Ina Russell Bulygo

October 11, 1927 - August 6, 2020

Ina Russell Bulygo was born on 11 Oct. 1927 in Oakley, Summit Co., Utah to Charles Lyman Russell and Vera Gibbons. She was the fifth of eight children born to Charles and Vera. Ina died on 6 Aug. 2020 at the Oakmont Care facility in Katy, Texas from incidents due to age and possibly the Coronavirus, after suffering from dementia for many years. Ina spent the first six years of her life on the ranch in Oakley Utah. She recalls her older brother Austin taking her to school on his horse! Even though she was very young, fond memories were had at the ranch. In 1933 the family moved to Union in the Salt Lake Valley where she attended grade school and high school, graduating from Jordan High School in 1945. Her entire high school years were spent during WWII. This meant not many social activities and no football games during that time! During these years Ina worked for a Mrs. Penny on 10th Ave. in S.L.C cleaning her home. The last bus home to Union was at 6:00 PM. She was always afraid of missing that bus because it was the only way she had of getting home. During these years her father passed away on 28 Dec. 1943. Ina was introduced to Roger Dee Allred by her sister Iris. Roger, a WWII vet, was living down the street and was from Ephraim, Utah. They were married in the Manti LDS Temple on June 25, 1947. (Later divorced). They rented a basement apt. in Midvale, Utah. To this union was born Jaynann, Teresa, Roger Bradford and Russell Cordell. In 1959 doctors discovered a tumor in Brad’s brain. For three years and after many operations Brad finally died from this cancer on 17 May 1962. After living in Midvale for a short time, Roger was able to find employment as a plumber in Springville, Utah. Sometime later Roger went to work for Geneva Steel in Orem. The family moved to a home in Provo at the location of what is now LaVell Edwards stadium. One more move was made to a home in south Orem before they bought their first home at 248 N. 100 E. in Orem in 1957. While working at Geneva, Roger would do side plumbing jobs for a general contractor to supplement the family’s income. This became so profitable that he took this on full time leaving Geneva Steel. Along life’s journey, Ina had many friends: Bob & Lola Jensen (Ina & Roger took many trips with them to Las Vegas), Wilma Spriggs, Pete & Norma Workman, Beth Johnson, Anita Rogers (and “Boozer, her dog”), girl friends from High School, (Miss Francis MacNamara, Miss Nancy Olsen & Miss Dawn Beckstrom), Wilma Spriggs, Dr. Webster, and Mrs. Edna May Penrod. Ina was ill many times. During times of illness Edna May Penrod, Karma Bruin and Charlyn Sorenson helped to care for Ina’s four children. With the death of Brad and bankruptcy by the general contractor, Roger and Ina suffered financial letdown and emotional stress along with health concerns. It was decided to move to Las Vegas, Nevada in May of 1963 for, hopefully, a new and better start. While living in Las Vegas Ina worked for Hamond Plumbing, Stardust Hotel, NSU (Nevada Southern University), Clark County Clerk’s office and Circus Circus Hotel as the purchasing agent, Dunes Hotel, Utah Moving & Storage & H&H Advertising. It was during this time that she & Roger divorced. Ina married Anthony Bulygo in Las Vegas in 1964. He later died of Huntington’s disease in Banning California in 1987. Ina’s favorite times in life were dancing to big band music at the top of the Hotel Utah with her sister & her husband Johnny Marchant, attending BYU basketball games at the George Albert Smith fieldhouse on the campus of BYU, and Saturday picnics with the Marchants in American Fork Canyon, Provo Canyon and the Cottonwood Canyons. She also enjoyed spending Christmas at her mother’s house in Union and summer parties with her sisters’ families. She loved gardening especially ‘yellow’ roses, reading when she was young, Broadway musicals and working in the Houston LDS Temple later in life. Ina also had a strong passion for LDS road shows producing many of them while in the Orem 1st Ward and the Las Vegas 9th Ward. Within the first few months of moving to Las Vegas, Bishop Allison C. Wendelboe approached Ina to do a road show! Without knowing the people or the area, she had everybody march in to the tune of “When the Saints Go Marching in”. Many awards were given to Ina for her accomplishments. After Tony’s illness, Ina met her soul mate, Foster Trickett (Trick). The fifteen years spent with “Trick” were also good years for Ina. She and Trick were able to travel to Hawaii & Pennsylvania ‘twice’. More than anything they loved their trailer and going deer hunting, camping at their property in Hamlin Valley, and fishing in lakes of southern Utah. A fond past time of theirs was sitting on the patio arguing with each other and neighbors about who knows what; all while BBQing steak on Tricks homemade grill. After moving back to Utah in 1987 Ina lived in Spanish Fork, Springville and finally Salt Lake City. After that time she worked for ZCMI (later the May Company) until retiring at the age of seventy-eight. Just before her seventy-ninth birthday, she sold her home in Salt Lake City and moved to Katy, Texas where she spent her remaining years. Ina was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and had a testimony of the gospel. She was faithful in supporting her son Russell Cordell Allred while on his mission in Alabama and Florida. Ina was preceded in death by her parents Charles Lyman Russell, Vera Gibbons, son Roger Bradford Allred, three sisters Ruth Hathaway, June Smart, Iris Marchant and 2 brothers, Austin Russell, Raymond Russell. Survived by two sisters Charlyn Sorenson, Karma Bruin, daughters Jaynann Allred Wendt (Donald); Teresa Allred Wert (Dave); Russell Cordell Allred (Rebecca) 10 grandchildren, 15 greatgrandchildren. Graveside services will be held on Friday, August 14, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Orem City Cemetery, 1500 N. 800 E., Orem, Utah. Condolence may be expressed at www.bergmortuary.com.