Maybelle Stillman, 87

Our sweet, sweet mom, Maybelle Stillman passed away on the beautiful Sabbath morning of July 18, 2010, in West Jordan, Utah. She was born May 26, 1923, in Kalispell, the daughter of Victor Elmer Munter and Clara Tomina Christopherson Munter. She attended Northside grade school, seventh and eighth grades at Central in Kalispell and graduated in 1941 from Flathead County High School. She married Theron Jackson Stillman in Kalispell on Feb.10, 1945. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Cardston, Alberta, Church of Latter-day Saints Temple on Feb. 15, 1964. As a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served in many callings. She was a primary teacher for over 20 years and was given a pin for her years of service. As a member of the Relief Society she served as social relations specialist, secretary to the Ward Relief Society presidency, as a visiting teacher and worked in genealogy extraction. She so enjoyed extracting (both in Montana and Idaho) and would always comment and marvel as to how far back the work was. She particularly enjoyed the people she was working on who came over on the Mayflower. Maybelle loved to make pillows. She would stitch specialized pillows in shapes that matched the person it was for. She made racecars, spud (couch potato) pillows and more. She also started quilting in her 60s, doing all the stitching by hand. It was just her extra personalized touch. She also loved cars (having grown up with a mechanic father) and was very knowledgeable about cars and surprised many with this interest. She loved her sister Doris, and spent as much time as she could with her enjoying endless visiting. She loved to go on day trip rides. You could never visit Mom without going on, at the very least, a couple of rides. It was the best, as was she. She leaves with us her deep testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the perfect example of living what she so firmly believed in. Thank you, Mom. Maybelle is survived by her children, Ted and Claudia Stillman, Gary O. and Jeanine Stillman, Larry A. and Loydene Stillman, Joanne J. and John Henden, Melanie G. Morrison, Tim K. Stillman and daughter-in-law, Kathy K. Stillman; 23 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Theron J. Stillman; four children, Vickie M. Stillman, Daniel J. Stillman, Robert J. Stillman and Ronald R. Stillman; a granddaughter, Jennifer Rebecca Stillman; and two brothers and one sister. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 23, in the Highland LDS 5th Ward Chapel, preceded by a viewing from 9 to 9:45 a.m. (10115 York Shire Drive, South Jordan, Utah). A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 24, in the C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery in Kalispell. We wish to thank Dr. Steven Warren and the staff of Copper Ridge Care Center; in particular, nurses Dawna, Lynn, Alma and aid Tiffany, for their kind and loving care of our mother. We appreciate her sweet roommate Helen for being Mom s angel. We love you all. Condolences can be made to the family at serenicare.com.