Patricia Moody White Bowers (1935-1995)

Patricia Moody

OBITUARY
Patricia Moody White Bowers, 60, died of cancer Sunday, Sept. 3, 1995 at her home in Provo.

She was born on July 8, 1935 to Milo Crestfield and Virginia Finlinson Moody and was raised in Spanish fork, Utah. She graduated from Spanish Fork High School and attended Brigham Young University. In 1954 she married Fred G White of Spanish Fork in the Salt Lake LDS temple and resided for short periods in St. Louis, Missouri, and Davis, California, before settling in Provo, where they lived for most of their married life and where they reared seven children.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, who died in 1983 and in 1994 she married Howard L Bowers of Provo. She was active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in many positions, including stake Relief Society president, ward and stake Young Women's president, stake Primary president, and Visiting Teacher. She was also active in civic and community affairs and served as president of the PTA at Wasatch Elementary School. In recent years she worked in several offices at Brigham Young University, including the Office of General Education, the Information Desk, and the Hosting center. Her interests included music, drama, and nature, and she was an avid bird watcher.

She is survived by her second husband, Howard L Bowers; by her father, Milo Crestfield Moody; by her brothers and sisters, Milo Lyman Moody, Michael Finlinson Moody; Lydia Nell Moody Hansen, Milton Glen Moody, Marilyn Moody Atwood and Manton Von Moody; by her children, Laurie White Porter, Milo Grant White, Vernon Fred White, Monroe Moody White, Philip Watson While, Maurine White Jones, and Diana White Esplin, and by 22 grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, Sept. 7, at 11 a.m. in the Provo 13th Ward Chapel, 945 East 700 No. Friends and family may call Wednesday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the Walker Mortuary, 85 East 300 So., in Provo, and Thursday from 9-10:30 a.m. at the chapel. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the 13th Ward Missionary fund.

Published in the Deseret News, Tuesday, Sept 5, 1995