Grace Lee

Grace Thomas Lee 1927 ~ 2010 Our dearest mother Grace Thomas Lee passed away September 10, 2010 at age 82. She was born December 21, 1927 in Garfield, UT., to Chester Owens Thomas and Sarah Elizabeth Howell. She married Leo Lamond Lee on December 22, 1947 in Salt Lake City, UT. They were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on March 31, 1949 and were divorced in 1965. They remained committed to each other through their trials and remarried on July 4, 1980. Grace raised 9 children with strength and fortitude while working as a nurse at the VA Hospital. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was kind, loving, gentle, longsuffering, forgiving, patient, and non-judgmental. Her testimony of Christ was strong and never wavered. She served a genealogy mission and loved working in the temple. Survived by: Wayne T. (Marguerite) Lee, Neil and Fay Weight, Richard T. (Carrie) Lee, Lorraine (Michael) Bourne, Elizabeth (Bryan) Matern, Ada Christine (Eric) Torson, Rebecca (Fredrick) Wells, Loal T. (Diana) Lee; 43 grandchildren; 45 great grandchildren; brother, Ronald H. (Janet) Thomas. Preceded in death by her parents, siblings, spouse Leo Lamond Lee; son David T. Lee; daughter, Kathryn Weight; and 5 grandchildren. Mothers hold their childrens hands for just a little while, their hearts forever. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 11:00 a.m. at the Country Park 3rd Ward Chapel, 1988 West 11400 South. Viewings will be held Monday, 6-8:00 p.m. at McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 South Redwood Road and again Tuesday at the church 10-10:45 a.m. Interment, Valley View Memorial Park, 4400 West 4100 South.