Life of Jeanette I W Warnick by Effie W Adams

Life Sketch of Jeanette Isabella Wadley Warnick Sketch by Effie W Adams, daughter Jeanette wrote a very brief sketch for some occasion, and that will be used as and introduction to other information I will give She wrote: Jeanette Isabella Wadley Warnick was born in Pleasant Grove, October 2, 1884; the daughter of William and Isabella McKay Wadley She has lived in Pleasant Grove all her life with the exception of one year when she lived in Lehi where her husband taught school She married Wilford W Warnick, June 17, 1903 in the Salt Lake Temple Jeanette received her education in the Pleasant Grove schools and attended the Brigham Young Academy She has always been busy in her church activities She was organist in Primary and Sunday School and Ward chorister when she was 11 years old She was a counselor in Primary when she was 14 years old She has been awarded a 30 year service award in the Primary Association Most of her children were born while she was serving in that organization She would serve as President until her baby was born, then she would be released for awhile, then called back to work there again Her mother owned the only organ in the community, and Jeanette as a girl learned to play Soon she was called on to play for the singing in different activities of the community She served as organist in the ward for several years She has always been active in the music of the community, serving as music director of the Sunday School music for 40 years She has also been director of the choir for many years She was organist on the Stake Relief Society board for two years, and has been organist in the ward Relief society and chorister for many years She is now director of the Singing Mother's Group of that organization While serving as music director, she has also been an executive and teacher in other organizations She has always been a teacher of boys and girls, and feels that is one of the satisfying high lights of her life She is presently teaching a class of 14 year old boys and girls in the Sunday School She has taught Sunday School classes for 52 years In 1936 she was chosen to serve as president of the relief Society of the Manila Ward, and served there eight years, being released on account of the Illness of her husband She has also been a class leader, visiting teacher, and is now a supervisor of visiting teachers of that organization She was supervisor of the first Junior Sunday school in Manila Ward She also helped to organize the first Junior Sunday School, and served as first supervisor in the Pasadena Ward In California When the church sponsored the Religion Classes she served as Principal in the Manila Ward until the classes were discontinued by the church During the second world war, she Served on the Red Cross Committee She was also a member of the Service Men's Committee where her assignment was to keep the records of servicemen in the armed forces from the ward, and to correspond with them She has worked a number of years on the Old Folks Committee of the ward and stake, and through this assignment, cooked many meals, and pre-pared numerous programs for the older people of the community That is the end of the third person sketch which Jeanette wrote of her own life It covers the activates she spent so much time in, but doesn’t tell much about the person In her sketch she doesn’t speak at all of her childhood, but it was during this time that she was taught how to work, and learned to love it Although she was the baby girl of large family, predominantly boys, she worked just as hard as any other member Her father, William, was a fruit farmer and his philosophy was that he should provide the means of making a living and his wife and family should the work of producing and harvesting One of the big jobs of the summer was picking, cleaning and preparing the fruit for drying, and Jeanette participated in this work from the time she was able to handle a knife in the cutting When Jeanette was sixteen years old, her mother fell and suffered a severe hip fracture She suffered greatly for a number of months, and during this time Jeanette learned to assume the full responsibilities of a large family, as well as caring for the needs of her suffering mother The Wadleys owned an organ, and Jeanette learned to play while she was young There were choir practices in the home and socials where music was the main attraction Jeanette was always involved in some phase of music during her lifetime As noted in her own sketch, she was organist or chorister in most of the organizations She also played for ward dances and at one time organized a small orchestra to play for socials and dances She spent many hours practicing with young people, either accompanying or teaching them Jeanette and Wilford W Warnick were married June 17, 1903 It was a fine wedding On Monday before the wedding, the young couple spent the day inviting friends to their wedding supper to be served Friday after the wedding On Wednesday they went to Salt Lake and got their license Wilford’s mother went with them to the city They were taken for a tour of the University of Utah by one of Jeanette’s old boy friends, George Larsen On the 17th, Thursday, they went through the temple and were married by President John R Winder They had supper at Wilford’s aunt’s place in Salt Lake and stayed all night The next day they went down to the temple and also did other interesting sightseeing activities until evening, when they returned to Pleasant Grove A very scrumptious supper was served on the Wadley’s wide lawns to most of the people of the ward Wilford was a school teacher and continued this work along with farming After teaching five years, he decided to become a full-time farmer He bought farming land and a small home adjoining his father’s land in Manila, and here they lived the rest of their lives Their first baby, a girl whom they named Jeanette, was born and died February 22, 1904 Another daughter, Ethel Myrle, was born September 9, 1905 Other children were born in the Manila home: Paul Wilford, born