Nelda Monson

Nelda Wilson Monson 1914~2010

Nelda Wilson Monson passed away peacefully on June 4, 2010, at age 95. Born in Oakley, Idaho, in 1914 to Alfred and Nora McMurray Wilson, she graduated from Oakley High School before moving to California, where she earned a beautician’s license and met her husband-to-be, Harold Monson. They were married in the Logan Temple in 1937 and shared 53 years until his death in 1990. In 1946 they moved to Farmington, Utah, where they reared their six sons and were active in church and community. For many years she operated Nelda’s Beauty Shop in one side of her home and made many choice friends among her customers. After they retired, she and her husband served as missionaries in the Tallahassee Florida Mission and later worked in the Ogden Temple for four years. She also served a mission, after her husband’s death, at the Family History Center in Salt Lake City. A devoted mother and grandmother, she took great pride in her sons and their families and loved to visit them in the many cities across the United States and Europe where they lived at various times. Preceded in death by her husband, parents, and nine siblings, she is survived by her sons: David Susan, Don Natalia, Dennis Donna, Douglas Rebecca, Dwight Marilynn, and Darold Kathy, 23 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, June 12, in the historic LDS Rock Chapel at 272 N Main, Farmington, with viewing from 11:30 to 12:30 prior to the service, and a separate viewing scheduled Friday evening from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at the Russon Brothers Mortuary, 1941 N Main, Farmington. Interment will take place in the Farmington cemetery. In lieu of flowers, friends are invited to contribute to the Perpetual Education Fund. Online guest book and condolences at www.russonmortuary.com