Erma P. Farmer

Pleasant Grove, Utah - Our kind and beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Erma Pierce Farmer, age 94, died July 9, 2012 at the home of a son in Taylorsville, surrounded by her family. She was born September 13, 1917 in Fremont, Utah, a daughter of John Washington and Pearl Ivy Balle Pierce. She graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1935 where she was the Class Valedictorian. She married Vern Hugh Farmer, March 31, 1938 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their marriage was solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple November 25, 1958. Vern died May 7, 2001. Erma was very active in the LDS Church, serving in both ward and stake callings, including Primary and Relief Society President, and Junior Sunday School Coordinator. She and her husband, Vern, served a full time mission to the Canada Vancouver Mission in 1975. Erma and Vern were pioneers in the Utah Egg Industry. She was also the Women's President of the Women’s Farm Bureau. Erma is survived by her children: Richard J. and Judy Farmer of Herriman; Carol S. Pace of Woodland Hills; Vern H. and Judith Farmer, Jr. of Taylorsville; Starr F. and Bernell Hofheins of Pleasant Grove; Randall P. and Claudia Farmer of Annabella; 24 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren; five sisters: Viva Adams of Kaysville; Rose and Taft Shackelford of Sierra Vista, Arizona; Ruby Gates of Kearns; Fern and Roy Mallory of Richfield; Nellie Bristol of Riverside, California. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a grandson, Richard L. Farmer; a great-grandson, Noah Farmer; a son-in-law: Wilford D. Pace; two brothers and one sister: Verl Pierce, Elden Pierce and Irene Fillmore. The family would like to extend a special thanks to A Step Forward Hospice for their tender care of our dear Mother during her final days. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 12 Noon in the Grove Creek LDS Stake Center, 1176 North 730 East in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Friends may call for viewing at the Springer Turner Funeral Home, 260 North 400 West in Richfield, Friday evening from 6 to 8 P.M. or at the Stake Center in Pleasant Grove, Saturday morning from 10:30 to 11:30 prior to the services. Burial will be in the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.