Leona "Fay" Shepherd Carlson Garfield

August 12, 1923 - March 11, 2017

Our beautiful and gracious mother, Fay, returned to join her husband Blaine Carlson on March 11, 2017. She leaves a loving family and grand legacy of grace, poise, determination and gratitude. Fay was born along with her twin brother Ray, August 12, 1923 in Spanish Fork, Utah to Thomas and Leona Shepherd. At eight years old she taught herself to play her father’s difficult instrument, the concertina. For 35 years she played the piano in the well-known Shepherd’s Orchestra. She married Blaine Carlson and together they ran a skating rink where they became famous for their grace and artistic ability. She always said, “I have been one of the luckiest girls in the whole wide world. What a wonderful life I have had. I married Blaine, who passed away. I married Peter B. Radulovich, who passed on, and then I married a wonderful man, Jack Garfield”. She would like to be remembered for what she has done. She is survived by four of her six children, two girls and two boys: Jerry, Treina, Patricia and Kevin. She was preceded in death by sons, Ronnie and Brett. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the American Fork City Cemetery, 26 West 600 North, American Fork, Utah. Condolences may be expressed at www.bergmortuary.com.