Arthur and Emma Snow
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Arthur Vernon Snow
7/15/1927 - 8/23/2011
Emma Sullivan Snow
1/6/1927 - 8/20/2011
Hometown: St George, UT
Mom and Dad, grew up together, laughed together, lived together, and loved together.
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Our Dear Mother, Emma Sullivan Snow, daughter of Archibald Cleo and Eola (Stratton) Sullivan.
She was born on January 6, 1927 in Hurricane, Utah and gently passed away from natural causes on August 20, 2011.
Mom married her school sweetheart Arthur Vernon Snow January 5, 1944 at his father's home in St.George, UT.
During the first years of marriage, they rented in St.George and spent the summers in Pinto. When Dad's family gave him property at 45 N 500 E in St. George, they built their humble one bedroom home and worked hard together to make ends meet.
Dad drove truck for Rocky Mountain Produce, Mom worked at the turkey plant and later the Liberty Cafe the first years of her marriage. Mom and Dad together cleaned the McGregor Clinic at night. After her family was raised, she went to work at Safeway's, which she enjoyed up until she retired.
Mom loved her boys who were just two years and fifteen days apart, but was thrilled and surprised when she had her daughter Sandi, when the boys we're 16 and 14. It was a fun and rewarding surprise.
Mom and Dad bought Pinto in 1957, from the Snow family, and later they bought the Meadows. They traveled there every weekend, to tend the garden, raise cattle and hay, and thrash the wheat. From her garden, Mom bottled green beans, made chili sauce and the most wonderful sweet pickles with love and shared with her family and friends.
On Sundays, you always knew if you went to her home she would have a delicious roast, fresh vegetables, and all the mashed potatoes you wanted. Her grandchildren would drop by for a slice of her homemade bread (to toast) and cover with her homemade apricot jam. They thought it was the best. Mom dearly loved her family and her grandchildren who were reflected in her home with their pictures throughout and on her refrigerator which was covered with their accomplishments, wedding announcements, first birthdays, graduation, etc. Mom loved them to be at her home.
Mom took pride in everything she did; raising her family, her home, her work, and herself. Mom has never forgotten any of her children on their birthday or at Christmas. She always gave meaningful gifts with a lot of thought put into them.
Mom loved to receive Hummel figurines, because of their fine detail and mostly because they reminded her of children. She took pride in her Christmas tree each year that was covered with Hummel's. Mom also loved to find any old can from the past that brought her fond memories of growing up. She loved dolls, old music, enjoyed the World Series, followed every Jazz game, and the smell of roses.
Mom always had a dog or cat. She has passed this love of animals on to her children and grandchildren. Her black cat Toby will be lost without her.
Mom lived a simple life but always in order. Whenever you walked into her home you would always find her in her rocking chair in the kitchen, not wanting to wear out the living room so that it would always be ready to receive company.
Mom was baptized in the Leeds pond at age eight into the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints and she taught her three children and grandchildren the meaning of right from wrong.
It softens our loss knowing that mom is having a wonderful reunion with dad, her father and mother, her two brothers and grandson, and gives us an ease of understanding.
____________________________________________________________
Our Dad Arthur Vernon Snow passed away on August 23, 2011 from Natural Causes. He was born July 15, 1927 in St. George, Utah, to Edward Vernon and Lucille (Forsyth) Snow.
Dad married his sweetheart Emma Sullivan on January 6, 1944, at his father's home in St. George. He was only 16 years old and Mom had just turned 17.
Dad worked hard at his young age of marriage to support his wife and later for his young family. He built their first one bedroom home when his family gave them a plot of ground at 45 North 500 East in St. George and later added on to it. In the 1970's built a new home.
Dad worked for Woodbury Lumber Yard and later went to work for Rocky Mountain Produce driving a truck, and worked for the City of St.George. Dad was the overseer of city projects, and head sextant at the St.George Cemetery. He helped with the construction of the Red Hills Golf Course, later he drove for Kay Bundy, and Hackwell Construction.
