Marjorie Lewis Lee passed away July 12, 2017 from causes incidental to age. Upon her husband's retirement, Marjorie was given a plaque that stated,
"Marjorie Lee, without your support where would we be?" It was signed "The Directors, Officers and Employees of Western Airlines." Now her family makes a similar statement, "Without you, Mama, where would we be?" You not only gave us life, you made life worth living. You shared with us an abounding sense of humor, every clich√© ever uttered ‚ including many that popped out of your verbally creative brain, and, most of all, you showed us by your example how love can endure.
Marjorie was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1920 to Clay Edward and Frances Elizabeth Lewis. Following graduation from high school, she attended Colorado Women's College in Denver. WWII offered ways to help with the war effort and she obtained a position as stenographer at the Alameda Naval Air Station. It was at this time she met Lawrence H. Lee, and after a condensed courtship, they married and settled in Castro Valley, California. They later moved to Scottsdale, Arizona. In 1961 they transferred to California where she resided until her husband's retirement in 1986. A convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Marjorie held various church positions. She and her husband served as missionaries in the England London Mission. Following this, she was the "Mission Mum" when her husband presided over the England Leeds Mission. For the past several years, they have resided in Salt Lake City and Scottsdale, Arizona. Surviving Marjorie are her husband, Lawrence "Larry", and their three children, Richard (Suzanne ‚ Bonner's Ferry, ID); Stacy Shelley (Rick ‚ Tempe, AZ); Randolph (Laura ‚ Longmont, CO); eleven grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Frank Lewis.
The funeral will be held on July 22, 2017 at 11:00 am at the LDS Salt Lake Stake Center, 142 West 200 North, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84103. The family will receive friends at a visitation at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84111 from 6:00 to 8:00pm on July 21, 2017 and at the Stake Center an hour before the funeral service. Burial will be in the Provo City Cemetery. For condolences, please visit www.LarkinCares.com.
