Gwenavere Spratling Chesworth
Gwenavere Spratling Chesworth was born on May 29th, 1929, to Allan Benjamin Spratling and Agnes Florentine Meyers Spratling in Murray, Utah. She grew up on a family farm in South Jordan, Utah. Gwen had an older sister Maurine and a younger brother John. She grew up in the time of the Great Depression but said that she never really knew that they were poor. They always had enough to eat.
She attended Jordan High School and then went on to Brigham Young University. Her father let she and her sister have the use of a strawberry patch in order to earn money to attend college. She graduated with a degree in Chemistry. After college she went to work in Richland, Washington. There she met her future husband, Robert Hadden Chesworth. They were married in Richland, Washington on September 20, 1952. They were sealed in the Manti Utah Temple on June 3, 1953.
Gwen and Bob had seven children: Robert, David, James, Philip, Kathryn, Richard, and Karen. While raising their children, Gwen was very active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and served in various callings. She taught her children the gospel and they remember her as very loving and supportive of them in their many activities.
Gwen had a lifelong love of learning and especially reading. She read the Book of Mormon in several languages including Spanish, French, Greek, and Russian. There was usually a book in the side of the door of the car for her to make good use of any spare time.
After raising her children and Bob’s retirement, they were able to serve four full-time missions together. They were Indianapolis, Indiana; Quezon City, Philippines; Family History Support in Salt Lake City; and a temple mission in Nauvoo, Illinois.
She lived a very full life and seemed to be a happy person. Later in life she contracted Parkinson’s Disease, which gradually took away her mobility, but did not deter her generally happy spirit. She was able to stay in her home with her husband until the end. She passed from this life very peacefully on the afternoon of January 29, 2022. Along with her beloved husband, she leaves behind her seven children and their spouses along with 21 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren with another one coming next week.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 11:00 am at the Cedar Hills 7th Ward Chapel, 9737 Chesterfield Drive, Cedar Hills, Utah. A viewing will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 am prior to the services at the church. Interment will be at the Highland City Cemetery.