Theron Rawlings

THERON RAWLINGS Theron Rawlings, 91, passed away Friday, March 14, 2008, at the Franklin County Medical Center Nursing Home. He was born July 12, 1916, in Avon, Utah, to James Richard Rawlings and Florence I. Rawlings. He married Ruth Bingham on March 28, 1939, in the Logan Temple. Theron served an LDS mission in the Eastern Central States Mission with headquarters in Louisville, Ky. He loved memorizing scriptures and poems and enjoyed reciting them for friends and family throughout his life. He was very proud of his eight children. His three passions were his family, church and farm. He operated a dairy farm in Fairview, Idaho, and won the Franklin County Grassman of the Year Award for his innovative farming. Theron loved the gospel and was instrumental in converting and activating many people during his life. He was in the Seventies Quorum for 17 years and was then made a high priest. He and his wife served a mission in Cloquet, Minn., and were temple workers in the Logan and Ogden temples. He is survived by his children, Mark (Wendy) Rawlings, Gig Harbor, Wash.; Elaine Rawlings, surviving spouse of Jay Rawlings, American Fork, Utah; Illene (Theral) Nielsen, Bountiful, Utah; Delbert (Ann) Rawlings, Preston, Idaho; Glade (Georgia) Rawlings, Logan, Utah; Howard (Jeannette) Rawlings, McCook, Neb.; Theon (Stacy) Rawlings, Pleasant View, Utah; James (Roxanne) Rawlings, Riverton, Utah; his sister, Della Jones, and brother, Darwin Rawlings; 45 grandchildren and 84 great-grandchildren.Theron was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth, who died April 9, 2006, and his son, Jay, who died in 1982. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 18, at the Preston Third Ward Chapel in Preston with Bishop Leonard Ward conducting. Friends called Monday evening at Webb Funeral Home and Tuesday morning at the church. Burial was in the Preston Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the General LDS Missionary Fund.