Hilma T. Brinkerhoff

Bicknell, Utah - Hilma Tanner Brinkerhoff slipped peacefully into eternity on August 31, 2018. She was born on April 7, 1923 in Fremont, Utah, the first child of Jesse Hilma Anderson Tanner and Rosella Morrell Tanner. She grew up on a farm in Fremont and often talked of working hard, riding her horse to school and spending time with friends. She graduated from Wayne High School and went on to attend LDS Business College. Her mind was sharp, and she continued to learn throughout her life. She enjoyed serving a mission in Northern California and working in Salt Lake City until her marine came home. On November 18, 1946 she was sealed for time and eternity in the Manti temple to her only true love, Wilford Stanley Brinkerhoff. Hilma and Stanley resided in Bicknell, Utah where they raised 6 children: Marvin, Duain, Roy, Russell, Marshall and Susan. Hilma worked as a mother, homemaker, school teacher and school district clerk. She and Stanley purchased the Wayne Theater and ran it for 30 years. She served on the Bicknell town council and helped with many civic projects. She was an expert gardener, a poet, an historian, a writer, a quilter and a prolific preserver of food. She loved serving in the temple, having the whole family together in Bicknell, eating cherry pie, reading, watching Lawrence Welk, researching family history, and keeping a spotless house. Hilma was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and served in numerous callings. She was a rock of faith and shared her testimony with her children, grandchildren and friends whenever possible. The only thing she loved more than the Church was her family. The last sentence in her book of memories reads, “My arms seem to grow longer and longer to reach around such an honorable and wonderful growing family… I give my love and blessings to my special family.” Hilma is survived by three sons: Marvin T. (Cailynn) Brinkerhoff of Beaverton, Oregon; W. Duain (Debra, deceased) of Provo, Utah; Roy A. (Ann) Brinkerhoff of Orem, Utah, as well as 14 grandchildren and 48 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Stanley; three children: Russell, Susan and Marshall; daughter-in-law, Debra Brinkerhoff; and all of her siblings. J. Blair Tanner, Colleen T. Jeffery, Nedra T. Hanks, George Vernon Tanner, Douglas Bruce Tanner, Rosella Tanner and Iris Tanner. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 7, 2018 at 1:00 P.M. in the Thurber LDS Ward Chapel in Bicknell, where friends may call for viewing Friday morning from 11:00 to 12:30 prior to the services. Burial will be in the Bicknell Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.