Mrs. Jean McClatchey Lenton

JEAN LENTON

Jean McClatchey Lenton fell asleep on Tuesday, Aug. 2 never to wake again. When her husband Dennis went to wake her, he discovered she was not sleeping in. She and Dennis were spending an extended summer at their cabin on their small island located in the Winnipeg River near Kenora, Canada.

Family who mourn her passing are her husband Dennis Lenton, her sister Paula Monroe Fay, Park City, UT; Wilma Smith, Omaha, NE; Louise Willoughby, Coalville, UT; Ed Embry, Marion, UT; Jay Embry, Clinton, UT and Lloyd Embry, Oakley, UT. Jean was predeceased by her parents Paul Wayne McClatchey and Daphine Johnson and her step parents Willis and Virginia Embry.

Jean was born in San Diego, CA on October 21, 1946. She moved to Oakley, UT with her mother and sister Paula a year later. She graduated from South Summit High School in Kamas, UT in 1965. Jean then pursued her higher education in southern California and graduated from Long Beach State. She taught English at Fountain Valley High School where she developed many close friends. These long time friends will deeply miss Jean. Later, she received her M.A. in Special Education at the University of Southern Maine and then taught Special Education at Chimicum High School in Washington State.

Jean met Dennis Lenton in Newport Beach, CA and later married him July 12, 1980 in Atlanta, GA. Throughout their married life they traveled extensively and pursued many outdoor activities. They skydived; scuba dived; skied and flew small aircraft. Throughout their marriage Jean and Dennis lived in several U.S. cities, in Canada and in Australia. In 1992 they settled in Port Townsend, WA. Dennis took up flying and they purchased a small aircraft. Jean also took flying lessons and became a licensed pilot. They spent many summers at their camp outside Kenora, Dennis’ home town.

Jean was an active member of A.A. and had celebrated 27 years of sobriety this past July. She had a passion to help others in the same way she had been helped by this organization. Seldom did she miss a weekly meeting and often attended bi-weekly. Her loss will be felt by her many A.A. friends.

Jean loved to knit and to do crafts. She made jewelry, knitted, sewed and quilted. She just completed braided wool rugs for their cabin. While visiting family and close friends, Jean would take a picture of their home, then reproduce this picture with detailed fabrics to make a pillow. Jean traveled with her apron and would often take charge of kitchen tasks. She seldom used a recipe and was a wonderful cook. Wherever Jean went, she left her peaceful way and her loving touch.

Jean’s ashes will be scattered over several places: the island she loved near Kenora; the graves of Dennis’ parents in Kenora; the grave of her mother in Oakley, and in Port Townsend. A service will be held for Jean in Oakley, Utah on Saturday, August 13. Friends in the Port Townsend area will be notified later regarding a celebration of her life.

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