Effie Whitehead Jewell Obituary (1921 - 2007)

Effie Whitehead Jewell passed away January 7, 2007 in Sandy, Utah. She was born May 7, 1921 in Murray, Utah to Wilford and Dagmar Aamodt Whitehead. Graduated from Murray High School. She married her sweetheart, Clarence Jewell, Jr. on May 18, 1941 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving the Relief Society, M.I.A. in Stake and Ward, was a member of the Women’s Club of Murray, and a charter member of the Murray City Women’s Civic Guild. She is survived by her husband, Clarence; son, Dennis (Elaine) Jewell; 3 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; sister, Bertha Tuckett; and brother, Elmer Whitehead. Preceded in death by a son, Lee; brother, Art Whitehead; grandson, Bradly Jewell; and granddaughter, Leslee Rasmussen. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. at the Murray 8th Ward, 160 E. 4600 So. Friends and family may attend a viewing for Effie on Tuesday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 So. State Street, and Wednesday from 12:00-12:45 p.m. at the church prior to services. Interment: Murray City Cemetery.