Myrra W. Newton

Bicknell, Utah - Myrra Ann Williams Newton slipped peacefully into eternity on August 27, 2019 at her home in Bicknell. She was born March 9, 1918 in Victor, Idaho to David Edward and Chloe Ellen Ashcraft Williams. She was raised in Price, Utah and graduated from Carbon High School in 1936 and went on to attend Brigham Young University, graduating in 1941. Education was important to her and she continued to take classes throughout her life, doing graduate work at Brigham Young University, Utah State University and the University of Southern California. Myrra married Sammy Nathan Newton December 27, 1950 in Whittier, California. Their marriage was solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple November 13, 1976. They moved to Bicknell, Utah in 1955 where they raised their three children. Sammy died January 23, 2010. Myrra worked as Secretary and Office Manager to Fabian, Clendenin, Moffat and Mabey attorneys at law and then began her teaching career. She taught school in Idaho Falls High School, at Brigham Young University and finished her teaching career by teaching over 20 years at Wayne High School in Bicknell, Utah. Myrra was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in numerous callings. She was still teaching Relief Society in Thurber Ward at the age of 92. She loved working in the Temple. She and Sammy served as Ordinance Workers in the Manti Temple for 13 years. Myrra turned 100 years old in 2018 and was very proud of being a Centenarian. At 101, she still was an avid reader who was using an iPhone to text, and an iPad to study her church lessons. Myrra is survived by her three children: Stuart and Terry Newton of Mapleton, Utah; Rendell and Joan Newton of Sulphur, Louisiana; Ellen and Gregg Anderson of Bicknell, Utah; 11 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Sammy; and all of her siblings: William S. Williams, Samuel Blaine Williams, David Emerton Williams, Donn L. Williams and a great-grandson, Caleb Patton. The family would like to thank Gunnison Valley Home Health and Hospice for their loving care of our dear Mother. Memorial services will be held Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. in the Mona City Cemetery in Mona, Utah under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.