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Jean Williams Wilkey
Jean WIlliams Wilkey peacefully passed away Monday morning after a life filled with faith, family and love.
Born in Grantsville, UT, Jean was raised by loving parents, with her older sister, two brothers, and grandparents. Her youth was filled with various experiences from the Greatest Generation, sharing fond memories with friends and family later in life. After attending BYU, Jean served an LDS mission in the New England area for eighteen months, and worked at the LDS Church Offices upon returning home.
She was quickly swept off her feet in 1950 by Eugene "E" Wilkey's humor, charm and kindness. Eight years her senior, E reassured her, if things didn't work out, he wouldn't be around too much longer.
The Genes settled in Nephi, UT and raised seven children who became the center of their lives. In 1982, the couple relocated to St. George, UT and nine years later served an LDS mission in the Texas, Forth Worth area. The couple returned to spend the rest of their lives serving family, and telling everyone their grandchildren and great-grandchildren came from good Genes.
Jean was preceded in death by Eugene and her daughter Jeanette. She is survived by her children: Mark (Cathy), Jame (Betty), David (Lynne), Rex (Sue), Diane (Dean), Julie (Dallas), forty-one grandchildren, and forty-five great-grandchildren (at current count).
Service were held on April 23 in Hurricane, UT.
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