Marjorie Beulah Post
June 29, 1937 — July 15, 2008
Marjorie Post
Marjorie Beulah Artz Post, age 71, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at her home in Overton, Nevada after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born June 29, 1937 to Claire Theodore and Beulah Agnes Barr Artz, the oldest of four daughters.
Marge was raised on a farm in North Dakota where she learned to work hard and enjoy life. On June 18, 1955 she married Walter Davis Post in Fairview, Montana. Together they had three children. Wallie was involved in road construction, so they lived in many cities in the western United States. In 1967, they settled near Hurricane, Utah, where they owned and operated a dance club with live country music. The Dixie Lounge became a very popular spot in Southern Utah. After moving to Washington, Utah, Wallie continue to entertain at local clubs. Later, Marge learned to play the keyboard and had fun entertaining with Wallie and their friends. Often on the weekends they had barbecues and jam sessions in their home.
In the early '80's, they moved to Overton, Nevada. Wallie preceded her in death in 1998. Marge still traveled to Montana in the summer and to Yuma, Arizona in the winters where she met up with family and friends. Marge volunteered at the senior center once a week and had many friends there. She was very active and enjoyed walking and her exercise classes that she did with her friends and sisters. She was involved in cancer awareness and enjoyed walking with the Relay For Life. She was a positive influence for her family and a great example of enduring to the end.
Survivors include two daughters and one son: Murray (Tonya); Valerie (Kit) Vowles; Laura (Andy) Lytle all of St. George, UT; 14 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; her mother, Beulah Artz of Overton, NV; three sisters: Gloria (Ronnie) Gross of ND; Clair Mae Falkenhagen of Overton, NV and Phila (Doug) Engmann of Overton, NV.
Funeral services will be Friday, July 18, 2008 at 11 a.m. at the Overton LDS Chapel. Visitation will be from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. prior to services at the chapel. Interment will follow in the Pioneer Hill Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Moapa Valley Mortuary. Friends and family are invited to leave a memory or sign on our online guest book at www.moapavalleymortuary.com.
The family wishes to thank the friends, neighbors and the staff of Virgin Valley Hospice for the care given to their mother.