Sharon Martha Yates Halladay's Obituary
Our Sweet Tuffins, Sharon Martha Yates Halladay, 75, left our world but not our hearts on April 11th, 2021. Born to Marvin and Ruth Yates in Tooele, Utah on Nov. 12th, 1945. After living in Cottonwood Arizona for a short time, it was growing up on an expansive alfalfa farm in the untamed West Desert of Vernon, Utah that truly shaped Sharon to be the woman we all adored and cherished. At the age of 18 she met Lynn and unbeknownst to them, they altered the definition of true love. They became the greatest love story of our time. Sharon had his heart and soul the moment she just simply smiled at him. They were married on Jan. 9th, 1965 and shared 56 adventurous years together. As a mom of three, Dean, Barb, and Bernice grew up loving nature as much as she did. Sharon treasured camping with her family, planting flowers, and canning the harvest from their garden. She was a thoughtful, compassionate wife, mom, and grandmother who loved to laugh at Lynn’s jokes. She was an artist, a bookworm, seamstress, pianist, and a loving mom to all her children’s friends. Sharon worked as a Custodian for the Granite School District for over 20 years and left her mark as a fun loving, forever smiling, strong woman. You would always find Sharon at her favorite place which was by Lynn’s side. Whether they were sitting by their garden, marveling at nature, or snuggling up together in doors. She will be remembered for her infectious laugh and smile, her tender heart towards stray animals, the underdogs, living her life to the fullest, and most importantly loving her hubby Lynn. We now are blessed to have her as our angel, to look after us, laugh when we laugh, and cry when we cry. Loved by; Lynn W. Halladay of Magna Utah, their 3 children; Dean Halladay (Stacey), Barb Wilking (Greg), Bernice Litka (Andrew), Alison Einerson (Scott), Tristin Tabish. Grandchildren; Cassie, Jessica, Hunter, James, Piper, Watson, Lincoln, Amelia and Hadley. Siblings; Leon (D) Ellen, Garald (Fran), Sheryl, Marlin (Debbie). We will be having a life celebration to honor Sharon on Sunday June 6th 2021 from 3-7 pm. If you would like to join us, please R.S.V.P Bernice for details at [email protected] or 801-232-2027. In lieu of flowers, please plant some marigolds in her honor or donate to the Humane Society of Utah.
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