Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Billie Jean Jackson Wernli, passed away at the Avalon Care Center in Bountiful, after a valiant struggle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. She resided at 615 South Lakeview Drive (1100 East) in Bountiful, Utah at the time of her death.
She was born to Curtis Jackson and Annie Orvin Jackson on February 20, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She married John H. Wernli on March 2, 1946. They were blessed with eight children, 26 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren. Mom grew up in Riverton and Salt Lake City, and attended Granite High School. Her large family of brothers and sisters tried to stay close over the years and she was the last of her siblings to pass away. She was a wonderful wife to her husband, John, trying hard to make him happy and his life easier as he worked hard with the business, Wernli, Inc. Mom was our hero, always being a calming influence on all of us. She tried to keep the peace at all costs, except at those times when she could be a person to be dealt with. In times of frustration the worst thing she could say was "Oh, nuts!". She supported her family in times of fun, and of sorrow. We will never forget what a wonderful hostess and cook she was. With all the children and grandchildren she had, she still tried so hard to be at birthdays and special occasions for all of us. The summers at Flaming Gorge, boating and playing are favorite memories to friends and family. None of us can forget how hard she could work and what she could get the rest of us to do when she made up her mind. She was a wonderful homemaker and had a beautiful home. She always had a wonderful sense of style and knew how to dress and act, her family is so proud of her. Billie was remarkable in many ways, she loved to ballroom dance and learned to oil paint later in life. Billie had a wonderful talent that she shared with her family. She loved to play games and was very competitive. She loved to win at all costs! Billie was a scouting leader in her ward and served as PTA President at Millcreek Jr. High. She was active in the LDS Church serving faithfully in many callings. Billie also served in the Bountiful LDS Temple until her health wouldn't permit her to do so any longer.
Survivors are daughter-in-law Kristie, Mike and Lucy, Dave and Kathy, Pat Christensen (Rick), Shawn Smith (Stephen), Bill and Kari, Rob and Linda, and Ron and Susie. Preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Percy, Curt, Rhoda, Beth, Lois, and Dorothy; husband John, son John Jr. and grandson Curtis Wernli.
We will honor her at a Funeral Service at 12 noon on Friday, September 5, 2008 at the Oak Hills Ward Chapel, 455 South 1200 East, Bountiful, Utah. Friends and Family may call on Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main Street, and on Friday morning from 10:30-11:45 a.m. at the Church prior to services.
Interment-Lakeview Memorial Estates Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News from 9/3/2008 - 9/4/2008.
She was born to Curtis Jackson and Annie Orvin Jackson on February 20, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She married John H. Wernli on March 2, 1946. They were blessed with eight children, 26 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren. Mom grew up in Riverton and Salt Lake City, and attended Granite High School. Her large family of brothers and sisters tried to stay close over the years and she was the last of her siblings to pass away. She was a wonderful wife to her husband, John, trying hard to make him happy and his life easier as he worked hard with the business, Wernli, Inc. Mom was our hero, always being a calming influence on all of us. She tried to keep the peace at all costs, except at those times when she could be a person to be dealt with. In times of frustration the worst thing she could say was "Oh, nuts!". She supported her family in times of fun, and of sorrow. We will never forget what a wonderful hostess and cook she was. With all the children and grandchildren she had, she still tried so hard to be at birthdays and special occasions for all of us. The summers at Flaming Gorge, boating and playing are favorite memories to friends and family. None of us can forget how hard she could work and what she could get the rest of us to do when she made up her mind. She was a wonderful homemaker and had a beautiful home. She always had a wonderful sense of style and knew how to dress and act, her family is so proud of her. Billie was remarkable in many ways, she loved to ballroom dance and learned to oil paint later in life. Billie had a wonderful talent that she shared with her family. She loved to play games and was very competitive. She loved to win at all costs! Billie was a scouting leader in her ward and served as PTA President at Millcreek Jr. High. She was active in the LDS Church serving faithfully in many callings. Billie also served in the Bountiful LDS Temple until her health wouldn't permit her to do so any longer.
Survivors are daughter-in-law Kristie, Mike and Lucy, Dave and Kathy, Pat Christensen (Rick), Shawn Smith (Stephen), Bill and Kari, Rob and Linda, and Ron and Susie. Preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Percy, Curt, Rhoda, Beth, Lois, and Dorothy; husband John, son John Jr. and grandson Curtis Wernli.
We will honor her at a Funeral Service at 12 noon on Friday, September 5, 2008 at the Oak Hills Ward Chapel, 455 South 1200 East, Bountiful, Utah. Friends and Family may call on Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main Street, and on Friday morning from 10:30-11:45 a.m. at the Church prior to services.
Interment-Lakeview Memorial Estates Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News from 9/3/2008 - 9/4/2008.
Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Billie Jean Jackson Wernli, passed away at the Avalon Care Center in Bountiful, after a valiant struggle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. She resided at 615 South Lakeview Drive (1100 East) in Bountiful, Utah at the time of her death.
She was born to Curtis Jackson and Annie Orvin Jackson on February 20, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She married John H. Wernli on March 2, 1946. They were blessed with eight children, 26 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren. Mom grew up in Riverton and Salt Lake City, and attended Granite High School. Her large family of brothers and sisters tried to stay close over the years and she was the last of her siblings to pass away. She was a wonderful wife to her husband, John, trying hard to make him happy and his life easier as he worked hard with the business, Wernli, Inc. Mom was our hero, always being a calming influence on all of us. She tried to keep the peace at all costs, except at those times when she could be a person to be dealt with. In times of frustration the worst thing she could say was "Oh, nuts!". She supported her family in times of fun, and of sorrow. We will never forget what a wonderful hostess and cook she was. With all the children and grandchildren she had, she still tried so hard to be at birthdays and special occasions for all of us. The summers at Flaming Gorge, boating and playing are favorite memories to friends and family. None of us can forget how hard she could work and what she could get the rest of us to do when she made up her mind. She was a wonderful homemaker and had a beautiful home. She always had a wonderful sense of style and knew how to dress and act, her family is so proud of her. Billie was remarkable in many ways, she loved to ballroom dance and learned to oil paint later in life. Billie had a wonderful talent that she shared with her family. She loved to play games and was very competitive. She loved to win at all costs! Billie was a scouting leader in her ward and served as PTA President at Millcreek Jr. High. She was active in the LDS Church serving faithfully in many callings. Billie also served in the Bountiful LDS Temple until her health wouldn't permit her to do so any longer.
Survivors are daughter-in-law Kristie, Mike and Lucy, Dave and Kathy, Pat Christensen (Rick), Shawn Smith (Stephen), Bill and Kari, Rob and Linda, and Ron and Susie. Preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Percy, Curt, Rhoda, Beth, Lois, and Dorothy; husband John, son John Jr. and grandson Curtis Wernli.
We will honor her at a Funeral Service at 12 noon on Friday, September 5, 2008 at the Oak Hills Ward Chapel, 455 South 1200 East, Bountiful, Utah. Friends and Family may call on Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main Street, and on Friday morning from 10:30-11:45 a.m. at the Church prior to services.
Interment-Lakeview Memorial Estates Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News from 9/3/2008 - 9/4/2008.
She was born to Curtis Jackson and Annie Orvin Jackson on February 20, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She married John H. Wernli on March 2, 1946. They were blessed with eight children, 26 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren. Mom grew up in Riverton and Salt Lake City, and attended Granite High School. Her large family of brothers and sisters tried to stay close over the years and she was the last of her siblings to pass away. She was a wonderful wife to her husband, John, trying hard to make him happy and his life easier as he worked hard with the business, Wernli, Inc. Mom was our hero, always being a calming influence on all of us. She tried to keep the peace at all costs, except at those times when she could be a person to be dealt with. In times of frustration the worst thing she could say was "Oh, nuts!". She supported her family in times of fun, and of sorrow. We will never forget what a wonderful hostess and cook she was. With all the children and grandchildren she had, she still tried so hard to be at birthdays and special occasions for all of us. The summers at Flaming Gorge, boating and playing are favorite memories to friends and family. None of us can forget how hard she could work and what she could get the rest of us to do when she made up her mind. She was a wonderful homemaker and had a beautiful home. She always had a wonderful sense of style and knew how to dress and act, her family is so proud of her. Billie was remarkable in many ways, she loved to ballroom dance and learned to oil paint later in life. Billie had a wonderful talent that she shared with her family. She loved to play games and was very competitive. She loved to win at all costs! Billie was a scouting leader in her ward and served as PTA President at Millcreek Jr. High. She was active in the LDS Church serving faithfully in many callings. Billie also served in the Bountiful LDS Temple until her health wouldn't permit her to do so any longer.
Survivors are daughter-in-law Kristie, Mike and Lucy, Dave and Kathy, Pat Christensen (Rick), Shawn Smith (Stephen), Bill and Kari, Rob and Linda, and Ron and Susie. Preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Percy, Curt, Rhoda, Beth, Lois, and Dorothy; husband John, son John Jr. and grandson Curtis Wernli.
We will honor her at a Funeral Service at 12 noon on Friday, September 5, 2008 at the Oak Hills Ward Chapel, 455 South 1200 East, Bountiful, Utah. Friends and Family may call on Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main Street, and on Friday morning from 10:30-11:45 a.m. at the Church prior to services.
Interment-Lakeview Memorial Estates Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News from 9/3/2008 - 9/4/2008.
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