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Mabey, Rendell N. (b. 1908) — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah, August 8, 1908. Son of Charles Rendell Mabey. Republican. Lawyer; farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1936; member of Utah state house of representatives, 1942-50; Speaker of the Utah State House of Representatives, 1947-48. Mormon. Member, Sigma Nu.
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REAPER - Swiss Mission,
Volume 3, No. 43, page 1,
Saurday, August 7, 1965
MABEY FAMILY ARRIVES
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The big day has come. At 10:35 today, Thursday, August 12, President Rendell N. Mabey, his wife Rachel and their son Thomas arrived at the Kloten airport. There were many on hand to greet them as members and missionaries combined their ranks to give the Mabeys a welcome they will never forget. A huge banner spelling out "Welcome Mabeys" was displayed as the Mabeys deplaned and made their way to the airport terminal. First to greet the incoming family was Pres. Russon. After customs, the family proceeded to the parking lot where they were greeted personally by the group and all joined in singing "Sehet Ihr Völker".
In assuming presidency of the Swiss Mission, President Mabey relinquishes leadership of the Bountiful East Stake which he has directed for the past 2 years. He has previously served as Bishop of the Bountiful 17th Ward, high priest group leader, and as an officer and teacher in various priesthood and auxiliary organizations. From 1929-1931 President Mabey served as a missionary in the German-Austrian Mission.
A son of the late Charles R. Mabey, former governor of Utah, President Mabey was reared in Salt Lake City. An attorney and businessman, President Mabey is a member of a Salt Lake City law firm. He is chairman of the board of Bountiful State Bank, a director of Bear River State Bank, Bountiful City attorney, general counsel for Western Industrial Shares and a member of the board of Investment Management Corp. In addition, Pres. Mabey is chairman of the Weber College Board of Trustees, a former speaker of the Utah House of Representatives and former state senator. He married Rachel Wilson, and they have four children: Rendell N. Jr., Waterton, Mass.; Jane, who will arrive on the 24th of August; Ralph R., present EIS man in Frankfurt; and Thomas C., who arrived today with his parents.
Sister Mabey has been very active in the Church throughout her life. At the time of her call she was teaching Sunday School in the Bountiful 17th Ward. She has served in the past as ward Relief Society and YWMIA president, as Primary stake board member and in various other positions. Our new mission parents are certainly well qualified for their positions as we can see by their achievements. We are all looking forward to getting to know them and we know that under their guidance the Swiss Mission will thrive.
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Obituary: Mabey, Rachel Ivins Wilson
Rachel W. Mabey 1912 ~ 2004 Rachel Ivins Wilson Mabey, a woman of spiritual courage and quiet love, died in Salt Lake City, October 29, 2004. She was 92.
Rachel was born January 31, 1912 in Colonia Juarez, Mexico to Guy C. Wilson and Anna Lowrie Ivins. She was the fourth of eight children. Her family fled the Mormon Colonies when Rachel was six months old as a result of the Mexican Revolution. She was raised in Salt Lake City and graduated from LDS High
School where her father was president. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Utah. At the university, Rachel met Rendell N. Mabey. They were married December 24, 1933 in the Salt Lake Temple by Rachel's grandfather, Anthony W. Ivins. Ren died four years ago, after 57 years of marriage. Rachel and Ren are the parents of six children, all of whom survive (except John Ivins), Rendell N. Jr. (Dorothy), Richard Ivins, Jane Afton, Ralph Rampton (Sylvia), and Thomas Charles (Shauna). They have 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Rachel's sisters Marguerite Wilson,
Florence Anderson, and Antoinette Daynes pre-ceded her in death. Her twin sister, Rebecca Hodge; her sister, Ruth Wil-son; and her brother, Grant Wilson, survive her. Rachel was a poet, a Scrabble competitor, and possessor of a wry humor. She was also the quiet conscience and unshakeable support of
her husband through his public life of business, political, and church service. She was ever the loving, and prayerful mother, never complaining to anyone, even in her final decline, always eager to be with or hear from her children. A sweet natured, rock solid pioneer, she served as ward Young Women and Relief Society president, served missions with her husband in Switzerland (1965-68) and West Africa (1978-79), participated in the organization of branches of the church in Kuwait and Baghdad, the strengthening of branches in Beirut, Kabul, and Poland, the reinstitution of missionary work in Italy, and
the commencement of that work in Ghana and Nigeria. Typically, on June 17, 1979, on the Ndiya River in Nigeria where she quietly recorded the baptisms of 121 souls through rain, sun, and swarming insects, her diary speaks simply of "an exhilarating, trying day." At the time of her death, Rachel had an apartment at Brighton Gardens. She and her family were blessed by the kindly
care extended by the Brighton Gardens and Vista Care staffs. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 2, 2004, 11 a.m. at the Salt Lake 12th Ward building, 630 East 100 South, Salt Lake City. Friends may call Monday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple St, Salt Lake
City, and Tuesday morning from 9:45-10:45 a.m. at the 12th Ward building.
Published in the Deseret News from 10/31/2004 - 11/2/2004.
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