This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mehr, Porter Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eg.2ADE/563 Message Board Post: The Deseret News, August 27, 2002 Vivian Reid Mehr died peacefully on August 24, 2002, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born on August 10, 1916, in Preston, Idaho, the daughter of Roy Reid and Marcia Porter. She attended Logan High School and Utah State before marrying Alma Mehr, of Randlett, Utah. The couple moved to Dayton, Ohio, where their first child was born and Alma served as President of the LDS Branch. In 1940, they moved to Hollydale, California, where three additional children were born and became members of the Downey 2nd Ward. In addition to her family and church, Vivian had a lifelong devotion to music and literature. She was a church organist for more than 60 years and served as literature teacher in the Relief Society. She majored in American literature, and graduated from California State University at Los Angeles, later continuing Master's work in American literature as well as Special Education. Surviving her are a brother, Max Reid, and a sister, Gladys Reid Snyder, of Salt Lake City; and a cousin, Hazel Beddingfield. Her four children are Marilyn Mehr, of East Hampton, New York; Nancy Snell, of Highland, Utah; Judith Olson, of Huntsville, Texas; and Dennis Mehr, of Fullerton, California; and an "adopted" daughter, Graciela Broitman, of New York City. She also has 13 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. The family wishes to express its heartfelt thanks to the staff of Garden Terrace Alzheimer Center and the Harmony Hospice. A Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, August 28th, 2002, 12 noon at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 S. Highland Drive, with viewing on Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. Interment August 31st at 12 noon at Rose Hills Cemetery, Rose Hills, California. Donation in her memory can be sent to: The Vivian Reid Mehr Scholarship, Attn: Drs. James and Judith Olson c/o Department of History, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas 77341. Published in the Deseret News on 8/27/2002.