Mary Ann Whetten Lyman's Obituary
Mary Ann Whetten Lyman passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at the age of 86. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 10, 1937, to Lester B. Whetten and Kate Allred. She married Richard Gee Lyman on August 29, 1956, in the Salt Lake City Temple. Together they had four children: Lynda Bassett (Craig), Lisa Curley (Doug), Leslie Nelson (Steven), and Kendall Lyman (Donna). She was both a homemaker and a music teacher impacting hundreds of students whom she taught how to play the piano and violin. Mary Ann and Richard raised their family in Blanding and Draper, Utah. They retired to Blanding, Utah. She was a great seamstress, loved needlepoint and other crafts, and played in The Messiah for many years. She also played the organ and loved to accompany the music in church. Mary Ann had a deep and abiding faith in her Savior Jesus Christ and loved the temple. Mary Ann loved to travel, and organized time for her family to live in London England and travel through Europe and Mexico. Richard and Mary Ann loved San Juan County and were often found riding motorcycles, ATVs, hiking, and camping in the surrounding areas. Mary Ann loved spending time with her three brothers (Larry, John, David) and her four children, fourteen grandchildren, and thirty-five great-grandchildren. She spent the last few years of her life being loved and supported by family and many caregivers to whom she always shared her testimony and her love. A viewing will be held Friday, December 22, in Orem, Utah, at the Suncrest Stake Center located at 95 N. 600 W., Orem, Utah from 10:00-10:45 am. The funeral will take place at the same location from 11:00-12:00 noon. A visitation will be also be held on Friday, December 29, at the Blanding Stake Center located at 100 W. 800 N. from 1:00-2:00 pm followed by a family graveside service at the Blanding City Cemetery.
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