Mary Magdeline

1913 - 2010  (96 years)

• Name	Mary Magdeline
  Born	9 Sep 1913	Woodruff, Navajo, Arizona, United States
  Gender	Female
  Died	28 Feb 2010	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  Buried	City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona
  	Burial: City of Mesa Cemetery Mesa Maricopa County Arizona, USA Find A Grave Memorial# 48989640
  Person ID	I621	Muse-Nagy
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	James Byrum Pace
  Mother	Adeline Savage
  Family ID	F219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gove Liahona Allen,   b. 26 Jul 1907,   d. 26 Sep 1951, Salt Lake, Utah, United States  (Age 44 years)
  Married	1933	Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Gary Byrant Allen,   b. 15 Mar 1938, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States ,   d. 15 Aug 1976, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States  (Age 38 years)   4. Mary JaNeanne Allen,   b. 8 Nov 1941, Arizona ,   d. 9 Jun 2013, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2015
  Family ID	F218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Sep 1913 - Woodruff, Navajo, Arizona, United States Married - 1933 - Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Died - 28 Feb 2010 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Buried - - City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Birth: Sep. 9, 1913 Woodruff Navajo County Arizona, USA Death: Feb. 28, 2010 Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Utah, USA Mary Magdalene Pace Allen 1913 ~ 2010 Mary Magdalene Pace Allen, age 96, passed away February 28, 2010, due to natural causes. Maggie was born to James Byrum Pace and Adeline Savage on September 9, 1913, in Woodruff, AZ. All of her great-grandparents participated in the Mormon Exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah. Called to serve, they later pioneered northern Arizona. She was one of 10 children. She graduated from Snowflake High School at 16 and went to college in Flagstaff to pursue a career in teaching. Her first assignment was in a one-room schoolhouse in Woodruff, AZ. In her career, she taught every grade. She continued in the profession for 37 years teaching through the Great Depression, World War II, in several communities in Arizona before settling in the Mesa School District. She taught about 1200 students. After retiring from teaching she moved to St. Johns, AZ. where she enjoyed community service and many friends and family there. She met her husband, Gove L. Allen of Mesa, AZ, while they were both attending college to become educators. They were married in the Mesa LDS Temple in 1933. They had four children, Gove L. Jr., Gary B., Mary JaNeanne, and Loren P. They spent summers with their children in Greeley, Colorado while obtaining Masters Degrees. Gove Sr. died in 1951. She was known for her sharp intellect, vivid memory, strong sense of family, strong work ethic, integrity and creativity. She was especially talented in writing and sewing. She blessed many lives with her exceptional creative talents. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints all of her life and a dedicated church worker including, teaching, Stake Junior Sunday School Coordinator, YW Presidency. Maggie was residing with her daughter JaNeanne in Salt Lake City for the past four years. While there, she produced nearly 2,000 quilt tops for the LDS Humanitarian Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Gove L. Allen, son, Gary Allen (Pam), grandsons Jeremy and Peter Allen, siblings Wilson, Beth Elledge, Glen, Ruth Bowers, Marion Fields, Paul, Lincoln, and Jimmy. She is survived by sister Gwendolyn Udall (Keith), sisters-in-law Mary A. Hardison, Henrietta Allen, Lois P. Allen, children, Gove L. Allen Jr. (Mary), JaNeanne A. Webster (Jim), Loren Pace Allen (Sandy). Maggie leaves behind 24 grandchildren, 63 great-grandchildren and 24 great great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews who she knew and loved. A memorial service/viewing will be held Wednesday, March 3rd at 6:30 p.m. in the Larkin Mortuary Chapel, 260 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 6th at 10 a.m. in the old 2nd Ward building at 15 West 1st Ave in Mesa, AZ. Family will receive friends one hour prior to service. Interment, Mesa City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the LDS Perpetual Education Fund Deseret News, March 2, 2010 --------------- Allen, Mary Magdalene Pace Mary Magdalene Pace Allen, or Grandma/Aunt Maggie, passed away February 28, 2010, from causes incidental to old age. She was 96 years old. Maggie was born to pioneering parents James Pace and Adeline Savage on September 19, 1913, in Woodruff, AZ, a small farming settlement in Northern Arizona. She was one of 8 children. Only one- Gwendolyn Udall of St. Johns/Mesa, AZ survives her. Maggie graduated from Snowflake High School and went to NAU in Flagstaff to pursue a career in teaching. Her first assignment was in a one-room schoolhouse in Woodruff, with her youngest brother, Lincoln, as one of the students. She continued in the profession for 37 years teaching through the Great Depression, World War II, and on into the 1970's. Maggie taught more than 1185 students and she could remember and write down each of their names nearly up to the end of her life. She met her husband, Gove Allen of Mesa, AZ, while attending college. He too became a teacher and coach. They were married in the Mesa LDS Temple in 1933. They had four children - Gove L. Allen, Jr. of Mesa, AZ, Gary Allen (deceased), JaNeanne Webster of Salt Lake City, and Loren Allen or Orem, Utah. The family used to spend summers in Greenley, CO, where Maggie and Gove earned their Master's degrees. (Maggie's certificate said Doctorate but she never took advantage of it.) Gove Sr. died in 1951. Maggie raised their small family on her own to produce an attorney, and industrial arts teacher, a graphic designer/artist and a master craftsman, all college graduates. Recently Maggie resided with daughter JaNeanne in Salt Lake City. It is estimated that she produced nearly 4000 quilt tops for the LDS Humanitarian Center. Maggie leaves behind 24 grandchildren, 63 great-grandchildren and 24 great great grandchildren, all of whom she knew by name and for most had made a quilt. Larkin's Mortuary of Salt Lake City is handling final arrangements. A memorial service/viewing is Wednesday March 3 at 6:30 PM in mortuary chapel at 260 South Temple. Funeral services are Saturday, March 6 at 10:00 AM in the old 2nd Ward building in Mesa, AZ. She will buried beside her husband in the Mesa Cemetery. Meldrum Mortuary handled the final arrangements in AZ. To sign the guestbook please visit www.meldrummortuary.com. -Arizona Republic, March 3, 2010, B6 Family links: Parents: James Bryum Pace (1872 - 1933) Adeline Savage Pace (1882 - 1932) Children: Gary Byrum Allen (1938 - 1976)* Mary Ja Neanne Allen Webster (1941 - 2013)* Siblings: Levi Wilson Pace (1901 - 1998)* Lydia Elizabeth Pace Elledge (1903 - 1977)* Glenn Smith Pace (1907 - 1996)* Ruth Pace Bowers (1909 - 1994)* Marion LaPriele Pace Fields (1911 - 1965)* Mary Magdalene Pace Allen (1913 - 2010) Paul Savage Pace (1916 - 1969)* Gwendolyn Vivian Pace Udall (1918 - 2012)* James Byrum Pace (1921 - 1927)* Lincoln O'dell Pace (1923 - 2009)*