Early Life: Deah was born on June 26, 1929, in Victor, Idaho, where she lived on a small farm with her parents, Howard and Firl E. Bagley Tonks; brothers, Cleon and Gerald; and sisters, Evelyn and Carol. Growing up at the foot of the Tetons, she developed a strong work ethic and grew to love nature, the gospel and her family. She graduated from Madison High School in Rexburg, Idaho.
Secondary Education: Ricks College | BYU
Life's Work/Service/Interests: Deah majored in Business Education and minored in Music and Home Economics at Ricks College. In 1951, she transferred to Brigham Young University and graduated the following year with a Bachelor's degree in Business Education. She then moved to Salt Lake City to work as the secretary for the Placement Director of the University of Utah. She and Harvey J. Fletcher met in the University Ward there, fell in love, and married in the Idaho Falls Idaho LDS Temple on March 20, 1953. When Harvey began teaching Physics and Mathematics at BYU, the couple moved to Provo, where they raised their six children: Mary Lyn, Thomas, John, Deanna, Amy and Judy, with intermittent career leaves to New Jersey, California and Maryland. Deah and Harvey created a loving, secure home for their children and grandchildren, to whom Deah devoted herself completely. She loved her husband and family with a deep abiding love, sacrificed much for them and was exceptionally thoughtful and giving. Deah volunteered in the community, served on the PTA and was recognized for her dedicated service to the "Pennies by the Inch" drive for Primary Children's Medical Center. Hardworking and never idle, she was an avid reader and a talented homemaker, gardener, quilter, canner, seamstress, candy maker, organizer and genealogist. She loved music, played the clarinet and piano, sang in several choirs and nurtured musical talent in her children. Above all, Deah was devoted to her Heavenly Father and Savior, Jesus Christ; her faith in them was the foundation of her entire life. She served faithfully in the LDS Church in presidencies of the Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary and as a teacher in several organizations. She and Harvey served as temple workers in the Provo Utah LDS Temple and as full-time missionaries in the French-speaking Geneva, Switzerland Mission and in the Family History Center Mission in Salt Lake City. Deah also served several service missions in Provo, teaching genealogy classes and helping in the supervision of the Ancestral and Medieval file programs. Her faith, testimony and dedication to the gospel, is a legacy for her six children, 28 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Deah Tonks Fletcher, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend, passed away on February 15, 2014, in Provo, Utah, following a courageous battle with an extended illness. She was 84.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents; her sister, Carol Weatherston; and her great-grandson, Caleb Stecker.
Services: Edgewood Ward Chapel
Mortuary: Berg Mortuary
Obituary: Provo Daily Herald | 19 Feb 2014
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
Secondary Education: Ricks College | BYU
Life's Work/Service/Interests: Deah majored in Business Education and minored in Music and Home Economics at Ricks College. In 1951, she transferred to Brigham Young University and graduated the following year with a Bachelor's degree in Business Education. She then moved to Salt Lake City to work as the secretary for the Placement Director of the University of Utah. She and Harvey J. Fletcher met in the University Ward there, fell in love, and married in the Idaho Falls Idaho LDS Temple on March 20, 1953. When Harvey began teaching Physics and Mathematics at BYU, the couple moved to Provo, where they raised their six children: Mary Lyn, Thomas, John, Deanna, Amy and Judy, with intermittent career leaves to New Jersey, California and Maryland. Deah and Harvey created a loving, secure home for their children and grandchildren, to whom Deah devoted herself completely. She loved her husband and family with a deep abiding love, sacrificed much for them and was exceptionally thoughtful and giving. Deah volunteered in the community, served on the PTA and was recognized for her dedicated service to the "Pennies by the Inch" drive for Primary Children's Medical Center. Hardworking and never idle, she was an avid reader and a talented homemaker, gardener, quilter, canner, seamstress, candy maker, organizer and genealogist. She loved music, played the clarinet and piano, sang in several choirs and nurtured musical talent in her children. Above all, Deah was devoted to her Heavenly Father and Savior, Jesus Christ; her faith in them was the foundation of her entire life. She served faithfully in the LDS Church in presidencies of the Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary and as a teacher in several organizations. She and Harvey served as temple workers in the Provo Utah LDS Temple and as full-time missionaries in the French-speaking Geneva, Switzerland Mission and in the Family History Center Mission in Salt Lake City. Deah also served several service missions in Provo, teaching genealogy classes and helping in the supervision of the Ancestral and Medieval file programs. Her faith, testimony and dedication to the gospel, is a legacy for her six children, 28 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Deah Tonks Fletcher, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend, passed away on February 15, 2014, in Provo, Utah, following a courageous battle with an extended illness. She was 84.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents; her sister, Carol Weatherston; and her great-grandson, Caleb Stecker.
