Farewell, Sisters

The time has come – as it often does for many of our ward members – for Barbara Pinder, Carol Simillion and Darlene Rice, to move to northern Utah to be closer to family.  A party at the home of Paul and Lynda Hallman on Monday, February 29, celebrated the lives and service of these three beautiful sisters and gave ward members the chance to say goodbye.

Barbara Pinder, a former school teacher and longtime temple worker on the early morning shift at the St. George Temple, has lived in Bloomington for more than 21 years, in fact, “I had plans to die here” she states with her usual good humor.  She will soon be moving into a new home in Draper.

Carol Simillion, a resident of St. George since moving from Steamboat Springs, Colorado in 1993, jokes she came from the snow to the desert and “from a ski area job to the Senior Games.”  Sister Simillion will soon be relocating to Centerville to be closer to her daughter and grandchildren.

Darlene Rice, a familiar face who has been leading the music in the B7 Ward Relief Society for many years and a Bloomington resident for 23 years, will have a new address in Draper.

All three say they will miss the B7 Ward and the many people they have come to know and love.  No question, their sweet spirits and deep testimonies have made an impression on us all.  They will be missed among our membership.