Juanita Martin Barclay Wainwright's Obituary
Dearly loved by all who knew her, Juanita Martin Barclay Wainwright, our sweet wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully in her home on September 27, 2023, in St. George, Utah. She was 91.
Juanita was the youngest of four siblings. She grew up on Goshen Street in Salt Lake City and spent many summers on her grandparents’ farm in Idaho with her cousins. This gave her a lifelong appreciation of the outdoors and the nighttime sky. Whether it was watching a sunset, going on a ride, or just looking at the birds through her window, she always appreciated the hand of the Lord that created so much beauty in all things. Her father, Robert, loved the songs and music of his native Scotland, and so did Juanita. She memorized many of them, especially the poems of Robert Burns, and she’d often quote them at the opportune time. Like her mother, Jane, she loved serving others and did so effortlessly and continuously. Also like her parents, she had an unwavering testimony of her Savior and of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, serving faithfully in many callings and always striving to show Christlike love and service.
Juanita married Bruce B. Wainwright in the Salt Lake Temple on June 4, 1954. Their marriage of nearly 70 years remains an example to all. Her last clear words were an expression of love for Bruce and a quote from Burns’ poem, “John Anderson, My Jo.” Juanita truly loved life and nature, but mostly, she loved her family. She expressed that love so abundantly and genuinely that she will never be forgotten. She will be sorely missed.
Juanita is survived by her husband Bruce and her children Bill (Christine), Janet Reed (Greg), Steven, Anne Harrison (Kent), Douglas (Rebekah), Julie Earl (Greg), 23 grandchildren, and 34 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, her siblings (Robert, David, and Mary), and her daughter Jeanne Peterson (Mark) and Grandson William Jared Wainwright.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 7, at noon at the LDS ward on 1540 W 10400 S, South Jordan, Utah. A viewing will be held before the funeral from 10:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. The interment will be at the Larkin Sunset Garden Mortuary, 1950 E 10600 S, Sandy, UT at 1:30 p.m.
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