Verona Gwen Garrard Obituary (1934

Verona Gwen Garrard ROY - Verona Gwen Garrard passed away at McKay-Dee Hospital and joined The Heavenly Choir on January 28, 2012 after an extended illness. She was born April 30, 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Harold LeRoy Garrard and Ellen Verona Gleave. She loved music and had the voice of an angel. After attending the U of U, she served an LDS Mission in the Spanish American Mission in Corpus Christi, Texas, then transferred to the East Los Angeles Spanish American Mission. She sang in the Tabernacle Choir for seven years. She was with the Choir at the Seattle and New York World's Fairs, and at the first broadcast of Telstar. She was a member of the Utah Opera Company for eight years. She sang in the "Music Man" at the Valley Music Hall, and was a San Francisco Opera Audition finalist. She sang for about ten years with the Bel Cantos, a group of ladies from the Roy area. She was also a gifted painter. Active all her life, she served in many callings in the LDS Church. She worked at Salt Lake Veteran's Hospital and for the U.S. Air Force in the intelligence department for five years in Germany. She retired from Hill AFB. She enjoyed traveling in Europe, Canada, Mexico and most of the United States. Gwen had a special love for her nieces and nephews. She provided many fun and memorable experiences for them. She is survived by her sisters, Barbara Fisher (Neil) and Doreen Dixon, sister-in-law, Lily Garrard and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Donald Garrard. The family is very grateful for the loving, daily care that Doreen has given Gwen for the last seven years. Funeral services will be held Friday, February 3, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the Roy Central Stake Center, 4900 South 2000 West, Roy. A viewing will be held Thursday at Myers Roy Mortuary, 5865 South 1900 West from 6 to 8 p.m. and Friday at the church from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment, Ben Lomond Cemetery. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Roy 5865 South 1900 West Roy, UT 84067 February 2, 2012 ServiceRoy 7th Ward 4900 South 2000 West Roy, UT February 3, 2012 11:00 AM CemeteryBen Lomond Cemetery 526 East 2850 No North Ogden, UT 84414 February 3, 2012 1:00 PM