Gwynne Jones Obituary (1924

Gwynne May Jones passed peacefully from this life at the home of her eldest daughter on September 5, 2009 in Cedar City, Utah. Born on October 6, 1924 to Charles and Henrietta Paxton, Gwynne grew up in Ogden and was educated in the Ogden School System. She married her high school sweetheart Clermont Arave Oborn in the Salt Lake Temple on April 29, 1942. They had five children. Corrie Lynne (Gary) Player, Clermont Paxton (Sherry) Oborn, Celestia (Wally Stewart) Whitehead, Howard Butchy Oborn and Charles Benjamin Barnes (Arlene) Oborn. Although a hardy pioneer, she had a sensitive, artistic spirit and left an enduring legacy. At the time of her passing, she had 38 grandchildren and 109+ great grand children. She also left a sister, Cheryl (Gary) Cope and numerous nieces and nephews. As a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, she nurtured, guided, and supported her extensive family with a selfless, gentle spirit. She enriched the lives of countless others she befriended along the way. Gwynne and Clermont drove the Alcan Highway when it was opened to civilian traffic in May 1947 and used his priority as a veteran to homestead in the Interior of Alaska. Clermont died in a plane crash on October 21, 1955, leaving Gwynne to raise her children alone, until she married Eugene Johnson on March 1, 1962 in Anchorage, Alaska. Gene was a kind and generous stepfather to her children and a real grandpa to her grandchildren. She was widowed again in January 1974. Gwynne married Wilbur Woody Jones on July 7, 1976; they summered in Huntsville, Utah and wintered in Mesa, Arizona. She was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. She studied watercolor and oil painting at Weber College, was a member of the Utah Watercolor Society, and won numerous awards for her work. She was widowed in January 1992 and spent the rest of her life primarily in Utah. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Saints, she fulfilled many positions, including Relief Society president, Primary teacher, and Young Women leader. Funeral services will be held at the Southern Utah Mortuary in Cedar City, Utah on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. Family and friends are invited to visit at 3:00 p.m. preceding the funeral. Grave side services will be held at the Ogden City Cemetery on September 14, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.