This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bullen, Parkinson, Chatterton Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eg.2ADE/604 Message Board Post: The Salt Lake Tribune, 10/23/2002 Virginia Parkinson Bullen passed away October 22, 2002. Born February 19, 1914, the fourth of six brothers and sisters, to Leonard G. Hobbs Parkinson and Emma Chatterton Parkinson, her formative years were spent in Franklin, Idaho. She attended Logan High School and Utah State Agricultural College. While in high school she met and later married Thurlow H. "Tad" Bullen, her devoted husband of 59 years, who precedes her in death, April 11, 1997. She loved her years as an "Aggie" at Utah State where she and Tad met many lifelong loyal friends, of whom Augusta Bullen (Phillip), Edith Ann Lloyd (Hon. Sherman P.), Veda Mae and Richard H. "Dick" Romney, Maridean Ryberg (Eric), and Evelyn Wakley (Ralph) survive her; they are preceded by Leroy "Toe" and Grace Anderson. They were an incomparable group of fast friends. During the early years of their marriage, the couple worked for Union Pacific Railroad, living in Sun Valley, Idaho, where Tad was assistant manager and Virginia worked in accounting; Grand Canyon, Arizona, where he was general manager of the Lodge and facilities at North Rim; and Zion National Park, where he managed the Lodge. She lived for a period at the Escalante Hotel in Cedar City, Utah, which he managed and then while he served in the U.S. Army during World War II. In 1948, they moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where Tad was a restaurateur and club manager and Virginia was a wonderful mother, deeply devoted to her family. She is survived by her son, Herschel Bullen, his wife Lora, and grandchildren, David Bullen, Jonathan Bullen, and Samuel Bullen, of Salt Lake City; son Thurlow P. "Tad" Bullen, his wife Holly, and granddaughter Anne Bullen, San Diego, CA; and grandson, Sebastian Clinger, Ashland, OR; and daughter, Kathleen Bullen Hoagland, her husband J. Anthony "Tony" Hoagland, Salt Lake City; and grandchildren, Heather Hoagland, San Diego, CA; and Danielle Hoagland, Seattle WA; Her sister Ruth Parkinson Ferguson, Salt Lake City; brother L. Spencer Parkinson, M.D., Logan; and a multitude of nieces, nephews and their children, survive her. Even to her last days, like her father before her, Virginia retained her sense of humor and could be witty and quick. She was a proud and elegant presence at the Parklane Manor in Salt Lake City, where she enjoyed her later years. She could frequently be seen mingling with the residents, dressed to the nines, clutching her fashionable purse, wearing her ever-present high-heels, often donning a mink stole (regardless of season or heat). While at Parklane Manor, she received loving care, support and friendship from the management and staff, to whom the family extends its heartfelt gratitude and appreciation. She was much beloved by all who knew her. She will be profoundly missed. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 25, 2002 at 11 a.m., at Larkin Mortuary, 260 E. South Temple, where friends may visit Thursday evening from 6 to 8, and one hour prior to services on Friday. Interment: Salt Lake City Cemetery. Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on 10/23/2002.