Beth Pauline Jewkes Hanson

Beth Pauline Jewkes Hanson, 88, of Bountiful Utah, passed away on September 21 of natural causes.  Beth was born in Henefer, Utah; April 3, 1927 to Boletta Wilcox Lythgoe and Edward Ludene Jewkes in the house of her grandparents.  She attended North Summit High School.  At the age of 18 Beth moved to Salt Lake City where she worked as a governess and later, an elevator operator.  While living in Salt Lake City she met and married the love of her life, Homer Willis Hanson of Gibson, Montana, on August 4, 1951.  They were sealed in the SLC Temple on March 1, 1965.

Beth was the beloved mother of six children; John (Kathleen Davis) Hanson, Katherine (Rick)Wallin, Diana (Charley) Ogden, Elizabeth(Scott) Crowther, Jacqueline (Darin) Wright  and Jennifer (James) Ostler; 36  grandchildren and 48 great grandchildren.  She was active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, serving in Primary and Relief Society. Her testimony of the Gospel was priceless.

She had a gift of working with and caring for children.  She knew the art of distracting children from their worries and sorrows by entertaining them with songs and games.  She would often sit down on the floor and play with her children and grandchildren, drawing and singing with them and telling them stories.  Beth was an artful storyteller.  She loved to share stories of her childhood and could paint a vivid picture in the minds of her children.  She would patiently repeat favored stories with enthusiasm.  Her favorite stories were related to the gospel of Jesus Christ, her heritage and the scriptures.  She taught her children to cook, bottle fruit,  love nature and the Garden.  Beth allowed her children to have an array of dogs and cats, ducks, rabbits and hamsters.  She was especially fond of dogs. She carefully managed her family with love and patience.

Beth always found the good in everyone she met.  She knew and visited with her neighbors, friends and relatives.   She would frequently come home and tell her children about the people she met, their hardships and sorrows and their joys.  She was a friend to all.   She was kind to the elderly and to the disabled.  Beth loved to read and to write poems, and draw pictures. She especially loved to read books about the gospel.  She seldom missed an opportunity to share the gospel and her testimony of the Savior.

Beth used her gift with children to care for the children of others. She worked as a childcare provider for many years.  Beth had the voice of an angel.   Her beautiful alto voice was often heard in the morning while she washed the dishes or folded laundry.  She sang with the Sweet Adenines from 1958-1968.  She also participated in the South Davis Community Choir.  She sang in community musicals.  One of her favorite performances to participate in was Handel’s Messiah.

Beth is survived by her sisters, Sonia Nelson and Ann Aleen Bird and her brothers, Duane Larry Clark; and her children. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Homer, sisters, Superla Staley and Eloise Spendlove and her brother, Lamond Clark.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, Oct 2, at the Sterling Heights Ward, 165 West Monarch Drive, Bountiful.  Family and Friends may visit Thursday, Oct 1, between 6 to 8 p.m. at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 1941 North Main, Farmington, Utah and Friday between 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. at the church.  Interment will be in the Henefer City Cemetery.