Louise Linton Salmon
Celebrate the life of a loving and brilliant woman!
Louise Marie Linton Salmon was born October 21, 1917, the only child of Leroy and Lillian Lovisa Christofferson Linton in Ogden, Utah. Louise grew up in Ogden where she attended Ogden High School and Weber Junior College, then went on to receive a BA degree in English from U.C. Berkeley, and a Master's degree in Speech and Drama, as well as a secondary teaching certificate, from Stanford University.
Louise met David William Salmon at the Palo Alto Ward and they were married on June 15, 1943 in the Mesa, Arizona, Temple. Louise and Dave spent from 1946 - 1968 in St. Louis, Missouri, where Louise skillfully combined the responsibilities of motherhood with teaching courses in speech and English composition at Washington University and many church callings in the growing St. Louis LDS community.
In 1968 Louise and David moved to Los Altos, California. Among other callings there, she taught Gospel Doctrine classes for seven straight years.
Louise and Dave have spent the last twenty years in Provo, Utah and have enjoyed being closer to a lot of family.
Three things are the passions of Louise's life: her children, genealogy and her Church.
Louise is exceptionally skilled with her hands. She has produced works of art in needlepoint, cross-stitch, knitting and crocheted pieces, and she used to frequently tailor clothing for herself, her husband and children. She is also a skilled pianist and organist and in the past loved playing for her family and at Church. Louise is passionate about genealogy and has dedicated decades of her life to researching and writing the histories of her own family and helping others with their genealogy.