Zella Margaret (Weight) Wharton (1922 - 1995)

Born 26 May 1922 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Died 24 May 1995 at age 72 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Biography

Zella was born 26 May, 1922 in Salt Lake City. She was the daughter of Jessie Aaron Weight and Laura Mary Taylor. Her father remarried to Mary after Laura died presumably in childbirth in 1922. They went on to have another daughter called Mary.

She married Donald Prout Wharton 8th January , 1942 in Salt Lake City.

From her obituary: She was known as "TuTu" to her 12 grandchildren, family and friends. She loved music, cats, Christmas, and shopping. She was known for generosity, her many years as an organ teacher, and her great pies and fruitcakes. She worked most of her married life with her husband, Don, in his hardwood flooring business.

Zella M. Wharton died with her family at her bedside, May 24, 1995 in Salt Lake City.

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Sources

See also:

• http://www.deseretnews.com/article/460884/DEATH--ZELLA-M-WHARTON.html?pg=all
• Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.