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Perry, Marilyn Eva Tall, 1933?-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1933?-

Biographical History

Marilyn Eva Tall Perry (approximately 1933- ) served as a recorder for Provo City between 1987-2003 and is a talented pianist and organ in the Provo, Utah area.

Marilyn Eva Tall Perry was born around 1933 to Dr. Asael Tall and Eva Tall in Rigby, Idaho. Upon the request of Eva, Marilyn took piano lessons, acquiring a skill she would carry into adulthood. After graduating high school, she attended Brigham Young University in the early 1950s, majoring in elementary education.

While attending BYU, she met and married her husband L. Malin Perry in 1954. When Malin served in the Air Force in Warren AFB, the couple moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Malin served active duty in the Air Force between 1955-1957. They returned to Provo in 1957, and Malin served in the Air Force Reserves, where he stayed until 1988 when he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.

After returning to Provo in 1957, Marilyn not only raised her three sons and one daughter, but she served in church and governmental positions in the city. For the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Marilyn served in the Relief Society and as an organist in her local ward. She also volunteered as a recorder for the City of Provo between 1987-2003.

Citation:
Ancestry.com, June 8, 2017 (b. approximately 1933 to Eva Tall as Marilyn Eva Tall)

Daily Herald, Oct. 2, 1977 (Her father is Dr. Asael Tall, and she lived in Rigby, Idaho; she was a talented pianist who played the piano and the organ; she's the wife of L. Malin Perry with three sons and one daughter)

Daily Herald, Dec. 18, 2003 (Marilyn served as Provo City Recorder between 1987-2003)

Daily Herald, Jan. 20, 1954 (She married L. Malin Perry in 1954 while majoring in Elementary Education at BYU)

Daily Herald, Sep. 5, 2010 (Between 1955-1957, Marilyn and Malin lived in Cheyene, WY due to Malin's commision to the Air Force at Warren AFB; in 1957, the couple returned to Provo, with him transitioning to the Air Force Reserves - a move which led him to retiring in 1988 as a Lieutenant Colonel)

UPB Files, June 8, 2017 (Marilyn served as an organist in her ward as well as in the Relief Society)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Oral history interview with Marilyn Perry, 2012 March 26

 Item — Volume MSS OH 2564: Series 52
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 52
Scope and Contents

Interview of Marilyn Perry administered by Redd Center intern Shayla Sturgess for their "Historic Downtown Provo Oral History Project." Topics discussed in this interview include various events Marilyn witnessed or planned as the city recorder for the city of Provo, changes in the city, and conflicts that arose in the city's growth, including the decision to open the community pool on Sundays. Material dated March 26, 2012.

Dates: 2012 March 26
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / Historic Downtown Provo Oral History Project transcripts

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