Marelda Sturgill Stringham

Merelda Sturgill Stringham, age 101, of Orem, Utah, and formerly of Elgin, died November 19, 2004 in Utah. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Walker Sanderson Funeral Home in Orem. Friends may call from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the services. Burial will be in the Orem City Cemetery.

Mrs. Stringham was a homemaker, cook, gardener, musician and teacher. She was very active in the community of Elgin, where she and Walter owned and operated the City Drug Store until 1965 when they moved to Orem. She was a lifetime member of the Masonic Lodge affiliate, Order of the Eastern Star. After joining the LDS Church in 1950, she held many leadership positions and contributed greatly with her teaching and musical abilities, and she and Walter served a stake mission. He preceded her in death in 1970. During that time she traveled the world, worked in the Provo Temple and continued to serve in the Orem 29th Ward.

Mrs. Stringham is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Marica and Ted Wight of Provo, and Barbara and Russ Peterson of Fruit Heights, Utah; 10 grandchildren; and 40 great-grandchildren. Condolences for the family may be sent to: www.walkerfamilymortuaries.com