Services: Edgewood Ward Chapel
Mortuary: Berg Mortuary
Obituary: Provo Daily Herald | 19 Feb 2014
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
Early Life: Deah was born on June 26, 1929, in Victor, Idaho, where she lived on a small farm with her parents, Howard and Firl E. Bagley Tonks; brothers, Cleon and Gerald; and sisters, Evelyn and Carol. Growing up at the foot of the Tetons, she developed a strong work ethic and grew to love nature, the gospel and her family. She graduated from Madison High School in Rexburg, Idaho.
Secondary Education: Ricks College | BYU
Life's Work/Service/Interests: Deah majored in Business Education and minored in Music and Home Economics at Ricks College. In 1951, she transferred to Brigham Young University and graduated the following year with a Bachelor's degree in Business Education. She then moved to Salt Lake City to work as the secretary for the Placement Director of the University of Utah. She and Harvey J. Fletcher met in the University Ward there, fell in love, and married in the Idaho Falls Idaho LDS Temple on March 20, 1953. When Harvey began teaching Physics and Mathematics at BYU, the couple moved to Provo, where they raised their six children: Mary Lyn, Thomas, John, Deanna, Amy and Judy, with intermittent career leaves to New Jersey, California and Maryland. Deah and Harvey created a loving, secure home for their children and grandchildren, to whom Deah devoted herself completely. She loved her husband and family with a deep abiding love, sacrificed much for them and was exceptionally thoughtful and giving. Deah volunteered in the community, served on the PTA and was recognized for her dedicated service to the "Pennies by the Inch" drive for Primary Children's Medical Center. Hardworking and never idle, she was an avid reader and a talented homemaker, gardener, quilter, canner, seamstress, candy maker, organizer and genealogist. She loved music, played the clarinet and piano, sang in several choirs and nurtured musical talent in her children. Above all, Deah was devoted to her Heavenly Father and Savior, Jesus Christ; her faith in them was the foundation of her entire life. She served faithfully in the LDS Church in presidencies of the Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary and as a teacher in several organizations. She and Harvey served as temple workers in the Provo Utah LDS Temple and as full-time missionaries in the French-speaking Geneva, Switzerland Mission and in the Family History Center Mission in Salt Lake City. Deah also served several service missions in Provo, teaching genealogy classes and helping in the supervision of the Ancestral and Medieval file programs. Her faith, testimony and dedication to the gospel, is a legacy for her six children, 28 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Deah Tonks Fletcher, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend, passed away on February 15, 2014, in Provo, Utah, following a courageous battle with an extended illness. She was 84.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents; her sister, Carol Weatherston; and her great-grandson, Caleb Stecker.
Services: Edgewood Ward Chapel
Mortuary: Berg Mortuary
Obituary: Provo Daily Herald | 19 Feb 2014
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
Secondary Education: Ricks College | BYU
Life's Work/Service/Interests: Deah majored in Business Education and minored in Music and Home Economics at Ricks College. In 1951, she transferred to Brigham Young University and graduated the following year with a Bachelor's degree in Business Education. She then moved to Salt Lake City to work as the secretary for the Placement Director of the University of Utah. She and Harvey J. Fletcher met in the University Ward there, fell in love, and married in the Idaho Falls Idaho LDS Temple on March 20, 1953. When Harvey began teaching Physics and Mathematics at BYU, the couple moved to Provo, where they raised their six children: Mary Lyn, Thomas, John, Deanna, Amy and Judy, with intermittent career leaves to New Jersey, California and Maryland. Deah and Harvey created a loving, secure home for their children and grandchildren, to whom Deah devoted herself completely. She loved her husband and family with a deep abiding love, sacrificed much for them and was exceptionally thoughtful and giving. Deah volunteered in the community, served on the PTA and was recognized for her dedicated service to the "Pennies by the Inch" drive for Primary Children's Medical Center. Hardworking and never idle, she was an avid reader and a talented homemaker, gardener, quilter, canner, seamstress, candy maker, organizer and genealogist. She loved music, played the clarinet and piano, sang in several choirs and nurtured musical talent in her children. Above all, Deah was devoted to her Heavenly Father and Savior, Jesus Christ; her faith in them was the foundation of her entire life. She served faithfully in the LDS Church in presidencies of the Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary and as a teacher in several organizations. She and Harvey served as temple workers in the Provo Utah LDS Temple and as full-time missionaries in the French-speaking Geneva, Switzerland Mission and in the Family History Center Mission in Salt Lake City. Deah also served several service missions in Provo, teaching genealogy classes and helping in the supervision of the Ancestral and Medieval file programs. Her faith, testimony and dedication to the gospel, is a legacy for her six children, 28 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Deah Tonks Fletcher, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend, passed away on February 15, 2014, in Provo, Utah, following a courageous battle with an extended illness. She was 84.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents; her sister, Carol Weatherston; and her great-grandson, Caleb Stecker.
Services: Edgewood Ward Chapel
Mortuary: Berg Mortuary
Obituary: Provo Daily Herald | 19 Feb 2014
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
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