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| Name |
Marjorie Pay |
| Birth |
23 Nov 1911 |
Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
28 Apr 1937 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWCH-LVZ |
| Death |
6 Apr 2004 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
10 Apr 2004 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Person ID |
I87307 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Phillip LeRoy Pay, b. 14 Nov 1885, Leamington, Millard, Utah, United States d. 16 Mar 1970, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 84 years) |
| Mother |
Georgetta Paxman, b. 8 Mar 1888, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States d. 27 Dec 1979, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 91 years) |
| Marriage |
7 Sep 1910 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F29523 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Gordon Bitner Hinckley, b. 23 Jun 1910, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 27 Jan 2008, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 97 years) |
| Marriage |
29 Apr 1937 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F29520 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Nov 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 23 Nov 1911 - Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 28 Apr 1937 - SLAKE |
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 | Marriage - 29 Apr 1937 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Death - 6 Apr 2004 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Burial - 10 Apr 2004 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Notes |
- Obituary:
Marjorie Pay Hinckley, wife of President Gordon B. Hinckley, passed aw a y at home at 5:05 p.m. on 6 April 2004. President Hinckley and other fa mi ly members were with her at the time. She died of causes incident to a ge.
Identified by her husband as the lodestar of their family, Marjorie Hinc k ley gently guided her children with faith, intelligence and humor. He r ha ppiest role in life was that of a supportive wife and mother.
Born Marjorie Pay on 23 November 1911, in Nephi, Utah, she was the fir s t child of Phillip LeRoy and Georgetta Paxman Pay. She had four sister s a nd two brothers, but one brother died in infancy. The family moved t o Sa l t Lake City in 1914 where Marjorie began her education. She gradua ted f rom East High School in 1929 and went to work at the Owens Illinoi s Glas s Company performing secretarial duties.
As a young girl she was taught by her mother that the best husband for h e r would be one who loves the Lord. Marjorie met a young man with that q ua lification living right across the street from her family home. She an d G ordon B. Hinckley were married on 29 April 1937 in the Salt Lake Temp le b y Elder Stephen L. Richards, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Ap ostle s of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (President Hi nckle y was called to serve as an Assistant to the Twelve Apostles in Apr il 195 8, to the Quorum of the Twelve in September of 1961 and became th e Presid ent of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 13 Mar ch 1995).
The young couple began their married life in Salt Lake City in a small f a rmhouse in Millcreek. President Hinckley was employed at Church headqua rt ers in downtown Salt Lake, and Marjorie continued her employment at th e g lass company until the birth of their first Child. As the family incr ease d in size, the Hinckleys built a home on property down the lane fro m thei r first house, still in the rural East Millcreek area. By 1954 the y wer e parents of five children, Kathleen, Richard, Virginia, Clark an d Jane.
Marjorie was an energetic mother and made good use of humor to settle ma n y of life's difficulties. She was often heard to say, "The only way t o ge t through life is to laugh your way through it." Marjorie loved bein g a m other and delighted in every moment with her children. She especial ly enj oyed the sound of the screen door slamming as the children ran i n and ou t of the house. She was sad every fall when the children went ba ck to sch ool because she missed them so much during the day.
An avid reader, Marjorie encouraged her children to gain knowledge by st u dying and reading. As the family traveled in the car on vacations, sh e wo uld read to them from the classics. Although her formal education wa s int errupted by economic stress during the depression, she encouraged h er chi ldren to seek degrees in higher education. She was a student of th e scrip tures and often used the words of ancient and latter-day prophe t s to tea ch and inspire others.
Living in Utah most of her life, except for a brief time in Denver whi l e her husband was working for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, Marjo ri e had the opportunity to travel extensively throughout the world. Sh e dev eloped a special appreciation for the people in the Far East. Hon g Kong b ecame a favorite city, and she was delighted when her children a nd thei r spouses were able to gather in Hong Kong with her and Presiden t Hinckle y to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
A dedicated student of the lives of her ancestors, Marjorie delighte d i n the opportunity to share stories of their faith and devotion take n fro m her research and that of others. Searching for family names in ge nealog ical facilities was a major part of her life. Pedigree charts, pic tures a nd written histories were often visible in her home, and she use d this ac quired knowledge to encourage others in numerous public address es.
She developed a close relationship with her 25 grandchildren and 41 gre a t -grandchildren, who always knew she was just a telephone call away. T he y willingly consulted with her about the joys and challenges in thei r liv es.
Marjorie Hinckley was recognized numerous times, having named for her t h e Marjorie Pay Hinckley Chair in Social Work and Social Science from Br ig ham Young University in April of 2003, and receiving an honorary docto rat e of humane letters from Utah Valley State College in April of 2001 a nd t he heritage award during the centennial celebration of the Daughte r s o f Utah Pioneers that same year. From BYU she received an honorary d octora l degree in Christian Service in April of 2000. Other recognitio n include d the distinguished Service to Humanity Award in 1998, Freedo m Festival A ward in 1997 and the Exemplary Womanhood Award in 1996.
Marjorie Pay Hinckley lived almost all of her life in Salt Lake City, b u t her influence has spread all around the world. She visited nearly eve r y continent. She conversed comfortably with such dignitaries as the que e n of Thailand and prime minister of Britain, but felt equally at ease w it h ordinary people wherever she went.
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