Obituary

Delna Arthur
      CEDAR CITY - Delna Arthur, 80, passed away Dec. 22, 1994, in St. George.  She was born on Feb. 12, 1914, in Hinckley, Utah, the first of 11 children born to George Lyle and Clara May Walker Stewart.  She was proceeded in death by a brother, Walker Stewart.
      Delna attended BAC (SUU) and graduated in 1934.  She taught school one year before she married Dee Arthur on May 8, 1935.  Together, with her husband, they owned and operated the Center Grocery Store until 1964.  They then relocated to Southern California where she taught elementary school for 13 years.
      Delna was a published poet and writer and talented artist, seamstress and vocalist.
      Survivors include husband Dee Arthur of Cedar City; daughters, Jean Huntsman of Cedar City and Carol Lee Miller of Orange, Calif.; five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren; brothers Lyle Stewart of Pleasant Grove, Utah, Reed Stewart of Magna, Utah, Duane Stewart of Lynden, Wash. and Don Stewart of Bountiful, Utah; sisters, Norma Pate of American Fork, Utah, Florence Smith of Lompoc, Calif., Mary Abbott of Spanish Fork, Utah; Jean Caldwell of Lake Arrowhead, Calif. and Joy Christensen of West Jordan, Utah.
      Funeral services are Wednesday, Dec. 28, 1994, at 11 a.m. at Southern Utah Mortuary in Cedar City.  Friends may call Tuesday evening from 8 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday morning one hour prior to services, also at the mortuary.  Interment is in the Cedar City Cemetery.
Published 26 Dec 1994 in The Daily Spectrum, St. George, Utah, USA.  Ref. Source 1985

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