Thurston (Loni), of Provo 15 grandchildren, and 41 great-grandchildren.
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Survived by her son, Wright Jenkins Thurston (Janett), of Sandy daughter, Elizabeth Malia Merrell (Wayne), of Story City, IA son, Rob J.
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Mary Lou and Steve served 6 years as missionaries in the Salt Lake Inner-City Mission. “Service truly was her middle name.”įollowing Dick’s passing she had a wonderful 6 year marriage to Steve Smoot which brought her four bonus children, Shauna/Jim, Steve/Jill, Sherm/Sherri, and Allison/Colby and numerous bonus grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They also served a Church Mission to the Hmong/Laotian refugees in San Diego. They served as temple workers in San Diego. She served with Dick when he was Bishop of a BYU Married Ward. She was Captain of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.Īs a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints she served in many callings including President of the Relief Society, Primary and Young Women’s. She also served as President of BYU Women. She was President of the US Naval Academy’s Officers Wives Club. She loved to teach, raise her children, play tennis and serve others. They lived in FL, TX, HI, CA, VA, ME, MD, London, England, Provo,UT and La Jolla, CA.
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She married Dick Wright Thurston on Septemin the Salt Lake Temple. She graduated from Punahou, attended the University of Utah for two years, and graduated from Stanford University with a degree in English. Born on Augin Salt Lake City to Elmer and Mildred Jenkins, she lived for many years in Salt Lake and moved during World War 2 to the Kahala area of Honolulu, territory of Hawaii.