Obituary of Sarah Pippin Jolley

We all go through trials and tribulations.  And if we haven't, we will.  That is just part of life.  In fact, it is part of why we are here on this earth.  For me, this lymphoma thing is a trial.  For Grandma (Lois Fae Linnebach Rampton) most of her adult life was a trial with one health issue or another.  We have these trials to see how well we endure them.  In the Liberty Jail, the Lord said to the Prophet Joseph Smith; "My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine  adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;  And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes."  The key is enduring well.  I believe that Sarah Pippin Jolley was one who endured well.  I include one more section on her next week.  But here is an obituary written by Jane Bailey who was the Relief Society President in Moroni, Utah when Sarah died at the age of  77, the last 50 years spent as a widow.

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Died at Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah.  November 9. Sarah Pippin Jolley, wife of Reuben Manning Jolley

Deceased was born May 9, 1812 in North Carolina.  Moved with her parents to Tennessee, Weakley County, in 1842.  The Gospel was carried to them by Elder Clapp and others.  They received the  Gospel message and with a family of five children emigrated to Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois.  They were living there at the time of the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith.  Were driven with the Saints from their homes and started for the Rocky Mountains but were advised to remain on the other side of the Missouri River on account of the delicate health of the family.  It was at this place, April 29, 1849 that Reuben Jolley became a victim to death through the hardships and exposure with which they passed.  Now Sister Jolley was a widow with ten children.  Brother Jolley told his wife to continue the journey and follow the Church.  After laying her husband away and marking the place with a beautiful headstone, she started with her children once more for the West and came to Council Bluffs and the next year 1850 came to the Salt Lake with all her children but one son who married and remained behind.

After arriving in Utah she struggled hard to make her family comfortable and passed through many trials.

There are eight children and over two hundred grandchildren and great grandchildren to mourn her loss.

Sister Jolley was one of the first members of the Relief Society, labored as a teacher and for many years as a Counselor to President Jane Bailey.  She was also a Sunday School teacher for years.  She was an excellent nurse among the sick.  Sister Jolley spent her life in usefulness and has worked considerably in the Temple for the dead.  May she rest in peace.

written by Jane Bailey