Roxie H. Russon

June 21, 1916 - May 14, 2017

Roxie Hansen Russon 1916 - 2017 Roxie Eloise Hansen Russon, passed away Sunday May 14, 2017, Mother’s Day. She endured to the end. She was born to Thomas G. Hansen and Annie Barton Hansen, June 21, 1916, in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Roxie graduated from American Fork High School. She met her eternal companion on New Year’s Eve and was married a year and a half later to Leonard Elmo Russon in the Salt Lake Temple on June 14, 1934. They were the proud parents of five children. After a few years of marriage, they moved to Lehi where she lived out the remainder of her life. She was taught to work hard and always be on time which she carried with her throughout her life. She was involved with the Olympian Literary Club. She enjoyed camping and being in the outdoors with her family. She loved hand work, she learned how to crochet by trial and error but felt it was very relaxing. She also learned and enjoyed making ceramic dolls. She always felt she was given some of her talents later in life but appreciated those talents given to her from her Father in Heaven. Roxie was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fulfilling temple assignments and serving a church mission with Elmo at the Provo Tabernacle. She served in the Stake and Ward Relief Society, Primary and Young Women organizations throughout her life. She spent her life serving her family and friends with dedication, kindness and love. She will be greatly missed by all those who had the pleasure to be part of her life. Her kindness, her love, and positive words of encouragement will never be forgotten. She is proceeded in death by her eternal companion Elmo, sons Merlin, Kay, Scott and Baby Boy Russon. She is survived by daughter DeAnn (Kent) Thrasher, son Neil (Eva) Russon, daughters-in-law Sharlene Russon and Lynette Russon, 20 grandchildren, 56 great grandchildren and 30 great-great grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held Friday, May 19, 2017 at 11:00 at the Lehi East Stake Center, 851 North 1200 East, Lehi, UT where Viewings will be held Thursday, May 18th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm and prior to services on Friday from 10:00 to 10:45 am. Interment in Lehi City Cemetery, 1100 North 400 East, Lehi, UT. Funeral Directors: Utah Valley Mortuary.