Phoebe Ann Tawzer Obituary (1922

Phoebe Ann Tawzer, 92, of St George Utah, passed away peacefully September 28, 2014, at Cliff View Assisted Living. She was born January 11, 1922, at Rigby, Idaho. She was the fifth child born to Phoebe Lucinda Fisher Peterson and Hyrum Jeroyal Peterson. Her father was a dry farmer who homesteaded on Lower Pine creek in Swan Valley. She attended grade school in Swan Valley, Idaho, skipping the 5th grade. Her parents moved to Idaho Falls where she graduated from Idaho Fall high school in the spring of 1939. She met her future spouse Edwin Ralph Tawzer at a local Saturday night dance. She was attracted to him as he was a good dancer. They were married in her Aunt and Uncle Edwards home in July, 1939. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls temple. Together they enjoyed farming, traveling, wintering in Mesa Arizona and St George, Utah. She liked to dance, crochet, sew quilts, make crafts, and cook for her family. From the time she was twelve years old her mother taught her about family history. It became a lifelong project which she loved. She was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and served diligently. They moved to St George, Utah in January of 2007. Edwin passed away May 10, 2008. She is survived by her children: Charles E Tawzer (E. T.) of St George Utah; Lynn H. Tawzer (Dixie), Mesa Arizona ; and Holly Murdock (Brad) Idaho Falls, Idaho; 11 Grand Children; 38 Great Grandchildren; and 19 Great Great Grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin, daughter, Joy, great granddaughters, Kaylee Tawzer and Lindsey Tawzer . Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 2, at 11:00 a.m. at Serenity Funeral Home 1316 S. 400 E. #A3, St George, Utah 84790. Interment will take place at the Ammon Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho, at 12:00 p.m. Friday, October 3, 2014. You may share memories and condolences at www.serenitystg.com.