Dad and Mom cleaned Dr. McGregor's Clinic in the evenings to earn extra money. In the 1970's, Dad worked for Seward Co., building the power line from Page, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada. He worked for Dan Schmutz Esco Distributing, and drove for Newby Holt Oil. In1997, he worked for DATS Trucking until he retired. In the middle of all his hard work, he spent all the rest of his time at his beloved ranch in Pinto, which he brought from a lump of coal to a diamond.
One year he planted Christmas trees to sell, but it never panned out. He raised cattle, turkeys, potatoes, hay, a garden and anything else he and Mom could think of.
Dad lived for deer season ever year it was the highlight of his life from the 15th of September to the 1st of November. The hunt was all that was on his mind. He had horses ready every year to ride, Sniper was his pride and joy and of course, Dolly. Peanuts his first horse, was part race horse out of Golden Racket, and his second horse was Old Love, which he got from his dad.
Dad could build anything; he built forts for his grandsons, and playhouses for his daughter Sandi and granddaughters to play in. He was a man of all trades; which he took pride in. Everything had to be perfect if he was doing it.
In the late 1940's, Dad had a Chevy high tort pickup that he and Clyde made stacks for to make it look cool. They had written on it, "The Galloping Ghost". Clyde Milne was his best friend and they were inseparable as both kids and as adults. Before Arthur bought Pinto from his family in 1957, they built a cabin together on the lot his mother gave him in Pinto. They lived in it with Mom and LaNita (Clyde's wife) and their four sons every weekend, and every summer. Later Dad bought Pinto and then the Meadows in 1961, after his brother Richard died. There he raised wheat, until it was turned into a soil bank and the government paid him not to raise it.
Everyone liked Dad. He always had a good joke to tell and made people feel comfortable around him. Dad loved to sing, some songs Old Dan Tucker, Seven Black Birds in a pie for his kids and grandchildren, and Push Your Shoulder to the Wheel. He enjoyed Johnny Cash. Our Dad had a gentle heart.
Dad was baptized at the age of eight as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Dad and Mom actually grew up together while they were married. They taught their children and grandchildren the importance of hard work and to have love for one another. Everything Dad accumulated, working hard at $35.00 a month, he left to us. Thank you Dad for all you have given us a great example of treating our fellow men with respect, honoring a hand shake agreement, hard work, and good character.
It is comforting for us to know that he is with his sweetheart Emma, again.
They passed on together.
____________________________________________________________
They are survived by their three children, Edward Vernon (Mary Hafen) Snow, Stanley C. (Carmen Iverson) Snow and daughter, Sandi (Donald Busher) Paxman; 10 grandchildren, Stephanie, Stacey, ShayLee, Darin D, Stanley Dax, Daphne Bree, Tanner, Austin, and Katie; 15 great grandchildren, Marshall, Mitchell, Mason, Rainen, Ellie, Olive, Raycen, Riley, Rafe, Jaiger, Cameron, Addison, Parker, Kalli, Lexus; their sisters and brothers in-law, Maxine (Alex) Spevack, Cedar City, Evelyn (Turner) Snow, St. George, UT, Roger Pickett, St. George, UT, LaPrele (Sullivan) Jurjevich Carmichael CA, Dale (Marva Stewart) Sullivan, Alamo, NV, LaRain (Lytle) Sullivan Central, UT.
They were preceded in death by their parents; grandson, Weston Snow Paxman; brothers, Sherald Sullivan, Ferman Sullivan, Richard Snow, Spencer Snow, sisters & brothers in-law, Georgia (Harry) Knell, Lucille (Snow) Pickett, Sylvia (Max) Swap, Marco Jurjevich. They we're also preceded in death by their good friends Clyde and LaNita (Gibson) Milne.
Mom and Dads services will be Monday, August 29, 2011 at 11:00 am at the Spilsbury Mortuary Chapel, 110 S. Bluff St., with a viewing from 9:00 – 10:30 am prior to services at the Mortuary. Interment will take place in the Washington City Cemetery.
Special thanks for the care givers of our Father; Southern Utah Hospice, Dr. Chamberlain, St. George Care Center and Nurse Ann.
Special thanks to the care givers of our mother; Southern Utah, IHC Nurses Hospice, Dr. Chamberlain, and Sandi for all the loving care giving to her Mother and Father.
