Judith Suzanne (Hamby) Mateer Obituary (1952 - 2021)

Judith Suzanne Mateer, beloved mother, sister, aunt, and cousin, returned to her eternal home on August 20, 2021, after a long and hard battle with Polycythemia Vera. Judy was born in La Jolla, San Diego County, California on June 20, 1952, at Scripp's Memorial Hospital, the youngest child of Rosemary and Kenneth Lee Hamby. She grew up in San Diego and completed her education there including two years at Grossmont Junior College. At college she met Steve Mateer and they were married in 1975 in Carson City, Nevada. Judy and Steve later divorced. After the divorce, Judy moved to Ogden, Utah and began working for the State of Utah. She worked for the state from 1983 until 2003 when she retired. In 1991, Judy and her mother, Rosemary Hamby, bought a home in Clinton, and both lived there for the rest of their lives. Judy was an active member of the Clinton 19th Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and cherished her association with the good people there. In her spare time, she loved to work in her yard with her plants and flowers. She always kept a beautiful yard. In the winter she enjoyed painting and other crafts. She was an excellent cook and kept a well-decorated home. Judy was also an avid lover of animals. Many of the cats and dogs she owned over the years were rescues and she gave them all the love and security they could ever want. She also loved birds and could name most of the species of birds that flew onto her property. Judy had a great sense of humor and a quick wit and could beat anyone at a game of Hearts, Phase 10, or Uno. She also played a killer game of Scrabble. She will be missed playing those crazy games. She is survived by one daughter, Jennifer Mateer of Clinton, a sister, Cathy Jordan, also of Clinton, two brothers, Greg Hamby (Mary) of Chula Vista, California, and Tim Hamby (Karla) of Roy. Funeral services will be held August 28, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of the L.D.S. Clinton 19th Ward. A viewing will be held from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. just prior to the funeral. Interment will take place in the Clinton Cemetery.