April 19, 1931 — Oct. 9, 2025

Sylvia Corine Chapman Archibald, age 94, returned peacefully to her loving Father in Heaven on Oct. 9, 2025, in St. George, Utah. Sylvia was born to Vernon Lorenzo Chapman and Sylvia Corinda Clapp on April 19, 1931, in Oakland, California. She married Heber Leroy Smith on Dec. 17, 1948, in the Salt Lake Temple. They were married for 30 years, then divorced.

Sylvia and Leroy had five children together: Kerry, Denny, Melanie, Scott, and Robin. She married Myron Eugene Althouse in the Salt Lake Temple on Aug. 25, 1981. Sylvia and Myron adopted their son, Aaron. After Myron had passed away, she was blessed to marry Ivan Archibald on Sept. 6, 2006.

Sylvia went to South High School and studied at both BYU and the University of Utah. She held positions as a legal

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