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Arthur Vernon Snow
7/15/1927 - 8/23/2011
Emma Sullivan Snow
1/6/1927 - 8/20/2011
Hometown: St George, UT
Mom and Dad, grew up together, laughed together, lived together, and loved together.
____________________________________________________________
Our Dear Mother, Emma Sullivan Snow, daughter of Archibald Cleo and Eola (Stratton) Sullivan.
She was born on January 6, 1927 in Hurricane, Utah and gently passed away from natural causes on August 20, 2011.
Mom married her school sweetheart Arthur Vernon Snow January 5, 1944 at his father's home in St.George, UT.
During the first years of marriage, they rented in St.George and spent the summers in Pinto. When Dad's family gave him property at 45 N 500 E in St. George, they built their humble one bedroom home and worked hard together to make ends meet.
Dad drove truck for Rocky Mountain Produce, Mom worked at the turkey plant and later the Liberty Cafe the first years of her marriage. Mom and Dad together cleaned the McGregor Clinic at night. After her family was raised, she went to work at Safeway's, which she enjoyed up until she retired.
Mom loved her boys who were just two years and fifteen days apart, but was thrilled and surprised when she had her daughter Sandi, when the boys we're 16 and 14. It was a fun and rewarding surprise.
Mom and Dad bought Pinto in 1957, from the Snow family, and later they bought the Meadows. They traveled there every weekend, to tend the garden, raise cattle and hay, and thrash the wheat. From her garden, Mom bottled green beans, made chili sauce and the most wonderful sweet pickles with love and shared with her family and friends.
On Sundays, you always knew if you went to her home she would have a delicious roast, fresh vegetables, and all the mashed potatoes you wanted. Her grandchildren would drop by for a slice of her homemade bread (to toast) and cover with her homemade apricot jam. They thought it was the best. Mom dearly loved her family and her grandchildren who were reflected in her home with their pictures throughout and on her refrigerator which was covered with their accomplishments, wedding announcements, first birthdays, graduation, etc. Mom loved them to be at her home.
Mom took pride in everything she did; raising her family, her home, her work, and herself. Mom has never forgotten any of her children on their birthday or at Christmas. She always gave meaningful gifts with a lot of thought put into them.
Mom loved to receive Hummel figurines, because of their fine detail and mostly because they reminded her of children. She took pride in her Christmas tree each year that was covered with Hummel's. Mom also loved to find any old can from the past that brought her fond memories of growing up. She loved dolls, old music, enjoyed the World Series, followed every Jazz game, and the smell of roses.
Mom always had a dog or cat. She has passed this love of animals on to her children and grandchildren. Her black cat Toby will be lost without her.
Mom lived a simple life but always in order. Whenever you walked into her home you would always find her in her rocking chair in the kitchen, not wanting to wear out the living room so that it would always be ready to receive company.
Mom was baptized in the Leeds pond at age eight into the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints and she taught her three children and grandchildren the meaning of right from wrong.
It softens our loss knowing that mom is having a wonderful reunion with dad, her father and mother, her two brothers and grandson, and gives us an ease of understanding.
____________________________________________________________
Our Dad Arthur Vernon Snow passed away on August 23, 2011 from Natural Causes. He was born July 15, 1927 in St. George, Utah, to Edward Vernon and Lucille (Forsyth) Snow.
Dad married his sweetheart Emma Sullivan on January 6, 1944, at his father's home in St. George. He was only 16 years old and Mom had just turned 17.
Dad worked hard at his young age of marriage to support his wife and later for his young family. He built their first one bedroom home when his family gave them a plot of ground at 45 North 500 East in St. George and later added on to it. In the 1970's built a new home.
Dad worked for Woodbury Lumber Yard and later went to work for Rocky Mountain Produce driving a truck, and worked for the City of St.George. Dad was the overseer of city projects, and head sextant at the St.George Cemetery. He helped with the construction of the Red Hills Golf Course, later he drove for Kay Bundy, and Hackwell Construction.
