Geneal Barney Cutler Obituary (1937

Geneal Barney Cutler passed away on July 11, 2015 due to unexpected heart failure. Geneal was born on July 8, 1937 in Delta, Utah to Pat Lorenzo and Alta Johnson Barney. She married Milton DeVerl Cutler on September 6, 1956 in the Salt Lake Temple. Theirs was truly a lifelong love story. Geneal's life was defined by beauty, kindness, learning, and faith. She was a committed and creative mother, grandmother, and homemaker who blessed our lives with her service and her teaching. She taught us how to work hard, how to study, how to play, and how to celebrate life’s milestones. Geneal cherished music and excelled as a solo soprano and as a member of many vocal groups and choirs. She was an expert quilter who has left an inheritance of her beautiful original artwork. She made countless friends as she pursued her love of music and quilting. She joyed in her tenure as the President of the Utah Valley Quilt Guild and in her opportunities to mentor others in her home and through church service. Geneal sought learning her entire life. She loved to read and travel. She and DeVerl traveled around the world, making many wonderful memories and friends. She graduated with a B.A. from BYU in 2011 at age 73. She received a spontaneous standing ovation when she crossed the stage in the Marriott Center as those in attendance recognized her achievement. Geneal was a powerful example of compassion and charity. She always responded quietly and generously to needs in her neighborhood and community. She had an unwavering testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and served a mission with DeVerl as her companion in the Pennsylvania, Harrisburg Mission from 2002-2003. Geneal was preceded in death by her beloved sweetheart, DeVerl, her parents, her sisters, Verna and Shirley, and her brother, Darwon. She is survived by four children, Richard, Houston, TX; Sheri (Mark) Skiba, Sammamish, WA; Mike (Chris), Pocatello, ID; and Susan (Jim) Egbert, Sandy, UT; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, O. Pat (Betty) Barney and Allen (Marilyn) Barney. We wish to express our overwhelming gratitude to Geneal’s neighbors and LDS ward family for their kindness and watchful care. Your service blessed her life and touched our hearts. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 18, 2015 at the Cascade 6th Ward Chapel, 400 East 400 North, Orem, Utah. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Orem, 500 North State Street on Friday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. prior to services. Interment, Orem City Cemetery. Condolences may be extended to the family at www.bergmortuary.com.