Cleone Ellison Adams Whitman
LAYTON – Cleone Ellison Adams Whitman, a lifetime resident of Layton, Utah, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at the age of 100. She died of natural causes, surrounded by her loving family.
Mom is survived by her daughter, Sherrie Rampton (Clark) of Kaysville; son Bob Whitman (Wendy) of Salt Lake City; and daughter Shellie Bowman (Richard) of Plano, Texas. She is also survived by ten grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, a brother, Wendell E. Adams, and a sister-in-law, Margaret A. Adams. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert M. Whitman; her parents Jabez and Alice Adams; a sister-in-law, Ramona Adams, and a great-grandson, Jacob Baldwin Bowman.
She was born in Layton, Utah, June 15, 1914, and with the exception of short periods in which she resided in Chicago, IL; Oklahoma City, OK; and Millville, New Jersey, lived her entire life in Layton.
Mom attended Layton Elementary School, Davis High School, and graduated from the University of Utah in secondary education. She also did some specialized training at the Gregg School of Shorthand in Chicago, Illinois, and was the state champion in proficiency of Gregg Shorthand.
Following her graduation from the University of Utah, Mom returned to her alma mater, Davis High School, where she taught type and shorthand, and was the Pro Schola advisor. After teaching at Davis High School for five years, she began working at Hill Air Force Base, where she wrote the Supply Training Manual for the Air Corp Supply and was then put in charge of the Supply Division. While working at Hill Air Force Base, she met her husband, Bob. They married on April 28, 1945 and were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. They were married for 51 years prior to Bob’s death. After the birth of their first child, Mom retired from her work at the Base. As her kids grew, Mom returned to teaching, first, at Central Davis Junior High School, and later at Layton High School, where she served as head of the business department and Senior Class Advisor. In recognition of Mom’s outstanding service at Layton High School, the Cleone A. Whitman Scholarship was established in 2002, which has provided a four-year tuition and books scholarship to one outstanding senior each year.
Mom was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in numerous positions, including Relief Society President, Gospel Doctrine teacher, Relief Society instructor, and Young Single Adults leader, among many other assignments. She served two full-time LDS missions with her husband, one in the Canada Halifax Mission, and the other in the Salt Lake Temple Square Mission. Following her husband’s death, she accepted three additional assignments under the Church’s Missionary department. Mom also served as a hostess at the Beehive House for many years, and attended many temple sessions weekly.
Mom was truly a remarkable and extraordinary person. She had an incredible work ethic and work capacity. Much to her children’s dismay, this included shoveling snow and mowing the lawn well into her 90’s. She was always busy accomplishing something worthwhile. She was a voracious reader, who read many dozens of books each year, often reading late into the night. She was a gracious hostess, and she and dad generously opened their home to friends and family. She adored, and was adored by, her children and grandchildren for whom no effort was too great.
Mom’s teaching and mentoring impacted the lives of literally hundreds of people, whom she knew and remembered by name through her one hundredth birthday. Her remarkable memory and sharpness of mind astounded us all. Mom was our “Google” on all important questions, long before Google was founded. Mom was an extraordinarily devoted mother, wife, grandmother, and great-grandmother, whose principle joy was her family. She was an advisor and counselor to her entire family right up until her passing. She is greatly, and achingly missed.
Interment, Kaysville City Cemetery.
LAYTON – Cleone Ellison Adams Whitman, a lifetime resident of Layton, Utah, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at the age of 100. She died of natural causes, surrounded by her loving family.
Mom is survived by her daughter, Sherrie Rampton (Clark) of Kaysville; son Bob Whitman (Wendy) of Salt Lake City; and daughter Shellie Bowman (Richard) of Plano, Texas. She is also survived by ten grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, a brother, Wendell E. Adams, and a sister-in-law, Margaret A. Adams. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert M. Whitman; her parents Jabez and Alice Adams; a sister-in-law, Ramona Adams, and a great-grandson, Jacob Baldwin Bowman.
She was born in Layton, Utah, June 15, 1914, and with the exception of short periods in which she resided in Chicago, IL; Oklahoma City, OK; and Millville, New Jersey, lived her entire life in Layton.
Mom attended Layton Elementary School, Davis High School, and graduated from the University of Utah in secondary education. She also did some specialized training at the Gregg School of Shorthand in Chicago, Illinois, and was the state champion in proficiency of Gregg Shorthand.
