Florence P. Tippetts

LOGAN, UT - Florence Page Tippetts, 92, entered the presence of our Heavenly
Father and into the arms of her loving husband, parents,
brother and sisters, Monday April 25, 2011. She died at the
University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Florence was born April 8,1919, in Payson, Utah, to Arza Curtis Page
and Ethel Adele Taylor Page. She is survived by
her two daughters, Lyle Wagstaff (Neil) Logan, and Eda E. Giles
(Steven) San Antonio. A sister, Mary Gibson, Fresno and a brother
A. Curtis Page, Payson. She was a grandmother to 7 and a
great-grandmother to 21. Florence was preceded in death by her
husband
Twain Cropper Tippetts, her parents: A.C. Page and Ethel Adele
Taylor Page, a brother, Fred Page and two sisters:
Louise Page and Edna Page.

Florence attended Brigham Young University and graduated from Utah
State University with a major in Language arts
Education. She taught elementary, junior high and senior high school
in Cedar City Utah; Simi, California, and Smithfield, Utah.
For fifteen years she was a dedicated classroom teacher who excelled
in teaching reading and writing. For twenty years she was a
Librarian and Media Coordinator, first at North Cache High and then at
Sky View High when it opened. She served as a board
member of the Cache Education Association. She also was a board
member and chairman of the school section of the Utah Library
Association. She was a member of the Media Advisory Committee to the
State Board of Education and served as secretary
and treasurer of the Utah Education Media Association.

In addition to her career in education, Florence worked hand in hand
with her husband Twain, and was a gracious hostess to
most of the performing artists and guest speakers that visited Utah
State University from 1956 until they both retired. Many
very famous people came to their home, became very good friends, and
have left us with many precious memories.

Florence and Twain loved to travel. They enjoyed the beauties of
Europe, the Far East and the United States (especially
the Western United States). Together they were supporters of the Fine
Arts and especially artists from the American
West. They have established an endowment for the Arts at Utah State University.


"Do It Yourself," was something Florence did very well. Together with
Twain they built their first home with very little help.
She could swing a hammer with the best. At painting she was a pro.
She even tiled counter tops and shower stalls, made
drapes and re-upholstered furniture. She could shingle a roof. There
was not much she couldn't do. She just put her mind
to it and learned how.

The gardens surrounding her home required many hours of work but
brought great satisfaction to mother. To her the gardens
were a "little bit of heaven." They brought peace and contentment to
everyone who entered. The children of the neighborhood
loved to come and "help" garden and maybe pick a flower or two to take home.

Florence married Twain Cropper Tippetts June 26, 1940, in the Salt
Lake LDS Temple, where they were sealed for time
and all eternity. They were married for 60 wonderful years.

Her funeral services and a celebration of her life will be held on
Saturday, May 7, 2011, at 11 a.m. at the Hillcrest 1st Ward
Chapel, 875 North 1500 East, Logan, Utah. A viewing will be held
Friday May 6th, from 6-8 p.m. at the Allen Hall Mortuary,
34 E. Center Street, Logan. A viewing will also be held at the church
before the services from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Internment will be in the Logan City Cemetery. Condolences and thoughts may be expressed to the family online at www.allenmortuaries.net .

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Tippetts Invitational
Art & Exhibits, Office of the Vice President for
University Advancement, 1420 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322-1420
www.usu.edu/advancement .