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Rebecca Harding Wickham

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Obit Rebecca Harding WickhamRebecca Harding Wickham (Becky) was born March 12, 1924 to Josiah Frank Harding and Maime Taylor Harding in Magna, Utah. She passed peacefully with her husband at her side November 17, 2014 after a long illness. Becky graduated from Tooele High School in Tooele, Utah, and joined the Navy in 1942. She met Walter Charles Wickham in 1945 in Dallas, Texas, and they were married on August 27, 1946 in Lakehurst, New Jersey, then moved to Omaha, Nebraska. There Becky graduated from beauty school and she and Walt started their family, moving to Utah in 1953. They made their home in Tooele, Utah and raised three sons, Walter Charles, Donald Dewey, and Jerry Ray, and a grandson, Cody Joe. Becky worked as a Tooele County Clerk, beautician and began Federal Service where she worked various jobs ending as a purchasing contractor in the Procurement Division. She retired from Tooele Army Depot in 1977. Becky loved to sing with her sweetheart, Walt, and played guitar and danced; she taught her boys to dance. She and Walt were long time members of the Bit ’n Spur Rodeo Club and they followed their boys as they rodeoed. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, sewing, gardening and painting. She also liked to fish, hunt, bowl and even golf occasionally. Becky is survived by her husband, Walt Wickham; sons Wally, Dewey (Jenny), and Jerry (Carla); grandchildren, Cody, Holly, Heidi, Dusty, Sarah and Spencer; great-grandchildren, Sighli, Ashton, Robert, Garrett, Cooper, Quincy, Jett, Brianna, Hally and Dylan; sister Shirley Clausen; brother, Bill (Lois) Harding; sister-in-laws, Berniece Harding, and Madelyn Harding; and many nieces and nephews. Becky was preceded in death by her parents; brothers and sisters, John, Calvin, Delbert, Eva and Lucille; and granddaughter, Heather. A viewing and visitation will be held Friday evening, November 21, 2014 from 6-8 p.m. at the Tate Mortuary, Tooele, Utah. A family gathering and prayer will be at Tate Mortuary on Saturday, from 9-9:45 a.m., just prior to a graveside service and interment at the Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele, Utah, Saturday, November 22, 2014 at 10 a.m. The Wickham family would like to thank the wonderful people at Cottage Glen for the loving care they gave to our sweet wife and mother.

 


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