Roma Jarvis Foster Wright 1910 ~ 2005 Roma Jarvis was born October 25, 1910 in Hinckley, Millard County, Utah to John Taylor Jarvis and Rose E. Lee Jarvis Nielson.
She attended Hinckley High School and earned her teaching certificate from B.A.C. (now SUU) in Cedar City followed by post graduate work at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
She married Frederick Clift Foster in Salt Lake City on October 28, 1933.
They had one son Frederick Clift, Jr. who died at birth and a daughter Sheril.
They divorced four years later.
She married Newell S. Knight in Arizona on December 28, 1938.
He passed away in May of 1993 after she cared for him for nearly 10 years following his stroke.
She then married her Hinckley High School sweetheart, Jan Evan Wright of Delta, Utah.
Roma retired from Clark County, Nevada, School District, Las Vegas in 1968 after teaching for 30 years as a classroom teacher in Utah and Nevada.
She also spent five years as a well known and respected piano teacher in Las Vegas.
She specialized in Kindergarten which she taught for 20 years.
She was president of the Eta Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma (Honorary Teacher's Society).
She received the Teacher From Nevada award by a national teacher's magazine for her excellence in teaching.
This was part of the Instructor's five year program honoring one teacher from each of the United States.
She also served as charter president of the Omicron Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, a Business and Professional Women's club.
She was a long time member of the Nevada Lariettes, a ladies riding group.
Roma was the recipient of many honors and awards throughout her life.
In 1932 she received the prestigious Mary Ann Perry Womanhood Award for scholastic standing and extra-curricular activity upon graduation from BAC.
In 1988 she served as captain of the Betsy Topham Camp, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and in 1990 was one of fifteen people recognized by SUU for significant contributions to the quality of life in Southern Utah during their Founders Day anniversary.
Roma is survived by her daughter Sheril Foster Bischoff and four grandchildren Kyle (Susan) Bischoff, Anya (Vern) Anthony, Vard (Jennifer) Bischoff and Isa (Matt) Jones, 22 great-grandchildren and brother Dr. Lee Taylor (Jeri) Jarvis.
She is preceded in death by her husband Jan Wright; parents; sisters Lillian Chatterly, Ione Reeder, Vesta Lindstrom; son in law Garth L. Bischoff; grandson Newell A. Bischoff and his wife Cheryl Bischoff, and great-grandson Joshua Garth Bischoff.
A viewing will be held Monday, March 28, 2005, 7-8 p.m., at Warenski Funeral Home, 1776 North 900 East, American Fork, Utah (four blocks north of the Mt. Timpanogos Temple).
Interment will be at the Paragonah, Utah Cemetery at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 2005.
Published in the Deseret News on 3/27/2005
Roma Jarvis Foster Wright 1910 ~ 2005 Roma Jarvis was born October 25, 1910 in Hinckley, Millard County, Utah to John Taylor Jarvis and Rose E. Lee Jarvis Nielson.
She attended Hinckley High School and earned her teaching certificate from B.A.C. (now SUU) in Cedar City followed by post graduate work at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
She married Frederick Clift Foster in Salt Lake City on October 28, 1933.
They had one son Frederick Clift, Jr. who died at birth and a daughter Sheril.
They divorced four years later.
She married Newell S. Knight in Arizona on December 28, 1938.
He passed away in May of 1993 after she cared for him for nearly 10 years following his stroke.
She then married her Hinckley High School sweetheart, Jan Evan Wright of Delta, Utah.
Roma retired from Clark County, Nevada, School District, Las Vegas in 1968 after teaching for 30 years as a classroom teacher in Utah and Nevada.
She also spent five years as a well known and respected piano teacher in Las Vegas.
She specialized in Kindergarten which she taught for 20 years.
She was president of the Eta Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma (Honorary Teacher's Society).
She received the Teacher From Nevada award by a national teacher's magazine for her excellence in teaching.
This was part of the Instructor's five year program honoring one teacher from each of the United States.
She also served as charter president of the Omicron Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, a Business and Professional Women's club.
She was a long time member of the Nevada Lariettes, a ladies riding group.
Roma was the recipient of many honors and awards throughout her life.
In 1932 she received the prestigious Mary Ann Perry Womanhood Award for scholastic standing and extra-curricular activity upon graduation from BAC.
In 1988 she served as captain of the Betsy Topham Camp, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and in 1990 was one of fifteen people recognized by SUU for significant contributions to the quality of life in Southern Utah during their Founders Day anniversary.
Roma is survived by her daughter Sheril Foster Bischoff and four grandchildren Kyle (Susan) Bischoff, Anya (Vern) Anthony, Vard (Jennifer) Bischoff and Isa (Matt) Jones, 22 great-grandchildren and brother Dr. Lee Taylor (Jeri) Jarvis.
She is preceded in death by her husband Jan Wright; parents; sisters Lillian Chatterly, Ione Reeder, Vesta Lindstrom; son in law Garth L. Bischoff; grandson Newell A. Bischoff and his wife Cheryl Bischoff, and great-grandson Joshua Garth Bischoff.
A viewing will be held Monday, March 28, 2005, 7-8 p.m., at Warenski Funeral Home, 1776 North 900 East, American Fork, Utah (four blocks north of the Mt. Timpanogos Temple).
Interment will be at the Paragonah, Utah Cemetery at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 2005.
Published in the Deseret News on 3/27/2005
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