Coleen Wilcox Thompson passed away peacefully in her sleep January 3, 2019 in her home, surrounded by her family at the age of 85.
She was born August 13, 1933 in Monroe, Utah to Theron Jack Wilcox and Mary Beatrice Gregerson Wilcox. They moved to Park City where she attended school and then moved to Benjamin and graduated from Spanish Fork High School.
She married Lynn Harper and they had two children and they later divorced. She married Verl C. Thompson on April 19, 1958 in Benjamin, Utah and together they had two children.
They built their home in Spanish Fork where they raised their four children and they later were sealed in the Provo LDS Temple. She was an active member of the Spanish Fork 7th Ward Church where she was a Primary teacher, Sunday School teacher, and she loved belonging to the church. She was a member of The Daughters of Utah Pioneers. She enjoyed attending the Spanish Fork Senior Citizen group, and loved to bowl with the ladies. She became very close to them all and they won many tournaments.
She worked for Hughes Memorial Hospital in Spanish Fork, as well as Child’s Bakery Catering for weddings. Coleen later went to work for Nebo School District, where she retired as a lunch lady.
She is survived by three children, Ed and Cindy Beddoes, Benjamin, Eddie Verl Thompson, Spanish Fork, and Charleen Stallings Hiatt, Spanish Fork; also her sister, Diane Little, Seattle, Washington.
Coleen is preceded in death by her husband, Verl C. Thompson; her son, Blaine L. Harper; a grandson, Chad Lynn Beddoes; and a great grandson, Raydon Wray Rowley; brothers, Sheron Thornton, Pat Thornton, Forest Parry Wilcox; and her parents, Theron Jack Wilcox and Mary Beatrice Gregerson Wilcox.
She will be deeply missed. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations may be made to help with expenses. A special thank you to Maple Creek Hospice for their care.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 8, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Spanish Fork 7th Ward Chapel, 761 East 400 North, Spanish Fork, Utah. Family and friends may visit at the church on Tuesday morning from 9:45-10:45 a.m. prior to the service. Her body will be laid to rest at the Spanish Fork City Cemetery.
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