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Obituaries

Published: Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012

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Virginia Elaine Davis Ward, 90, who served with her husband, Lyle McLean Ward, as he presided over the Washington DC South Mission from 1977-80 and as he served as a regional representative, died Jan. 23, 2012, in Salt Lake City.

Lea Inkeri Antsola Mahoney, 83, who served with her husband, Stephen B. Mahoney, as he presided over the Finland Helsinki Mission from 1975-78, died Feb. 5, 2012, in Heber City, Utah.

Roger B. Wright, 71, who presided over the Colorado Denver South Mission from 2004-2007, died Feb. 5, 2012, in Kaysville, Utah.

Alberta Elizabeth Mitchell Smith, 84, who served with her husband, Sloan Alma Smith, as he presided over the North Carolina Greensboro Mission from 1979-80, the North Carolina Raleigh Mission from 1980-82 and the England London Missionary Training Center from 1988-1991, died Feb. 8, 2012, in Pleasant Grove, Utah.