SALT LAKE CITY — Sister Marjorie (Wales) Maddox, 92, passed away Oct. 13, 2012. Maddox was born in Salt Lake City on March 2, 1920 to Roy Carmean and Manila Miller Wales. She relocated to San Diego, Calif., where she was converted to Catholicism. Later she moved back to Utah and worked for ZCMI’s advertising department until her retirement. After raising her four children, Maddox fulfilled her lifelong dream of devoting her life to the Catholic Church. She became a lay nun of the Third Order of St. Francis, dedicating the rest of her life to the church and helping others. During this time she continued painting, creating various religious masterpieces, many of which reside in local Catholic churches. Maddox is survived by her four children: Laura (Andrew) Collins, Buck Lawrence (Cathy) Anderson, Clay Forest (Noreen) Anderson, and Rocky (Ann) Anderson; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Maddox was preceded in death by her mother, father, sister (Ellen) and sons (Buck and Clay). A funeral Mass was celebrated at the Cathedral of the Madeleine.
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