Rella Shakespear Alvey

Our sweet mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend Rella Ott Shakespear Alvey, 89, passed away March 19, 2012 in Panguitch. She was born March 24, 1922 in Tropic to Joseph Alma and Mabel Charter Ott. She was raised in Sandy and Tropic.
Rella married Marvin Mont Shakespear October 29, 1942 in the St. George Temple, later divorced. She married Royal Alvey September 15, 1956 in Fredonia, Arizona. He preceded her in death April 15, 2000.
Rella has always been a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother.  She loved everyone and showed it by her many hugs and kisses.  She was an avid reader, wrote poetry, worked cross-word puzzles, and kept up on politics. During the war years, she proudly served her country on the homefront working in the Lockheed Aircraft Plant, in Burbank, California.  After her children were raised, she worked at Ruby’s Inn and retired in her seventies.
Rella was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and had a strong testimony of her Savior, Jesus Christ. She held many church positions.  Her favorites were singing in the ward choir and working in the ward library, a calling she held until just this past year. She was a faithful visiting teacher for over 60 years.
Rella was a member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers and was proud of her rich pioneer heritage. She saw many changes in her lifetime living in Tropic such as running water, electricity, and telephone service.
Rella had an incredible memory and was interviewed many times about the history of Tropic. Because of her memory, she helped many people with their family histories and identifying old photos.
Her family loves her dearly and will celebrate her life on her 90th birthday.
She is survived by her children:, Gayla Jean (Steve) Hales, Kenneth (Ida) Alvey, Afton (Frank) Branch, Florence (MonDell) Syrett, Carole (Larry) Cloward, Sonia (Lynn) Allen, Kim (Marie) Alvey, and Kerry (JoNeil) Alvey; 31 grandchildren and 56 great grandchildren; brothers, James Robert (Mira Loy) Ott and Joseph Alma (Ann) Ott; sister: Janet Eddley Pollock.
Preceded in death by parents, husbands; son, Marvin Mont Shakespear, Jr.; brothers: McCune Charter Ott, Stanley K. Ott; brother-in-law, Jack W. Pollock..
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 1:00 pm in the Tropic Ward Chapel where friends may call from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. Burial will be in the Tropic Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti.
The family would like to thank Garfield Memorial Hospital staff, Garfield County EMT’s, and the Magleby Family for their kind and loving care of their mother.

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