Jolene Bowler Pickett

Jolene Bowler Pickett passed away on Monday, February 8, 2018, in Murray, Utah. She was born on April 8, 1929, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Joseph M. and Lulu Bowler. Jolene spent her early years in Shelley, Idaho. She enjoyed singing and playing the saxophone. She married Victor R. Pickett on February 17, 1950. They were later sealed with their children in the Salt Lake City Temple.

Jolene was a hard worker and held various jobs in her lifetime.  She spent many years working for the Grand Coulee Dam School District as the cafeteria manager.

She was an active member of the LDS Church. She held many different positions during her life; her favorite was working in the Seattle Washington Temple.

Jolene enjoyed reading, camping, fishing, playing games and spending time with her family. She was a long-time resident of Coulee Dam, Washington.

She was a beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She is survived by her four daughters: Kathleen Shaw, Nancy (Robert) Wendler, Denise (Ralph) Beeston, and Diane (Dennis) Renes and son-in-law, Tom Glem; 23 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Victor R. Pickett; daughter, Peggy Glem; son-in-law, Tim Mosher; sister, Nola Mary Richards; and two brothers: Joseph Bowler and Arthur Bowler.

Interment will be held at Spring Canyon Cemetery in Grand Coulee, Washington, on Thursday, February 15, 2018, at noon. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2018, at 11 a.m., at 1020 East Sunburn Lane, Sandy, Utah.