 2002