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Cheney, Beth Dixon, 1921-2007

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1921 - 2007

Biography

Beth Dixon Cheney (1921-2007) was a devoted wife and mother, and active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who loved most serving others.

Beth Dixon Cheney was born on July 3, 1921, in Manard, Idaho, to parents Riley Lyman and Alva Retta Robinson Dixon. She attended Gooding High School and the Agricultural College in Logan, Utah. She married Paul Willes Cheney on November 19, 1941, in Logan, Utah, and together had six children. She was a devoted wife and mother, and supported her husband in all his business ventures; she taught her children to be resourceful, honest and to work hard. Beth served four missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Canada Halifax, Canada Winipeg, Taiwan Taipei Temple, and Salt Lake Family History missions, where she loved serving others.

Beth died on March 2, 2007, in Gooding, Idaho.

Citation:
UPB files, 28 July 2014 (Beth Dixon Cheney, born on July 3, 1921, in Idaho, served four missions for the Church, died on March 2, 2007, in Gooding, Idaho)

Obituary provided by family of Beth Dixon Cheney, accessed July 28, 2014 (Beth Dixon Cheney was born on July 3, 1921, in Manard, Idaho, to parents Riley Lyman and Alva Retta Robinson Dixon; attended Gooding High School and the Agricultural College in Logan, Utah; married Paul Willes Cheney on November 19, 1941, in Logan, Utah, and together had six children; she was a devoted wife and mother, and supported her husband in all his business ventures; she taught her children to be resourceful, honest and to work hard; served four missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Canada Halifax, Canada Winipeg, Taiwan Taipei Temple, and Salt Lake Family History missions, where she loved serving others; died on March 2, 2007, in Gooding, Idaho).

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney mission papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8423
Scope and Contents

Contains journals, scrapbooks, and papers from Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney's Latter-day Saint missions to the Canada Winnipeg, Canada Halifax, Taiwan Taipei Temple, and Salt Lake Family History Missions. Dated 1975-1997.

Dates: 1975-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney mission papers

Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney mission scrapbook, 1994

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8423 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains the pages of a scrapbook with material related to Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney's service in the Salt Lake City family history mission. Includes photographs, clippings, and notes and captions for each. Materials dated 1994.

Dates: 1994
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8423, Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney mission papers

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  • Subject: Scrapbooks X

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Subject
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1
Family histories 1
Genealogists 1
Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Photographs 1
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Canada 1
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Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Photographs 1
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