Muriel Ness Betteridge Snarr Obituary (1916 - 2016)

Muriel Ness Betteridge Snarr, age 100, passed away on September 26, 2016. She was born April 22, 1916, to James William Betteridge and Emily Ness Betteridge in Grouse Creek, Utah. She was the fifth girl in a family of eight girls and one boy. Her early childhood was spent on a farm in Orem, Utah. Later the family moved to Salt Lake City where she attended school and graduated from Granite High School. She later attended LDS Business College. In 1940 she married Grover Webb Snarr in the Salt Lake Temple. They lived in Murray, Utah, where they raised their family of four boys. She was active in the LDS church serving in many capacities, including Relief Society President and Primary President. She was an avid journal keeper and enjoyed writing poetry. She is preceded in death by her husband, her parents, seven sisters and her one brother. She is survived by her four sons, G. Keith (Karen) Snarr, Steven W. (Sharon) Snarr, Gordon W. (Cosette) Snarr, and Norman B. (Linda) Snarr; 15 grandchildren, 49 great grandchildren, and 4 great- great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at the LDS Riverside 2nd Ward Chapel located at 500 West Germania Avenue, Murray, Utah. Friends may visit with the family the night before the funeral at the Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary located at 4760 South State Street, Murray, Utah, between the hours of 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm, or the morning of the funeral between the hours of 10:30 am and 11:30 am at the LDS Riverside 2nd Ward Chapel. Interment will be at the Murray City Cemetery. Funeral Home: Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary-Murray 4760 South State Street Murray, UT