Florence Jones Harris Florence Jones Harris came into this world on February 26, 1927. She was the daughter of Eugene Ducloux Jones and Florence Child Jones. She had 2 sisters and 3 brothers.
She was raised in Ogden and had many great adventures. She loved herding her dad’s cattle in the foot hills of Ogden. One of her favorite memories was on Thanksgiving morning when she and her brothers would go duck hunting with their father.
After hunting ducks, they would go to Ross and Jack for breakfast. Mom worked at the Union Station at 16 years of age and would get off work at midnight and walk up 25th street, which was a great adventure at that time, to her father’s business, the Yellow Cab Company. She was also the elevator girl in the Eccles Building.
She graduated from Ogden High in 1944. Shortly after her graduation her family moved to Layton. She worked at the Navy Base then transferred to Hillfield.
Mom’s number one profession was a housewife and mother. She was very industrious and held part time jobs as a demonstrator with Cream O Weber and a part time postal carrier. Shortly after moving to Layton she attended a church meeting where she met the love of her life, Edison (Ted) Harris.
They were engaged on December 24, 1946 and were married January 10, 1947 in the Salt Lake Temple. Mom and Dad started their life together living in Verland Park. After living there for a short time, they built a home on what is now Antelope Drive in Layton, where they lived and raised their children for 51 years before moving to a new home in 1998.
Mom enjoyed the theatre. She had a special talent for writing poems, plays and dramas. She was always busy directing roadshows and arranging productions.
She was always willing to give of her time and talents when asked to write and direct a ward Christmas program or play. Mom and Dad served in the Ogden Temple for ten years, where they made many close friends. If you asked Mom what her greatest accomplishment was, she would say being a wife and a mother.
She is the mother of 7 children, 36 grandchildren, 80 great grandchildren, and 7 great-great grandchildren. Mom was the inventor of tradition. Every holiday was filled with delicious food, fun activities and family togetherness.
Her children and grandchildren will cherish those many memories and traditions for years to come. Mom and Dad spent many summers at their Bear Lake cabin and had fond memories of their home in St George. They enjoyed spending vacations, holidays and time with family and friends at both places.
Our mother lived the gospel of Jesus Christ. She would often say “I would have no greater joy than to have my family walk in the truth and light of the gospel of Jesus Christ”. She also taught her children the gospel.
Mom was a warrior and a disciple of Jesus Christ. She would take any opportunity to bear a firm and strong testimony of Jesus Christ. It was her desire for her family to feel the burning testimony she bore.
She would also share and bear testimony of the inspired founding of this nation and its constitution. She loved Genealogy and was instrumental in finding the lost link of her father’s Ducloux line from France. Her desire to follow Jesus Christ also included a life of service.
Not only did she serve others in her exceptional cooking talent, she served in many positions in the Relief Society, Young Women’s, Primary, and Sunday school. She is survived by her brother Curtis Jones, six of her children: Ted (Joan) Harris, Emelyn (Joe) Bagley, Ryan (Robin) Harris, Eugene Harris, John (Lynette) Harris, and Tami (Lloyd) Egan. She was preceded in death by her husband Edison G. (Ted) Harris, daughter Florence (Lyle) Boss, Parents Eugene and Florence Jones, sisters Margaret Stephens, Janet Woolley, and brothers Eugene C Jones, and Ducloux (Duke) Jones.
We would like to express sincere appreciation to Hospice, the Lincoln Ward, and many family and friends for their support and condolences. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 22, 2018 at 11 a.m. at the Lincoln Ward, 590 W. Antelope Drive, Layton. Friends may visit family Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 No.
Fairfield Road and Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment, Ogden City Cemetery.
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