Colleen Bushman Lemmon (July 14, 1927 – August 15, 2012) was a counselor in the general presidency of the

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(LDS Church) from 1974 to 1980. She had previously served on the general board of the Primary from 1971 to 1974. In the general presidency, she was the second counselor to

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from 1974 to 1977 and the first counselor from 1977 to 1980."New Presidency Sustained for Primary"
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'' November 1974. Colleen Bushman was born in

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. She was raised in Salt Lake City and later Albuquerque, New Mexico during her teenage years. In 1945 she married George Van Lemmon in

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; they were later sealed in the Arizona Temple. They were the parents of four children. One daughter, Celia "Susie" Lemmon, died of

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in 1952 at the age of four. Lemmon also served as a

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president in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where her husband also served as a stake president. Lemmon died at Salt Lake City, Utah. She was buried in the

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next to her husband and daughter.

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'', August 26, 2012, p. 13.
"Obituary: Colleen Bushman Lemmon"
''Deseret News'', August 17, 2012 {{DEFAULTSORT:Lemmon, Colleen B. 1927 births American leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2012 deaths Counselors in the General Presidency of the Primary (LDS Church) People from Albuquerque, New Mexico People from Salt Lake City Latter Day Saints from Utah Latter Day Saints from New Mexico