On August 17th we received a text from Rick's oldest sister, Jodi, saying that Jamie (our niece) had been rushed to the hospital by ambulance. She was struggling to breathe and unresponsive with her eyes rolled back in her head. Jodi said that she had been really sick with liver issues.
Soon after this we were shocked to hear that she was doing poorly and probably wouldn't make it. The next day Jamie passed away. This has been such devastating news for the whole family! The Lacefield/Venable/Jensen family have been constantly in our prayers! The viewing and funeral were scheduled for August 22nd and August 23rd.
Rick, Janelle, and I headed to Ogden on Sunday evening. We would have left earlier in the day, but Rick was in charge of a Deaf Institute Fireside Sunday night. After the fireside we headed to Pleasant Grove and slept over at Janika and Brandon's house. We arrived late and so they were already in bed. The next morning we headed to the viewing and funeral. There was a great turn out at both viewings and at the funeral. The speakers did a beautiful job and Gerilyn's piano rendition of "I am a Child of God," was powerful and stirring. I have included the video of the funeral below. I hope that you will take the time to watch it.
After the funeral we went to the graveside and then Rick, Janelle, and I went out to lunch and then headed home. There will be lots of difficult days ahead for Chris and the boys, as well as for the rest of the family. Our prayers go out to all of them!
Click HERE to link to Jamie's Obituary. I also copy and pasted the text below:
Obituary
It was early in the morning of February 6, 1982 that our precious Jamie was born to Troy and Jodi Jensen Venable in Ogden. She passed away on August 18, 2021 at age 39
She began her life by living in Farr West, and then the family moved to Roy, where she has since resided. She attended Country View Elementary and Rocky Mountain Junior High Schools in Roy and is a graduate of Fremont High School and the ATC Beauty College.
In 2001 she married Adam Johnson, and they had a son, Gabe. Adam and Jamie later divorced. She then married Chris Lacefield, and they are the parents of Justin and Brigham. Chris and her three sons were the joy of Jamie’s life.
Jamie proudly owned and operated a beauty shop in her home and loved her clients. She was also very creative and made many beautiful crafts that her family will treasure. She loved to serve others and was constantly taking treats and performing acts of service for her neighbors and friends. She was a member of the Roy First Ward and dearly loved those people as well. She especially loved her extended family and enjoyed the family gatherings that they shared.
Her greatest treasure in life was her family. She is survived by her husband, Chris, her sons Justin, Gabe and Brigham, her parents, Troy and Jodi Venable and the following siblings: Jake and Mikalyn Venable, Kallie and Riley Sabey, Katie Jenkins, and Shelby and Andrew Fawcett. She adored her several nieces and nephews and her grandparents Carol Jensen and Dee and Betty Venable. She is also survived by her in-laws whom she loved, Gabrielle and Brad Giles and Wayne Lacefield.
She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Jerry E. Jensen and two favorite aunts, Cathy Clark and Kathy Venable.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 23, 2021 at 11:00 a.m., at Myers Mortuary, 5865 South 1900 West, Roy, Utah. A viewing will be held on Sunday, August 22, 2021 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and from 9:40 to 10:40 a.m. prior to the funeral services at the same location. Services will be live streamed and may be viewed at the bottom of Jamie's obituary page at Myers-Mortuary.com. Interment will be in West Weber Cemetery.
Here is the video of the funeral:
If she could speak one more time I think I
know what she would say:
“If I could go back in time, I would NEVER
have taken that first drink.
·
I didn’t know
where it would lead me,
·
I didn’t know that
it would destroy my body
§ cut my life short
§ and take me away from my precious family.”
Then
she would say:
“If you have already started drinking, STOP IT immediately.
· It can do to you what it did to me.”
·
“A smart person
learns from his mistakes,
o but a truly wise person learns from the mistakes of others.
LISTEN TO ME Learn from my mistakes. Be wise.
In spite of her addiction, Jamie has a testimony. Jamie understood Heavenly Father's Plan.
o She knew she was His child
o She was so grateful that He put her in the family He did. She was so grateful to be a part of both the Jensen and Venable families.
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