Leslie Davie McGarvey

Leslie McGarvey, age 64, passed away October 25th 2011 at home, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous ten year battle with breast cancer. Leslie was born March 28, 1947 in Salt Lake City, the oldest child of Robert Bates Davie and Kathryn Louise Broberg Davie. Leslie grew up in Salt Lake City, graduating from Highland High School, where she played in the school orchestra. She graduated from LDS Business College with a specialization in Executive Secretary. Leslie began working in the insurance industry, working with Security National Life Insurance Company and Surety Life Insurance Company where she rose to Assistant Corporate Secretary. In 1971 she met Delane Davis McGarvey at an LDS Institute dance at the University of Utah. They fell in love and were married September 9, 1972. With Delane, Leslie enjoyed sporting activities, traveling, genealogy family history trips, and being with family. They lived in Salt Lake City, Sunset, Centerville and Bountiful. In 1982 Leslie quit her employment to be at home with her new son Daniel Oliver McGarvey. Leslie loved being a mother and welcomed Alison in 1983 and Kathryn Elizabeth in 1985 to her loving home. Leslie made being home fun, a place of activity, learning and love. She loved what her children were doing. Most of all she loved attending their sporting activities whether baseball, swimming, basketball, softball or soccer. In later years, she was the record keeper when all her children and their spouses played on the same softball team. She also enjoyed attending softball games where her son Dan, her two son-in-laws Rich and Travis plus four nephews played for many years on the same team. This last year, even in her weakened condition, she enjoyed watching her granddaughter Belle in gymnastics and her grandson Easton in soccer and t-ball even though sometimes she had to watch from the car window. As her children got older Leslie worked part-time but still made time for her family. She served as PTA president at their elementary school and junior high school. In 2000, one year before she was diagnosed with cancer, she began full time employment as an editorial assistant with the Journal of Organic Chemistry at the University of Utah. She maintained this position while battling cancer until 2009. During this fight she was able to see all her children marry and bring her six wonderful grandchildren. Leslie loved to take her children and grandchildren to the Oregon coast which has become a family tradition. Leslie is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Her testimony of her Savior Jesus Christ was steady and true, exemplified by her loving nature. Leslie was proud of her heritage having forty-two direct line ancestors who were members of the LDS Church originating from New York, Illinois, Scotland, England, Norway and Sweden. Leslie was preceded in death by her father and father -in- law Herbert C. McGarvey. Survived by her mother, mother-in-law Winona McGarvey, sister Kathie Anderson (Don), brother Robert B. Davie (Donna), husband, children; Dan (Jordan), Alison (Richard) Sorensen, Katie (Travis) Atwood, grandchildren; Easton Atwood, Belle Sorensen, Emmy Sorensen, Hiland Atwood, Olivia McGarvey, Sam Sorensen, good friends Carl Edgington and Jolene Davie. Leslie was appreciative of the wonderful medical treatment she received over the years from many sources. Of special note was the Huntsman Cancer Institute where for over ten years every person in so many capacities was a hallmark of human relations. Leslie was the beneficiary of many prayers and blessings which buoyed her over the years. Funeral services will be held at the Bountiful 41st Ward, 165 South 1000 East on Saturday October 29th at 11:00 a.m. A viewing will be held on Friday the 28th at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 North Main Street, Bountiful from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and for one hour before the services. Interment will be at the Bountiful Memorial Cemetery 2224 South 200 West, Bountiful.