Margaret Krebs Midgley

Margaret Alvera Wallin Krebs Midgley, 91, of St. George passed away peacefully on March 19, 2007. Born March 13, 1916 to Alvin and Jennie Wallin in Tooele, Utah. Married Vaughn Matthew Krebs on June 30, 1937 in the Salt Lake Temple. He died in 1969. Married Eugene Thurgood Midgley on October 8, 1972 in the Salt Lake Temple. He died in 1998.

Margaret and Vaughn lived in Tooele, Panguitch and Murray, Utah. She and Gene lived in Sugarhouse. Margaret lived a life of love and service. She served in many callings in the LDS Church. She and Gene served as ordinance workers in the Salt Lake Temple and served a mission in North Carolina. Her posterity loved her. She made each of them feel they were her favorite.

She is survived by her children Valene (Ed) Tillack; Lydia (Ashel) Evans; and Glen (Donnia) Krebs; and Gene’s children (Marylyn) Midgley; Duane (Ina) Midgley; Lois (Jim) Hutchins; Norman Van (Helen Jane) Midgley; Dixie (Bill) Wagner; 57 grandchildren; 111 great grandchildren; and 10 great great grandchildren. Survived also by sisters, Bernice Gilmore and Elaine (Frank) Taylor and brothers, Marvin (Dorothy) Wallin and Robert (Jean) Wallin. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, her son A. Wayne Krebs and daughter and son-in-law William O. and Margaret Ann Adams, Gene’s son Eugene L “Ted” Midgley and four grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, March 24, 2007 at the Murray 3rd Ward Chapel (160 East 4600 South, Murray, Utah). Viewing will be Friday, March 23 from 6-8 p.m. at Jenkins Soffe Mortuary, 4760 So. State Street, and Friday from 9:30 -10:45 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Murray Utah Cemetery.