“How far you go in life depends on
you being tender with the young,
compassionate with the aged,
sympathetic with the striving
and tolerant of the weak and the strong . . .
because someday in life
you will have been all of these.”
~ George Washington Carver
Funeral Services
Monday, April 27, 2015 ~ 12:00 Noon
Parley’s 5th Ward Chapel
2625 East Stringham Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah
Pallbearers
James Mecham
Todd Daynes
Andrew Mecham
Christian Nielsen
Jonathan Lerwill
Alex Lowe
Allan Mecham
Matt Gardner
David Mecham
Adam Lewis
Services
Bishop Matthew Wirthlin, Conducting
Family Prayer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Mecham
Prelude Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Findlay
Opening Hymn. . . . . . . . . . Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren
Teach Me to Walk in the Light ~ Hymn #304
Invocation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Nielsen
Life Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Mecham
Musical Selection.. . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Dixon & Anthony Scharrier
Each Life that Touches Ours for Good
Accompanied by Marianne Mecham
Remarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosemary Schaub
Piano Solo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marianne Mecham
How Great Thou Art
Remarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig Mecham
Musical Selection.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Stutznegger
You Raise Me Up
Accompanied by Linda Findlay
Remarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bishop Matthew Wirthlin
Closing Hymn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hymn #284
If You Could Hie to Kolob
Benediction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary-Cristina Schaub
Postlude Music.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Findlay
Dedication of the Grave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald Schaub
Honorary Pallbearers
Brandon Daynes
James Mecham
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Mission
Colombia Medellin Mission
Interment
Salt Lake City Cemetery
4 Avenue & ‘N’ Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Posterity of Allan Elison and Marion Esther Mecham
George Michael Mecham
Andrew Mecham
Craig Worthington Mecham & Marianne Kelly Mecham
James Mecham
James, Marielle, Jason, Emilie
Andrea & Todd Daynes
Brandon, John, Abigail, David
Elizabeth & Christian Nielsen
Emma, Benjamin, Isabelle
Allan & Nina Mecham
Allan Dixon & Sherry Mecham
Meg & Adam Lewis
George, Lilly, Henry
Amy & Matthew Gardner
Anna, Abbey, James, Charlie, Lincoln
David Mecham
Rosemary & Donald Schaub
Jonathan & Maki Lerwill
Yamato, Lilly Mei
Mary-Cristina Schaub
Andrew, Mary Esther, Sarah Elise
Sarah & Alex Lowe
Samuel, Clementine
Marion Esther Dixon Mecham
April 22, 1913 – April 21, 2015
“For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in
the spirit, joying and beholding . . . the steadfastness of
your faith in Christ . . . so walk ye in Him.”
~ Colossians 2:5,6