Lura Stapley Obituary (1921

Lura was born 28 January 1921, in Cedar City, Utah, to LaFayette Junior McConnell and Pearl Robb McConnell. On 21 May 1949, she married J. Smith Stapley in Las Vegas, Nevada. They shared many wonderful years together until Smith passed away in 1997.Lura loved to travel and went on many trips with friends made over the years. Those friendships and stories of her travels were a source of joy for her the rest of her life. Smith and Lura also loved fishing and rock hounding. Weekends and later after retirement, they could be found pursuing those hobbies with great enthusiasm.Lura was instrumental in the formation of Credit Unions in the state and served on the Board of Directors for the Utah State Credit Union League for many years. Lura also loved bowling and had an impressive average that allowed her and her team-mates to travel to the Womens International Bowling Congress Championships several times.Lura is survived by her two children; daughter Janet S. Petty, husband Reed and their children, Matthew and Kristen; her son Dale K. Stapley, wife Julie and their children, Jordan and Shaun.Funeral services will be held at Southern Utah Mortuary (190 N. 300 W., Cedar City, UT) on Friday, April 9, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. A visitation will be held prior to the funeral at 10:00 a.m. Interment will be in the Cedar City Cemetery under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary.