Lulah passed away on November 10th, 2021 surrounded by family in the home of her eldest daughter (Carmelita Guild) in Afton, Wyoming, after a quick, but aggressive battle with stomach cancer. She stayed strong until the very end, the way she has always done in life.

She was preceded in death by her parents, cherished aunt Pauline Begay, and brothers, Jerry and Harry Charley. She is survived by her sisters Margie Marion, and Ethelyn Charley; her brothers Eugene and Larry Charley. She is also survived by her five children and their spouses; Travis (Chelsea) Begay, Carmelita (Adam) Guild, Michelle (Bill) Powell, DeAnn (Alex) Gehring, and Dayna (Brittany) Toledo. And she will be greatly missed by her 21 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren who all called her “Nana.”

Lulah was raised by her mother and grandmother, Beulah Etsity, on the Navajo Nation Reservation. She also spent time in the home of Roy and Zoe Gibson in Nephi, Utah as part of the LDS Church’s Indian Student Placement program.

In 1980, as a single parent, she courageously moved her five young children from Church Rock, New Mexico, to Provo, Utah where she attended Brigham Young University and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education.

With an adventurous spirit, in 1996, she received her commercial driver’s license and drove an 18-wheeler, and tour buses for 25 years. In 2012, she earned her Master of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing from National University, and was in the process of writing a book.

Lulah loved reading, analyzing movies, eating out, long walks, singing, and traveling. She was proud to have visited 49 of the 50 United States. She was an amazing writer, and devoted much of her time to it.

She was known for giving everything she had to her kids, even when she didn’t have the means for herself. She loved her grandchildren and enjoyed doing simple things with them. She was very generous, and always willing to help anyone in need. Wherever she went, she made friends, and they always admired her strength. She was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and had a beautiful testimony of Jesus Christ. And she was diligent in reading the scriptures with her children in their youth.

Due to many hardships in her life, Lulah was invariably tough, independent, strong-willed, and most of all resilient. Her sacrifices gave her children a life she never had, and they are forever grateful.

An honorary memorial service will be held Saturday, November 20th, 2021 at 1:00 pm at

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building located at 2530 West 200 South Provo, Utah.