Lillian Barrus Nelson

Lillian Barrus Nelson
JUNIPER, IDAHO - Lillian Barrus Nelson, 88, passed
away on December 21, 2005, at the Bear River Hospital
in Tremonton, Utah. She was born January 14, 1917, in
Groveland, Idaho, to Ruel Melvin and Zina Emeline Hale
Barrus. She married George LeRoy Nelson on September
29, 1936, in the Logan LDS Temple. He passed away July
28, 2003. They were the parents of six daughters and
two sons. They maintained residences in Juniper, Idaho
and Logan, Utah.
She spent her early years in Groveland. She
graduated from
Blackfoot High School in 1935. She enjoyed music,
played the violin, and later in life taught herself to
play the piano and organ. She always encouraged her
children and grandchildren to develop their own
ta1ents.
Lillian was a devoted companion and mother; always
caring for her family and her interest in her extended
family led her to doing much genealogy and family
history work.
She never lost her love of learning and was not afraid
to keep up with modern technology. She became skilled
at using the computer and used it to e-mail, write
monthly family newsletters, keep family records
current, and write a book entitled, "Juniper and Black
Pine--A History of Two Southern Idaho Communities
(1875 to 1995)."
She was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-­day Saints, serving in various
callings in the Juniper ward, the Logan 1st ward, and
the Malta wards. LeRoy and Lillian served a mission in
the South Dakota Northern Indian Mission in 1972-73.
Her husband, her parents, two brothers, two sisters,
and two grandchildren preceded her in death. She is
survived by her children:
Carla (Arthur) Exeter of Pocatello, 10; Noreen
(Eugene) Larkin of Roy, UT; Bernice (Jerry) Spendlove
of Price, UT; George (Virginia) Nelson of Logan, UT;
Zeldon (MaryLynne) Nelson of Juniper, ID; Pauline
(Weldon) Sleight of Young Ward, UT; Louise (Kent)
Nielsen of Roy, UT and Starlene (Gary) Draper of
Wellsville, UT; 50 grandchildren and 110
great-grandchildren as well as 2 sisters, Rosalie
Campbell of Logan, UT: Delsa (Lowell) Campbell of
South Jordan, UT; and 2 brothers, Ruel (Jean) Barrus
of Boise, 10; and Neil (Betty) Barrus of Nampa, ID.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Tuesday, Dec.
27, at the Logan 1st Ward chapel, 89 South 200 West. A
viewing will be held Monday Dee. 26, at the Allen-Hall
Mortuary, 34 East Center Street in Logan from
6:00-8:00 p.m. and at 10:30 to 11:30 on Tuesday at the
church prior to the services. Interment will be in the
Logan City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the
family at www.allenmortuaries.net