Nelean Meadows Layne Obituary (1939 - 2020)

Click HERE to view Graveside Services for Nelean Layne The following was written by Nelean and gently edited by her children. I was born at the Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah and taken to my home in Henefer, Utah. Daughter of Lawrence Charles Stevens & Myrtle Elma Aldous. Siblings; Myrtle Stevens Hyde (Wendell), Dale John Stevens, (Mary), Reta Stevens Wheeler (Dennis), Stan Wright Stevens (Evelyn). Moved to Morgan, Utah at age 5. Attended school in Morgan, first through ninth grade. Moved to Sunset, Utah for six months and then to Ogden. In my Sophomore year, my parents moved to Heber, so I moved in with my Aunt Gladys and Uncle Eric to go to Ogden High School and work at the Hospital. I was trained as a Laboratory Technician at age 17, and worked at the Dee Hospital in Ogden. Graduated from Ogden High School in 1958 and attended Weber College for five quarters in secretarial training and child development. Moved to Salt Lake City and worked as a personal Secretary to Dr. Lynn Hilton at the McCune Mansion which was then the BYU Adult Education Center. After a year, started in a medical job at the Medical Arts Building on South Temple at the Railroad Clinic, running the lab for six doctors. I wasn’t planning on three husbands, but life brings things we don’t plan. I had three wonderful men who loved me dearly. A Pilot, Pharmacist, and a Professor - all exciting and interesting occupations. First, Frederick Hyrum Wheeler - married 19 Dec 1961 in Salt Lake City. He died in a helicopter accident on 30 Dec 1961. Second, married Clyde Dennis Meadows - 11 March 1963 in Salt Lake City. We had 45 wonderful years together. He died 27 Feb 2008. Third, married Richard Dennis Layne (my old boyfriend from 1959) - 2 April 2010 in Salt Lake City. Moved to St. Cloud, Minnesota to be with him for three years before he retired and we moved back to North Salt Lake, Utah. I love the Gospel of Jesus Christ and served in many callings, including teaching many and various classes, scouting, Sports Director, Secretary, President & Counselor of Primary and Relief Society, Director of the Stake Family History Center. I had too may hobbies and projects including genealogy, oil painting, sewing, handwork with spinning and knitting my own wool. I should have been a pioneer. I always wanted my children to have the things I grew up with: homemade bread, being a home staying mom, growing gardens etc. (wish we could have had a horse). Real butter and cream and stuff like that!! My parents taught us to be self sufficient, and we could make or do anything. Survived by my children & spouse; Scott Meadows (Yuko), David Meadows (Tonja), Anthony Meadows, Matthew Meadows (Stephenie), Todd Meadows (Cindy), Linnea Silas, Kristy Meadows, Laura Metcalfe (Kyle), stepson Fred H. Wheeler Jr. (Curry), spouse Richard, 18 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Preceded in death by husbands, Fred & Clyde, son Jeffrey L. Meadows & brother Dale John Stevens. A visitation will be held on Friday, 31 July 2020 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at Jenkins-Soffe Funeral Home, 4760 So. State St. Murray, Utah, 84107. To join virtually in the Graveside Service Live Webcast on 31 July at 11:30 a.m., please visit www.jenkins-soffe.com and click on Nelean’s obituary. In lieu of flowers please donate to The American Liver Foundation at https://liverfoundation.org/for-patients/donate-now/ in Nelean’s name.