Edythe Leavitt
Edythe Meralda Prisbrey Lytle Leavitt, age 96, died Sunday, September 30, 2012 in Caliente, Nevada. She was born January 3, 1916 in Overton, Nevada to Loren and Lydia Copper Prisbrey. On July 9, 1934 she married John V. Lytle in Las Vegas, Nevada. They had three children and later were divorced. On November 2, 1956 she married Eather M. Leavitt in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were sealed on March 21, 1959 in the St. George LDS Temple. He preceded her in death on June 9, 1993.
Edythe was raised by her mother and grandmother on the Cooper Ranch in Overton, Nevada after her father passed away when she was two. She raised her family in Las Vegas where she was engaged in improving the schools through PTA and other service clubs. She was tireless in her service in the LDS church, serving and teaching in Primary and later in the Temple. After Eather retired, they moved to Alamo where she briefly served as the Justice of the Peace. She will be remembered as an elect lady, small in stature, large in character.
Survivors include one son and two daughters: Naomi Brown of Alamo, NV; John (Mary Jean) Lytle of Las Vegas, NV; Sandra (Karl) Mendenhall of Payson, UT; step daughter, Judith (Shirl) Rawlings serving a mission in Nauvoo, IL; 23 grandchildren; 62 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday, October 5, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the Alamo LDS Chapel. Visitation will be from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. at the Alamo LDS Chapel prior to services. Interment will follow in the Pioneer Hill Memorial Cemetery in Overton, Nevada. Friends and family are invited to sign the online guest book at www.moapavalleymortuary.com.
