Jacqueline Leola Methven Jackson Obituary (1925 - 2015)

Jacqueline Leola Methven, died July 30, 2015 at Intermountain Riverton, Riverton, Utah. Born; July 24, 1925, Berkeley, California to Jesse F. Methven & Amaret F. Curtis. Graduated Mt. Diablo High School, Concord, California Class of '42. She attended the California College of Arts & Crafts and worked as a commercial artist before getting married to Robert B. Jackson August 18, 1946. They divorced in 1974. She then attended California State University-Hayward graduating with a Bachelors degree. After moving to Utah she was employed by the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point as an artist preparing the displays. She was active in her Church serving the youth and a mission to Puyallup, Washington. She drove herself daily serving as a patron in the Jordan River Temple for many years. She is survived by her four children; Michael, Timothy, Patricia, and Robin and their spouses MaryAnn, Sue, Kent, and Ryan; 15 grand children and 27 great grand children. There are many more who affectionately call her Mom J or Grandma Jackie. Preceding her into the eternities are her parents, her only sister Billie and one grandson Daniel Jackson. She excitedly celebrated a family reunion seeing her entire posterity on her 90th birthday, July 24th and quietly slipped away six days later. She will be buried at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Concord, California near other family members. The family wished to thank all her friends for the kind messages, thoughts and prayers on all our behalf. A special thanks to all the staff and doctors at IHC in Riverton who were more than kind and generous with their time and treatment of Mom and all of us experiencing the final days of her life. They showed the utmost professionalism and kindness in all of our interactions. We will miss our Saturday morning calls from her and singing Happy Birthday to all of her posterity on their special day. Until we meet at the pleasing bar of God, may you enjoy running and being with your family. Love, your family. Funeral Home: Jenkins-Soffe South Valley 1007 W. South Jordan Parkway South Jordan, UT