Rella Walkingshaw

RELLA L. WALKINGSHAW IDAHO FALLS, ID - Rella LaDonna Walkingshaw, 89, died Wednesday, August 11, 2004, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, while visiting at the home of her son. She was born May 31, 1915, in Rexburg, Idaho, a daughter of Oliver Calvin Anderson and Isabell Ellsworth Anderson. She attended schools in Buhl, Montpelier, and Rexburg, Idaho. The summer she turned 20 she was called to serve for two years in the Central States LDS Mission. Following her mission, she attended LDS Business College in Salt Lake City. She married George William Walkingshaw September 2, 1938, in Tooele, Utah. Their marriage was solemnized the following March in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She and George lived briefly in Salt Lake City and Idaho Falls before moving to California where her husband worked at Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica during World War II. The Walkingshaw's lived in Pacific Palisades, California, until 1975, when they moved to Honolulu, where they lived until the death of her husband in 1988. Since then, she has resided with her daughter in Provo, Utah. She was active in the Republican Club in Honolulu and a member of the Freedom Foundation of Valley Forge. She was a member of President Reagan's Task Force and was active in the community theater in Honolulu. Her family and church were her life. She was a born leader. She served many years as MIA President and Relief Society President in various wards and Stakes. No one was more generous with her time, talent or means, or loved her family more. She was a “people person” and had many friends. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and will be missed by all who knew her. Survivors: Daughter: Carol Lee (Harlow) Smoot, Provo, UT Son: George William (Janis) Walkingshaw, Jr. Sister: Beth Staples Bohn, Idaho Falls, ID 12 Grandchildren 8 Great Grandchildren Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 17, 2004, at the Wood East Side Chapel, 963 South Ammon Road, with Bishop Richard Powell of the Ammon LDS 13th Ward officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Wood East Side Chapel. Interment will be at the Salt Lake City Cemetery. Local directions are under the direction of Wood Funeral Home East Side.