Marcia Ellen Haws Wright Obituary (1942

Marcia Ellen Haws Wright, loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014 peacefully at her home. She was born in Provo, Utah, July 18, 1942, to Mark and Norma Haws. She spent most of her childhood in Midvale, Utah. She was the middle child in a family of three. She loved growing up near her family. She attended schools in the Jordan School District and after moving her senior year, graduated from Provo High School. She attended Brigham Young University where she received her Recreation Therapist degree. She married her sweetheart, Dennis R. Wright, on October 3, 1963 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They are the parents of 6 wonderful children, 22 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. They owned and operated Medallion Manor Nursing home for over 30 years. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She held many positions and enjoyed serving wherever she was called. Marcia enjoyed reading, writing poetry, crossword puzzles, sitting on her big back porch and spending time with family. She is survived by her children: JoEllen (Gary) Herbert, Chris (Megan) Wright, Denise Wright, Jenni (Craig) Baum, Tim (Heidi) Wright, Lezlie (Merlin) Moyes, all of Provo; her sister, Lynne Buckner of Lyman, WY, her brother Drew (Millie) Haws of Provo; and aunts, cousins, and many nieces and nephews. Marcia was preceded in death by her parents and her sweetheart, Dennis. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 8, 2014 at the Sunset 9th Ward Chapel, 1560 South 1100 West, Provo, Utah. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 East Center Street, Friday March, 7, from 6-8:00 p.m. and at the church Saturday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Interment, Heber City Cemetery, 700 North 550 East, Heber City, Utah. Condolences may be sent online at www.bergmortuary.com. Thanks to all the nurses and staff at Utah Valley Infusion Services and the staff at the blood bank. Thanks to all the doctors, nurses and staff at the CUMC Cancer Center/Medical Oncology. Thanks to Dr. Bryan Tudor, who was her doctor for more than 20 years. We are so grateful to all the medical caregivers who have been so kind and caring to our mother through the many years of her illness. Thanks to all the people who have donated blood in the last 30 years. In lieu of flowers please donate blood.