Dad and Mom cleaned Dr. McGregor's Clinic in the evenings to earn extra money. In the 1970's, Dad worked for Seward Co., building the power line from Page, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada. He worked for Dan Schmutz Esco Distributing, and drove for Newby Holt Oil. In1997, he worked for DATS Trucking until he retired. In the middle of all his hard work, he spent all the rest of his time at his beloved ranch in Pinto, which he brought from a lump of coal to a diamond.
One year he planted Christmas trees to sell, but it never panned out. He raised cattle, turkeys, potatoes, hay, a garden and anything else he and Mom could think of.
Dad lived for deer season ever year it was the highlight of his life from the 15th of September to the 1st of November. The hunt was all that was on his mind. He had horses ready every year to ride, Sniper was his pride and joy and of course, Dolly. Peanuts his first horse, was part race horse out of Golden Racket, and his second horse was Old Love, which he got from his dad.
Dad could build anything; he built forts for his grandsons, and playhouses for his daughter Sandi and granddaughters to play in. He was a man of all trades; which he took pride in. Everything had to be perfect if he was doing it.
In the late 1940's, Dad had a Chevy high tort pickup that he and Clyde made stacks for to make it look cool. They had written on it, "The Galloping Ghost". Clyde Milne was his best friend and they were inseparable as both kids and as adults. Before Arthur bought Pinto from his family in 1957, they built a cabin together on the lot his mother gave him in Pinto. They lived in it with Mom and LaNita (Clyde's wife) and their four sons every weekend, and every summer. Later Dad bought Pinto and then the Meadows in 1961, after his brother Richard died. There he raised wheat, until it was turned into a soil bank and the government paid him not to raise it.
Everyone liked Dad. He always had a good joke to tell and made people feel comfortable around him. Dad loved to sing, some songs Old Dan Tucker, Seven Black Birds in a pie for his kids and grandchildren, and Push Your Shoulder to the Wheel. He enjoyed Johnny Cash. Our Dad had a gentle heart.
Dad was baptized at the age of eight as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Dad and Mom actually grew up together while they were married. They taught their children and grandchildren the importance of hard work and to have love for one another. Everything Dad accumulated, working hard at $35.00 a month, he left to us. Thank you Dad for all you have given us a great example of treating our fellow men with respect, honoring a hand shake agreement, hard work, and good character.
It is comforting for us to know that he is with his sweetheart Emma, again.
They passed on together.
____________________________________________________________
They are survived by their three children, Edward Vernon (Mary Hafen) Snow, Stanley C. (Carmen Iverson) Snow and daughter, Sandi (Donald Busher) Paxman; 10 grandchildren, Stephanie, Stacey, ShayLee, Darin D, Stanley Dax, Daphne Bree, Tanner, Austin, and Katie; 15 great grandchildren, Marshall, Mitchell, Mason, Rainen, Ellie, Olive, Raycen, Riley, Rafe, Jaiger, Cameron, Addison, Parker, Kalli, Lexus; their sisters and brothers in-law, Maxine (Alex) Spevack, Cedar City, Evelyn (Turner) Snow, St. George, UT, Roger Pickett, St. George, UT, LaPrele (Sullivan) Jurjevich Carmichael CA, Dale (Marva Stewart) Sullivan, Alamo, NV, LaRain (Lytle) Sullivan Central, UT.
They were preceded in death by their parents; grandson, Weston Snow Paxman; brothers, Sherald Sullivan, Ferman Sullivan, Richard Snow, Spencer Snow, sisters & brothers in-law, Georgia (Harry) Knell, Lucille (Snow) Pickett, Sylvia (Max) Swap, Marco Jurjevich. They we're also preceded in death by their good friends Clyde and LaNita (Gibson) Milne.
Mom and Dads services will be Monday, August 29, 2011 at 11:00 am at the Spilsbury Mortuary Chapel, 110 S. Bluff St., with a viewing from 9:00 – 10:30 am prior to services at the Mortuary. Interment will take place in the Washington City Cemetery.
Special thanks for the care givers of our Father; Southern Utah Hospice, Dr. Chamberlain, St. George Care Center and Nurse Ann.
Special thanks to the care givers of our mother; Southern Utah, IHC Nurses Hospice, Dr. Chamberlain, and Sandi for all the loving care giving to her Mother and Father.
