Early Life: Elaine was born March 13, 1924, in Houston, Texas, to Carlos Arthur and Ida Mae Stutes Mantovanis.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: Elaine was a dedicated wife and mother who shared a loving marriage with her husband, Billy B. Jackson, for 64 years. Elaine is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and sealed for time and all eternity to her husband in the Oakland California LDS Temple. She loved to cook with her favorite foods being: shrimp, fried chicken, and anything sweet. She loved drive-in theaters, family picnics, camping, traveling in general, and watching ice skating and gymnastic during the Olympic Games. She loved to sew and worked as a professional seamstress where she made curtains, drapes, prom and wedding dresses, and alterations for a dry cleaning business. Elaine was also a great gardener and won several awards for best yard in the neighborhood. She loved the holidays, especially Christmas and always decorated to the hilt. Elaine Sara Mantovanis Jackson, loving wife and mother returned to her Heavenly Father on May 20, 2017.
Family Message: "Mom will always be remembered for her love of animals especially cats, where there was always either a cat or dog in the house and many times both."
Survived By: Her daughters and sons-in-law: Guy Tinkham, of Utah, Marilyn and Dave Stephens, Dianne and Dennis Childers, all of Tennessee; son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Charyl Jackson, of Utah; 17 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: Her daughter, Carolyn Tinkham; her parents; and her sister, Olga Staton, of Washington.
Services: LDS Chapel | Pleasant Grove
Arranged By: Utah Valley Mortuary
Burial: Valley View Memorial Park
Original Obituary Published By:
© Utah Valley Mortuary | May 2017
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Life's Work/Service/Interests: Elaine was a dedicated wife and mother who shared a loving marriage with her husband, Billy B. Jackson, for 64 years. Elaine is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and sealed for time and all eternity to her husband in the Oakland California LDS Temple. She loved to cook with her favorite foods being: shrimp, fried chicken, and anything sweet. She loved drive-in theaters, family picnics, camping, traveling in general, and watching ice skating and gymnastic during the Olympic Games. She loved to sew and worked as a professional seamstress where she made curtains, drapes, prom and wedding dresses, and alterations for a dry cleaning business. Elaine was also a great gardener and won several awards for best yard in the neighborhood. She loved the holidays, especially Christmas and always decorated to the hilt. Elaine Sara Mantovanis Jackson, loving wife and mother returned to her Heavenly Father on May 20, 2017.
Family Message: "Mom will always be remembered for her love of animals especially cats, where there was always either a cat or dog in the house and many times both."
Survived By: Her daughters and sons-in-law: Guy Tinkham, of Utah, Marilyn and Dave Stephens, Dianne and Dennis Childers, all of Tennessee; son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Charyl Jackson, of Utah; 17 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: Her daughter, Carolyn Tinkham; her parents; and her sister, Olga Staton, of Washington.
Services: LDS Chapel | Pleasant Grove
Arranged By: Utah Valley Mortuary
Burial: Valley View Memorial Park
Original Obituary Published By:
© Utah Valley Mortuary | May 2017
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Early Life: Elaine was born March 13, 1924, in Houston, Texas, to Carlos Arthur and Ida Mae Stutes Mantovanis.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: Elaine was a dedicated wife and mother who shared a loving marriage with her husband, Billy B. Jackson, for 64 years. Elaine is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and sealed for time and all eternity to her husband in the Oakland California LDS Temple. She loved to cook with her favorite foods being: shrimp, fried chicken, and anything sweet. She loved drive-in theaters, family picnics, camping, traveling in general, and watching ice skating and gymnastic during the Olympic Games. She loved to sew and worked as a professional seamstress where she made curtains, drapes, prom and wedding dresses, and alterations for a dry cleaning business. Elaine was also a great gardener and won several awards for best yard in the neighborhood. She loved the holidays, especially Christmas and always decorated to the hilt. Elaine Sara Mantovanis Jackson, loving wife and mother returned to her Heavenly Father on May 20, 2017.
Family Message: "Mom will always be remembered for her love of animals especially cats, where there was always either a cat or dog in the house and many times both."
Survived By: Her daughters and sons-in-law: Guy Tinkham, of Utah, Marilyn and Dave Stephens, Dianne and Dennis Childers, all of Tennessee; son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Charyl Jackson, of Utah; 17 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: Her daughter, Carolyn Tinkham; her parents; and her sister, Olga Staton, of Washington.
Services: LDS Chapel | Pleasant Grove
Arranged By: Utah Valley Mortuary
Burial: Valley View Memorial Park
Original Obituary Published By:
© Utah Valley Mortuary | May 2017
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Life's Work/Service/Interests: Elaine was a dedicated wife and mother who shared a loving marriage with her husband, Billy B. Jackson, for 64 years. Elaine is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and sealed for time and all eternity to her husband in the Oakland California LDS Temple. She loved to cook with her favorite foods being: shrimp, fried chicken, and anything sweet. She loved drive-in theaters, family picnics, camping, traveling in general, and watching ice skating and gymnastic during the Olympic Games. She loved to sew and worked as a professional seamstress where she made curtains, drapes, prom and wedding dresses, and alterations for a dry cleaning business. Elaine was also a great gardener and won several awards for best yard in the neighborhood. She loved the holidays, especially Christmas and always decorated to the hilt. Elaine Sara Mantovanis Jackson, loving wife and mother returned to her Heavenly Father on May 20, 2017.
Family Message: "Mom will always be remembered for her love of animals especially cats, where there was always either a cat or dog in the house and many times both."
Survived By: Her daughters and sons-in-law: Guy Tinkham, of Utah, Marilyn and Dave Stephens, Dianne and Dennis Childers, all of Tennessee; son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Charyl Jackson, of Utah; 17 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: Her daughter, Carolyn Tinkham; her parents; and her sister, Olga Staton, of Washington.
Services: LDS Chapel | Pleasant Grove
Arranged By: Utah Valley Mortuary
Burial: Valley View Memorial Park
Original Obituary Published By:
© Utah Valley Mortuary | May 2017
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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