Sunday Spotlight

-Carol Barton Stradling Ozment-

This is Bryan's Paternal Grandma, Carol Barton Stradling Ozment. Carol was born in Mt. Pleasant, Utah on 23 October 1927. She was born the youngest of nine children, however three of her siblings had passed away before she was born.

Some of her favorite childhood memories consisted of...

• Bedtime stories and singing songs at night
• Sleighing in the snow
• Camping in the Mountains above Mt. Pleasant
• Playing marbles
• Working in the garden-picking peas and husking corn
• Playing dolls, make believe, and creating all sorts of pretend characters

Carol married Merlin Stradling in the Manti Temple in 1947, where his father married them. They had a total of eight children, six of which lived to adulthood. She went back to school after her and her husband divorced, and graduated in 1967 from ASU, with a degree in teaching. Carol spent the next 28 years alone rasing her children. She later said of her experience, "Through my trials I had many miracles of my own and many answers to prayer". I truly think that Carol was an amazing woman to be able to work full time and raise a wonderful family all on her own. Carol finally retired from teaching in 1989, and just four months later married Bob Ozment in the Mesa Arizona Temple. At the time of her death in 2004, she had a total of 33 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Carol loved garage sales, she not only bought things for herself, but for others as well. In fact, that's where our kitchen dishes, office desk, and guest bed came from.
She seriously COLLECTED EVERYTHING (No Joke)!

I didn't know Grandma Ozment very long, only 3 1/2 years, but I will always remember her enthusiasm and concern for others. I had the opportunity of visiting with Grandma Ozment in her home within months of her passing away. She shared stories with me of her life and lent me pictures of her and her ancestors which I was able to scan onto my computer. I will never forget that particular visit with her, that's when I truly learned to know and love her.
I'm so grateful for Grandma Ozment and the life she lived!

Carol Barton-1938-11 yrs.

Carol and Grandkids -1987

Carol's children at her funeral-2004