St. George, UT - Elaine Prisbrey, 89, of St. George, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2010 peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was born May 31, 1921 in Dietz, Wyoming. In 1922, her parents put new tires on their old Maxwell car and moved to Seattle, Washington. They then moved to Yakima, Washington where her parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles worked in the orchards picking apples and hops. When work became slow her father then found work in the oil fields of Maricopa, California where they lived about five years. In 1928, they moved again to Seattle, Washington. During one year she attended three different schools in the state of Washington: Renton, Auburn, and Georgetown returning in 1930 back to Yakima. At Yakima her father became the landscape/gardener for Congdon Castle. They lived in the Gardeners Cottage and had a barn with animals. It was a beautiful place to live with a stream and a small bridge over it. During the Depression they were driving through the streets of Yakima and Elaine asked her Dad why people were lined-up. He said the people were in the bread line and that they should be thankful they were not in it and had food to eat. Living on the estate of Congdon Castle helped them to survive the Great Depression. Elaine graduated from Woodward High School in St. George in 1940. She met at a dance a young man at the old St. George Rec Hall once located near the Tabernacle. This young man named Scott Prisbrey, who later became the love of her life, had noticed this pretty blondish haired girl wearing a orange dress. He thought she was a girl from Santa Clara. After walking her home he discovered she lived directly across the street from his home on Main Street. After the second time of walking her home from a dance he proposed marriage. She was shocked and didnt want to see him again. But, when her Smith girl cousins said they would go after him if she didnt, she changed her mind. He followed her back to her home in Yakima, Washington and they worked the season in the fruit packing house. Together they earned enough money for him to go to a sheet metal school in Oakland, California. The end of the year of 1940 brought Elaines parents again to relocate to Seattle, Washington. Elaine worked in Seattle while Scott attended school and they were married in the LDS Temple Chapel in Seattle on August 17, 1941. Scott received employment with Lockheed Aircraft in Burbank, California and the newlyweds lived there from 1941 to 1945. In May of 1945, they moved with their wooden trailer built by Scott back to St. George. Scott was drafted to serve in W.W. II in 1945. He was sent to work in the engineer department of the rebuilding of the bridges of occupied Germany. He began his basic training at Ft. Lewis, Washington and Elaine stayed with her parents in Seattle and found work until he was deployed to Germany. Elaine traveled back to St. George waiting for Scott to return a year later. They finished their married life of sixty-two years together in St. George. Scott passed away on February 22, 2003. Their marriage was solemnized in the St. George LDS Temple on June 9, 1965. Elaine was a homemaker, Avon Lady, and Voting Register. Elaine was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served as a Relief Society Teacher, Primary Teacher, Cub Scout Den Mother in the 4th and 6th Wards, and Visiting Teacher. She enjoyed belonging to many clubs: TOPS, Sewing, Canasta, Womans Bowling League, Dixie Quilt Guild, VFW and American Legion. She loved to sew and create dresses for her daughters ansd matching shirts for her sons. Her granddaughters also received beautiful dresses made by grandma. She also crocheted doilies, afghans, and little girls dresses. Elaine loved to make quilts and things to enter in the Washington County Fair that brought her much joy. Creating things from fabric and yarn also won her ribbons in the County and State Fairs. She enjoyed making Christmas gifts. And became creative in recycling the girls dolls with new dresses on Christmas morning. Their rocking chairs recycled again with new upholstery, and bicycles recycled with a new paint job. Elaine is survived by five of her children: Roxanna, Kim, Sandy (Michelle), Dana, all of St. George, and Donna of Kennesaw, Georgia. She is also survived by fifteen grandchildren; and thirteen great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law: Helen of Brier, WA; Molly of Tucson, AZ,; Marie, Dorthy and Curtis of Las Vegas, NV; Faye of San Jose, CA; Iona, Gary and Vera of St. George, Utah. Elaine is preceded in death by her husband, Scott (Feb. 2003); son Chad (Nov. 1975); and three brothers: Al (Dec. 2004), Jack (Jan. 2006), and Glen (Jan. 2006). Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the Metcalf Mortuary Chapel, 288 West St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah. Visitation will be held Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Chapel, prior to services. Interment will be at the St. George City Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Metcalf Mortuary, (435) 673-4221. The family would like to give a special thanks to the staff of Applegate Homecare and Hospice for their compassionate care for Elaine.