Marilyn Olsen Reed

MARILYN OLSEN REED

Marilyn Olsen Reed, devoted mother, grandmother and wife, passed away of a massive stroke on Friday, December 18, 2009.

Marilyn was born February 10, 1945 to Lee Evan Olsen and Anna Carver at Hill Field, Utah. She graduated from Madison High in Rexburg, Idaho in 1963 and went on to receive her bachelor''s degree from Utah State. She married the love of her life, Gary Edward Reed, on November 25, 1980 in the Salt Lake Temple. She then went on and completed a Master''s Degree in Library Science at BYU in 1981.

Marilyn made a difference in many students'' lives. She was an English teacher and librarian at Kaysville Jr. High for 15 years and a librarian at Woods Cross High for 18 years, retiring in 2000. As a librarian, she never lost her love for reading.

A member of the LDS Church, she was currently serving as Relief Society secretary. She had served in many callings,in the Primary presidency, as Young Women''s president, and scouting leader, but her favorite was serving in the Bountiful Temple. She also served with her husband on a service mission in the Bountiful Central Stake.

Marilyn loved traveling with her husband and family. She visited Australia, Europe, and throughout the United States. She had a love for family histories and recently traveled to England, Denmark, and Sweden, after which, she compiled a book detailing 14 generations of ancestral biographies. Her life was centered around people, at school, and especially at home with her family. She was organized and a loving caregiver to her children and grandchildren and took care of her ailing mother for years. She was a member of the South Davis Kiwanis Club.

She is survived by her husband Gary; sons, Kyle E. (Julie) Reed, Curtis G. (Kelsey) Reed; daughter Cari Lyn (Jordan) Morrow; grandchildren, Kiylee, Sophia, and Mathias. Also survived by two brothers, Richard (Mickie) Olsen, Rodney (Annette) Olsen and sister LeAnn (Richard) Bushnell. In lieu of flowers, family requests donations be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Utah.

The funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 11 a.m. in the Oak Hills Ward Chapel. 455 S. 1200 E. Bountiful. Friends may call at Lindquist Bountiful Mortuary, 727 N. 400 E., on Monday from 6-8 p.m. and Tuesday, from 9:30 to 10:30 at the Oak Hills Chapel. Interment in the Bountiful City Cemetery.