Arthur and Emma Snow
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Arthur Vernon Snow
7/15/1927 - 8/23/2011
Emma Sullivan Snow
1/6/1927 - 8/20/2011
Hometown: St George, UT
Mom and Dad, grew up together, laughed together, lived together, and loved together.
____________________________________________________________
Our Dear Mother, Emma Sullivan Snow, daughter of Archibald Cleo and Eola (Stratton) Sullivan.
She was born on January 6, 1927 in Hurricane, Utah and gently passed away from natural causes on August 20, 2011.
Mom married her school sweetheart Arthur Vernon Snow January 5, 1944 at his father's home in St.George, UT.
During the first years of marriage, they rented in St.George and spent the summers in Pinto. When Dad's family gave him property at 45 N 500 E in St. George, they built their humble one bedroom home and worked hard together to make ends meet.
Dad drove truck for Rocky Mountain Produce, Mom worked at the turkey plant and later the Liberty Cafe the first years of her marriage. Mom and Dad together cleaned the McGregor Clinic at night. After her family was raised, she went to work at Safeway's, which she enjoyed up until she retired.
Mom loved her boys who were just two years and fifteen days apart, but was thrilled and surprised when she had her daughter Sandi, when the boys we're 16 and 14. It was a fun and rewarding surprise.
Mom and Dad bought Pinto in 1957, from the Snow family, and later they bought the Meadows. They traveled there every weekend, to tend the garden, raise cattle and hay, and thrash the wheat. From her garden, Mom bottled green beans, made chili sauce and the most wonderful sweet pickles with love and shared with her family and friends.
On Sundays, you always knew if you went to her home she would have a delicious roast, fresh vegetables, and all the mashed potatoes you wanted. Her grandchildren would drop by for a slice of her homemade bread (to toast) and cover with her homemade apricot jam. They thought it was the best. Mom dearly loved her family and her grandchildren who were reflected in her home with their pictures throughout and on her refrigerator which was covered with their accomplishments, wedding announcements, first birthdays, graduation, etc. Mom loved them to be at her home.
Mom took pride in everything she did; raising her family, her home, her work, and herself. Mom has never forgotten any of her children on their birthday or at Christmas. She always gave meaningful gifts with a lot of thought put into them.
Mom loved to receive Hummel figurines, because of their fine detail and mostly because they reminded her of children. She took pride in her Christmas tree each year that was covered with Hummel's. Mom also loved to find any old can from the past that brought her fond memories of growing up. She loved dolls, old music, enjoyed the World Series, followed every Jazz game, and the smell of roses.
Mom always had a dog or cat. She has passed this love of animals on to her children and grandchildren. Her black cat Toby will be lost without her.
Mom lived a simple life but always in order. Whenever you walked into her home you would always find her in her rocking chair in the kitchen, not wanting to wear out the living room so that it would always be ready to receive company.
Mom was baptized in the Leeds pond at age eight into the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints and she taught her three children and grandchildren the meaning of right from wrong.
It softens our loss knowing that mom is having a wonderful reunion with dad, her father and mother, her two brothers and grandson, and gives us an ease of understanding.
____________________________________________________________
Our Dad Arthur Vernon Snow passed away on August 23, 2011 from Natural Causes. He was born July 15, 1927 in St. George, Utah, to Edward Vernon and Lucille (Forsyth) Snow.
Dad married his sweetheart Emma Sullivan on January 6, 1944, at his father's home in St. George. He was only 16 years old and Mom had just turned 17.
Dad worked hard at his young age of marriage to support his wife and later for his young family. He built their first one bedroom home when his family gave them a plot of ground at 45 North 500 East in St. George and later added on to it. In the 1970's built a new home.
Dad worked for Woodbury Lumber Yard and later went to work for Rocky Mountain Produce driving a truck, and worked for the City of St.George. Dad was the overseer of city projects, and head sextant at the St.George Cemetery. He helped with the construction of the Red Hills Golf Course, later he drove for Kay Bundy, and Hackwell Construction.
