Obituary of Marva Rix

Marva Rix, our beloved mother, sister and grandma, also known as Margie to her friends, died at her home in Edmonds on Saturday, 21 March 2009, at the age of 87 of causes incident to age.She was born 28 April 1921 in Morgan, Utah to Lafayette Heiner and Naomi Spackman. She grew up on the family farm in Morgan, but later moved to Seattle where she married Burton Wesley Rix on October 23, 1941.She is survived by her five children, Terry (Kristine) (Utah); Sharon Awtrey (Utah); Randy (Tacoma); Bonnie (Gary) Campbell (Hoquiam); and Robert (Edmonds); and by her two sisters, Joyce Fisher (Utah) and Faye (Glen) Detherage (Toledo). She is also survived by 16 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren. Burton, her husband and sweetheart of 66 years, passed away on November 2, 2007.Marva loved her family and her many friends and for whom she always had a ready hug. She enjoyed cake decorating, bowling, dancing, speed-walking, shopping and her sewing club friends. She was a waitress at the Flying Boots restaurant and at the Azalea Room of Frederick and Nelson (Aurora Village) for many years. Those who knew her will recognize two of her physical characteristics: fire engine red hair and her favorite color, orange.We look forward to the day when we will all have, because of our Savior, Jesus Christ, a joyful family reunion when we shall all be resurrected.She leaves a large hole in our lives and will be sorely missed.