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About Mell Jarvis Nielsen
Early Life: Mell was born on May 18, 1929, in Kirtland, New Mexico, to Francis Marion and Susie Jarvis Whiting. She was the ninth child of her father and the sixth of her mother. Right after giving birth to Mell, her mother passed away leaving her father to care for her and the other children, the youngest five being under the age of six. Due to having so many young children and providing for them all, her father asked Susie's brother, William Prior Jarvis, and his wife, Vesta Parilee Wakefield Jarvis, to raise little Mell as their own along with their only child, William Dayle Jarvis. Mell was able to keep in touch with her birth family and had close relationships with them all. She lived in Huntington and the Provo/Orem area, attending schools there as well as Brigham Young High School and Lincoln High School. She also attended Gila Community College in Arizona.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: Mell married Max George Nielsen on October 21, 1955. They lived and raised their family of five children in Orem, Utah. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many callings, her favorites being Primary teacher and a Cub Scout Den Mother. She loved to garden and had a very green thumb. Later in life, she created scrapbooks for her husband, each of her children and many others. Mell Jarvis Whiting Nielsen passed away surrounded by family members on April 15, 2016, at Timpanogos Regional Hospital.
Survived By: Her children: Vesta (Dennis) Knighton, William Craig Nielsen, Bradford (Deborah) Nielsen, Christopher Nielsen, George Nielsen; daughters-in-law, Aline Nielsen and Irene Nielsen; 16 grandchildren; 32 great grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. She is also survived by her sisters, Theora Shelley and Margaret Heaps.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents; husband; granddaughter, Michelle Nielsen; grandson, Terry Nielsen; great grandson, Jamieson Nielsen; two brothers and five sisters.
Services: Sundberg-Olpin Funeral Home
Mortuary: Sundberg-Olpin Funeral Home
Final Rest: East Lawn Memorial Hills
Obituary: © Daily Herald, April 19, 2016
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
SOURCE: Find A Grave.com
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Mell Jarvis Nielsen's Timeline
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May 18, 1929
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Kirtland, San Juan, New Mexico, United States
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April 15, 2016
Age 86
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Orem, Utah, Utah, United States
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East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
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