Myra Catherine Wilson Gagnier, 67, of Yakima, died Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family.
Myra was born April 26, 1947 in Bingham Canyon, Utah to William James and Joyce (Smith) Wilson. Her childhood was spent in the Kennecott Copper area of Western Utah where her father was a postal worker who would sometimes carry her around in his mail bag. Myra moved to the Bountiful, Utah area for her K-12 education where she graduated from Bountiful High School in June 1965. She attended BYU in the fall of 1965 where she met her future husband, Rick. They married June 30, 1967 in the LDS Temple in Salt Lake City, UT. After Rick's graduation, they moved to Western Washington for approximately five years. In 1973 the family moved to Moses Lake, Washington and then later to Yakima where she has lived for over 35 years. She worked as a secretary for Davis High School for over 20 years, retiring in 2009.
Myra greatly loved her children and grandchildren, choosing to spend a lot of time either with them or thinking about them. She was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother.
She is survived by her loving husband, Rick Gagnier of Yakima, her children, Travis (Christy) Gagnier of Des Moines, WA, Amy (Keith) Felt of Woodinville, WA, Adam (Lisa) Gagnier of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and Josie (Noah) Fox of Yakima; fourteen grandchildren, Anastasia, Madelaine, Cosette, Trevor, Trent, Katie, Trey, Owen, Oliver, Ellie, Truen, Calvin, Nolan, Emmett, and a sister, Jayne (Clarence) Jones of Centerville, UT. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Visitation will be at 9:00 a.m. and the Funeral Service begins at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 12, 2014 at the Terrace Heights Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 105 Hillcrest Drive. Burial will follow in Terrace Heights Memorial Park.
