Mary Lois Sharp Wheatley died peacefully at her home in Salt Lake City on Friday, January 4th at the age of 86 after many years of physical struggle incident to stroke.
Mary Lois was born on November 27, 1926 in Salt Lake City to Lois Morris Cannon and Ira Bennion Sharp. She attended East High School where she graduated in 1944. Mary Lois went on to pursue studies in painting, earning her Bachelor's degree in fine arts from the University of Utah in 1948.
She further studied art in New York City at the prestigious Art Students League of New York, where she progressed as a highly respected portrait artist studying under excellent artists such as Robert Philipp.
While in New York, Mary Lois met her future husband, Jack Robert Wheatley who was a cadet at West Point. After he served in the Korean War, the two were wed in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 11, 1952. The couple eventually settled in Palo Alto, California where they spent over 30 years, before moving to Carmel, California for another 20 years.
Mary Lois and Jack brought six children into the world, and her children and their success were the focus of much of Mary Lois' life. Many of Mary Lois' paintings were of her children and grandchildren at various ages and remain as a treasure to her posterity.
Mary Lois fulfilled many assignments for her church, including many years of loving service in the Junior Sunday School where she took great joy in bringing the light of the Gospel to children. She also served with her husband as he presided over the Colorado Denver Mission from 1978-1981. She and Jack later served together as missionaries in the Portugal Porto Mission from 1989-1991. She loved serving the Lord as a missionary, and her missionary service continued throughout her life as she shared her love of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with others wherever she went. Sadly, on the last day of her mission in Portugal, she suffered a serious stroke that affected her abilities for the rest of her life.
Although her physical capabilities dwindled in the last years of her life, she courageously endured to the end with a brightness of hope. She will be remembered for her vivacious personality and her desire to see the beauty in everything around her through her paintings and also through her relationships with others. She inspired her husband, her children, and many others to pursue excellence in their lives with a smile.
Mary Lois also developed a love for Brigham Young University and its students. She and her husband Jack were instrumental in the creation of the Museum of Art at BYU and in funding the acquisition of the Museum's signature piece by Carl Bloch, "Healing at the Pool of Bethesda". Her own works of art were featured at the Museum in an exhibition in 2003.
Mary Lois is survived by her husband, Jack; their six children: John, Victoria, Elizabeth, Robert, Charles, and Mary Margaret; 31 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; and brothers Howard Sharp and Rob Sharp and sister Dorotha Smart. She was a truly devoted daughter, sister, wife and mother and will be sorely missed.
Services will be held Saturday, January 12th at noon at the Monument Park North Stake Center at 1320 Wasatch Drive in Salt Lake City, and visitors may come to pay their respects prior to the funeral service from 10:30 to 11:30. Visitation will also be available at Larkin Sunset Lawn at 2350 East 1300 South on Friday, January 11th from 6pm to 8pm.
In lieu of flowers, friends may wish to contribute to the BYU Museum of Art Endowment in honor of Mary Lois Wheatley by visiting moa.byu.edu/give/ or by sending donations to the BYU Museum of Art at 474 MOA, Provo, UT 84602.
Mary Lois was born on November 27, 1926 in Salt Lake City to Lois Morris Cannon and Ira Bennion Sharp. She attended East High School where she graduated in 1944. Mary Lois went on to pursue studies in painting, earning her Bachelor's degree in fine arts from the University of Utah in 1948.
She further studied art in New York City at the prestigious Art Students League of New York, where she progressed as a highly respected portrait artist studying under excellent artists such as Robert Philipp.
While in New York, Mary Lois met her future husband, Jack Robert Wheatley who was a cadet at West Point. After he served in the Korean War, the two were wed in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 11, 1952. The couple eventually settled in Palo Alto, California where they spent over 30 years, before moving to Carmel, California for another 20 years.
Mary Lois and Jack brought six children into the world, and her children and their success were the focus of much of Mary Lois' life. Many of Mary Lois' paintings were of her children and grandchildren at various ages and remain as a treasure to her posterity.
