Ivy Beth Burnett Lawrence

Our beloved Mother and Nana, Ivy Beth Burnett Lawrence, passed peacefully Saturday, August 10, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones at the age of 91. Ivy Beth was born on November 16, 1932, to Revere and Ivy Burnett in Clinton, Utah. She attended Davis High School where she graduated and had many fond memories. She was very talented and had a beautiful singing voice. She sang at countless funerals throughout North Davis County and participated in and directed many choirs and the musical “The King and I” in her Stake at Valley Music Hall. Our Dad, Jerry Lawrence was attracted by her beautiful singing voice. When Dad first heard her sing, she was living in Sacramento, California with her Sister Elda Dieu and family. He heard her sing at church while he was serving at Travis Air Force Base. He told his friend he was going to marry that girl and he did. After a brief courtship they were married in the Salt Lake City Temple on November 21, 1952. They raised six children in Bountiful, Utah where Mom served in many numerous callings. She loved the gospel of Jesus Christ and had a strong testimony that she taught to her family. She was a talented seamstress. She made most of her four daughters dresses, formals, and wedding dresses and many bridesmaid dresses. As a grandmother and great-grandmother, she crocheted countless booties and baby blankets. She was always a picture of perfection and had a flair for style. She took voice lessons at the University of Utah and numerous extension courses through BYU Extension Center in English. She had a great love for Family History and genealogy and shared that knowledge with many others. She was a Temple worker at the Bountiful Temple for many years.

She and Dad fulfilled a three-year mission in Cabanatuan, Philippines where they served as Mission Leaders and were loved and admired by many missionaries. She loved serving as chorister in her Branch at Creekside Senior Living Center where she resided for the last few years of her life. She was served by that community of Creekside as family. Their service and love to her in memory care will be appreciated by her family who they treated as family as well. Ivy Beth was called Mom, Nana, Great Nana and Great, Great Nana. She and Jerry had 28 grandchildren, 66 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. She was proceeded in death by her husband, Jerry Lawrence, and two grandsons, Travis Lawrence and Britton Lawrence, and a son-in-law, David Nelson.

The viewing will be held Monday, August 19, from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Orchard Chapel, 1282 West 1875 North, Farmington, Utah and a viewing will be held on August 20th prior to the funeral in the same chapel from 9:45-10:45 am. Her funeral will be Tuesday August 20th at 11:00 am. The funeral service will be streamed live through the Russon Mortuary Live Facebook page and on this obituary page, where it will appear 10-15 minutes prior to the service at 11:00 am.

We would like to thank Russon Brothers for their service to our Mother and family during this tender time. She is survived by her six children: Lindy (Jim) Robbins, Rod (Cyndi) Lawrence, Becky Nelson, Paul (Crissy) Lawrence, Mary Beth (Jim) Hill, and Kerry (Alan) Tingey.