Dad and Mom cleaned Dr. McGregor's Clinic in the evenings to earn extra money. In the 1970's, Dad worked for Seward Co., building the power line from Page, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada. He worked for Dan Schmutz Esco Distributing, and drove for Newby Holt Oil. In1997, he worked for DATS Trucking until he retired. In the middle of all his hard work, he spent all the rest of his time at his beloved ranch in Pinto, which he brought from a lump of coal to a diamond.
One year he planted Christmas trees to sell, but it never panned out. He raised cattle, turkeys, potatoes, hay, a garden and anything else he and Mom could think of.
Dad lived for deer season ever year it was the highlight of his life from the 15th of September to the 1st of November. The hunt was all that was on his mind. He had horses ready every year to ride, Sniper was his pride and joy and of course, Dolly. Peanuts his first horse, was part race horse out of Golden Racket, and his second horse was Old Love, which he got from his dad.
Dad could build anything; he built forts for his grandsons, and playhouses for his daughter Sandi and granddaughters to play in. He was a man of all trades; which he took pride in. Everything had to be perfect if he was doing it.
In the late 1940's, Dad had a Chevy high tort pickup that he and Clyde made stacks for to make it look cool. They had written on it, "The Galloping Ghost". Clyde Milne was his best friend and they were inseparable as both kids and as adults. Before Arthur bought Pinto from his family in 1957, they built a cabin together on the lot his mother gave him in Pinto. They lived in it with Mom and LaNita (Clyde's wife) and their four sons every weekend, and every summer. Later Dad bought Pinto and then the Meadows in 1961, after his brother Richard died. There he raised wheat, until it was turned into a soil bank and the government paid him not to raise it.
Everyone liked Dad. He always had a good joke to tell and made people feel comfortable around him. Dad loved to sing, some songs Old Dan Tucker, Seven Black Birds in a pie for his kids and grandchildren, and Push Your Shoulder to the Wheel. He enjoyed Johnny Cash. Our Dad had a gentle heart.
Dad was baptized at the age of eight as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
____________________________________________________________
Dad and Mom actually grew up together while they were married. They taught their children and grandchildren the importance of hard work and to have love for one another. Everything Dad accumulated, working hard at $35.00 a month, he left to us. Thank you Dad for all you have given us a great example of treating our fellow men with respect, honoring a hand shake agreement, hard work, and good character.
It is comforting for us to know that he is with his sweetheart Emma, again.
They passed on together.
____________________________________________________________
They are survived by their three children, Edward Vernon (Mary Hafen) Snow, Stanley C. (Carmen Iverson) Snow and daughter, Sandi (Donald Busher) Paxman; 10 grandchildren, Stephanie, Stacey, ShayLee, Darin D, Stanley Dax, Daphne Bree, Tanner, Austin, and Katie; 15 great grandchildren, Marshall, Mitchell, Mason, Rainen, Ellie, Olive, Raycen, Riley, Rafe, Jaiger, Cameron, Addison, Parker, Kalli, Lexus; their sisters and brothers in-law, Maxine (Alex) Spevack, Cedar City, Evelyn (Turner) Snow, St. George, UT, Roger Pickett, St. George, UT, LaPrele (Sullivan) Jurjevich Carmichael CA, Dale (Marva Stewart) Sullivan, Alamo, NV, LaRain (Lytle) Sullivan Central, UT.
They were preceded in death by their parents; grandson, Weston Snow Paxman; brothers, Sherald Sullivan, Ferman Sullivan, Richard Snow, Spencer Snow, sisters & brothers in-law, Georgia (Harry) Knell, Lucille (Snow) Pickett, Sylvia (Max) Swap, Marco Jurjevich. They we're also preceded in death by their good friends Clyde and LaNita (Gibson) Milne.
Mom and Dads services will be Monday, August 29, 2011 at 11:00 am at the Spilsbury Mortuary Chapel, 110 S. Bluff St., with a viewing from 9:00 – 10:30 am prior to services at the Mortuary. Interment will take place in the Washington City Cemetery.
Special thanks for the care givers of our Father; Southern Utah Hospice, Dr. Chamberlain, St. George Care Center and Nurse Ann.
Special thanks to the care givers of our mother; Southern Utah, IHC Nurses Hospice, Dr. Chamberlain, and Sandi for all the loving care giving to her Mother and Father.
