Pauline Hunt Bigler, 82, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, from natural causes. Funeral services were held Nov. 19 at the Snowflake Main Street Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was born July 17, 1934, in Buhl, Idaho. She was the third child of the late Fay Hunt and Nellie Roberts Hunt Mills. She graduated from Buhl High School in 1953. Pauline married her sweetheart, Larry Kenneth Bigler, on Feb. 18, 1955, in the Mesa Arizona Temple. She devoted her life to her husband, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, friends and neighbors, but most importantly to her Father in Heaven. She had a strong testimony of Jesus Christ. She served in various organizations for the LDS church, serving in Primary Presidencies and as a teacher. She loved working with children. She also served in the Relief Society for many years as the Compassionate Service leader. She never tired of serving others. She also loved working in the Snowflake Temple for 11 years. Pauline was a great cook, baker, quilter and loved her beautiful flowers in the summer. She also enjoyed genealogy work. Her greatest joy came from spending time with her family; she especially loved to play with her grand and great-grandchildren, whom she deeply loved. She leaves a legacy of love, devotion and faith to her six children, 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father, Fay Hunt; her mother, Nellie Roberts Hunt Mills; her brother, Richard Hunt; and her two sisters, Dixie Smith and Helen Anderson. Survivors include her loving husband, Larry Kenneth Bigler; and her six children, including daughters Debra Swan (Richard) of Provo, Utah, Linda Ottmann of Snowflake, Marlene Paulsen (Nolan) of Ridgecrest, Calif., and Lisa Bruce (John) of Snowflake, and sons Larry D. Bigler of Gilbert and Kenneth Bigler of Phoenix. Norvel Owens Mortuary of Flagstaff was in charge of the arrangements.
