1932 - 2011 (78 years)
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Name |
Jesse Clyde Grow |
Born |
3 Nov 1932 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
15 Aug 2011 |
Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon (Pasco, Washington) |
- Jesse C. "Clyde" Grow - of Kennewick, Washington, passed away, Monday, August 15, 2011, in Pendleton, Oregon, at the home of his daughter. He was 78 years old. Clyde was born November 3, 1932, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the son of Willriffith and Jessie (Knowles) Grow, and was raised & educated in his home town. Clyde served his country honorably as a Boatswain's Mate in the United States Navy, during the Korean War Conflict from 1951-1955. He married Joan Sharon Mortensen on June 25, 1956, in Salt Lake City, 10 days after their meeting on a "blind date." The family moved to Kennewick, Washington, in 1974 as the result of an employment transfer from U & I Sugar to Prior Land. Clyde was a Master Mechanic whose skills were utilized for several years with Sinner Manufacturing, Haffer's Trucking, and then retired from South Columbia Basin Irrigation District in 1998. His interests included gardening, woodworking, fly fishing, baseball, and he especially loved attending his grandchildren's various events. Clyde is survived by son & daughter-in-law, Kris & Diane Grow; daughter, Jessie Grow Hodges; daughter & son-in-law, Barb Grow & Bob Bradford; son-in-law Chris Vickroy; brother, Russell Grow; sister, Rosemary Gordon, sister & brother-in-law, Billie & Lynn "Newt" Newton. He is also survived by eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Clyde was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, George Elliot Grow; his sisters, Virginia Grow Sedgwick and Kathleen Grow Singleton, his wife of 55 years, Joan; his daughter Cindie (Grow) Vickroy; and an infant son, Jeffrey Clyde Grow. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, August 19, 2011, at 2:00 P.M. (MST) at Redwood Memorial Estates Cemetery in West Jordan, Utah. Honorary pallbearers are: Ben Messinger, Rob Grow, Seth Romm, Kiel Bowen and Jesse D. Grow. A memorial service will be held in honor of Clyde in the Tri-Cities over Labor Day weekend.
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Buried |
Redwood Memorial Estates Cemetery, West Jordan, Utah |
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Memorial for Jesse Clyde Grow Find a Grave |
Person ID |
I7262 |
Grow |
Last Modified |
6 Jan 2014 |
Father |
William Griffith Grow, b. 08 May 1897, Lyman, Uinta, Wyoming , d. 18 Sep 1976, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (Age 79 years) |
Mother |
Jennie Jesse Knowles, b. 12 Sept 1900, Logan, Cache, Utah , d. 24 Jan 1988, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (Age 87 years) |
Married |
01 Sep 1919 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah |
Family ID |
F1341 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Children |
| 1. Jeffery Clyde Grow, b. 30 Jan 1955, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah , d. 30 Jan 1955, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (Age 0 years) |
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Last Modified |
6 Jan 2014 |
Family ID |
F5050 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Joan Sharon Mortensen, b. 10 May 1935, Moline, Illinois , d. 22 May 2011, Kennewick, Benton, Washington (Age 76 years) |
Married |
25 Jun 1956 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah |
- Joan Sharon Mortensen eloped with an unknown individual when she was 15 years of age. Upon finding out, Joan's mother, Marion Isobel Pierce took Joan to see Marion's boss, Spencer W. Kimball. The marriage was annulled. Then Joan married Thomas Payne Hendricks and divorced him. In 1956, Joan married Jesse Clyde Grow 10 days after meeting him. Joan and Clyde were married 56 years.
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Children |
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Last Modified |
16 Nov 2013 |
Family ID |
F2305 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Korea - Served as a Boatswain mate in the US Navy.
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