Belva Day
(EIR pg. 342)
B: 24 May 1910
D: 02 Nov 2006
Burial: Fillmore, Utah

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Drug Store STR

Garden Clip

1995

After work at the Drug Store, Belva would relax by spending some time in her garden. Erven had helped prepare the space between the water ditch and the river. Terraces and pathways were built, and plants and figures were selected to create a Japanese look. Entrance to the garden was over a curved concrete bridge leading to many paths. With age came reduced energy, and soon the garden was reclaimed by nature. Plants died, trees fell, bushes became overgrown and soon the paths and walls were not easily recognized by an unfamiliar visitor.

The Japanese garden was reclaimed by Tom Leo and Kay Day along with Tom's Children Cristie, Nick, and Brian Day during summer of 1994 and 1995, after many years of neglect and overgrowth. There is much potential here... however, a garden needs a gardener to remind it of its potential. See video of garden by clicking on icon at left.
In 1998, Belva underwent surgery to repare a broken ankle and knee replacement. She returned to her home in Fillmore in July 1998 to rest and mend.

On November 2, 2006 she died in Fillmore, Utah. She is burried in the Fillmore Cemetery.

Daila Paxton & Belva Jane at Fillmore Cemetary

Daila and family members at Fillmore Cemetary

November 2006