Judith Judd Garner passed away peacefully Saturday, December 16, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with leukemia.
Judy was born in Panguitch, Utah on May 11, 1940 to Reed Smoot and Sylvia Linford Judd. She graduated from Panguitch High in 1958 and was always proud of her Southern Utah roots. She also attended Utah State University.
On September 12, 1958 she married Larry N. Garner in the Salt Lake Temple. Together they had four daughters. They were later divorced.
She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where she served in numerous callings. She had a strong testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and believed in eternal families.
Judy retired from Hill Air Force Base in 2000. She took great joy in helping individuals find employment during her career in Civilian Personnel.
Judy was known for being an avid Jazz fan, her cinnamon rolls, potato salad, her sense of humor and most of all her kindness to others. She loved like no other, she listened, gave advice, and gave everything she could to her family. She fought through trials and adversity, and was an example of hard work and determination. Judy’s family was the most important thing in her life. She was a devoted and treasured Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother. We will miss her every day.
She is survived by her daughters, Pamela (Stanton) Patterson, Gloria (David) Robinson, Tonya (Nathan) Robinson, and Monica (Jeffrey) Bailey; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and five siblings.
The family would like to thank the doctors and staff at Utah Hematology and Oncology especially Jan Davis who she referred to as her guardian angel. We would also like to thank her devoted neighbors, the Shirras.
Her legacy will be endless and her love that was felt by all who knew her will be here to buoy us up always and remind us that she thinks we are perfect, even though we surely aren’t.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 22, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the West Weber Stake Center, 4100 West 900 South. Friends may visit with family on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lindquist’s North Ogden Mortuary, 2140 North Washington Blvd., and Friday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment, Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden.
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“Grandma”
I wrote this poem about my grandma when I was in 9th grade, and she ended up passing away the next year. I couldn’t think of anything to say on here that would describe her any better. I love my Grandma Judy.❤️
Grandma Judy
When I think of my grandma Judy I still hear her laugh and the way she would say my name when she thought I was being too irreverent 😂 we lived miles and states away for 13 of my growing up years-but it didn't seem like that to me. She was visiting us every chance she got and we got to come and stay with her at her house whenever we came home to visit family. I will cherish all those years that she would wake up early with me (probably so I wouldn't disturb my travel weary parents so quickly) and we would have hot chocolate, toasted white bread and raspberry honey butter from maddox while we read the paper (I read the comics). I can't smell toast, coffee or see comics without smiling. I used to skip school in high school to go visit her. I would always pick us up food from Wendy's - usually she wanted a Jr cheeseburger, no onion add tomato. We would visit, I would sleep on her couch and we would often take care of her yard and garden. It was one of my favorite things to do. There are millions of things I could say about my grandma Judy-she had a massive impact on my life and I will be forever grateful. I have 2 daughters as of this writing in 2023, the first is named Reed after Judy's dad who she loved dearly and talked about often. The second is named Judy. I love the legacy their names carry ❤️ love you lots and lots xoxoxo Lauren Lowe
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