Mary Lois fulfilled many assignments for her church, including many years of loving service in the Junior Sunday School where she took great joy in bringing the light of the Gospel to children. She also served with her husband as he presided over the Colorado Denver Mission from 1978-1981. She and Jack later served together as missionaries in the Portugal Porto Mission from 1989-1991. She loved serving the Lord as a missionary, and her missionary service continued throughout her life as she shared her love of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with others wherever she went. Sadly, on the last day of her mission in Portugal, she suffered a serious stroke that affected her abilities for the rest of her life.
Although her physical capabilities dwindled in the last years of her life, she courageously endured to the end with a brightness of hope. She will be remembered for her vivacious personality and her desire to see the beauty in everything around her through her paintings and also through her relationships with others. She inspired her husband, her children, and many others to pursue excellence in their lives with a smile.
Mary Lois also developed a love for Brigham Young University and its students. She and her husband Jack were instrumental in the creation of the Museum of Art at BYU and in funding the acquisition of the Museum's signature piece by Carl Bloch, "Healing at the Pool of Bethesda". Her own works of art were featured at the Museum in an exhibition in 2003.
Mary Lois is survived by her husband, Jack; their six children: John, Victoria, Elizabeth, Robert, Charles, and Mary Margaret; 31 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; and brothers Howard Sharp and Rob Sharp and sister Dorotha Smart. She was a truly devoted daughter, sister, wife and mother and will be sorely missed.
Services will be held Saturday, January 12th at noon at the Monument Park North Stake Center at 1320 Wasatch Drive in Salt Lake City, and visitors may come to pay their respects prior to the funeral service from 10:30 to 11:30. Visitation will also be available at Larkin Sunset Lawn at 2350 East 1300 South on Friday, January 11th from 6pm to 8pm.
In lieu of flowers, friends may wish to contribute to the BYU Museum of Art Endowment in honor of Mary Lois Wheatley by visiting moa.byu.edu/give/ or by sending donations to the BYU Museum of Art at 474 MOA, Provo, UT 84602.
Mary Lois Sharp Wheatley died peacefully at her home in Salt Lake City on Friday, January 4th at the age of 86 after many years of physical struggle incident to stroke.
Mary Lois was born on November 27, 1926 in Salt Lake City to Lois Morris Cannon and Ira Bennion Sharp. She attended East High School where she graduated in 1944. Mary Lois went on to pursue studies in painting, earning her Bachelor's degree in fine arts from the University of Utah in 1948.
She further studied art in New York City at the prestigious Art Students League of New York, where she progressed as a highly respected portrait artist studying under excellent artists such as Robert Philipp.
While in New York, Mary Lois met her future husband, Jack Robert Wheatley who was a cadet at West Point. After he served in the Korean War, the two were wed in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 11, 1952. The couple eventually settled in Palo Alto, California where they spent over 30 years, before moving to Carmel, California for another 20 years.
Mary Lois and Jack brought six children into the world, and her children and their success were the focus of much of Mary Lois' life. Many of Mary Lois' paintings were of her children and grandchildren at various ages and remain as a treasure to her posterity.
Mary Lois fulfilled many assignments for her church, including many years of loving service in the Junior Sunday School where she took great joy in bringing the light of the Gospel to children. She also served with her husband as he presided over the Colorado Denver Mission from 1978-1981. She and Jack later served together as missionaries in the Portugal Porto Mission from 1989-1991. She loved serving the Lord as a missionary, and her missionary service continued throughout her life as she shared her love of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with others wherever she went. Sadly, on the last day of her mission in Portugal, she suffered a serious stroke that affected her abilities for the rest of her life.
Although her physical capabilities dwindled in the last years of her life, she courageously endured to the end with a brightness of hope. She will be remembered for her vivacious personality and her desire to see the beauty in everything around her through her paintings and also through her relationships with others. She inspired her husband, her children, and many others to pursue excellence in their lives with a smile.
