Mildred Fox Metcalf

Mildred Fox Metcalf Will Be Missed Mildred died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, March 25, 2008. She was born and raised in Richmond, Indiana, to become a very bright and pretty young woman, graduating from Earlham College with a triple major in English, Latin, and Music. She taught all three to high school students for three years, then married her college cheerleader sweetheart, John. They traveled the rural southwest together in the late 1930's as he surveyed the soils for the Soil Conservation Service. Two boys came along just as John went off to World War II. Mildred raised the kids for two years in Indianapolis 'til John came home, then the family moved to Utah, where they stayed 'til the boys grew up and went off to college and the military. Mom played and taught piano all her life, learned to play the organ, and came to Salt Lake where she was the organist at Wasatch Presbyterian Church for 27 years 'til after John's death in 1984. Never outgoing, and uncomfortable in large groups, she was nevertheless a bright and congenial conversationalist one-on-one, and continued reading and staying up-to-date long after her arthritis quieted her piano. She kept the large print publishers in business literally 'til the day she died. If we asked her a question as youngsters, she and dad would always say, "Look it up, so you'll remember it." She leaves a legacy of honesty, integrity, and memories of bright eyes and a smile, always happy to see us on our visits, her mind still bright even as her body aged away. We thank Dr. Mary Jane Norman and the staff at Garden Terrace Nursing Facility for their gentle and caring way with a special lady for whom they cared a great deal. Preceded in death by her husband, John, and son, Donald, she is survived by son, Tom, grandkids, Ian, Tim, Sarah, Tom, John, and Erin, and great-grandchildren Ryan and Mason. Memorial service will be at Wasatch Presbyterian Church on Sat., March 29, at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Utah Humane Society.