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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 6 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

Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney mission journals, histories, and writings, 1975-1994

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8423 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains materials relating to the missions served by Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney to the Canada Halifax, Canada Winnipeg, Taiwain Taipei and Salt Lake City family history missions. Includes journals, autobiographies, branch histories, correspondence, a missionary release certificate and other writings collected by the Cheney family during their missionary service. Materials dated 1975-1994.

Dates: 1975-1994

Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney mission photographs, 1983-1984

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8423 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs relating to Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney's service in the Canada Winnipeg mission. Materials dated 1983-1984.

Dates: 1983-1984

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

Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney papers on Canada Winnipeg and Halifax missions, 1975-1984

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8423 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains materials relating to the missions served by Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney to the Canada Halifax and Canada Winnipeg family history missions. Includes journals, correspondence, a branch history, a missionary release certificate and other writings collected by the Cheney family during their missionary service. Materials dated 1975-1984.

Dates: 1975-1984

Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney papers on Taiwan Taipei and Salt Lake City missions, 1983-1994

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8423 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains materials relating to the missions served by Paul Willes and Beth Dixon Cheney to the Taiwain Taipei and Salt Lake City family history missions. Includes journals, autobiographies, correspondence, and other writings collected by the Cheney family during their missionary service. Materials dated 1983-1994.

Dates: 1983-1994

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 5
Collection 1
 
Subject
Diaries 2
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Canada 2
Letters 2
Scrapbooks 2
Autobiographies 1