Joy Ellen Smedley Ancell Jones

Joy Jones, 91, passed away at her home February 15, 2016 in Bountiful, Utah.  She was born on January 5, 1925 in Huntington, Utah.  Born to Hans Albert Tuft and Vivian Reed Tuft.  She was the third of eight children.

She has resided in the same house in Bountiful, Utah for the past 65 years and has been in several wards as the boundaries changed around her.

She met Samuel Wayne Smedley at the Coconut Grove Dance Hall and they were married in August of 1947.  They were loving parents of 5 children and enjoyed 34 years of marriage before Wayne’s passing in December 1982.

Edward Ancell was her Home Teacher for many years and became Joy’s second husband.  They served a mission in Nauvoo and loved to travel together.  Ed passed away of cancer after several years of marriage.

In 1994 Joy met Edward Jones at the Murray Arts Center at a dance.  Later they married and were happily married 18 years until Ed passed away.  In the summer these 2 spent lots of time in their yard making it beautiful.

Joy did beautiful work as a seamstress and spent many nights up late finishing her projects.  She spent 2 nights a week at LDS Hospital, in the admitting area for 28 years.  After she retired she started tap dancing with the Golden Years Retirement Center and ended up spending 21 years with the “Dancing Grannies”.  They performed at nursing homes, church functions and she had fond memories of this and the close association with her friends there.

The family would like to acknowledge the assistance, support and guidance of the Bountiful 4th ward, the Intermountain Heart Failure Clinic and the Intermountain Homecare Hospice Team.

The family gives its heartfelt gratitude to neighbors Gloria and Michael Barfuss for years of being there, day and night, and directly assisting in more ways than can be listed here.

Friends and family may visit from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Friday, February 19th at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 N. Main, Bountiful.  Friends and family may also visit from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 20th at the Bountiful 4th Ward building, 75 E. 1400 S., Bountiful, Utah.  Funeral Services will be at the same building at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 20th. Interment and dedication will be at Bountiful Cemetery right after the funeral, 2224 S. 200 W. Bountiful.

A family luncheon will be served after the interment at same ward building

Survived by son, Kimball W. Smedley, daughter Ellen Smedley, son Garth T. Smedley, daughters Paula Dalton, Connie Jarnagin, 26 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren.