Sheron LaDean Keele Melrose Obituary (1941 - 2015)

Sheron LaDean Keele Melrose passed away on February 23, 2015 from respiratory failure. She was born November 24, 1941 in Payson, Utah to Maude Peterson Keele and William Keele. She attended some college before going to the Army during the Vietnam War in 1964, where she was stationed at Fort Belvoir for 3 years and worked in photography. She was an excellent artist who could sketch, paint with oils or favorites—pastels and charcoals. She was an avid book reader. Her favorites were mysteries and westerns. She loved animals very much. She always had cats. Her favorite was her cat, Babette who was 23 years old when she passed away. Sheron was a homemaker and single mother who tried her very best to take care of her children with the limited resources she had. She was a sweet loving person who loved her family greatly and loved everyone she met. She is now enjoying heaven with her parents, Walter and many kitties. She will be missed greatly. "We love you very much." Survived by her daughters, Joyce (Alex), Pamela (Moe "The Button"); son, Mark (Britney); grandchildren; Gabrielle, Stephen, Tyne, Caleb and Brooklyn; sister, Linda; nieces and nephew, Tracey, Tanya, Tobbie and Trent and their children. Thank you to the many doctors, nurses and staff from the VA and home health who took great care of her for many years. Thanks to her friends from the church who would come to visit and bring her treats. Graveside services will be Friday, February 27, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the Utah Veterans Memorial Park Cemetery, 17111 S. Camp Williams Road. Online condolences may be shared at www.jenkins-soffe.com Funeral Home: Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary-Murray 4760 So. State Street Murray, UT Visitation: No Visitations or Viewings