| Name |
John Hicken Mabey |
| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Birth |
23 Jun 1931 |
South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
12 Apr 1940 |
1300 West North Of 10400 South, South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah [2] |
- Walter A Mabey, owns home worth $4000 on farm, Head, M, W, 46, M, completed 1 year high school, born in Utah, Laborer, Farm, own account
Ethel H Mabey, Wife, F, W, 46, M, completed 1 year college, born in Utah
Helen Mabey, Daughter, F, W, 17, S, attended school, completed 2 years high school, born in Utah
Sherman W Mabey, Son, M, W, 14, S, attended school, completed 7 years school, born in Utah
John H Mabey, Son, M, W, 8, S, attended school, completed 2 years school, born in Utah
Janice Mabey, Daughter, F, W, 6, S, born in Utah
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| Census |
6 May 1950 |
Farm on Lower Road, South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah [3] |
- Walter A Mabey, Head, White, Male, 56, Married, born in Utah, Farms own farm
Ethel H Mabey, Wife, White, Female, 56, Married, born in Utah, 3rd & 4th grade Teacher, South Jordan School
J. H. Mabey, Son, White, Male, 18, never married, born in Utah, Farm Helper, Farm
Janice Mabey, Daughter, White, Female, 16, never married, born in Utah
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| Info |
- John Hicken Mabey, Jr., #208;
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| Death |
16 Apr 2022 |
South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah [1] |
| Obituary |
19 Apr 2022 |
Salt Lake City, Utah [4] |
- John Hicken (JH) Mabey peacefully passed away on Easter weekend at home on April 16, 2022, next door to the homes where he grew up in South Jordan, Utah. JH dedicated his life to Jesus Christ and His gospel. His life was a blessing to all as he shared his wit, love, and testimony. JH enjoyed gardening vegetables and flowers, a competitive game of Rook, any BYU sporting event, being with family, and sharing ice cream.
JH was born June 23, 1931, to Walter Amos and Ethel Ione Hicken Mabey. He grew up on his father's farm where he learned to work, "one of the great blessings given me by my father." JH passed those same blessings on to his children. During high school he especially enjoyed Seminary. JH attended the University of Utah while he prepared to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. His first call was canceled due to the Korean War. Then because of a heart condition he was declared ineligible for both military and mission service. After months of prayer and determination he was eventually called to the Northern California Mission.
Near the end of his mission, he met Sister Velma Pocock in the mission office. He later appeared on her front porch unannounced the day she just happened to return to her Tooele home. JH and Velma were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple, June 22, 1955. Together they raised their family of six children. While JH was busy with his career and church service, Velma was behind the scenes running a busy household and tirelessly supporting JH in his many callings. They served together in the England Birmingham Mission in 1994-96. During his last years JH expressed many times his deep gratitude for Velma's love and devotion.
JH received a BS in Secondary Instruction from Brigham Young University and after began his career as a Seminary and Institute Instructor in the Church Education System. He was a seminary teacher between 1956 and 1985, earning a master's degree in 1963 from BYU in religious education. For his last eight years of teaching he lovingly taught and served alongside his brothers and sisters at the Utah State Prison Institute until 1993. Brother Mabey was a master teacher of the gospel who touched many lives, not only in the mission field, seminary, and institute, but with everyone he met, including his years of church service as Bishop of the South Jordan 1st Ward, 1965-69; South Jordan Stake Presidency, 1969-78; Stake Patriarch, 1978-96; Sealer at the Jordan River Temple, 1982-2018; Sunday School teacher and ministering brother.
JH is survived by his wife Velma; six children, John Jr. (Cristine), Salt Lake City; Deanna M. Allred (Jim), West Jordan; Stewart D. (Christy), Buhl, Idaho; Todd M. (Laura), Torrance, California; Lee W. (Marlene), Ririe, Idaho; Jeanette M. Hales (Kelly), Highland; 25 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents; sister, Helen M. Burgon; brother, Sherman W. Mabey; sisters Janice M. Miner and Arlene Mabey.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the South Jordan River Ridge Stake Center, 10190 South 1000 West, South Jordan, Utah. Viewings will be held at the stake center Friday, April 22, between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m., and Saturday morning between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Interment, South Jordan City Cemetery.
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| Witness-Obituary |
- Sherman W. Mabey passed away at his home on September 7, 2008. He resided at 10127 South 1300 West in South Jordan, Utah at the time of his death.
He was born March 28, 1926 to Walter Amos Mabey and Ethel Ione Hicken in South Jordan. On June 16, 1948, Sherm married Bonnie Joan Neel in the Salt Lake Temple. They made their home in South Jordan where they raised their four children and spent almost 54 years building a life together. Sherm graduated from Jordan High School and from the University of Utah with a degree in electrical engineering. He served in the United States Navy during World War II was employed for 41 years by IBM in the field engineering division. His loves included his family and the farm. He loved to spend his time farming on the family farm in South Jordan. He was a member of the Utah Farm Bureau, and the farm is registered as a Century Farm. Sports were another life-long interest. He played or coached sports for the majority of his life, including playing Church basketball and fast pitch softball and coaching his sons and grandsons. If there was a game at Bingham High School, Sherm was there to lend his support to the team. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he sang in the Church choir for the majority of his life and shared his talent at missionary farewells, Church or memorial services. Music was a joy for him.
He is survived by children Rolayne (David) Hansen, Modesto, California; Karen (Kent) Johnson, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Steven (Janet) Mabey, South Jordan, Utah; and Brian (Bernice) Mabey, Page, Arizona; sister, Helen Burgon and brother, John Hicken (Velma) Mabey; 24 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie; parents, Walter and Ethel Mabey; sisters, Arlene Mabey and Janice Miner, and grandson, Alex Walter Hansen.
Funeral Services will be held Friday, September 12, 2008 at 2 p.m. at the River Ridge 2nd Ward Chapel, 10194 South 1000 West. Friends and Family may call on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at Jenkins-Soffe South Valley Mortuary, 1007 West South Jordan Parkway (10600 South) from 6-8 p.m. and on Friday from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Church.
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| Reference Number |
15249 |
| Person ID |
I15172 |
Maybee Society |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
1931 - 2022 (90 years)
