Priscilla (Percy) Richins

ALBION - Priscilla Marie Allred Richins (Percy), 77, passed away Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, at the Cassia Regional Hospital in Burley.

Percy was born May 5, 1939, in Mesa, Ariz., to Elwood and Glendora Allred. She moved to Burley, Idaho, when she was 18 months old and grew up there with three older brothers. During her senior year in high school she moved with her family to Logan, Utah, where she graduated high school. After graduation, she moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, and attended the University of Utah. That proved to be a beneficial time for her because that is where she met her future husband, Dean Richins. After a year at the U of U, she spent a year in Madrid, Spain, with her brother, Byron, and his family working at the US Embassy and touring Europe.

Marriage was in the future. Upon returning from Spain, and on Jan. 29, 1960, she and Dean were married in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. For four years their home was in Logan while Dean attended Utah State University and Percy worked at the University’s water lab - working on her PhT degree (Put Hubby Thru). During this time, three children were born, Greg, Janet and Curtis.

Dean took a “temporary” job in Southern California in 1964. While in California, Percy worked as a secretary for McDonnell Douglas Aerospace Systems in top-secret programs. After 12 years at that temporary job, they returned to the Cassia County area and moved to Albion where they’ve lived since 1976.

Percy was an accomplished pianist, organist, and accompanist. She enjoyed participating in many musical productions both in church and in the community. She was active in the LDS Church her entire life where she held many different positions and was ward organist and Primary pianist at the time of her death.

Her family and friends were her greatest joy. Her posterity numbers 18 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband, Dean; son, Greg (Julianne Jolley); daughter, Janet Treadaway (David); and son, Curtis (Michelle Marich); brothers, Byron Harvey Allred (Annlee Hatch) and Richard David Allred (Gay Banner); all of her posterity; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Eldene Stites (Steve); brother, Elwood Malcom Allred and his wife, Barbara Hall; and sister-in-law, Delores Varela Allred (Byron).

The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses at Cassia Regional Hospital and Parke View Rehabilitation and Care Center, as well as the Intermountain Homecare nurses for their loving care and concern of Mom.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Albion LDS Church, 889 S. Main St., in Albion. Burial will be in the Declo Cemetery.

Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, and from 10 until 10:45 a.m. Saturday, preceding the service at the church.