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| Name |
Myrna Tanner |
| Birth |
15 Aug 1935 |
Show Low, Navajo, Arizona, United States  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
29 May 1958 |
ARIZO |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWZ2-9RS |
| Death |
4 Nov 2018 |
Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| Burial |
10 Nov 2018 |
Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| Person ID |
I161393 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Don Carlos Tanner, b. 24 Oct 1906, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States d. 3 May 1979, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States (Age 72 years) |
| Mother |
Ecco Whipple, b. 20 Apr 1909, Show Low, Navajo, Arizona, United States d. 5 Apr 1973, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage |
12 Sep 1928 |
Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| Family ID |
F41003 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Franklin Kay Gibson, b. 7 Jul 1930, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States d. 24 Jan 2003, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage |
20 Jun 1958 |
Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| Family ID |
F41062 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Nov 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 15 Aug 1935 - Show Low, Navajo, Arizona, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 29 May 1958 - ARIZO |
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 | Marriage - 20 Jun 1958 - Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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| Death - 4 Nov 2018 - Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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| Burial - 10 Nov 2018 - Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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| Notes |
- Obituary:
Myrna Tanner Gibson died peacefully on Sunday, November 4, 2018, afte r a n extended illness. She was 83 years old.
Myrna was born in Show Low, Arizona on August 15, 1935, the second chi l d of Don Carlos Tanner and Ecco Whipple Tanner. Her older sister, Phyll is , died before she was born. Her brother, Don Roe Tanner, joined the fa mil y 18 months after Myrna was born. They were inseparable as children a nd o ften were mistaken as twins.
Myrna attended Snowflake High School, where she graduated as valedictori a n of the Class of 1953. She kept in contact with her classmates through ou t the years and considered them to be among her choicest friends.
She attended the University of Arizona on scholarship, graduating wi t h a teaching degree in 1957. She received a Master’s degree in Specia l Ed ucation from Arizona State University shortly afterward.
She married Franklin K. Gibson in the Mesa Arizona Temple of the Churc h o f Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 20, 1958. They had five c hild ren.
Myrna had a great capacity to love people. If she decided you were wor t h loving (and she deemed most people to be worthy of her love), she wou l d love you fiercely and unceasingly.
She served in many callings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da y S aints. In 1966, while still a young woman, she packed up her family o n sh ort notice to serve for three years with Franklin as the President o f th e newly organized Andes South Mission with headquarters in La Paz, B olivi a. She was pregnant with her youngest daughter, Liz, at the time th e cal l came. She was homesick and overwhelmed with the primitive livin g circum stances, yet she served faithfully, learned Spanish, and gaine d a great l ove for the Bolivian people. And “her” missionaries knew tha t she love d t hem. Though 50 years have passed, many of them remained i n contact wi th her up to the time of her passing. Her service continue s to bless he r extended family today.
Myrna served in the Stake Primary Presidency and later as Ward Relief So c iety President. She enjoyed teaching, especially teaching cultural refi ne ment lessons in the Relief Society. They lived for many years in the M es a Arizona Stake, where Franklin served as Bishop of the Mesa 13th War d an d later as President of the Stake. In 1987, they moved to the Glenvi ew Wa rd in the Mesa Kimball Stake, where she lived until she moved int o a car e facility two years ago. Her home was always immaculate and invi ting.
She was a constant learner. When her children were older, she re-enroll e d at Arizona State University and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Journal is m at age 50. After graduating, she worked as a legal assistant to he r hus band until his death in 2003. She was an accomplished seamstress, p oet, a nd author who was not satisfied with her work until it was perfect . One o f her latest projects was a book about her experiences as a missi on mothe r in Bolivia.
Myrna enjoyed attending concerts, plays, and sporting events to watch h e r children and grandchildren perform. Though she enjoyed gathering wit h t he entire family, she preferred one-on-one time with her children an d gra ndchildren. She made time for a special birthday lunch with each gr andchi ld beginning with their 8th birthday.
She was an avid fan of the Phoenix Suns. Barkley. KJ. Steve Nash. Amar ’ e Stoudemire. Devin Booker. She cheered for each of them. And she agoni ze d as the Suns floundered these past few years.
Myrna enjoyed traveling with family. As their family grew, Franklin an d M yrna planned an extended family vacation every other year beginning i n 19 87. They also took each of their 18 grandchildren on a trip to vario us lo cations in the world (Bolivia, Europe, Guatemala, Italy, New York S tate , Hawaii, and Washington, DC), a tradition she continued after Frank lin ’ s death in 2003.
Myrna worked in the Mesa Arizona Temple for many years. She had a testim o ny of the power of the sealing ordinances and labored diligently to tea c h her family about gospel truths by her example.
She is survived by her five children, Scott Franklin Gibson (Rebecca), P h yllis Jean Clement (Wayne), Kathleen Myrna Carroll (Tim), Elizabeth An n M arquez (Jim), and Paul Kay Gibson (Shellie), 18 grandchildren, and 1 0 gre at-grandchildren. She also is survived by her brother, Don Roe Tann er, an d sisters-in-law Donna Tanner and Jean Porter.
Viewing will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 9 , 2 018, at Meldrum Mortuary, 52 North MacDonald, Mesa, Arizona. Funera l serv ices will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 10, 2018, a t the Ch urch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 230 North Val Vista D rive, Gil bert, Arizona.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you perform an act of servi c e in her memory.
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