Trudella Diana Mull Walton June 15, 1950 ~ May 20, 2024

Trudella Diana Mull Walton, “Trudy,” passed away suddenly on May 20, 2024 in Spanish Fork, UT.
Trudy’s creative and compassionate soul came to Earth in Moscow, ID on June 15, 1950 to parents John and Gladys Mull. She was an artist. She appreciated beauty in everything and everyone around her.
She grew up as the second of four siblings. Her older brother Gary served as her mentor, while Danny and Pam, her younger brother and sister, helped keep Trudy on her toes.
She took her big sister role very seriously. The siblings remained close throughout their lives. Though the turns of life separated them by miles, their kinship and family bonds grew closer.
When she was young, her family moved to Redondo Beach, CA. Trudy flourished along the sunny Southern California coast. 
Trudy’s beauty was renowned. As a teenager, her sun-kissed skin and penetratingly pure blue eyes caught the attention of a modeling agency, but her modeling career was cut short when she refused to participate in anything immodest.
During these years, she spurned the romantic advances of one of the Beach Boys, who was also from the same area. She even took a turn as a go-go dancer.
Trudy’s heart and soul were always close to God. She never knew a time in her life when she did not have faith. She always stood firm as a special witness of God, even when it was unpopular or brought on the scorn of others.
When she was 16, missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints taught and baptized her brother Gary. Trudy found the messages of the Restored Gospel answered many of the longing questions of her soul, and she, too, was baptized. All her life, she strived to be valiant in her testimony of truth. She enjoyed opportunities to serve in Primary, Scouts, Young Womens, and Relief Society. She developed a special capacity to perceive and answer the needs of the suffering – skills that she retained throughout her life.
One of the missionaries who taught her was George “Chuck” Walton. After his mission, he returned to court and marry Trudy. They had five children: Travis, Jason, Michael, Matthew, and Ashley.
Trudy found great joy in being a wife and mother. She spent the subsequent years of her life in service of her children and family. She felt her most important calling in life was Mother, and she passed up many other opportunities in life to fill that role. 
Trudy did not like being far from her children. She volunteered to help in her children’s classes, was paperboy supervisor to Travis and Jason, and number one cheerleader for her kids’ sports teams.
During their marriage Trudy and Chuck lived in many places: Provo, UT; Monticello, UT; Southern California; Plano, TX. They finally settled in Spanish Fork, UT. 
Trudy was an artist to her core. She had incredible talents at drawing and painting and other forms of artistic expression. She had a special gift with portraits where she captured and expressed the light of her subjects’ souls. She took particular joy in teaching others as an art teacher. She was famous for encouraging artistic talent. She believed everyone else was an artist, too, and helped others develop their hidden creative talents.
She loved reading and passed this love to her children and grandchildren. In later years, she developed special friendships and enjoyed helping the patrons at the Springville Public Library.
Trudy loved to serve. She found meaningful ways to reach out and help others. Her kindness and concern were genuine. If you knew Trudy, you knew a portion of the love of the Savior Jesus Christ.
Services are Saturday, June 8 at 989 S. Spanish Fork Pkwy in Spanish Fork. Viewing from 10 to 11:45 a.m. and Memorial Service at Noon with services streamed at walkermemorials.com. Trudy will be interred at Spanish Fork City Cemetery.
Rather than flowers, the family invites you to donate in Trudy’s memory to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Give Kids the World, or the American Heart Association.