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Marilyn Cenovich
Friday, June 23, 2000
Marilyn Cunningham Cenovich, 62, of Payson, died June 18, 2000, in Payson.
She was born to Dan Cunningham and Louise Brimhall Cunningham Aug. 12, 1937, in Winslow, Ariz. and grew up in Gallup, N.M. She graduated from Gallup High School in 1955. She was a member of the National Honor Society, Rainbow, and she was awarded First Class, the highest honor in Girl Scouts.
She graduated from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah in 1959. She received a BA in English and minored in speech and secondary education. At BYU she was an active member of the Fidelas Social Unit, Spurs, Y Calcares Honorary Society; Alpha Lambda Delta, Honorary Scholastic Achievement Sorority and Lambda Iota Tau, honorary literary fraternity. She also was the poetry editor for Wye Magazine, member of the University Women's Chorus and the University Press Club.
She was a teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District. On June 20, 1964, she married John Cenovich, of Omaha, Neb. at Saint Catherine of Siena Church in Reseda, Calif.
Mrs. Cenovich lived in Cerritos, Calif. for 27 years. She was a member of the John F. Kennedy Elementary PTA, den mother of Cub Scout Pack 526, leader of Brownie Troop 365 and Girl Scout Troop 221. She was an active member of the Cerritos-Artesia United Methodist Church as a Sunday school teacher, pianist, organist and choir member.
Survivors include her husband, John, of Payson; one son, Mark David Cenovich of Santa Clarita, Calif.; and one daughter, Susannah Louise Cernojevich of Washington, D.C.
Memorial services were held Thursday, June 22 at the Cenovich residence.
Donations may be made to the Marilyn Cenovich Library Memorial Fund, c/o Susannah Cernojevich, 3221 Connecticut Avenue, NW, No. 106, Washington, D.C. 20008
Arrangements were handled by Messinger Payson Funeral Home.
Janice Scott
Friday, August 11, 2000
Janice Lynn Scott, 48, of Anaheim, Calif. died July 31, 2000.
She was born April 24, 1952, to Rolande and William Wilson in Tulsa, Okla.
After high school, she joined the Army and served in the military police division. Later she moved to Palmdale, Calif. where she was employed as a security guard and later a property management analyst, both at Rockwell International.
She married Phillip D. Scott on July 12, 1978, in Payson.
Survivors include her husband, Phillip, of Payson; her mother, Rolande Tolley of Bartlesville, Okla.; sister, Michelle Bailey of Alaska; stepdaughters, Dara Gaskin of Lancaster, Calif. and Tonya Davidsaver of Gilbert, Ariz.; and seven stepgrandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father, William Wilson.
Graveside services at Payson Pioneer Cemetery are pending.
Helen Temby
Tuesday, June 20, 2000
Helen Wanda Temby, 81, of Payson, died June 16, 2000. She was born Dec. 11, 1918, in Woodlake, Calif. and had lived in Arizona for the past 18 years.
Survivors include her husband, Eugene, of Payson; one son, Dennis Temby of Phoenix; three daughters, Rosalyn Wheelock and Judy Middleswart of California, and Susan Dudley of Tucson, Ariz.; three sisters, Florence Hunter, Margaret Howell and Edna Rahn all of California.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 21 at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 Cave Creek Road in Phoenix.
Memorial Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 24 at the Ponderosa Baptist Church.
Donations may be made to RTA Hospice, P.O. Box 305, Payson, AZ 85547.
Arrangements were handled by Messinger Payson Funeral Home.
Kenneth Sylvester
Tuesday, June 20, 2000
Kenneth Sylvester, 72, of Payson, died June 17, 2000, in Payson. He was born Oct. 6, 1927, in Fairfield, Iowa.
Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Betty; three sons, Jay and his wife, Rhoda, of Buckeye, Ariz., Ken and his wife, Tammy, of Glendale, Ariz. and Mark and his wife, Bobette, of Payson, Ariz.; three daughters, Sue and her husband, Bud Hart, of Tonopah, Ariz., Pam and Jane of Iowa; two sisters, Dorothy Downey of Sun City, Ariz, and Mary Ilene Dean of Iowa; and 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his son, Michael James Sylvester in 1979.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 21 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ponderosa Ward. President Fred Hollobaugh will preside. Pallbearers will be: Jay, Ken, Mark, Jason and Nick Sylvester, and Bud, Phillip, Chris and Mike Hart. Honorary pallbearer will be Chandler Sylvester.
Interment will be at Mountain Meadows Memorial Park.
Arrangements were handled by Messinger Payson Funeral Home.
