Phillip and Julianna Iverson: A Memorial: We miss you Grandpa and Steve

Friday, February 13, 2009

A Memorial: We miss you Grandpa and Steve

February is a hard month for me. Valentine's day is a hard day for me. I don't remember ever really liking it before Phillip came and made everything in life sweeter.

When I was 7 my grandfather, DeVoe Forsgren Mayhue, died the day before V-day.
Then 6 years ago, my parents and I left our house headed for the MTC (I entered on 2/19). We stopped at my sister's house in Sacramento on the way and left there Saturday morning headed for Grandma's house in northern Utah. We got there late that evening to find out my big brother had passed away, the day after Valentines day.

My Stevie with a note from his baby girl

His Obit:
8/19/65 ~ 2/15/03
DALLAS, TX -
Stephen LeRoy Browning, age 38, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2003 in Dallas, TX.
He was born August 19, 1965 in Provo, Utah the son of LeRoy and Linda Dee Mayhue Browning.
Surviving are his son, Caden Stephen, daughter, Kaylee Christine, Dallas, TX; parents, Fresno, CA; sisters, Barbara Lin Smith, Elk Grove, CA; Julianna Lin Browning, Fresno, CA; and grandmother, Edith Mayhue, Sunset, UT.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 22, 2003 at 2 p.m. at Lindquist's Clearfield Mortuary, 1050 South State Street. Friends and family may call one hour prior to services.
Interment, Clearfield City Cemetery. Steve is buried 2 spots away from Grandpa at this beautiful cemetery in Northern Utah.

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