Alma Lorene Witmer
Alma Lorene Witmer, age 84, of Roy, UT, left this world for her home in heaven on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at Heritage Park Care Center, where she has resided for the last three years. She was born to Ruby and James Smith in Pitcher, OK on Nov. 24, 1930. She married John B. Witmer on May 27, 1961. She spent most of her life in Missouri and called Braymer “Home.” In her final years she had Alzheimer’s but was happy, loving and kind.
She attended Webb City High School. She worked at several jobs over the years including Feld Chevrolet, St Regis Paper Co., the Hamilton Nursing Home and one of her favorites, New York School, where she spent her last 20+ years cooking for kids and then cooking for their kids also, before she retired. She was active in Hopewell Baptist Church, where she looked forward to teaching at Vacation Bible School every summer. She enjoyed playing bingo at the American Legion and loved to take the grandkids to play.
Alma was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Lendell Murray; a grandson, James “Rabbit” Anderson; and her beloved dog Jasmine.
She is survived by her husband, John Witmer; two daughters, Lois Bigham (Brandan) and Donna Stevenson (Jimmy Anderson); and two sons, Randy Witmer (Stephanie) and Danny Witmer (Wendy); 17 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren (with another to be born on the 17th), and one great great-granddaughter (with a great-great grandson expected in January). They were the highlight of her life! She had a special love for her family and loved cooking for us and holding those babies! In the week prior to her death she was visited by or talked to on the phone by all of her children and nearly all of her grands!
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 7 at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Roy, 2025 W 5700 S, Roy, UT. Following the funeral, she will be taken home to Braymer, where a graveside service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 12:00 noon at the Braymer Evergreen Cemetery. A Celebration of Life will follow at the Braymer American Legion at 9th Street at N. Murray Ave. in Braymer, from 1-4 p.m.
Our family would like to thank everyone for their outpouring of love and support. It has been incredible! We’d like to extend a special thanks to First Baptist Church of Roy. They have been a great support to us, especially the Pastors wife, Pat who spent hours and hours at the hospital and nursing home with us helping take care of Mom.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of America at https://act.alz.org or First Baptist Church of Roy at 2025 W 5700 S, Roy, UT 84067 (note Witmer Love offering).
(paid obituary)
