Rhonda Nelson Poole

Rhonda Nelson Poole
Rhonda Nelson Poole died January 3, 2008, at her home in Logan of natural causes. She was 89. She was born June 6, 1918, in Smithfield, Utah, the daughter of Robert LeRoy and Alice Done Nelson. She married Morris H. Poole on June 16, 1941, in the Logan LDS Temple. They lived most of their married life in Whitney, Idaho. Morris passed away in 1983. Rhonda moved to Logan in 1989.
She is survived by eight children and their spouses: Melanie and Spencer Raymond, Logan; Carolyn and Don Petersen, Provo; Nancy and Alan Palmer, Logan; Morris and Dixie Poole, Logan; Robert and Janice Poole, Salt Lake City; Janet and Jerry Hintze, Kaysville; Colleen and Bruce Dibb, Bountiful; and Raymond and Janice Poole, Murray. Other survivors include 48 grandchildren and 79 great-grandchildren and her sister, Ruth N. Meyer, Provo. Preceding her in death were her husband, two grandchildren, and her brother, Clinton Nelson, and her sisters Ellen N. Webb and Clare Nelson.
Rhonda was a graduate of Utah State Agricultural College (USU). She taught elementary school in Smithfield and was a substitute teacher in the Preston School District. Her community volunteer work included service as a Franklin County (Idaho) Home Demonstration Council member, PTA officer, Daughters of Utah Pioneers (Franklin County) Company Board, and an officer in the Pink Lady Organization at the Preston Hospital. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in numerous positions including Relief Society President of the Whitney Ward, Franklin Stake Relief Society Board and a Franklin Stake Sunday School Board member as the Junior Sunday School Coordinator. In 1982-83 Rhonda and Morris served together as missionaries in the Ireland Dublin Mission. She was also a Logan LDS Temple worker.
Rhonda was a member of the Kappa Delta Sorority, Brigham Young Camp of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Cosmos Club, Pickwick Literary Club and Logan Literary Club.
Services will be held at 12:00 noon on Monday, January 7, 2008, at the Lundstrom Park First Ward Chapel, 1260 North, 1600 East, Logan, Utah, conducted by Bishop Kenneth Lester. Viewings will be held on Sunday, January 6, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 East Center Street, Logan, Utah, and 10 to 11 :30 a.m. prior to the funeral at the church. Interment will be in the Whitney (Idaho) Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Missionary Fund or the Perpetual Education Fund. Condolences and thoughts may be shared at www.allenmortuaries.net