Melba Brailsford Gabbitas

Melba Aleen Brailsford Gabbitas, beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-grandmother, and Great-great-grandmother, returned home to our Heavenly Father on November 26, 2011. She was born on January 3, 1921 in Elberta, Utah to John and Laura Hatfield Brailsford. She was the fourth child out of ten. On January 24, 1940 she married Leonard James Gabbitas. They were sealed together in the Provo LDS Temple on March 25, 1987.

She was well known for her fantastic sewing and cake decorating skills. She made many wonderful cakes for weddings, ward birthday parties, and she made a beautiful cake for the relief society anniversary party.

Melba is survived by her daughter Linda J. Gabbitas; brother Rex (Pauline) Brailsford; sister Ruth Bahr; 6 grandchildren: Glendon (Shelly) Ivie, Cheryl Ivie, Camille (Terry) Larsen, Gaylin (Cami) Gabbitas, Gary (Terry) Gabbitas and Brent (Lori) Gabbitas; 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband Leonard J. Gabbitas; daughter Kayleen Gabbitas Ivie Miller; son and daughter-in-law Gay and Dianna Gabbitas; brothers Carl and Jim Brailsford and sisters Della Ward, Margret Downs, Mary Larsen, Thelma Wilkinson and Lois Clegg.

The family extends our special thanks to Carol Loveless and Helen Captain.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at the Springville Evergreen Cemetery, 1997 South 400 East, Springville, Utah.