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Nellie Allen Leighton

Salt Lake City, Utah

1919 - 2019

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Nellie Allen Leighton 1919 - 2019Nellie Allen Leighton passed away peacefully on March 10, 2019, just 2 weeks after she surprised nearly 400 family and friends who flocked to Salt Lake City for her 100th birthday party. The impressive attendance spoke volumes for how many lives Nellie touched,...

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Please accept my heartfelt condolences on the death of your dear love one may God give you strength to endure this most difficult time of your life please read John 6:40

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So sorry to hear. She was very much loved by the entire Library staff. Her smiling face greeted us as we came to work.

My sincere condolences to your family for the loss of your love one. May the God of comfort be with you during this sad occasion and may his loving words at John 6:40 console your heart.

I have known and visited quite often with Nellie for the past 20 years as security officer for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, while she was faithfully serving as a missionary at the Family History Library. Her friendship and love for me never waned and she was always asking about my family and my five boys. I loved hearing all of her stories raising her children in California. She left a last impact on me and the entire Church. She is an example for all senior...

One of the sweetest people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing.
Jim Todd

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My deepest sympathies. May the "God of all comfort," help to ease the pain of your grief during this time.(1 Cor 1:3,4)