August 11, 1908; Effie Mary, May 24, 1910; Charles William, August 21, 1914; Helen, February 8, 1919; Stephen Lee, April 8, 1924 Paul died as a youth April 20, 1922 The farm was expanded and paid for during years when farming was not very profitable However it was a very good way of life, and lack of money was not a hardship that was noticed very much All debts were met honorably, and taxes nor interest were ever allowed to go delinquent During depression times, these were accomplishments to be noted – not the usual run of things The farm work consisted of orchards, berries, hay, grain, cattle pasture, sugar beets (for a short time when the Utah Idaho Sugar church-sponsored Company was active), some milk cows, chickens, pigs, etc In the 1930’s Wilford began developing one of the finest dairy herds in the state, being one of the very first to import dairy stock to improve his herd Jeanette notes the many activities she was involved in, and it is to be noted that Wilford was just as busy He was bishop of Manila Ward, president of Timpanogos Stake, a state legislature, active in community projects and farm organizations That they could support and sustain each other, and maintain a demanding work schedule of irrigation, milking cows, harvesting fruit, raising a family, and meeting all the routine demands and the emergencies that always accompany busy lives, makes a remarkable achievement For Fifteen years they attended every funeral in the stake and most weddings, missionary farewells, and stake and ward socials In 1958 Jeanette was nominated as Mother of the Year for the state of Utah, representing Utah County The American Mother’s Committee acknowledged her nomination with a certificate which said: “Presented to Jeanette W Warnick, whose outstanding qualifications as an ideal mother caused her to be singled out as a nominee for selection as State Mother of 1958 In recognition of this distinction she is hereby honored.” Wilford died December 10, 1944 One of the things Jeanette did to honor his memory was to establish a library in the Pleasant Grove Seminary Each year until her death she and her family gave new books to this library After Wilford’s death Jeanette taught at the Utah State Training School for a couple of years, but decided it wasn’t what she needed to Soon after this she was called on an L.D.S stake mission in the Timpanogos Stake She served for two years The following statement was made in a publicity item about Jeanette: At the age of seventy-nine when some might have a tendency to live on her past accomplishments, Mrs Warnick is still serving as a Sunday School teacher, as Relief Society visiting teacher, Relief Society visiting teacher supervisor, director of the Manila Ward Singing Mothers, and music director for the Daughters of Utah Pioneers She graduated from the Church’s teacher training course when she was seventy-eight years old In March 1968 when she was eighty-three and a half years old, Jeanette suffered a stoke, and on May 14, 1968, she died At her funeral many kind and appreciative comments were made by speakers A telegram from her cousin, President David O McKay, was read It expressed sentiments of those who listened: To the Family of Jeanette W Warnick c/o Stephen L Warnick, Route 1, Box 418 Pleasant Grove, Utah Dear Kinsfolk: Sister McKay and I send our love and heartfelt sympathy in the passing of your beloved mother We have always held her in affectionate regards and high esteem Because of her faithfulness to the Lord, her loved ones, and mankind, she merits the divine welcome: “Well done, thou good and faithful servant Enter thou into the joy of the Lord.” May you find true solace in the words of Jesus to the sorrowing Martha: “I am the resurrection and the life: He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and who every liveth and believeth in me shall never die.” Be assured that your darling mother still lives and is happy (Signed) David O McKay Jeanette was of medium height and weight She had black, straight hair until it went completely white She kept it cut short when she was older, but as a young woman, coiled it loosely on top of her head Music was her hobby She never had time for much handwork, although she liked to quilt She was a good cook, and generous with food Meals were bounteous, and offering of food to friends and neighbors were her way of expressing concern At one period her “sweet soup” was the tonic which was taken to many a home where there was illness It was fruit juice (fresh prune, or other) cooked with tapioca, with spices and raisins added In later life, her cinnamon buns and whole wheat bread were her trademark Family members and neighbors will remember them! Whether she was serving the threshers of earlier times, or the general authorities of later times, her meals were delicious The Warnick home was humble, built many years before they acquired it by an itinerant sailor called Sailor Bill It was of the soft rock from her father’s quarry mixed with adobes and plaster The outside yard was bright with flowers, shrubs and lawn The huge soft-wood silver-leaf maple trees were noticeable frame for the house The well near the kitchen window was the “core” of the home for many years until culinary water was piped from the Wadley Springs The inside showed warm, relaxed orderliness This was Jeanette’s home for sixty-three years When Jeanette died, She was “Mom” to five surviving children, “Grandma” to nineteen grandchildren, and “Aunt Nette” to the entire community ... representing Utah County The American Mother’s Committee acknowledged her nomination with a certificate which said: “Presented to Jeanette W Warnick, whose outstanding qualifications as an ideal... soup” was the tonic which was taken to many a home where there was illness It was fruit juice (fresh prune, or other) cooked with tapioca, with spices and raisins added In later life, her cinnamon... provide the means of making a living and his wife and family should the work of producing and harvesting One of the big jobs of the summer was picking, cleaning and preparing the fruit for drying,