Following her graduation from the University of Utah, Mom returned to her alma mater, Davis High School, where she taught type and shorthand, and was the Pro Schola advisor. After teaching at Davis High School for five years, she began working at Hill Air Force Base, where she wrote the Supply Training Manual for the Air Corp Supply and was then put in charge of the Supply Division. While working at Hill Air Force Base, she met her husband, Bob. They married on April 28, 1945 and were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. They were married for 51 years prior to Bob’s death. After the birth of their first child, Mom retired from her work at the Base. As her kids grew, Mom returned to teaching, first, at Central Davis Junior High School, and later at Layton High School, where she served as head of the business department and Senior Class Advisor. In recognition of Mom’s outstanding service at Layton High School, the Cleone A. Whitman Scholarship was established in 2002, which has provided a four-year tuition and books scholarship to one outstanding senior each year.
Mom was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in numerous positions, including Relief Society President, Gospel Doctrine teacher, Relief Society instructor, and Young Single Adults leader, among many other assignments. She served two full-time LDS missions with her husband, one in the Canada Halifax Mission, and the other in the Salt Lake Temple Square Mission. Following her husband’s death, she accepted three additional assignments under the Church’s Missionary department. Mom also served as a hostess at the Beehive House for many years, and attended many temple sessions weekly.
Mom was truly a remarkable and extraordinary person. She had an incredible work ethic and work capacity. Much to her children’s dismay, this included shoveling snow and mowing the lawn well into her 90’s. She was always busy accomplishing something worthwhile. She was a voracious reader, who read many dozens of books each year, often reading late into the night. She was a gracious hostess, and she and dad generously opened their home to friends and family. She adored, and was adored by, her children and grandchildren for whom no effort was too great.
Mom’s teaching and mentoring impacted the lives of literally hundreds of people, whom she knew and remembered by name through her one hundredth birthday. Her remarkable memory and sharpness of mind astounded us all. Mom was our “Google” on all important questions, long before Google was founded. Mom was an extraordinarily devoted mother, wife, grandmother, and great-grandmother, whose principle joy was her family. She was an advisor and counselor to her entire family right up until her passing. She is greatly, and achingly missed.
Interment, Kaysville City Cemetery.
Cleone Ellison Adams Whitman
LAYTON – Cleone Ellison Adams Whitman, a lifetime resident of Layton, Utah, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at the age of 100. She died of natural causes, surrounded by her loving family.
Mom is survived by her daughter, Sherrie Rampton (Clark) of Kaysville; son Bob Whitman (Wendy) of Salt Lake City; and daughter Shellie Bowman (Richard) of Plano, Texas. She is also survived by ten grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, a brother, Wendell E. Adams, and a sister-in-law, Margaret A. Adams. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert M. Whitman; her parents Jabez and Alice Adams; a sister-in-law, Ramona Adams, and a great-grandson, Jacob Baldwin Bowman.
She was born in Layton, Utah, June 15, 1914, and with the exception of short periods in which she resided in Chicago, IL; Oklahoma City, OK; and Millville, New Jersey, lived her entire life in Layton.
Mom attended Layton Elementary School, Davis High School, and graduated from the University of Utah in secondary education. She also did some specialized training at the Gregg School of Shorthand in Chicago, Illinois, and was the state champion in proficiency of Gregg Shorthand.
Following her graduation from the University of Utah, Mom returned to her alma mater, Davis High School, where she taught type and shorthand, and was the Pro Schola advisor. After teaching at Davis High School for five years, she began working at Hill Air Force Base, where she wrote the Supply Training Manual for the Air Corp Supply and was then put in charge of the Supply Division. While working at Hill Air Force Base, she met her husband, Bob. They married on April 28, 1945 and were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. They were married for 51 years prior to Bob’s death. After the birth of their first child, Mom retired from her work at the Base. As her kids grew, Mom returned to teaching, first, at Central Davis Junior High School, and later at Layton High School, where she served as head of the business department and Senior Class Advisor. In recognition of Mom’s outstanding service at Layton High School, the Cleone A. Whitman Scholarship was established in 2002, which has provided a four-year tuition and books scholarship to one outstanding senior each year.
Mom was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in numerous positions, including Relief Society President, Gospel Doctrine teacher, Relief Society instructor, and Young Single Adults leader, among many other assignments. She served two full-time LDS missions with her husband, one in the Canada Halifax Mission, and the other in the Salt Lake Temple Square Mission. Following her husband’s death, she accepted three additional assignments under the Church’s Missionary department. Mom also served as a hostess at the Beehive House for many years, and attended many temple sessions weekly.
