Colleen Clay
was born and raised in Ogden, Utah. Her parents owned about 4 acres there and
she spent a lot of time in their garden and playing with friends. She is the
daughter of Robert and Lucille Bodily.
Her first 3 years was spent mostly with her mother while her father
served in the US Army in World War II. She attended Weber State College and LDS
Institute where she studied business skills, psychology, and family and child
rearing skills. She is the first of four
children and was often in charge of the younger ones. She fell in love and
married David Howard Clay on June 8, 1962 in the S.L. Temple. They recently
celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Colleen worked for the US
Forest Service until their family came along, then quit to be a full time
homemaker. She has served in many different callings. She has been involved in Family
History and is now serving as a Ward Family History Consultant. She served a local service mission with her
husband Dave, and served 3 years as an ordinance worker in the Ogden Temple. The
time spent in these callings is very dear to her heart. She enjoys gardening,
camping, traveling in their motor home, reading, indexing, and especially
spending time with her husband and her 4 children and families. She is blessed with
16 grandchildren and 3 great granddaughters.
Lucille Poll Bodily was born and
raised on a farm in South Weber/Davis County. She is the oldest of 6 children taking
on responsibilities around the farm and the younger children. Her childhood
years were spent during the great depression. This experience taught her many
lessons of the importance of work and frugality. She is part of the Poll clan
of South Weber where she had a great network of family to support her. As a
young woman she fell in love and married Robert Bodily in the S. L. Temple.
After 2 years of marriage they were separated for 2 years as Robert served in
the US Army during World War II. There were many days when she wondered if he
were still alive. The two of them became very adept in taking care of
themselves and surviving the tough years at the end of the depression. They
followed the admonition to “Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do, or Do Without.”
Lucille mothers 4 children. She devoted her life to her husband and children
and is a wonderful strength and example to them. She has served in many church
callings. She served a mission with her husband at the London England Visitor
Center; being in charge of that facility. She was employed in Roy at Bingham’s
Day Care, Ben Franklin Store and Jorgenson’s Book Store. She spent many days
sitting on the river banks watching her husband fish the streams of Utah and
Montana. Occasionally, she would join him in fishing but she was just happy to
be there with him and her family. Whatever Lucille and Bob do they do together
and you can usually catch them holding hands wherever they go. Lucille and Bob
look forward to their 72nd wedding anniversary on October 15 this
year. They love nothing more than being
with their family.
