Joyce
Joyce Lee Whiting
d. January 6, 2014
1921 ~ 2014
Joyce Lee Whiting passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter, JoAnne Woolley, on January 6, 2014 joining her eternal companion. She was born on August 11, 1921 in Mapleton, Utah to William Frank Lee and Iva May Bradford. She lived in Mapleton until age 11 when her family moved to Spanish Fork. She graduated from Spanish Fork High School in 1939.
She married Harold Hill Whiting, her childhood/lifetime sweetheart in the Salt Lake Temple on February 16, 1944. They built a home in Mapleton where they resided for 60+ years. Her children were very important to her and through her example she taught them well how to serve others, work hard, be honest, and how to follow Christ's teaching. Throughout her life she was always active in the LDS church, being involved in both Primary and Relief Society, and served a mission with Harold in Nauvoo, Illinois after his retirement. They had six children, 31 grandchildren, 70 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.
She is survived by their children and their spouses; Sharon and Jay Cope, Richard and Judy, Bonnie and Kent Walpole, JoAnne and Dwayne Woolley, Robert and DeAnn, and Laurie and Paul Barney. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers, Frank and Gerald; and great granddaughter, Lindsay Cope.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 11 a.m. in the LDS Chapel at 1580 N. Main in Mapleton with a viewing from 9:30 to 10:30 prior to the services. Burial will be in the Springville Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of Wheeler Mortuary.
Joyce Lee Whiting passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter, JoAnne Woolley, on January 6, 2014 joining her eternal companion. She was born on August 11, 1921 in Mapleton, Utah to William Frank Lee and Iva May Bradford. She lived in Mapleton until age 11 when her family moved to Spanish Fork. She graduated from Spanish Fork High School in 1939.
She married Harold Hill Whiting, her childhood/lifetime sweetheart in the Salt Lake Temple on February 16, 1944. They built a home in Mapleton where they resided for 60+ years. Her children were very important to her and through her example she taught them well how to serve others, work hard, be honest, and how to follow Christ's teaching. Throughout her life she was always active in the LDS church, being involved in both Primary and Relief Society, and served a mission with Harold in Nauvoo, Illinois after his retirement. They had six children, 31 grandchildren, 70 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.
She is survived by their children and their spouses; Sharon and Jay Cope, Richard and Judy, Bonnie and Kent Walpole, JoAnne and Dwayne Woolley, Robert and DeAnn, and Laurie and Paul Barney. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers, Frank and Gerald; and great granddaughter, Lindsay Cope.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 11 a.m. in the LDS Chapel at 1580 N. Main in Mapleton with a viewing from 9:30 to 10:30 prior to the services. Burial will be in the Springville Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of Wheeler Mortuary.
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