Billie Pendleton

Billie Marlene Pendleton (B.B.) Passed away peacefully at her home with her children and devoted husband by her side July 31, 2022.
Marlene was born July 17, 1934, to Wilma (Swapp) & Reed L Barber in Cedar City, Utah.
As a child she spent time in St. George area with grandparents and cousins of the Swapp family, as well as in Caracas, Venezuela where her father worked construction.
Marlene Graduated from Tooele High School and attended some college at BYU.
on June 16, 1954, she married the love of her life Grant Bud Pendleton and was sealed in the Logan Temple June 16, 2005.
Marlene & Bud have lived in Tooele for 62 years where they raised their 3 children Lester Reed, Vicky, and Frank Todd.
Bud and Marlene loved to go on all sorts of adventures, they loved dancing, and singing, and Marlene was always up to try anything. As a family they enjoyed camping. Marlene loved supporting her husband in his political careers as well as his horse racing, they loved going to horse races together. They loved supporting their children and grandchildren in their sporting and rodeo events. Marlene and Bud would drive for hours just to visit with family for 20 minutes or to watch one game or one rodeo event. Marlene was so proud of each of her children and grandchildren’s accomplishments and achievements.
Marlene Loved playing in the Ladies Golf League and would go to Mesquite, Nevada with the girls once a year.
She was the President of the fireman’s auxiliary, she worked at a nursing home, the hospital, and the Tooele Army Depot. In 1978 she traveled to Kentucky for 8 months where she attended school to become a safety specialist at Dugway Proving Grounds. For over 30 years she devoted her life to classified missions for the federal government testing military weapons.
She was a volunteer of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and really loved and enjoyed it. She served as a relief society president for the LDS Church and loved teaching.
She is survived by her husband Grant L Pendleton of Tooele, Utah. Lester Reed (Debbie) Pendleton of Trenton, Utah, and Frank Todd (KaeLyne) Pendleton of Overton, Nevada, 6 grandchildren & 15 Great grandchildren
She is preceded in death by her parents Reed L and Wilma (Swapp) Barber, sisters Donna Rosenberg, Pamela Cushman, and Brother Brad Barber. Her daughter Vicky Pendleton Handford, and 2 grandchildren BilleeLyne, and Wyatt Todd Pendleton
Funeral service will be held Tuesday August 9, 2022, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 180 South Coleman Street Tooele, Utah.
Viewing 8:30am-9:45am Funeral 10 am, Interment will be in Logan, Utah.
The family would like to thank the Harmony Home Health and Hospice team for their loving care.