Melvina Ellett Durfey Green Obituary (1932

~ Together Again ~ Melvina Ellett Durfey Green, 81, of Pleasant Grove passed away peacefully in Sunday, September 21, 2014. She was born December 10, 1932 in Bicknell, Wayne County, Utah to Robert Franklin and Mary Louisa Ellett Durfey. She married Harold J Green on September 2, 1948 in Elko, Nevada. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. Harold passed away in 2006. The family moved from Bicknell to Provo when Melvina was a young girl. She attended schools in Provo. She and Harold made their first home in Provo and later moved to Covina, California where they raised their family. The Green home in Covina was a central location for family and friends to visit from Utah and enjoy all that southern California had to offer. They moved back to Pleasant Grove in 1991. Melvina and Harold enjoyed the many hunting, fishing, and camping trips with family and friends and loved spending time dancing together. They traveled extensively and enjoyed trips to Europe, Hawaii, New York and many other places with friends and family. She loved playing cards, board games, and checkers with her grandchildren and family. Nothing brought Melvina more joy than spending time with family. She is survived by her five children: Diane (Russell) Conroy, San Dimas, CA; Judy (Tom) Grieve, Lehi; Doug (Vivian) Green, Pleasant Grove; Rileen (Jason) Hartman, Pleasant Grove and Kaylene (Bruce) Manwaring, Rancho Cucamonga, CA; 16 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren; three sisters: Cora Burgess, Orem; Clara Pueblo, Orem; Neva Gillman, Lindon and brother-in-law, Stanley Taylor, Orem. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 11:00 am in the Timpanogos Sixth Ward Chapel, 315 East 500 North, Pleasant Grove. Family and friends may attend a viewing Friday evening from 6-8 pm at Olpin Family Mortuary, 494 South 300 East, Pleasant Grove and at the church on Saturday one hour prior to services. Interment will be in the Orem City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.olpinmortuary.com.