Beverly Thompson

1928 - 2016

Beverly Boulter Thompson

Washington

Beverly Boulter Thompson, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, educator and author, originally of Draper, Utah and for the past 25 years of Washington, Utah, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 20th 2016. Her husband of 68 years was sleeping peacefully by her side.

Her life was one that began in a humble two-room home without indoor plumbing, to one of extraordinary achievement and accomplishments. She graduated top of her class from Jordan High School and was awarded a full scholarship to University of Utah but could not afford the additional expense so she postponed her college for 12 years. In the meantime she became engaged and married to her eternal sweetheart James C. "Jimmie" Thompson in the Salt Lake Temple in April 1948. They soon moved to Draper and had four children and she was active in a number of church callings, Lady Lions, PTA and as a part-time librarian.

She finally began a lifetime dream of attending college at the age of 30 at BYU where she graduated with a degree in education graduating Magna Cum Laude. She was immediately recruited by the Utah Public Education Department to write elementary curriculum. Soon thereafter she taught 4th and 2nd grades. But while teaching she completed her Masters Degree in education which earned an appointment as Principal at Alta View Elementary school. During this time she was an officer and member of Alpha Delta Kappa honorary teacher's Sorority. Within a few years she opened the new Rosemont elementary school starting the first team-teaching program then the first year-round schedule in the State of Utah. Meanwhile her sons both served missions to Japan and all four children were married in LDS temples. She was also appointed to the Board of Alta View Women's Hospital.

She retired after 20 years of education and numerous church callings with her husband to Washington, Utah and began work on her historical novel "The Faith of Phebe", the story of her ancestral pioneer Phebe Draper Palmer Brown, one of four women who marched the distance with the Mormon Battalion then helped settle Draper, Utah. Her novel was sold through over a hundred bookstores and is in its second printing. She also wrote "Kick up Your Heals and Retire" and a compilation of family pioneer stories.

She and her husband fulfilled a life-long goal to serve as missionaries. Their assignment was as tour guides to the St. George historical sites.

Beverly survived three rounds of breast cancer, two heart attacks, congestive heart failure, aortic stenosis, a crushed shoulder and a stroke. Yet she outlived the expectations of all her doctors. She is survived by her eternal husband, Jimmie, children James Roy, Cynthia Giles ( her husband Eric), Kerry Dale ( his wife Cindy). She has lovingly joined her daughter Susan T. Dayton who passed away in 2010 (survived by her husband Dr. Merril T Dayton). She is also survived by 17 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.

Services will be held on Wednesday November 23rd at LDS chapel 700 Telegraph Rd. Washington, Utah 10 am viewing and 11 am memorial. Also Saturday November 26 at LDS Draper 2nd Ward Chapel approximately 1617 E 12700 South Draper, Utah, 10 am viewing, 11 am service. Interment in Draper cemetery.