Claudia Joyce Adams Halterman

Claudia Joyce Adams Halterman passed away peacefully holding her daughter's hand on September 10, 2012. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 10, 1929 to Claude Whitney and Cecil Pearl Tebbs Adams. She married Richard Jones Halterman on September 29, 1951 in the St. George Temple.

She is survived by her three sons and daughter, Rick (Sheila), Doug (Janine), Lon (Julie), and Suzanne (Brian) Ivie; 27 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, David Adams and Tebbs (Paula) Adams; and sister, Joan Lee. Preceded in death by her dear husband, Richard.

Claudia worked as a long distance phone operator for 48 years, retiring in 1989. She was raised in Parowan and Panguitch, Utah. She graduated from the Brigham Young Academy.

Mom loved music and passed this love on to her children and grandchildren. She loved to play the piano and ukulele. She was so happy to see her children and grandchildren develop their musical talents.

Mom taught all of us the value of hard work, always praising our accomplishments, big or small. She was our cheerleader in life. She taught her children Christian values by example and song.

Mom, you were the wind beneath our wings.

Funeral services will be held Friday, September 14, 2012 at Noon at the Holbrook Mortuary, 3251 South 2300 East, where friends and family can visit Thursday evening from 6:00 to 8:00pm and Friday morning from 10:30 to 11:30am prior to the service. Interment at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park. Messages and tributes to the family can be posted at: www.holbrookmortuary.com