Lois Ann Bird

Central Valley, Utah - Our kind and beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and dear friend, Lois Ann Brown Bird returned home to her heavenly family on July 15, 2020. Lois was born in Salina, Utah on October 4, 1948 to Charles Lavor and May Taylor Brown, the last of their 7 children. Lois married Robert Newell Jones in Loa, Utah in May of 1966, and together they had 3 children, Lisa, Roger, and Monica who were the light of her world. They later divorced. In 2006 she met Keith Bird and they began their life together. They enjoyed doing anything from camping and RZR riding, to taking Sunday drives around the valley. Lois was a familiar face to everyone after working for the Drivers License Division for many years. In her spare time she enjoyed gardening, quilting, fishing, and sightseeing. She was a talented crocheter and quilter and took great pride in all of her work. She won many awards with her afghans at state and local fairs. Lois was blessed with the cooking talent that Wayne County is noted for. She was wealth of knowledge and always had a story to share of her heritage or Wayne County’s history. She loved animals, especially her dogs she had throughout the years. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and served in many different callings throughout the years. Her greatest blessing was her family and she loved to spend time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She beamed with pride when talking about them and loved to share stories and pictures of them. Lois is survived by her husband Keith Bird of Central Valley, her three children, Lisa and Darren Ence of Central Valley; Roger and Karla Jones of Sandy; Monica Jones of Richfield; 6 grandchildren; 9 great-children; sisters and brothers-in-law: Nadine Taylor of Loa; Verlene Brown of American Fork; Richard Larsen of Bicknell; Royce Allen of Taylorsville. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lavar and May Brown; her siblings: Earl Brown, Dale Brown, Myrna Larsen, Erma Allen, Owana and Wade Grundy, Arlen and Lorna Brown, the father of her children: Robert Newell Jones; and a great-grandson: Race Ence. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 11:00 A.M in the Springer Turner Funeral Home Chapel in Richfield, where friends may call for viewing Tuesday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 prior to the services. Burial will be in the Monroe City Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.