Mary Lois also developed a love for Brigham Young University and its students. She and her husband Jack were instrumental in the creation of the Museum of Art at BYU and in funding the acquisition of the Museum's signature piece by Carl Bloch, "Healing at the Pool of Bethesda". Her own works of art were featured at the Museum in an exhibition in 2003.
Mary Lois is survived by her husband, Jack; their six children: John, Victoria, Elizabeth, Robert, Charles, and Mary Margaret; 31 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; and brothers Howard Sharp and Rob Sharp and sister Dorotha Smart. She was a truly devoted daughter, sister, wife and mother and will be sorely missed.
Services will be held Saturday, January 12th at noon at the Monument Park North Stake Center at 1320 Wasatch Drive in Salt Lake City, and visitors may come to pay their respects prior to the funeral service from 10:30 to 11:30. Visitation will also be available at Larkin Sunset Lawn at 2350 East 1300 South on Friday, January 11th from 6pm to 8pm.
In lieu of flowers, friends may wish to contribute to the BYU Museum of Art Endowment in honor of Mary Lois Wheatley by visiting moa.byu.edu/give/ or by sending donations to the BYU Museum of Art at 474 MOA, Provo, UT 84602.
Mary Lois was born on November 27, 1926 in Salt Lake City to Lois Morris Cannon and Ira Bennion Sharp. She attended East High School where she graduated in 1944. Mary Lois went on to pursue studies in painting, earning her Bachelor's degree in fine arts from the University of Utah in 1948.
She further studied art in New York City at the prestigious Art Students League of New York, where she progressed as a highly respected portrait artist studying under excellent artists such as Robert Philipp.
While in New York, Mary Lois met her future husband, Jack Robert Wheatley who was a cadet at West Point. After he served in the Korean War, the two were wed in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 11, 1952. The couple eventually settled in Palo Alto, California where they spent over 30 years, before moving to Carmel, California for another 20 years.
Mary Lois and Jack brought six children into the world, and her children and their success were the focus of much of Mary Lois' life. Many of Mary Lois' paintings were of her children and grandchildren at various ages and remain as a treasure to her posterity.
Mary Lois fulfilled many assignments for her church, including many years of loving service in the Junior Sunday School where she took great joy in bringing the light of the Gospel to children. She also served with her husband as he presided over the Colorado Denver Mission from 1978-1981. She and Jack later served together as missionaries in the Portugal Porto Mission from 1989-1991. She loved serving the Lord as a missionary, and her missionary service continued throughout her life as she shared her love of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with others wherever she went. Sadly, on the last day of her mission in Portugal, she suffered a serious stroke that affected her abilities for the rest of her life.
Although her physical capabilities dwindled in the last years of her life, she courageously endured to the end with a brightness of hope. She will be remembered for her vivacious personality and her desire to see the beauty in everything around her through her paintings and also through her relationships with others. She inspired her husband, her children, and many others to pursue excellence in their lives with a smile.
Mary Lois also developed a love for Brigham Young University and its students. She and her husband Jack were instrumental in the creation of the Museum of Art at BYU and in funding the acquisition of the Museum's signature piece by Carl Bloch, "Healing at the Pool of Bethesda". Her own works of art were featured at the Museum in an exhibition in 2003.
Mary Lois is survived by her husband, Jack; their six children: John, Victoria, Elizabeth, Robert, Charles, and Mary Margaret; 31 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; and brothers Howard Sharp and Rob Sharp and sister Dorotha Smart. She was a truly devoted daughter, sister, wife and mother and will be sorely missed.
Services will be held Saturday, January 12th at noon at the Monument Park North Stake Center at 1320 Wasatch Drive in Salt Lake City, and visitors may come to pay their respects prior to the funeral service from 10:30 to 11:30. Visitation will also be available at Larkin Sunset Lawn at 2350 East 1300 South on Friday, January 11th from 6pm to 8pm.
In lieu of flowers, friends may wish to contribute to the BYU Museum of Art Endowment in honor of Mary Lois Wheatley by visiting moa.byu.edu/give/ or by sending donations to the BYU Museum of Art at 474 MOA, Provo, UT 84602.
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