Panguitch - On her 95th birthday, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Norma Sevy Talbot, passed away peacefully, November 6, 2011, in Cedar City, at the home of her daughter.

Mom was born November 6, 1916 in St. George to Frank and Alice Church Sevy. She married Adolph Gustave Hoesch and was later divorced. She married Roy Hatch Talbot July 28, 1945 in Panguitch. Their marriage was solemnized in the St. George Temple April 19, 1957. He preceded her in death January 8, 1983.

Mom spent most of her life in Panguitch growing up playing by the creek and spending her summers at the ranch near Panguitch Lake. She loved to quilt, memorize and recite stories and poems and had a flair for creative writing. She was long-time member of the Rhythm Band, and enjoyed music being a member of the North Ward Choir and Singing Mothers. Most of all, Mom loved spending time with her family and just having them near.

There are 200,000 megalitres per day flowing down the Balonne River above where the Maranoa joins in and 90,000 megalitres per day flowing down the Maranoa making a potential 300,000 megalitres per day that will flow past St George for a day or two.  This double whammy may make the biggest flood on record at St George if both peaks arrive at the same time.