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Essie Lempens Obituary (1921 – 2022) – St. George, UT
Essie Asay Lempens 100 years younger.
Handed away Monday, January 17, 2022.
Essie was born July 3, 1921, in Hatch, Utah to Theodore Parmer Asay and Sarah Harriet Anderson Asay.
Essie married Charles Henry Lempens on November 14, 1940, in Santa Monica, California.
Essie was raised in Hatch, Utah till her household moved to La Verkin, Utah.
Her mom handed away when Essie was 15 so she helped handle her youthful siblings
Essie graduated from Hurricane Excessive Faculty in 1939.
Essie and her older brother Perry Asay together with a couple of mates, had a dance band that performed at totally different locations and occasions round Washington County Utah within the Fifties and 60s.
Essie might play nearly any musical instrument that you just put in entrance of her by ear.
She was additionally the college cafeteria supervisor at Hurricane Elementary throughout that point.
Essie bought Avon plus lower hair and gave permanents to a number of folks within the space.
Essie, Charles, and their youngest daughter moved to Cedar Metropolis, Utah in February 1963.
Essie then labored as a seamstress and shift supervisor at Coleman Firm making sleeping baggage.
Essie and her household moved to Molalla, Oregon December 1968, the place they purchased and ran a Western Auto Affiliate Retailer till 1975.
Essie and Charles moved again to Washington Metropolis, Utah in 1986.
Essie began enjoying music on the nursing houses within the St George space and the St George Senior Middle.
The photograph was taken in Might 2008 in Jenny Larsens again yard.
Essie and Jenny performed music collectively till 2012 when Essie gave up driving attributable to a retina reattachment that didn’t work.
Essie was nominated for volunteer of the yr for the state of Utah in 2012.
Essie was an excellent seamstress and did plenty of crocheting. Near 1500 hats that Essie crocheted have been donated to most cancers facilities and kids’s hospitals from Las Vegas to Salt Lake Metropolis. Some have been donated to church buildings and given as items. Some have been even despatched to a different nation the place they don’t have a lot.
At 99 Essie was nonetheless in a position to mow her garden, rake, and bag leaves, prune her hedge, rose bushes and grape vines plus she was nonetheless cooking and canning. Up till she was pressured out of her house of over 33 years.
Washington Metropolis pressured the cellular house park to shut till they changed the entire water and sewer pipes and lower down the large bushes.
Essie is survived by her daughters MerLynn Davis and Patsy (Pat) Graham.
Her grandchildren Katrina Cox Jacobs, Dennis Michaels, Kristen Legal guidelines, Robert Douglas Robinson, Cathrine Armstrong, Janna Bice and Tina Marie Lengthy. A number of nice and nice nice grandchildren.
Essie is preceded in demise by her husband Charles Henry Lempens, her daughter Donna Marie Juliano Vallance, her son Stanley Gene Lempens, father Theodore Parmer Asay, Mom Sarah Harriet Anderson Asay, step mom Lizey Anderson Asay
Brothers, Anthon, Perry and Golden Asay
Sisters, Edith Barnhurst, Ruth Corridor, Hazel Hardy Truman, Rose Robinson, Gertrude Cluff and Theo Blake
Granddaughter Shauna Lee Urbain
Grandson Michael Charles Urbain
I apologize for not itemizing Essie’s nieces and nephews and their descendants.
Due to covid going rampant, Essie didn’t need a funeral. She didn’t need any giant gatherings, so her household and mates didn’t get sick.
Interment will happen in La.Verkin cemetery proper subsequent to Charles.
In Lieu of flowers or cash, please do a kindness for another person. Whether or not it’s a relative, a pal or a whole stranger.
I do know she shall be dearly missed by so many.
Proper now. I’m fairly certain she is chasing my dad round with a fly swatter someplace in Heaven for sneaking one other piece of her selfmade mincemeat pie.
Thanks to all of her household and mates that saved in contact together with her and equipped a lot of the yarn that saved her busy and feeling helpful.
Preparations are made underneath the route of Spilsbury Mortuary, 110 S Bluff Avenue, St. George, Utah. 435-673-2454. Household and mates are invited to signal Essie’s on-line visitor e book at www.spilsburymortuary.com
Printed by Spilsbury Mortuary – St. George from Jan. 23 to Jan. 24, 2022.
