LaVoy Talmage Christensen Family

LaVoy Talmage Christensen Family

Lavoy Christensen

LaVoy Talmage Christensen was born on June 23, 1917 at home in Spanish Fork Utah in the house on 8^th East and 2^nd North, to Einer and Rebecca Christensen.

            When he was 4 years old his mother came down with typhoid and he was sent to stay with the George Skinner Family.  He was kicked out because of a fight with the Skinners older daughter. He took his tinker toys and went home. His Dad said he could stay. While his mother was sick his Dad Einer, Floyd his older brother and LaVoy all slept in the same bed until his mother got better.

            In the spring just before he turned five he learned how to ride a horse. He remembers helping on the farm all through his youth. When he was in the 8^th grade he dropped out of school and continued working on the farm. He remembers that while working on the farm Pete and Floyd would leave after lunch so they could have a smoke.

            He met Elva Christensen on a blind date and they were married on November 29, 1938. They lived

at the farm for their first year of marriage then they lived with Elva’s parents the next summer. After the

summer they moved into their own apartment in Provo. Lavoy started working construction building Geneva

Steel. Their first daughter Lavern was born on June 12, 1942.
            On January 3, 1944 Lavoy went into the army. During basic training he was in Austin, Texas where he remembers seeing the State Capitol covered with crickets. He took a boat to England then crossed the English Channel. He spent time in Belgium, France and Germany. While he was in Germany he had special permission to visit his brother, Marvin the day before Marvin left for Berlin. They had both been just a few miles away from each other for a little while and didn’t know it until just before Marvin was to leave for Berlin.

            After the war Lavoy went to work at Geneva when it opened. They then moved to Spanish Fork in the House on 7^th East and 2^nd North. About this time he bought his 1^st piece of farm ground. He also bought a thrasher but he only did well for one year so after 2 years he sold it.

           

On September 21, 1947 he had two more daughters, Lacey and Lois.

During his lifetime he had various horses, cattle and dogs. One of the dogs, Tip would stay with the tractor up on the farm ground all night so no one would steal the gas out.

            LaVoy built a new brick home in 1954 right next to the old house. Later that year LaVoy and Elva were sealed in the Manti Temple and had their 3 daughters sealed to them.

            He also went in on the purchase of a ranch in Ruby Valley, Nevada close to Elko, Nevada with his Dad and Rulon. He spent many summers working there in hay season. He later sold his share to Rulon.

            He liked to go deer hunting, pheasant hunting and fishing.

In April 1977 he crushed his ankle in an accident at Geneva, he was 59 years old and never went back to work at Geneva. He received Workman’s Comp until he could qualify for a medical retirement. He had to wait for two years until he turned 62.

            After his retirement LaVoy and Elva bought a trailer in Quartzite, AZ in 1986. They went there every winter. He was hit by a car while riding his bicycle in Quartzite and broke his leg. A couple years later he fell off his bicycle and broke his hip. He had a hip replacement at this time and got rid of his Bicycle. He sold his trailer in 2001.

            Elva died on June 28, 1998 and just before that time LaVoy was in the hospital for congestive heart failure. Because of a test they did for his heart that caused some damage to his kidneys he had kidney failure in 2002 and was on dialysis for several months.

            He is still living at his home in Spanish Fork, Utah and doing well at this time.

By Lois Christensen Lovell

Obituary:
LaVoy Talmage Christensen, 90, of Spanish Fork, passed away Friday, May 9, 2008 of causes incident to age.

He was born June 23, 1917 to Einer and Rebecca Christensen in Spanish Fork, Utah. He married Elva Christensen November 29, 1938 in Provo, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Manti Temple on May 10, 1954. He retired from Geneva Steel after 30 years.

He enjoyed farming, gardening, and snowbirding in Quartzsite, Arizona. He especially enjoyed being able to raise his first grandson, Tracy Dutson. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

He survived by his 3 daughters, LaVern (Allen-deceased) Black, Provo, Lacey (Mark) Reynolds, Orem, and Lois (Brent) Lovell, Grantsville. 7 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and 1 brother, Marvin (Maxine) Christensen, Lake Shore. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, and brothers, Laurel Peter Christensen, Floyd Christensen, Mikel Christensen, and Rulon Christensen.

His family would like to express a special thanks to Hospice and Alpine Home Care, especially his nurse Jane and his bath girl Stacy.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. in the Spanish Fork 8th Ward Chapel, 1006 East 200 South. A viewing will be held before the service at the church from 9:45-10:45. There will also be a viewing Monday, May 12, 2008 from 6-8 p.m. at the Walker Mortuary in Spanish Fork.

 

LaVoy's Family:

LaVoy Talmage Christensen

Birth: June 23, 1917  Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah
Died: may 8, 2008 Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah

Spouse: Elva Christensen

Birth December 3, 1919  Heber, Wasatch, Utah

Marriage: November 29, 1938  Provo, Utah, Utah

Death: June 28, 1998  Springville, Utah, Utah

Lavern Christensen

Spouse: June L. Dutson

           

1.      Tracey Lance Dutson

Spouse: Sheryl Jean McGrain

a.       Hailey Erin Dutson

b.      Colin Lance Dutson

c.       Tavia Lauren Dutson

d.      Hannah Grace Dutson

           

            Lavern Christensen 2^nd Spouse

Spouse: Allen Rulon Black

Lacey Christensen

Spouse: Ralph John Peay

Lacey 2^nd Spouse

Spouse: Mark Albert Reynolds Jr.

1.      Derek Mark Reynolds

2.      E’Lyse Christine Reynolds

Lois Christensen

Spouse: Brent Clisbee Lovell

1.      Tonya Lovell

2.      Dawn Marie Lovell

Spouse: Robert Troy Eccles

a.       Chylee Marie Eccles

b.      Riley Eccles

3.      Travis Wayne Lovell

Spouse: Christy Dawn Thompson

           

a.       Taylor Jay Bartunek

b.      Chase Daniel Bartunek

Father to above Children: Brad Jay Bartunek

c.       Hunter Wayne Lovell

4.      Jacob Talmage Lovell

Spouse: Tiffany Heilman

            a. Michael Damun Lovell

            Spouse: Carrie Dawn Golightly

a.       Dusten Tyler Lovell

b.      Austen Ryan Lovell

c.       Rebecca Marie Lovell

If anyone has anything else on LaVoy or his family please e-mail me and I will add it to this blog.