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Patra May <I>Thorson</I> Walker

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Patra May Thorson Walker

Birth
Aurora, Sevier County, Utah, USA
Death
15 Sep 2011 (aged 93)
Draper, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Burial
Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
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Patra M. Thorson Walker passed away at her home in Draper, surrounded by her daughters, on September 15, 2011.

She was born in Aurora, Utah on October 8, 1917 to Joseph Thorson and Sarah May Curtis. She was the second of twelve children.

She married Lorus H. Walker on June 18, 1940 (later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple). They resided in the home they built in Union, Utah for sixty-two years, where they raised their four children.

Later in life, Patra and Lorus enjoyed traveling together. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and had a special love of family and her cat, Trixie.

Patra is survived by her children, Kay (Nancy), Linda (Howard), Sandra (Pam), and Jerry (Michele); four grandchildren, Matthew, Ashley, Aaron, and Ian; six great-grandchildren; brother, Joseph; sisters, Myrna, Nona, Myrt, and Gail. Preceded in death by her husband, Lorus; grandson, Andrew Walker; brothers, Ralph, Grant, and Robert; sisters, Joyce, Karna, and Iona.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Mountain View Memorial Estates Mortuary (3115 East Bengal Boulevard (7800 South)). There will be a viewing held one hour prior to the services.
Interment at Mountain View Memorial Estates Cemetery.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune from September 18 to September 19, 2011.
Patra M. Thorson Walker passed away at her home in Draper, surrounded by her daughters, on September 15, 2011.

She was born in Aurora, Utah on October 8, 1917 to Joseph Thorson and Sarah May Curtis. She was the second of twelve children.

She married Lorus H. Walker on June 18, 1940 (later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple). They resided in the home they built in Union, Utah for sixty-two years, where they raised their four children.

Later in life, Patra and Lorus enjoyed traveling together. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and had a special love of family and her cat, Trixie.

Patra is survived by her children, Kay (Nancy), Linda (Howard), Sandra (Pam), and Jerry (Michele); four grandchildren, Matthew, Ashley, Aaron, and Ian; six great-grandchildren; brother, Joseph; sisters, Myrna, Nona, Myrt, and Gail. Preceded in death by her husband, Lorus; grandson, Andrew Walker; brothers, Ralph, Grant, and Robert; sisters, Joyce, Karna, and Iona.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Mountain View Memorial Estates Mortuary (3115 East Bengal Boulevard (7800 South)). There will be a viewing held one hour prior to the services.
Interment at Mountain View Memorial Estates Cemetery.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune from September 18 to September 19, 2011.

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  • Created by: Ryan D. Curtis
  • Added: Sep 17, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76673515/patra_may-walker: accessed ), memorial page for Patra May Thorson Walker (8 Oct 1917–15 Sep 2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76673515, citing Mountain View Memorial Estates Cemetery, Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA; Maintained by Ryan D. Curtis (contributor 46858513).