Florence Velma Heywood Stratton, 83, of Snowflake passed away on Friday, June 26, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, from 6-8 p.m. at Owens Livingston Mortuary in Snowflake. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 3, at the Snowflake Main Street Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, preceded by a viewing at 9 a.m.
Velma was born to the late Yates and Florence Heywood Sept. 29, 1931, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
She graduated from Snowflake High School, where she met her husband Glen.
On June 25, 1952, she married Glen M. Stratton in the Mesa Arizona Temple.
Velma was an active member of the LDS church, where she served in the Primary, scouting program and Relief Society, and many others.
She loved to read, sing, tease and go out to eat. But the love of her life was her family. She was known for her homemade bread, chili beans and sense of humor. Velma was a great cook, a wonderful homemaker and a world-class wife, mother, grandmother and friend.
She was preceded in death by her parents and by her husband.
Survivors include 10 children, Carolyn Penrod (Gordon), Kent Stratton (Pam), Norma Schneider (Jeff), Mike Stratton, Julie McCray (Ray), Phil Stratton (Becky), Margie Wirth (Mark), Terry Stratton (Noelle), Jerry Stratton (deceased), Janet Chavez (Mike) and Paul Stratton (Kathleen); 34 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