Mom was truly a remarkable and extraordinary person. She had an incredible work ethic and work capacity. Much to her children’s dismay, this included shoveling snow and mowing the lawn well into her 90’s. She was always busy accomplishing something worthwhile. She was a voracious reader, who read many dozens of books each year, often reading late into the night. She was a gracious hostess, and she and dad generously opened their home to friends and family. She adored, and was adored by, her children and grandchildren for whom no effort was too great.
Mom’s teaching and mentoring impacted the lives of literally hundreds of people, whom she knew and remembered by name through her one hundredth birthday. Her remarkable memory and sharpness of mind astounded us all. Mom was our “Google” on all important questions, long before Google was founded. Mom was an extraordinarily devoted mother, wife, grandmother, and great-grandmother, whose principle joy was her family. She was an advisor and counselor to her entire family right up until her passing. She is greatly, and achingly missed.
Interment, Kaysville City Cemetery.
LAYTON – Cleone Ellison Adams Whitman, a lifetime resident of Layton, Utah, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at the age of 100. She died of natural causes, surrounded by her loving family.
Mom is survived by her daughter, Sherrie Rampton (Clark) of Kaysville; son Bob Whitman (Wendy) of Salt Lake City; and daughter Shellie Bowman (Richard) of Plano, Texas. She is also survived by ten grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, a brother, Wendell E. Adams, and a sister-in-law, Margaret A. Adams. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert M. Whitman; her parents Jabez and Alice Adams; a sister-in-law, Ramona Adams, and a great-grandson, Jacob Baldwin Bowman.
She was born in Layton, Utah, June 15, 1914, and with the exception of short periods in which she resided in Chicago, IL; Oklahoma City, OK; and Millville, New Jersey, lived her entire life in Layton.
Mom attended Layton Elementary School, Davis High School, and graduated from the University of Utah in secondary education. She also did some specialized training at the Gregg School of Shorthand in Chicago, Illinois, and was the state champion in proficiency of Gregg Shorthand.
Following her graduation from the University of Utah, Mom returned to her alma mater, Davis High School, where she taught type and shorthand, and was the Pro Schola advisor. After teaching at Davis High School for five years, she began working at Hill Air Force Base, where she wrote the Supply Training Manual for the Air Corp Supply and was then put in charge of the Supply Division. While working at Hill Air Force Base, she met her husband, Bob. They married on April 28, 1945 and were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. They were married for 51 years prior to Bob’s death. After the birth of their first child, Mom retired from her work at the Base. As her kids grew, Mom returned to teaching, first, at Central Davis Junior High School, and later at Layton High School, where she served as head of the business department and Senior Class Advisor. In recognition of Mom’s outstanding service at Layton High School, the Cleone A. Whitman Scholarship was established in 2002, which has provided a four-year tuition and books scholarship to one outstanding senior each year.
Mom was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in numerous positions, including Relief Society President, Gospel Doctrine teacher, Relief Society instructor, and Young Single Adults leader, among many other assignments. She served two full-time LDS missions with her husband, one in the Canada Halifax Mission, and the other in the Salt Lake Temple Square Mission. Following her husband’s death, she accepted three additional assignments under the Church’s Missionary department. Mom also served as a hostess at the Beehive House for many years, and attended many temple sessions weekly.
Mom was truly a remarkable and extraordinary person. She had an incredible work ethic and work capacity. Much to her children’s dismay, this included shoveling snow and mowing the lawn well into her 90’s. She was always busy accomplishing something worthwhile. She was a voracious reader, who read many dozens of books each year, often reading late into the night. She was a gracious hostess, and she and dad generously opened their home to friends and family. She adored, and was adored by, her children and grandchildren for whom no effort was too great.
Mom’s teaching and mentoring impacted the lives of literally hundreds of people, whom she knew and remembered by name through her one hundredth birthday. Her remarkable memory and sharpness of mind astounded us all. Mom was our “Google” on all important questions, long before Google was founded. Mom was an extraordinarily devoted mother, wife, grandmother, and great-grandmother, whose principle joy was her family. She was an advisor and counselor to her entire family right up until her passing. She is greatly, and achingly missed.
Interment, Kaysville City Cemetery.
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