Elizabeth Swensen Driggs, 92, of Pleasant Grove passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, May 16, 2002.
She was born April 1, 1910 in Pleasant Grove, Utah to Swen and Susan Elizabeth Brown Swensen. She married Howard Wayne Driggs, June 2, 1934 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
Beth grew up in Pleasant Grove. She received her degree from BYU in 1934. After the death of her husband, Wayne, in 1951, she raised her family and started a long and distinguished
career as an educator.
Beth loved her family dearly, and thought her grandchildren were life's greatest dividend.
Beth is survived by her three children: Arthur Driggs, New York; Ralph (Ruth) Driggs, Bountiful; Susan (Cordell) Staker, Denver; and eight grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her two sons, Howard and Frank.
Funeral services will be held, Tuesday, May 21, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. in the Pleasant Grove Stake Center, 275 East 500 South, Pleasant Grove. Friends may call Monday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Olpin Family Mortuary, 494 South 300 East, Pleasant Grove and at the church on Tuesday one hour prior to services. Interment will be in the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery.