Jeannine Campbell Gilligan Obituary (1929 - 2014)

Margaret Jeannine Campbell Kiser Lewis Gilligan of Murray Utah, died at age 85, on June 24, 2014, of natural causes. She was born on May 21, 1929 in Fairview, Lincoln County, Wyoming to Leslie Fredrick Campbell and Alice Daisy Tolman. The family moved briefly to Annis, Idaho, and then to Salt Lake City. Jeannine married Albert Luther Kiser (deceased) in 1946, Sterling White Lewis (divorced) in 1955, and Sidney Rogers Gilligan in 1981. She attended South High School in Salt Lake City, and at the age of 57, attended Palomar College in San Marcos, California, earning an Associate of Arts certificate. She was also awarded prizes in speech competition, writing, and acting, playing a lead role in the Ira Levin play "Deathtrap" as the psychic Helga ten Dorp. Jeannine worked outside the home for many years in sales, real estate, secretarial, and education occupations, and locally for Murray City Power and Day Murray Music. After her family was grown, she became an avid writer of poetry, children's books, and family histories. She produced 15 volumes of which 6 were self-published. Her favorite was "The Song of the Fairy Hummingbird" and she did frequent readings, in costume, for children's groups. She was active all her life in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in music, missionary, Primary, and Relief Society positions. In 1994-1996, she served with her husband as senior missionaries in the Philippines. Jeannine is survived by her husband Sid and her former husband Sterling, her children Shandra (Daniel) Oliver in Iowa, Sheila Somerville in Oregon, Aleta Kim Lawton in Louisiana, Tim (Gina) Lewis in California, Ann (Terry) Plant in Utah, Terry (Connie) Lewis in Utah, and Lisa (Adam) Roblyer in Alabama, 25 grandchildren, 43 great-grands, and 4 great-great grands, a sister Wyla Thompson in Utah, and a brother Chad (Emma) Campbell in Texas. She was predeceased by her first husband (1984), by her youngest son David Hyrum Lewis (1986), and by brothers Grant T. Campbell (1984), Jack T. Campbell (1982), Leslie T. Campbell (2001), and Robert T. Campbell (1997). Jeannine was always happy with her pioneer heritage, particularly through her great-grandfather Grant Campbell and her 3rd great-grandfather Hyrum Smith. Her life was characterized by love of family, service, Church, and beauty. Funeral Services will be Friday, June 27, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Murray 23rd LDS Ward, 755 E. Three Fountains Drive, with a viewing at the church from 9:00-10:45 a.m. Burial will be Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the Fairview Cemetery in Fairview, Wyoming. Funeral Home: Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary-Murray 4760 So. State Street Murray, UT