Jean Waite Obituary (1928 - 2017)

Jean Waite Click here to listen to the funeral recording. Emma Jean Graser Waite, 88, of Willard, passed away March 22, 2017. She was born August 18, 1928 in Willard. She was the daughter of LaVon Crowther and Theodore Lynn Graser. She married Kenneth Monroe Waite and was sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake LDS Temple; together they had 5 children. She was a member of the LDS Church, serving faithfully in many callings. She enjoyed temple work and going to the temple. She was a very dedicated visiting teacher. She worked for the Boy Scouts of America before working for Fife Rock Products, IRS and Hill AFB. Jean was very independent. She tended to her yard, garden and her flowers. She loved her tractor and her cows. She also enjoyed knitting and she was an excellent seamstress. She was a huge Jazz fan. Jean is survived by her children, Marilyn (Chad) Mitchell, Kamas; Donald J (Sally) Waite, North Ogden; Carol (David) Wheatley, Draper; and Diane (Mark) Hirschi, Plain City; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren and her sister, Marion Stokes. She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Kenneth Lynn; her parents; grandson, Jonathan Wheatley; and two sisters, Audrie Abel and Marjorie Burt. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at the Hargis Hill Ward, 80 No. 100 W., Willard at 11AM. A viewing will be held on Tuesday, March 28th at the Myers Brigham City Mortuary, 205 So. 100 E. from 6 to 8 PM and Wednesday at the church from 9:45 to 10:45 AM. Interment will be held at the Willard Precinct Cemetery. Special thanks to George Wahlen Veterans Home and Lotus Park Memory Care Unit. Arrangements entrusted to Myers Ogden Mortuary. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Brigham City 205 South 100 East Brigham City, UT 84302 March 28, 2017 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ServiceHargis Hill Ward 80 N. 100 W Willard, UT 84340 March 29, 2017 11:00 AM CemeteryWillard Cemetery Eastside of Main Street Willard, UT 84340 March 29, 2017