Obituary: William Martin Jefferies

William Martin Jefferies 1914 ~ 2005 Martin Jefferies of Grantsville, Utah, died Monday, Nov. 7, 2005. Funeral will be at the Grantsville 5th Ward, 115 E. Cherry St., at 11 a.m. Friday, November 11, 2005, preceded by a viewing from 9:45 to 10:45. Friends can visit the family also at the Tate Mortuary in Tooele from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, November 10. Martin was born December 7, 1914, in Grantsville, son of Frank and Mamie Jefferies. He graduated from Grantsville High School in 1933 where he excelled in drama, football, and basketball, and was senior class president. He married Lucile Crowton, December 27, 1937, in the Salt Lake Temple, and soon relocated to the Bay Area in northern California. He and Lucile raised six children there. Martin was a skilled carpenter and building contractor, and constructed many beautiful homes in the Bay Area. In 1958 Martin joined the California State Division of Architecture, serving the next 20 years as a building inspector and then the Construction Supervisor of the Direct Construction and Restoration Office, responsible for all statewide direct construction projects. Upon his retirement in 1978 he and Lucile returned to Sandy, Utah. Lucile passed away December 30, 1985. He enjoyed gardening. After retirement he had almost a quarter acre vegetable garden. Martin also enjoyed woodworking, traveling and visiting with his family. In 1988 he met Myrle, and they married on September 16, 1989. They traveled from coast to coast visiting family. He was a lifetime active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in a variety of responsible callings. Martin is survived by his wife, Myrle Eva Jefferies; children: Chris (Betty), Duncan, OK; Bruce (Jane), Draper, UT; Julena Shupe, West Valley, UT; Maren (Charles) Lancaster, West Jordan, UT; Denise McNicol (Mitch Hokanson), Mendocino, CA; Joy Lee Rickman, Sheridan, CA; 28 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.