Edna Margaret Seely (born Rowley)
Personal
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: November 17, 1919
Date of Death: November 16, 2005
Birth Place: Hiawatha, UT
Death Place: West Jordan, UT
Edna Margaret Rowley Seely
1919 ~ 2005
Edna Margaret Rowley Seely passed away Nov. 16, 2005, the day before her birthday, at her home in West Jordan. She was born Nov. 17, 1919 in Hiawatha, Utah. Married Elvin Anthony Seely on June 21, 1943 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She was an excellent homemaker, seamstress and bread maker. She enjoyed quilting and gardening. She lived in Price, Grand Junction, Colorado, Salt Lake City, Cedar City, Lander, Wyoming, Rogers City, Michigan, Cedarville, Michigan and West Jordan, Utah. Edna and Elvin always were active in the LDS church and served genealogy/ancestral missions. She held many positions in the LDS church including Relief Society President and Primary President. Survived by her husband; children, SuzAnne (David) McOmie, Kathleen (Kenneth, deceased) Whites and Douglas (Linda) Seely; 16 grandchildren; 23 1/2 great grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents Orson and Emmy Rowley; grandmother, Wanda Hansen Clement; sisters, Lois (Marvin) Smith, Wanda Jackson; brother, O. Grant Rowley. The family would like to thank all who helped with Edna’s care including: West Jordan Copper Hills 1st Ward, Bishop D. Young, Cammi Larsen, Julie Myler, Dr. Edward Bullock, IHC Hospice – Dr. Jane MacPherson, Rhonda, Cathy, Wanda and Pearson Frank. Funeral will be held Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. in the West Jordan Copper Hills 1st Ward, 5176 West Parr Drive (8440 South). Visitation will be held Friday at Larkin Sunset Gardens, 1950 East 10600 South, from 6-8 p.m.. and at the ward one hour prior to service. Interment, Price City cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News on November 18, 2005.
