Daughter of Tessar Bruca Birch and Elizabeth Bevan
Wife of Reed Kent King, 24 May 1949, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Obituary. Our amazing Mom, Grandma, and Great-Grandma Wanda Birch King passed away in South Jordan, Utah at the age of 95. Wanda was born to Elizabeth Bevan and Tessar Bruca Birch on July 5, 1927, and along with her beloved brother Norman, grew up in South Salt Lake.
Wanda graduated from Granite High School in 1945. While she was still in high school she met her future husband Reed Kent King on a blind date. After Kent's service in World War II and a church mission, they were married for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple on May 24, 1949.
They lived in Salt Lake for the first few years of their marriage, where their first two children were born. They then moved to a home in East Midvale, where they added three additional children and lived for almost 64 years.
Wanda's primary focus in her life was on her family. She believed mightily in prayer and was often prompted to call one of her children or grandchildren to make sure they were okay. Her impressions were amazingly accurate to the point that we in the family referred to the phenomenon as Mom's "Hotline to Heaven." No matter what was happening in your life or how far away from her you lived, you knew that she and Heavenly Father had you covered. In addition, she had the rare and precious ability to connect with and befriend people of all ages. She was gifted with the ability to sense what was going on in their lives and to draw them out and validate them. She had hundreds of best friends. To this day, almost every grandchild and great-grandchild in the family assumes they're Grandma King's favorite.
Wanda was a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in all organizations of the Church, in whatever calling she received; Primary held a special place in her heart. With Kent she served three different missions for the Church.
During her life Wanda worked in various secretarial and medical arts positions. She was an exceptionally skilled typist and retained the ability to take accurate shorthand for the remainder of her life.
Wanda loved the outdoors. One of her proudest accomplishments was hiking to the top of Mt. Timpanogos and writing her name in the book.
Wanda was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her brother; and three great-grandchildren: Dylan Kent Egbert, Daisy Eliza Hall, and Samuel Orion Hall.
She is survived by her five children: Lynette King Allen (Craig), David Kent King (DeAnn), Joanne King (Judith Juhala), Kathryn King Milkanin (Joseph), and Steven Reed King (Maria); 21 grandchildren; and 50 great-grandchildren.
We express our heartfelt appreciation to Amber, the staff, and volunteers at IHC Hospice who assisted Wanda in her final few months, as well as the many, many people who provided countless acts of service and kindness to her over the course of her life.
Funeral services: Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 at 11 am; Eastlake Stake Center located in Daybreak (4517 W. Mille Lacs Dr., South Jordan).
Viewing: Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 from 6-8 pm at Goff Mortuary (8090 So. State St. in Midvale) and Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 from 9:30 to 10:30 am at the church.
Interment: Memorial Estates (6500 So. Redwood Rd., West Jordan).
In lieu of flowers you are welcome to donate to Primary Children's Hospital in honor of Wanda's three deceased great-grandkids.
Wife of Reed Kent King, 24 May 1949, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Obituary. Our amazing Mom, Grandma, and Great-Grandma Wanda Birch King passed away in South Jordan, Utah at the age of 95. Wanda was born to Elizabeth Bevan and Tessar Bruca Birch on July 5, 1927, and along with her beloved brother Norman, grew up in South Salt Lake.
Wanda graduated from Granite High School in 1945. While she was still in high school she met her future husband Reed Kent King on a blind date. After Kent's service in World War II and a church mission, they were married for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple on May 24, 1949.
They lived in Salt Lake for the first few years of their marriage, where their first two children were born. They then moved to a home in East Midvale, where they added three additional children and lived for almost 64 years.
Wanda's primary focus in her life was on her family. She believed mightily in prayer and was often prompted to call one of her children or grandchildren to make sure they were okay. Her impressions were amazingly accurate to the point that we in the family referred to the phenomenon as Mom's "Hotline to Heaven." No matter what was happening in your life or how far away from her you lived, you knew that she and Heavenly Father had you covered. In addition, she had the rare and precious ability to connect with and befriend people of all ages. She was gifted with the ability to sense what was going on in their lives and to draw them out and validate them. She had hundreds of best friends. To this day, almost every grandchild and great-grandchild in the family assumes they're Grandma King's favorite.
Wanda was a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in all organizations of the Church, in whatever calling she received; Primary held a special place in her heart. With Kent she served three different missions for the Church.
During her life Wanda worked in various secretarial and medical arts positions. She was an exceptionally skilled typist and retained the ability to take accurate shorthand for the remainder of her life.
Wanda loved the outdoors. One of her proudest accomplishments was hiking to the top of Mt. Timpanogos and writing her name in the book.
Wanda was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her brother; and three great-grandchildren: Dylan Kent Egbert, Daisy Eliza Hall, and Samuel Orion Hall.
She is survived by her five children: Lynette King Allen (Craig), David Kent King (DeAnn), Joanne King (Judith Juhala), Kathryn King Milkanin (Joseph), and Steven Reed King (Maria); 21 grandchildren; and 50 great-grandchildren.
We express our heartfelt appreciation to Amber, the staff, and volunteers at IHC Hospice who assisted Wanda in her final few months, as well as the many, many people who provided countless acts of service and kindness to her over the course of her life.
Funeral services: Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 at 11 am; Eastlake Stake Center located in Daybreak (4517 W. Mille Lacs Dr., South Jordan).
Viewing: Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 from 6-8 pm at Goff Mortuary (8090 So. State St. in Midvale) and Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 from 9:30 to 10:30 am at the church.
Interment: Memorial Estates (6500 So. Redwood Rd., West Jordan).
In lieu of flowers you are welcome to donate to Primary Children's Hospital in honor of Wanda's three deceased great-grandkids.
