Gwen Jeffs

Gwen lived a wonderful 95 years before going to be with her sweetheart Harold W. Jeffs on June 5, 2009. Gwen died of natural causes surrounded by her daughters and their spouses in the loving home of her granddaughter Alison Langford and Mitchell Johnson where she lived for the last year of her life. Gwen was born in Kaysville, Utah on April 2, 1914 to George Alma and Mary Angeline Wright McClellan. She was the tenth of eleven children. She graduated from West High School and was married to Harold W. Jeffs on St. Patrick’s Day in 1938 in the Salt Lake Temple. She was a loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Gwen constantly displayed integrity, compassion and served others with an astute mind. She provided great strength and wisdom in times of challenge for friends and loved ones. She was an excellent seamstress and had a passion for sewing, designing clothing, quilting and various other homemaking activities. She designed and crafted many quilts, wedding and formal gowns including the wedding dresses for her two daughters and the period clothing for Reed Martin’s participation in the 1997 re-enactment of the pioneer trek. Gwen has been a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints all of her life, serving in many leadership and teaching callings in the former 28th Ward and Riverside Stake including the organizations of Relief Society and Primary. She also served faithfully as a worker in the Salt Lake Temple. Gwen was preceded in death by her parents, 7 sisters and 2 brothers. She is survived by her daughters Deon Reed Martin and Colleen John Langford. Her grandchildren include Lori Chris Smith, David Katrina Martin, Daniel Langford, Brad Sivan Langford, Alison Mitchell Johnson, and Briana Adam George and ten great grandchildren. Her youngest three great grandchildren could always bring a smile to her face and provided her with so much joy in her last year. A special thanks be given to Jenny Phillips, RN, of Community Nursing Services for her loving and compassionate care. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at the Riverside LDS First Ward, Salt Lake Riverside Stake Center, 500 North 1100 West, Salt Lake City, Utah. A viewing will be held on Monday evening from 6-8 pm at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 No. Main Street in Bountiful and Monday at the church one hour prior to the service. Interment- Salt Lake City Cemetery.