_____________________
Arthur Vernon Snow
7/15/1927 - 8/23/2011
Emma Sullivan Snow
1/6/1927 - 8/20/2011
Hometown: St George, UT
Mom and Dad, grew up together, laughed together, lived together, and loved together.
____________________________________________________________
Our Dear Mother, Emma Sullivan Snow, daughter of Archibald Cleo and Eola (Stratton) Sullivan.
She was born on January 6, 1927 in Hurricane, Utah and gently passed away from natural causes on August 20, 2011.
Mom married her school sweetheart Arthur Vernon Snow January 5, 1944 at his father's home in St.George, UT.
During the first years of marriage, they rented in St.George and spent the summers in Pinto. When Dad's family gave him property at 45 N 500 E in St. George, they built their humble one bedroom home and worked hard together to make ends meet.
Dad drove truck for Rocky Mountain Produce, Mom worked at the turkey plant and later the Liberty Cafe the first years of her marriage. Mom and Dad together cleaned the McGregor Clinic at night. After her family was raised, she went to work at Safeway's, which she enjoyed up until she retired.
Mom loved her boys who were just two years and fifteen days apart, but was thrilled and surprised when she had her daughter Sandi, when the boys we're 16 and 14. It was a fun and rewarding surprise.
Mom and Dad bought Pinto in 1957, from the Snow family, and later they bought the Meadows. They traveled there every weekend, to tend the garden, raise cattle and hay, and thrash the wheat. From her garden, Mom bottled green beans, made chili sauce and the most wonderful sweet pickles with love and shared with her family and friends.
On Sundays, you always knew if you went to her home she would have a delicious roast, fresh vegetables, and all the mashed potatoes you wanted. Her grandchildren would drop by for a slice of her homemade bread (to toast) and cover with her homemade apricot jam. They thought it was the best. Mom dearly loved her family and her grandchildren who were reflected in her home with their pictures throughout and on her refrigerator which was covered with their accomplishments, wedding announcements, first birthdays, graduation, etc. Mom loved them to be at her home.
Mom took pride in everything she did; raising her family, her home, her work, and herself. Mom has never forgotten any of her children on their birthday or at Christmas. She always gave meaningful gifts with a lot of thought put into them.
Mom loved to receive Hummel figurines, because of their fine detail and mostly because they reminded her of children. She took pride in her Christmas tree each year that was covered with Hummel's. Mom also loved to find any old can from the past that brought her fond memories of growing up. She loved dolls, old music, enjoyed the World Series, followed every Jazz game, and the smell of roses.
Mom always had a dog or cat. She has passed this love of animals on to her children and grandchildren. Her black cat Toby will be lost without her.
Mom lived a simple life but always in order. Whenever you walked into her home you would always find her in her rocking chair in the kitchen, not wanting to wear out the living room so that it would always be ready to receive company.
Mom was baptized in the Leeds pond at age eight into the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints and she taught her three children and grandchildren the meaning of right from wrong.
It softens our loss knowing that mom is having a wonderful reunion with dad, her father and mother, her two brothers and grandson, and gives us an ease of understanding.
____________________________________________________________
Our Dad Arthur Vernon Snow passed away on August 23, 2011 from Natural Causes. He was born July 15, 1927 in St. George, Utah, to Edward Vernon and Lucille (Forsyth) Snow.
Dad married his sweetheart Emma Sullivan on January 6, 1944, at his father's home in St. George. He was only 16 years old and Mom had just turned 17.
Dad worked hard at his young age of marriage to support his wife and later for his young family. He built their first one bedroom home when his family gave them a plot of ground at 45 North 500 East in St. George and later added on to it. In the 1970's built a new home.
Dad worked for Woodbury Lumber Yard and later went to work for Rocky Mountain Produce driving a truck, and worked for the City of St.George. Dad was the overseer of city projects, and head sextant at the St.George Cemetery. He helped with the construction of the Red Hills Golf Course, later he drove for Kay Bundy, and Hackwell Construction.
