Ellen Lavonne Farr Jackson

Ellen LaVonne Farr Jackson

Ellen Jackson, 92, of Ogden passed away on February 17, 2017. She was born January 29, 1925 in Ogden to Lorin Ballantyne and Sarah Mildred Carlson Farr. Ellen attended various schools in Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Oregon, graduating from Ogden High School.

She was a member of the LDS Church and held various positions in the branches and wards she attended. She was a master of funeral potatoes, and enjoyed sewing and reading.

Ellen met her husband Muriel Eugene (Gene) Jackson while working in the Finance Office at Hill AFB and they were married October 28, 1950 in Evanston, WY; they were sealed in the Ogden Temple on May 21, 2015. During their marriage, they lived in France, Wyoming, England, Texas, Canada, Maine and returned to Utah to raise and educate their children. She has now followed her husband to their next duty station.

Ellen is survived by her children, Deborah Jackson, Stephen (Debbie) Jackson, Carol Jackson; 2 grandchildren, Genie Jackson, Kelly Jackson and two great-grandchildren, Allison Jackson and Zoey Jackson.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents and siblings: Bernard Farr, Elaine Hansen, LaRue Carson, Lorin Farr Jr., and Rosanne Farr.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the Foothills Ward, 1475 Cahoon St. A viewing will be held on Tuesday, February 21st from 6 to 8 p.m. at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. and Wednesday at the church from 10 to 10:40 a.m. Interment, Ogden City Cemetery.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden
100 Monroe Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
February 21, 2017
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServiceFoothills Ward Chapel
1475 Cahoon Street
Ogden, UT
February 22, 2017
11:00 AM
CemeteryOgden City Cemetery
20th and Madison
Ogden, UT 84404
February 22, 2017