Friday, November 9, 2018

Mourning the Passing of Friends: Forthcoming Funeral Services

“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose.  All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” ~ Helen Keller

Forthcoming funeral services are planned for the following friends from our community. Complete versions of these obituaries may also be found in The Payson Chronicle.

Ora LaRee Jensen Barnard

On Wednesday, November 7, 2018 our dear sweet Ora passed away at the Beaver Valley
long term care. Ora was born in Payson Utah on July 16, 1931. She was the second of two
daughters to Elmer L. and Syble Wanetta Gardner Jensen.

She grew up in Genola, Utah and attended school in nearby Goshen Utah. After her high school
years she attended and graduated from Hollywood Beauty College in Provo Utah. She then made
her home in Las Vegas Nevada where she made her living styling hair.

While in Las Vegas she met many friends including her husband BJ Bernard (Bernie) and they
were married on December 31, 1965. After moving back to Genola, Utah they were then sealed
in the Provo Temple on March 11, 1978.

Ora was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She enjoyed her many
callings and always said her favorite was teaching primary as she always loved the little children.
Ora and BJ later served a mission together at the St. George Temple where they met many special
friends. They later sold their home in Genola and move to St. George where they enjoyed retirement
and the warm weather.

Ora was a very loving sweet woman.  She always loved helping people anyway she could.  Music
was a big part of her life and she loved all the old tunes. She loved dancing and also teaching other
people to dance. She was a graduate of the Arthur Murray School of dance. She was very talented
and loved sewing her own clothes. She loved decorating cakes, especially wedding cakes for family
members and friends. She loved arranging flowers and worked at Payson Floral for a number of years.
She always had fond memories and lots of stories of her younger years with her family. She especially
enjoyed riding and checking cows in Strawberry where her dad was the south end over rider. She also
enjoyed traveling with her dad to many different rodeos where he competed. She love to travel with
her husband BJ and took their family on many special trips. She really enjoyed being around her family
and especially her grandkids and great grandkids who she loved very much.

Ora is survived by daughter Gena (Bruce) Williams; Grandchildren Tanya (Kameron) Shortt; Waylon
Ballard; Clay (Sara) Williams; Jer (Robyn) Williams; Whit (Tennille) Williams; nieces and nephews,
and 16 great grandchildren. Ora was preceded in death by her parents Elmer and Syble Jensen,
husband BJ Bernard, sister Syble Viola Jensen Barney, granddaughter- in- law Pam Ballard, and
grandson Brett Williams.
Ora's family would like to thank her Beaver long term care family for always caring and looking after
her and always keeping her laughing. She enjoyed and loved each and every one of you. Thank you
to the Beaver Hospital and Beaver Medical Clinic staff, especially to Dr. Oakden who always made
her visits fun.


Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 13th at 12:00PM at the Southern Utah Mortuary
195 N. 200 W. Beaver, Utah. A viewing will be held prior from 11:00 to 11:45AM.  Interment will take
place at the Mountain View Cemetery in Beaver Utah under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary.



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