Shirlene Braithwaite Wiscombe
January 12, 1945 — June 26, 2010
Shirlene Braithwaite Wiscombe, age 65 of Mapleton, passed away Saturday, June 26, 2010. She was born January 12, 1945 in Spanish Fork, Utah to George Davis and Evelyn Clara Madsen Braithwaite. She married Edward M. Wiscombe July 15, 1966 in the Salt Lake Temple.
Shirlene was born and raised in Spanish Fork, graduating from High School and Seminary with honors in 1963. In 1961, she was a delegate to the United Nations Model Assembly at University of Utah. In 1963, she was a sterling scholar in foreign language for Utah in Russian. Shirlene attended both Utah State and B.Y.U.
Shirlene served as Relief Society President for several different wards. She also served as homemaking counselor, directed several family history centers and worked in the Provo Temple until her health prohibited her.
She is survived by her husband of Mapleton; one son and two daughters: Shelly (Eric) Flanders of Springville, Edward M. Jr. (Melissa) Wiscombe of Mapleton, Stacy Louise (Todd) Barney of Springville; and one granddaughter. She is also survived by two sisters: Arlene (Jim) Hendricks of Texas, and Connie Joy Rowe of Idaho. She was preceded in death by parents, one brother and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 11 a.m. in the LDS Chapel at 1600 North Main in Mapleton. There will be a viewing held Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Wheeler Mortuary, 82 West 400 North in Mapleton and Thursday at the church one hour prior to the services. Interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery.