Brian Harris

Craig married Cheryl Lynn Markham. Cheryl (daughter of Jay Parsons Markham and Joy) was born 27 Jan 1969, Concord, Contra Costa, California, United States; died 22 Apr 2012, Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States; was buried 28 Apr 2012, American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet]

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had five children; one grandson, Conner Michael-Elliot Harris

Obituary on Anderson & Sons Mortuary's website:
Cheryl Lynn Markham Harris passed away suddenly on Sunday, April 22, 2012 at her older children's home in Spanish Fork, Utah. She was a bright light to those who knew her.
Born on January 27, 1969 in Concord, California to Jay and Joy Markham, she was the middle child of five. They moved from California to Farmington Hills, Michigan and then to Orem, Utah as she grew up. She always considered herself a "Michigander".
She met her best friend, Craig Clarke Harris while working at Domino's Pizza. They were married for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple on June 26, 1987 and spent the next nearly 25 years raising five wonderful children and moving from Utah to Nebraska, back to Utah and finally to Washington, Missouri.
She had just completed culinary school at Le Cordin Bleu in St. Louis, Missouri at the top of her class.
She is survived by her husband Craig, son Brian, daughters Brooke, BreLynne, and Brianna, new grandson Conner, her parents Jay and Joy Markham, brothers Stephen (Nina), David (Holly), Robert (Heather), sister Rebecca (Scott) Wedge, nieces, nephews, cousins, in laws, outlaws, and many dear friends. She was preceded in death by her precious son Bradley "Michael" less than a year ago. They are together again.
Funeral Services will be held at the American Fork 32nd Ward Chapel, 261 North 900 East in American Fork, Utah on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 11:00 am with a viewing at Anderson and Sons Mortuary, Friday, April 27, 2012 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. Friends and family are welcome to visit an hour Before the service on Saturday at the chapel.

Jay married Joy. [Group Sheet]

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IRA MARKHAM, FOUNDER OF LDS PAGEANT, DIES

ROY - Ira Joseph Markham, 84, church, business and community leader, died Jan. 24, 1989, of Parkinson's disease in an Ogden hospital.

He was founder of the Hill Cumorah Pageant, participating in the first production in 1937.He handled trusts and estate planning at Central Hanover Bank & Trust, New York City, and later became a systems and procedures designer for U.S. Steel. He retired from the Pittsburg, Calif., office after 25 years service.

In 1980, Mr. Markham received a Brigham Young University Emeritus Club award.

He was a high councilor in four stakes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was the church's first bishop in Concord, Calif.

For three years, he was a member of the Bay Area Writing Committee, which prepared priesthood lesson manuals for the church.

Mr. Markham served in the Canadian Mission in the mid-1920s, was a high priest in the Roy 11th Ward, and taught business and accounting at what was then Weber College beginning in 1939.

He was born Feb. 14, 1904, in Spanish Fork, to Ira M. and Rose Patterson Markham. He attended Spanish Fork schools, graduated from Spanish Fork High School, received a bachelor's degree in accounting and business from BYU and a master of business administration degree from New York University.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Roy 11th Ward, 2175 W. 4250 South. Friends may call at Larkin & Sons Mortuary, Adams Avenue at 24th Street, Ogden, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday and at the ward chapel until 10:45 a.m. Saturday

-Deseret News, Thursday, Jan. 26, 1989
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IRA JOSEPH MARKHAM DIES, A CUMORAH PAGEANT CREATOR

Ira Joseph Markham, 84, church, business and community leader, died Jan. 24, 1989, of Parkinson's disease in an Ogden hospital.

He was appointed to a committee to create the Hill Cumorah Pageant and participated in the first production in 1937.He handled trusts and estate planning at Central Hanover Bank & Trust, New York City, and later became a systems and procedures designer for U.S. Steel. He retired from the Pittsburg, Calif., office after 25 years service.

In 1980, Mr. Markham received a Brigham Young University Emeritus Club award.

He was a high councilor in four stakes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was the church's first bishop in Concord, Calif.

For three years, he was a member of the Bay Area Writing Committee, which prepared priesthood lesson manuals for the church.

Mr. Markham served in the Canadian Mission in the mid-1920s, was a high priest in the Roy 11th Ward, and taught business and accounting at what was then Weber College beginning in 1939.

He was born Feb. 14, 1904, in Spanish Fork, to Ira M. and Rose Patterson Markham. He attended Spanish Fork schools, graduated from Spanish Fork High School, received a bachelor's degree in accounting and business from BYU and a master of business administration degree from New York University.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Roy 11th Ward, 2175 W. 4250 South. Friends may call at Lar-kin & Sons Mortuary, Adams Avenue at 24th Street, Ogden, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday and at the ward chapel until 10:45 a.m. Saturday.

-Deseret News, Thursday, Jan. 27, 1989
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GETS OFFER OF DIRECTOR POST

Ira J. Markham, instructor in the department of business administration at Weber Colege, has been offered the post of department director for Utah by Joseph DeBrum of the department of business education, National Education Association.

Markham participated in the association convention in San Francisco July 3 to 6 inclusive, directing round table discussions during departmental sessions.

In offering the post, DeBrum wrote Markham as follows:

"Because of the most satisfactory manner in which you handled your convention responsibilities, you are my No. 1 choice for doing department director for Utah."

The position entails direction of membership activities in the state, serving as special reporter for the publication, "National Business News," and making of suggestions to the president and executive committee on the department service program. As department director, Markham will also be asked to cooperate with other officers in planning the 1940 convention. Markham has indicated he will accept the appointment.

-Ogden Standard Examiner, August 17, 1939, transcribed by Rhonda Holton

Ira married Beatrice Ann Parsons 5 Jun 1930, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Beatrice (daughter of James Henry Parsons and Inez Cooley) was born 12 Sep 1904, Newton, Cache, Utah, United States; died 3 Aug 1979, Concord, Contra Costa, California, United States; was buried 7 Aug 1979, Concord, Contra Costa, California, United States. [Group Sheet]