Daughter of Tessar Bruca Birch and Elizabeth Bevan
Wife of Reed Kent King, 24 May 1949, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Obituary. Our amazing Mom, Grandma, and Great-Grandma Wanda Birch King passed away in South Jordan, Utah at the age of 95. Wanda was born to Elizabeth Bevan and Tessar Bruca Birch on July 5, 1927, and along with her beloved brother Norman, grew up in South Salt Lake.
Wanda graduated from Granite High School in 1945. While she was still in high school she met her future husband Reed Kent King on a blind date. After Kent's service in World War II and a church mission, they were married for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple on May 24, 1949.
They lived in Salt Lake for the first few years of their marriage, where their first two children were born. They then moved to a home in East Midvale, where they added three additional children and lived for almost 64 years.
Wanda's primary focus in her life was on her family. She believed mightily in prayer and was often prompted to call one of her children or grandchildren to make sure they were okay. Her impressions were amazingly accurate to the point that we in the family referred to the phenomenon as Mom's "Hotline to Heaven." No matter what was happening in your life or how far away from her you lived, you knew that she and Heavenly Father had you covered. In addition, she had the rare and precious ability to connect with and befriend people of all ages. She was gifted with the ability to sense what was going on in their lives and to draw them out and validate them. She had hundreds of best friends. To this day, almost every grandchild and great-grandchild in the family assumes they're Grandma King's favorite.
Wanda was a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in all organizations of the Church, in whatever calling she received; Primary held a special place in her heart. With Kent she served three different missions for the Church.
During her life Wanda worked in various secretarial and medical arts positions. She was an exceptionally skilled typist and retained the ability to take accurate shorthand for the remainder of her life.
Wanda loved the outdoors. One of her proudest accomplishments was hiking to the top of Mt. Timpanogos and writing her name in the book.
Wanda was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her brother; and three great-grandchildren: Dylan Kent Egbert, Daisy Eliza Hall, and Samuel Orion Hall.
She is survived by her five children: Lynette King Allen (Craig), David Kent King (DeAnn), Joanne King (Judith Juhala), Kathryn King Milkanin (Joseph), and Steven Reed King (Maria); 21 grandchildren; and 50 great-grandchildren.
We express our heartfelt appreciation to Amber, the staff, and volunteers at IHC Hospice who assisted Wanda in her final few months, as well as the many, many people who provided countless acts of service and kindness to her over the course of her life.
Funeral services: Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 at 11 am; Eastlake Stake Center located in Daybreak (4517 W. Mille Lacs Dr., South Jordan).
Viewing: Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 from 6-8 pm at Goff Mortuary (8090 So. State St. in Midvale) and Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 from 9:30 to 10:30 am at the church.
Interment: Memorial Estates (6500 So. Redwood Rd., West Jordan).
In lieu of flowers you are welcome to donate to Primary Children's Hospital in honor of Wanda's three deceased great-grandkids.
Wife of Reed Kent King, 24 May 1949, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Obituary. Our amazing Mom, Grandma, and Great-Grandma Wanda Birch King passed away in South Jordan, Utah at the age of 95. Wanda was born to Elizabeth Bevan and Tessar Bruca Birch on July 5, 1927, and along with her beloved brother Norman, grew up in South Salt Lake.
Wanda graduated from Granite High School in 1945. While she was still in high school she met her future husband Reed Kent King on a blind date. After Kent's service in World War II and a church mission, they were married for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple on May 24, 1949.
They lived in Salt Lake for the first few years of their marriage, where their first two children were born. They then moved to a home in East Midvale, where they added three additional children and lived for almost 64 years.
Wanda's primary focus in her life was on her family. She believed mightily in prayer and was often prompted to call one of her children or grandchildren to make sure they were okay. Her impressions were amazingly accurate to the point that we in the family referred to the phenomenon as Mom's "Hotline to Heaven." No matter what was happening in your life or how far away from her you lived, you knew that she and Heavenly Father had you covered. In addition, she had the rare and precious ability to connect with and befriend people of all ages. She was gifted with the ability to sense what was going on in their lives and to draw them out and validate them. She had hundreds of best friends. To this day, almost every grandchild and great-grandchild in the family assumes they're Grandma King's favorite.
Wanda was a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in all organizations of the Church, in whatever calling she received; Primary held a special place in her heart. With Kent she served three different missions for the Church.
During her life Wanda worked in various secretarial and medical arts positions. She was an exceptionally skilled typist and retained the ability to take accurate shorthand for the remainder of her life.
Wanda loved the outdoors. One of her proudest accomplishments was hiking to the top of Mt. Timpanogos and writing her name in the book.
Wanda was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her brother; and three great-grandchildren: Dylan Kent Egbert, Daisy Eliza Hall, and Samuel Orion Hall.
She is survived by her five children: Lynette King Allen (Craig), David Kent King (DeAnn), Joanne King (Judith Juhala), Kathryn King Milkanin (Joseph), and Steven Reed King (Maria); 21 grandchildren; and 50 great-grandchildren.
We express our heartfelt appreciation to Amber, the staff, and volunteers at IHC Hospice who assisted Wanda in her final few months, as well as the many, many people who provided countless acts of service and kindness to her over the course of her life.
Funeral services: Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 at 11 am; Eastlake Stake Center located in Daybreak (4517 W. Mille Lacs Dr., South Jordan).
Viewing: Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 from 6-8 pm at Goff Mortuary (8090 So. State St. in Midvale) and Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 from 9:30 to 10:30 am at the church.
Interment: Memorial Estates (6500 So. Redwood Rd., West Jordan).
In lieu of flowers you are welcome to donate to Primary Children's Hospital in honor of Wanda's three deceased great-grandkids.
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