Grand Marshal Marilyn Clayson
Sponsored by: Canyon View Medical Group
Marilyn Clayson, a lifelong resident of Santaquin, Utah is the youngest of 13 children born to Albert and Chloe Greenhalgh. Marilyn and her sister, Clarice Peterson, are the only surviving siblings who, even in their advancing years continue to carry on traditions of hard work, volunteerism, and an inherent love of community instilled in them by industrious, hardworking parents who were farmers by trade. Being raised in an agricultural community, the Greenhalgh family knew that the success of a community comes from neighbors and friends rallying together. Marilyn attended elementary and junior high school in the building that now stands as both the Santaquin Chieftain Museum and a monument to our past on the corner of 100 West and 100 South. Marilyn went on to become the first female president of her 9th grade class, eventually graduating from Payson High School with high honors. After graduation, Marilyn first worked for Hill Field Air Force Base, now Hill Air Force Base, as a secretary to a high ranking official there. She was regularly promoted and quickly found her niche in, and a love for, the professional world. Over the years, she was employed by First Security Bank and Mountain Bell (a former telephone company). Most
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