James Ray Jarrett, 96, passed away on 23 March 2018.
He was born June 28, 1921 in Nephi to James Loren and Vanda Homer Jarrett. He was raised in Nephi, graduated from Juab High School, and received B.S. and M.S. degrees and Administrator's Certification from Utah State University.
He worked for Lockheed Aircraft Corp. and built ships for the U.S. Navy during World War II. After his naval discharge, he spent his entire career working for the Weber County School District as a teacher and then as an administrator. At his retirement, he held the position of Director of Vocational Education for the district.
He married his childhood sweetheart, Elaine Allred, of Ephraim in 1945 and they had four children.
He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and among other teaching and leadership positions served as Bishop of the Washington Terrace Fifth Ward in Ogden.
He loved the rural lifestyle of his youth and his mini-ranch in Huntsville. The "outdoors" with horses and grandchildren were his choice activities.
He was preceded in death by his parents, five siblings, and two granddaughters. He is survived by his eternal spouse; four children, Robert R., Brent A., and Arlen K. Jarrett, and Cynthia L. Geilmann; thirteen grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; and one sister, Josephine Woolsey, of Fruita, Colorado.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 1007 West South Jordan Parkway (10600 South), South Jordan, with a viewing prior to the services at 10:00 a.m.
Interment will be in the Herriman City Cemetery following the services.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News from Mary 25 to March 27, 2018.
He was born June 28, 1921 in Nephi to James Loren and Vanda Homer Jarrett. He was raised in Nephi, graduated from Juab High School, and received B.S. and M.S. degrees and Administrator's Certification from Utah State University.
He worked for Lockheed Aircraft Corp. and built ships for the U.S. Navy during World War II. After his naval discharge, he spent his entire career working for the Weber County School District as a teacher and then as an administrator. At his retirement, he held the position of Director of Vocational Education for the district.
He married his childhood sweetheart, Elaine Allred, of Ephraim in 1945 and they had four children.
He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and among other teaching and leadership positions served as Bishop of the Washington Terrace Fifth Ward in Ogden.
He loved the rural lifestyle of his youth and his mini-ranch in Huntsville. The "outdoors" with horses and grandchildren were his choice activities.
He was preceded in death by his parents, five siblings, and two granddaughters. He is survived by his eternal spouse; four children, Robert R., Brent A., and Arlen K. Jarrett, and Cynthia L. Geilmann; thirteen grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; and one sister, Josephine Woolsey, of Fruita, Colorado.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 1007 West South Jordan Parkway (10600 South), South Jordan, with a viewing prior to the services at 10:00 a.m.
Interment will be in the Herriman City Cemetery following the services.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News from Mary 25 to March 27, 2018.
James Ray Jarrett, 96, passed away on 23 March 2018.
He was born June 28, 1921 in Nephi to James Loren and Vanda Homer Jarrett. He was raised in Nephi, graduated from Juab High School, and received B.S. and M.S. degrees and Administrator's Certification from Utah State University.
He worked for Lockheed Aircraft Corp. and built ships for the U.S. Navy during World War II. After his naval discharge, he spent his entire career working for the Weber County School District as a teacher and then as an administrator. At his retirement, he held the position of Director of Vocational Education for the district.
He married his childhood sweetheart, Elaine Allred, of Ephraim in 1945 and they had four children.
He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and among other teaching and leadership positions served as Bishop of the Washington Terrace Fifth Ward in Ogden.
He loved the rural lifestyle of his youth and his mini-ranch in Huntsville. The "outdoors" with horses and grandchildren were his choice activities.
He was preceded in death by his parents, five siblings, and two granddaughters. He is survived by his eternal spouse; four children, Robert R., Brent A., and Arlen K. Jarrett, and Cynthia L. Geilmann; thirteen grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; and one sister, Josephine Woolsey, of Fruita, Colorado.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 1007 West South Jordan Parkway (10600 South), South Jordan, with a viewing prior to the services at 10:00 a.m.
Interment will be in the Herriman City Cemetery following the services.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News from Mary 25 to March 27, 2018.
He was born June 28, 1921 in Nephi to James Loren and Vanda Homer Jarrett. He was raised in Nephi, graduated from Juab High School, and received B.S. and M.S. degrees and Administrator's Certification from Utah State University.
He worked for Lockheed Aircraft Corp. and built ships for the U.S. Navy during World War II. After his naval discharge, he spent his entire career working for the Weber County School District as a teacher and then as an administrator. At his retirement, he held the position of Director of Vocational Education for the district.
He married his childhood sweetheart, Elaine Allred, of Ephraim in 1945 and they had four children.
He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and among other teaching and leadership positions served as Bishop of the Washington Terrace Fifth Ward in Ogden.
He loved the rural lifestyle of his youth and his mini-ranch in Huntsville. The "outdoors" with horses and grandchildren were his choice activities.
He was preceded in death by his parents, five siblings, and two granddaughters. He is survived by his eternal spouse; four children, Robert R., Brent A., and Arlen K. Jarrett, and Cynthia L. Geilmann; thirteen grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; and one sister, Josephine Woolsey, of Fruita, Colorado.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 1007 West South Jordan Parkway (10600 South), South Jordan, with a viewing prior to the services at 10:00 a.m.
Interment will be in the Herriman City Cemetery following the services.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News from Mary 25 to March 27, 2018.
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