Family, friends offer thoughts on 10 killed in crash

"How we will miss those individuals," said President Carl Templin, first counselor in the stake presidency.

One of President Whittier's messages on Sunday was of the importance of husbands and wives praying together. He was reminded about the importance of companionship prayer during a Sunday school class on family relationships.

"I remember (Lansing Ellsworth) spoke of the great blessing companionship prayer had been to him," he said.

Imlay's parents had lived in the stake, and President Whittier said Imlay was married and had three adult sons. She enjoyed life and welcomed newcomers to Cedar City.

"When we first moved here 26 years ago, my wife claimed she was her very first friend," President Whittier said.

Valerie Imlay is survived by her husband Mark. In addition to the adult children, they had two grandsons.

Christi Imlay, the former wife of one of Imlay's sons, remained close to Valerie after her divorce.

"She loved everybody, absolutely everybody," Christi Imlay said, recalling how Valerie opened her home to one of her son's former girlfriends who needed a place to stay.

Valerie Imlay was up most mornings at 5 a.m. She was busy with work, church callings and raising money as a member of the board of the Children's Justice Center. Christi Imlay said Valerie had worked for the clinic at least eight years, first as a medical assistant. She went to school and recently earned an aesthetician license. Valerie Imlay had lived her entire life in the Cedar City area.

Valerie Imlay was big on taking her family to lunch on Saturdays and cooking family dinners on Sundays. Every Fourth of July was celebrated at her parents' house watching fireworks with all her children and their children. She enjoyed shopping for antiques, said Christi Imlay.

Marci Tillery, 29, is survived by husband Matt, and sons ages 4 and 6, said her aunt, Tammy Bird, who also worked at the Red Canyon clinic.

"She was delightful, a self-made person," Bird said. "She had a rough time growing up, but she took charge."

Tillery's mother died when she was 20, and Tillery helped care for her younger sisters, at the time ages 13 and 17. She put herself through college with the help of a grandparent who died soon after her mother died.

Because many of the victims will have LDS funerals, local stake presidents have convened a coordinating council. LDS Family Services is offering counseling to folks who need someone to talk to, said Wayne Hinton, an LDS Church spokesman for the area.

Camie Vigil is survived by her husband Easton. She had moved to Utah from Colorado Springs and lived in Enoch, north of Cedar City. Previously, she had worked as a dental assistant in Vernal and at Premier Dental in Cedar City, Hinton said.