Mildred Jones

1925 - 2002  (76 years)

• Name	Mildred Jones  [1]
  Born	01 Sep 1925	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
  Gender	Female
  Died	29 Jun 2002	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
  	Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Mildred Jones Burton, age 76, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family June 29, 2002. She passed away at dawn on a beautiful summer morning after fng a battle with liver cancer for the past 20 months. Mildred was born Sept 1, 1925 to George Victor Jones and Susan Alberta Blackett in Salt Lake City, UT. In 1933, she moved to Nephi, UT with her family. She graduated from Juab High School in 1943. She attended Utah State University graduatith a degree in Elementary Education. She was involved in 4H, Lambda Delta Sigma and the Education Club, acting as secretary of that organization. Her teaching career began in Nephi, UT. She taught school in Corrine, UT, El Paso, TX, Helper, UT, and at Roosevelt and Rosecrest Elementary where she retired after more than thirty years of teaching first grade. Over a thousand little five and six-year-olds had the privilege of being taught by Mrs. Burton. Her love for good books and reading attributed to her excellent ability in teaching children to read. After her retirement in 1987, she tutored children in her home. She returned to Rosecrest Elementary in 1999 and worked as a reading specialist with some of the students there. She has been a member of Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority for many years. Mildred married Lee Clark Burton in Nephi, UT June 11, 1949. Their marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple Jan 11, 1965. They enjoyed almost fifty years of marriage until the passing of Lee June 2, 1999, just a few days beforer Golden Wedding Anniversary. She nursed him with love and care during his yearlong battle with cancer and was diagnosed with liver cancer a year after his passing. What a wonderful example of strength and courage she has shown throughout her life and especially the past four years. Lee and Mildred are the parents of three children, Steve, Lynn and Kathy. Mildred loved her children and grandchildren dearly. She made holidays and birthdays extra special for everyone. If there was an occasion to celebrate, she was planning a party. She loved sewing, quilting, cooking, gardening, reading and trng. She loved to spend the summer months at the cabin in Midway, UT entertaining family and friends. Everything Mildred did was accomplished with perfection. Mildred is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She has served faithfully throughout her life in many church callings. She particularly loved serving in the Young Women and Relief Society organizations. ____________________________________________________________
  Buried	Vine Bluff Cemetery, Nephi, Juab, Utah
  		Memorial for Mildred Jones Find a Grave
  Person ID	I6199	Grow
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2012

  
  

  Family	Lee Clark Burton,   b. 09 Nov 1923, Nephi, Juab, Utah ,   d. 02 Jun 1999, Nephi, Juab, Utah  (Age 75 years)
  Married	11 Jun 1949	Nephi, Juab, Utah
  Children	1. Kathleen Burton   2. Lynn Burton   3. Steven Burton
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F812	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 01 Sep 1925 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Married - 11 Jun 1949 - Nephi, Juab, Utah Died - 29 Jun 2002 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Buried - - Vine Bluff Cemetery, Nephi, Juab, Utah  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Lee Clark Burton & Mildred Jones Headstone By Kent Yocom for Find a Grave
  		Mildred Jones

  
  

• Sources

  [S90] Public Member Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.