Dad and Mom cleaned Dr. McGregor's Clinic in the evenings to earn extra money. In the 1970's, Dad worked for Seward Co., building the power line from Page, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada. He worked for Dan Schmutz Esco Distributing, and drove for Newby Holt Oil. In1997, he worked for DATS Trucking until he retired. In the middle of all his hard work, he spent all the rest of his time at his beloved ranch in Pinto, which he brought from a lump of coal to a diamond.
One year he planted Christmas trees to sell, but it never panned out. He raised cattle, turkeys, potatoes, hay, a garden and anything else he and Mom could think of.
Dad lived for deer season ever year it was the highlight of his life from the 15th of September to the 1st of November. The hunt was all that was on his mind. He had horses ready every year to ride, Sniper was his pride and joy and of course, Dolly. Peanuts his first horse, was part race horse out of Golden Racket, and his second horse was Old Love, which he got from his dad.
Dad could build anything; he built forts for his grandsons, and playhouses for his daughter Sandi and granddaughters to play in. He was a man of all trades; which he took pride in. Everything had to be perfect if he was doing it.
In the late 1940's, Dad had a Chevy high tort pickup that he and Clyde made stacks for to make it look cool. They had written on it, "The Galloping Ghost". Clyde Milne was his best friend and they were inseparable as both kids and as adults. Before Arthur bought Pinto from his family in 1957, they built a cabin together on the lot his mother gave him in Pinto. They lived in it with Mom and LaNita (Clyde's wife) and their four sons every weekend, and every summer. Later Dad bought Pinto and then the Meadows in 1961, after his brother Richard died. There he raised wheat, until it was turned into a soil bank and the government paid him not to raise it.
Everyone liked Dad. He always had a good joke to tell and made people feel comfortable around him. Dad loved to sing, some songs Old Dan Tucker, Seven Black Birds in a pie for his kids and grandchildren, and Push Your Shoulder to the Wheel. He enjoyed Johnny Cash. Our Dad had a gentle heart.
Dad was baptized at the age of eight as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Dad and Mom actually grew up together while they were married. They taught their children and grandchildren the importance of hard work and to have love for one another. Everything Dad accumulated, working hard at $35.00 a month, he left to us. Thank you Dad for all you have given us a great example of treating our fellow men with respect, honoring a hand shake agreement, hard work, and good character.
It is comforting for us to know that he is with his sweetheart Emma, again.
They passed on together.
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They are survived by their three children, Edward Vernon (Mary Hafen) Snow, Stanley C. (Carmen Iverson) Snow and daughter, Sandi (Donald Busher) Paxman; 10 grandchildren, Stephanie, Stacey, ShayLee, Darin D, Stanley Dax, Daphne Bree, Tanner, Austin, and Katie; 15 great grandchildren, Marshall, Mitchell, Mason, Rainen, Ellie, Olive, Raycen, Riley, Rafe, Jaiger, Cameron, Addison, Parker, Kalli, Lexus; their sisters and brothers in-law, Maxine (Alex) Spevack, Cedar City, Evelyn (Turner) Snow, St. George, UT, Roger Pickett, St. George, UT, LaPrele (Sullivan) Jurjevich Carmichael CA, Dale (Marva Stewart) Sullivan, Alamo, NV, LaRain (Lytle) Sullivan Central, UT.
They were preceded in death by their parents; grandson, Weston Snow Paxman; brothers, Sherald Sullivan, Ferman Sullivan, Richard Snow, Spencer Snow, sisters & brothers in-law, Georgia (Harry) Knell, Lucille (Snow) Pickett, Sylvia (Max) Swap, Marco Jurjevich. They we're also preceded in death by their good friends Clyde and LaNita (Gibson) Milne.
Mom and Dads services will be Monday, August 29, 2011 at 11:00 am at the Spilsbury Mortuary Chapel, 110 S. Bluff St., with a viewing from 9:00 – 10:30 am prior to services at the Mortuary. Interment will take place in the Washington City Cemetery.
Special thanks for the care givers of our Father; Southern Utah Hospice, Dr. Chamberlain, St. George Care Center and Nurse Ann.
Special thanks to the care givers of our mother; Southern Utah, IHC Nurses Hospice, Dr. Chamberlain, and Sandi for all the loving care giving to her Mother and Father.
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