Nan C. Booth

Nan Booth, a woman of great elegance, grace, and dignity died Thursday of natural
causes at Legacy House in Logan Utah.
Nan was born on Oct 3,1920 to Sanford Nicholes and Dorothy Chipman in Provo UT.
She was raised in Salt Lake and American Fork. She graduated from American Fork
High School in 1938. She graduated from Brigham Young University in 1942 with
degrees in Music and Elementary Education. While at BYU she was the lead in several
musical productions (as she had been in high school). She was also affiliated with the Val
Norn social unit. Upon graduation she was offered a Hollywood contract to sing off
camera for actresses who couldn't. She joined the Tabernacle Choir as a soprano in 1942
and was the soprano in the quartet who sang at the dedication of the grave of L.D.S.
President Heber Grant. She taught school for a year and then worked for the Utah State
Legislature.
She married Thornton Young Booth (Ty) on Dee 26,1945 in the Salt Lake Temple. They
moved to Palo Alto, CA while Ty finished his doctorate at Stanford University. In 1953,
after serving in the Korean War, Ty and Nan came to Logan. Ty taught at USU and Nan
was a wife, a mother, and an involved member of the community for the rest of her life.
She was an election judge, a volunteer for the arts, and a member of AC women for over
50 years. She was a member of Allied Arts and a charter member of the BC super club.
She was a notable Woman of the Year for USU Women's Center. Nan was a gourmet
cook and she loved entertaining, gardening, and bridge. She and dad were world travelers
and enjoyed traveling with both family and friends. She will be missed.
She is preceded in death by her parents and husband, survived by sons Geoff (Wilma) of
Houston TX and James of Logan.
Our thanks to Dr Redd, Dr. Strong, the many fine people of Legacy House of Logan, and
her many friends both living and dead who made her life in Logan ajoy.
Funeral services will be at 11 :00 am on Thursday Aug. 21 at the Allen-Hall Mortuary,
34 E. Center St. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 pm on Wednesday, August 20th and for
one hour before the funeral service. The interment will be at the American Fork
Cemetery, American Fork. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the TY and Nan
Booth fund Dept of English Utah State University. Condolences and thoughts may be expressed online at www.allenmortuaries.net .