Carol Beck Boynton 1925-2021

Grandmother's funeral was held May 5, 2021 in Mesa, Arizona. The only real instruction she left was that there was to be no viewing, so her children and sister Bonnie gathered at the mortuary to dress her and see her for the last time on May 3rd. On May 4th, there was a family dinner and memory sharing at the church. Family gathered at the Mesa Cemetery at 8:00 A.M. in the cool of the morning for the dedication of her grave. We returned to the church for the memorial service.  The funeral was followed by a luncheon provided by Grandmother's ward Relief Society. That evening we and our children met in Scottsdale for dinner at the Cornish Pasty Company. The next morning we washed sheets, packed, and headed back to Maren and Gavins for the night. We departed early on the 7th and drove straight through to Provo. It feels good to be home.

Boynton/Taylor cousins at the "wake"

Some of the grandsons were pall bearers, the rest of the grandsons

and granddaughters were honorary pall bearers

Brigham and Evy on Grammy's lap

The flowers were beautiful

Evelyn Alta at the grave

The five Boynton siblings L to R: Rod, Kris, Mark

Matt, and Chip

With spouses

The cousins

Krisy and Dickie

The Life History by Dickie

Memories from Krisy

The serving line in the time of Covid

Mmmmmm! Funeral potatoes!

One Taylor table

Two Taylor tables

Boynton cousin's table

Family dinner in Scottsdale

Cousins

What started out as a two-week trip, lasted for a month. It was great to have all our kids with us for a couple of days, and to be with the Boyntons. I will be back at the first of June with a post for the rest of May, but this is all for now.

OXO

D.