Leila Allen Alexander, known as Bomma to all her family, passed away on March 21, 2009 at The Inn On Barton Creek in Bountiful at the age of 90.
Leila was born in Salt Lake City on October 20, 1918 to Frank Stewart and Inez Allen.
She and her family lived in Coalville until she was seven years old. The family moved to Salt Lake City where she attended school and graduated from East High School.
Leila met and married Albert James Alexander (Alex) who was in the Army Air Corps, on August 16, 1941. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. When World War II broke out, he was sent to the South Pacific for four years, returning in 1945.
Through the years after that, Leila and Alex raised their family of four children in California, Utah, Oklahoma and Virginia. While living in Salt Lake City, Leila served 11 years as a guide in the LDS Church Office Building and the Church Museum. She also served in many ward and stake positions throughout her life.
She has always been a source of energy and spiritual strength to others. Leila was a tremendously unifying influence in her family and loved having them around to share special times.
A typical family get-together for her would be a breakfast or picnic in Mill Creek Canyon with her brothers and their families. She has also loved and been very attached to her pet cats. She was kind hearted and enjoyed helping others in need, even during hard times for her own family.
Leila was preceded in death by her husband Alex and is survived by her four children - Robert James (Betty), Dorothy (Larry) Hunt, Thomas Frank (Shirley), and Janet (Marc) Johnson; her brother, Frank (Lola), 21 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 12:00 noon in the Foothill Seventh Ward Chapel (1400 South 1900 East, Salt Lake City) Friends may call on Thursday from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. prior to the services.
Interment: Fort Douglas Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News from 3/24/2009 - 3/25/2009.
Leila was born in Salt Lake City on October 20, 1918 to Frank Stewart and Inez Allen.
She and her family lived in Coalville until she was seven years old. The family moved to Salt Lake City where she attended school and graduated from East High School.
Leila met and married Albert James Alexander (Alex) who was in the Army Air Corps, on August 16, 1941. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. When World War II broke out, he was sent to the South Pacific for four years, returning in 1945.
Through the years after that, Leila and Alex raised their family of four children in California, Utah, Oklahoma and Virginia. While living in Salt Lake City, Leila served 11 years as a guide in the LDS Church Office Building and the Church Museum. She also served in many ward and stake positions throughout her life.
She has always been a source of energy and spiritual strength to others. Leila was a tremendously unifying influence in her family and loved having them around to share special times.
A typical family get-together for her would be a breakfast or picnic in Mill Creek Canyon with her brothers and their families. She has also loved and been very attached to her pet cats. She was kind hearted and enjoyed helping others in need, even during hard times for her own family.
Leila was preceded in death by her husband Alex and is survived by her four children - Robert James (Betty), Dorothy (Larry) Hunt, Thomas Frank (Shirley), and Janet (Marc) Johnson; her brother, Frank (Lola), 21 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 12:00 noon in the Foothill Seventh Ward Chapel (1400 South 1900 East, Salt Lake City) Friends may call on Thursday from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. prior to the services.
Interment: Fort Douglas Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News from 3/24/2009 - 3/25/2009.
Leila Allen Alexander, known as Bomma to all her family, passed away on March 21, 2009 at The Inn On Barton Creek in Bountiful at the age of 90.
Leila was born in Salt Lake City on October 20, 1918 to Frank Stewart and Inez Allen.
She and her family lived in Coalville until she was seven years old. The family moved to Salt Lake City where she attended school and graduated from East High School.
Leila met and married Albert James Alexander (Alex) who was in the Army Air Corps, on August 16, 1941. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. When World War II broke out, he was sent to the South Pacific for four years, returning in 1945.
Through the years after that, Leila and Alex raised their family of four children in California, Utah, Oklahoma and Virginia. While living in Salt Lake City, Leila served 11 years as a guide in the LDS Church Office Building and the Church Museum. She also served in many ward and stake positions throughout her life.
She has always been a source of energy and spiritual strength to others. Leila was a tremendously unifying influence in her family and loved having them around to share special times.
A typical family get-together for her would be a breakfast or picnic in Mill Creek Canyon with her brothers and their families. She has also loved and been very attached to her pet cats. She was kind hearted and enjoyed helping others in need, even during hard times for her own family.
Leila was preceded in death by her husband Alex and is survived by her four children - Robert James (Betty), Dorothy (Larry) Hunt, Thomas Frank (Shirley), and Janet (Marc) Johnson; her brother, Frank (Lola), 21 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 12:00 noon in the Foothill Seventh Ward Chapel (1400 South 1900 East, Salt Lake City) Friends may call on Thursday from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. prior to the services.
Interment: Fort Douglas Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News from 3/24/2009 - 3/25/2009.
Leila was born in Salt Lake City on October 20, 1918 to Frank Stewart and Inez Allen.
She and her family lived in Coalville until she was seven years old. The family moved to Salt Lake City where she attended school and graduated from East High School.
Leila met and married Albert James Alexander (Alex) who was in the Army Air Corps, on August 16, 1941. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. When World War II broke out, he was sent to the South Pacific for four years, returning in 1945.
Through the years after that, Leila and Alex raised their family of four children in California, Utah, Oklahoma and Virginia. While living in Salt Lake City, Leila served 11 years as a guide in the LDS Church Office Building and the Church Museum. She also served in many ward and stake positions throughout her life.
She has always been a source of energy and spiritual strength to others. Leila was a tremendously unifying influence in her family and loved having them around to share special times.
A typical family get-together for her would be a breakfast or picnic in Mill Creek Canyon with her brothers and their families. She has also loved and been very attached to her pet cats. She was kind hearted and enjoyed helping others in need, even during hard times for her own family.
Leila was preceded in death by her husband Alex and is survived by her four children - Robert James (Betty), Dorothy (Larry) Hunt, Thomas Frank (Shirley), and Janet (Marc) Johnson; her brother, Frank (Lola), 21 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 12:00 noon in the Foothill Seventh Ward Chapel (1400 South 1900 East, Salt Lake City) Friends may call on Thursday from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. prior to the services.
Interment: Fort Douglas Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News from 3/24/2009 - 3/25/2009.
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