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Birth:          16 Oct 1929 Pioche, Lincoln Co., Nev.
Death:          29 Jul 2008 Orem, Utah Co., Utah
Burial:         8 Aug 2008 Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver Co., Utah

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1940 in Pioche, Lincoln Co., Nev.

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Married George Melvin Canova, 5 June 1953, Manti, Sanpete, Utah

Married Carl Dewan

Obituary - Dorothy Dewan (formerly: Dorothy Isabel Gray Canova), age 78, passed 
away peacefully this morning at 5:10 am, at the home of her daughter, Susan Kessler 
Canova, in Orem, Utah.

Dorothy is survived by her brothers Ronald Gray and Howard Gray and her sisters 
Gloria Gray Emery and Kathryn Gray Shackleford, and her husband Carl Dewan, and 
her former husband George Canova, and her five children: David Canova, Steven 
Canova, Susan Canova Kessler, Paul Canova and Kathryn Canova Greaves, plus 16 
grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Dorothy’s passing comes with mixed emotions, since her “quality of life” has slowly 
deteriorated during these past few years as a result of her battle with Alzheimer’s 
disease.

Dorothy has been convalescing in the home of her daughter Susan and her family in 
Orem, Utah, for the past 4 months. This has allowed her to be closer to the rest of her 
children, most of who live in Utah. Also noteworthy is that Susan’s home is in the 
same town where Dorothy was also raised as a child, the oldest of 5 children, and 
where she graduated from high school and where she continued to live as a young 
adult until she was married. Dorothy’s parents, Francis and Mary Ellen Gray also spent 
most of their remaining years in Orem as well, so in a real sense, Dorothy had truly 
come back “Home”.

Dorothy was genuinely happy to be near many of the people she has loved most of her 
life, especially with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and extend family.

During these past few months, Dorothy’s health care was also supplemented with 
regular visits by home health care and hospice care nurses and other health care 
professionals.

We are all very indebted to Susan and her family for taking on the monumental and 
emotionally charged responsibility of caring for our Mother in her home during these 
final few months of her life.

Viewing: Friday, August 8, 2008 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: LDS Church, 400 South 600 
West, Orem, Utah

Funeral: Saturday, August 8, 2008 10:00 AM; Location: LDS Church, 400 South 600 
West, Orem, Utah

Internment: Beaver City Cemetery, Beaver, Utah

Graveside Service: About 3:30 PM

Dorothy’s grandparents, parents, and many of her other relative’s grave sites are 
located in the Beaver City Cemetery. It was Dorothy’s wish to be buried near her 
parents. 
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Parents
GRAY Francis Loraine (25 Jul 1909 - 15 Dec 1988)
WILLIAMS Mary Ellen (1 Jan 1910 - 1 Feb 1995)

Siblings
GRAY Dorothy Isabelle (16 Oct 1929 - 29 Jul 2008)
GRAY Francis Leon (28 Nov 1930 - 3 Jan 1931)
GRAY Ronald B. ()
GRAY Howard Thomas ()
GRAY Gloria J. ()
GRAY Kathryn ()

Marriage To CANOVA George Melvin ()

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Parents
CANOVA Thomas Raymond ()
GOULD Mary Emily ()

Children by CANOVA George Melvin
CANOVA David Melvin ()
CANOVA Steven Michael ()
CANOVA Susan Kay ()
CANOVA Paul Craig ()
CANOVA Kathryn Anne ()

Marriage To DEWAN Carl (28 Dec 1928 - 2008)
    m. 1995 

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