Gwennita was born to Reginald O. and Dora Sprouse Curry on March 16th, 1936. She was given the middle name of Oreane, after one of her father's sisters. She was proud of her Ute ancestry, knowing more than the rest of the family. After she graduated from Union High School, she went to the University of Utah and was a member of the AlphaTau sorority and kept her membership in Craig, Colorado. She met and married Robert D. Showalter (Bud) on August 11, 1956. She lived in Vernal, Utah, Craig, Colorado and on the ranch at Slater Creek in the summers. They had 3 children - Wendy, Cathy and Michael, before divorcing. She was active in the LDS Church.
She is survived by two daughters, Wendy McKee and Cathy (Clay) Dietrich of Craig, Colorado losing her only son Michael in 2004. She is also survived by two sisters - Dianne (Don) Brock of Baggs, Wyoming, and Rebecca Curry of Harriman, Utah and one sister-in-law Elaine Angus Curry of Stansbury Park, Utah. She has several nieces and nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents and one son, Michael in 2004, and her brother Jim (James Earl). And several cousins. Gwennita requested no services. She's being cremated and a memorial is planned for May, 2020.
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