Sheep Industry News July 2025

Obituary

EMMA JOAN JARVIS, 1934-2025 Emma Joan Hansen Jarvis passed away peacefully from natu ral causes on May 16, 2025. She was born Dec 10, 1934, to Heber Eugene and Donna Creer Hansen. She attended the Benjamin

high school friends twice a month for more than 60 years. She and Lee were part of a stockshow booster group known as the Lamb Chop Club for more than 50 years. She was appointed by the Governor of Utah to serve on the Century Farm Board and she was active in the Wool Growers Auxiliary and served as the state Make It With Wool director. She was a 4-H Leader for sewing, cooking and horsemanship. She was an excellent seamstress and made most of her six children’s clothing. She hand-quilted quilts for each of her grandchildren and made embroidered baby quilts for the great grandkids. She worked at the World Drug and Nebo Animal Clinic, where she made many lasting friendships. She worked by her husband’s side building Jarvis Sheep Company. They enjoyed traveling together for more than 70 years to sheep shows and conventions all over the United States. She was an excellent cook and no one ever left her home with out a meal or a special treat. She canned fruits and vegetables every fall and filled her pantry shelves. She and Lee enjoyed the summers she spent in Soda Springs, Idaho, at their sheep ranch. Many thanks to Bonnie Ballard Valdez and the iCare Hospice team. They, along with the staff at Spring Gardens, were a bless ing to Joan and her family during this time. Services were conducted at the Palmyra LDS Church in Span ish Fork, Utah, on May 23. asked to submit information about the producer you acquired your fiber from. Contestants should submit the entry form and no more than four photos to Katy Lente at tiwaspeak@aol.com. Submitting more than four photos will be an automatic disqual ification from the contest. If you are selected to be part of the top 10 from Stage 1, your project will be judged on the construction of the created piece itself. The top three entries will be kept and put on display at the National Make It With Wool contest and ASI Annual Conven tion in Reno, Nev., in January 2026. Entries will be mailed back after the completion of the convention. The deadline for entry forms, photos and fees for all contests is Nov. 1, and anyone selected for the top 10 in each category must mail their completed project to the appropriate contest organizer by Dec. 1. Contestants will be responsible for post age to and from the contest. Contestants must include a return postage label in their package. Failure to do so will result in an automatic disqualification. Cash prizes are sponsored by ReSynergy and Backyard Green Films. For complete rules and entry information, contestants can visit MakeItWithWool.com.

Schools and graduated from Spanish Fork High School and LDS Seminary in 1953. She married Lee Jarvis in the LDS Manti Temple on April 2, 1953. Six children joined the family in the next seven years: Vicki (Dale) Jackson, Sherri (Richard) Pitts, Cathi Jarvis, Mark (Linda) Jarvis, Matt (Sandra) Jarvis, Jill (Mark) Olsen. The couple had 21 grandkids, 70 great grand

kids and six great-great grandchildren. Siblings included: Karen (Bruce) Anderson, Janet (Lewis) Marrott and Kim (Patt) Hansen. She was preceded in death by her parents; her in-laws, Leon and Lucilla Jarvis; her brother, Ted (Darlene) Hansen, and grand daughter, Jenny Marie Olsen. She loved to ride horses and served as a rodeo queen at several rodeos, including Fiesta Days, Strawberry Days, Lehi Roundup and the Benjamin Rodeo. Joan loved people. She was a friend to everyone she met and she loved to visit. She met with a group of and construction scores. The top three entries will be kept and put on display at the National Make It With Wool contest and ASI Annual Conven tion in Reno, Nev., in January 2026. Entries will be mailed back after the completion of the convention. PRODUCER TO CRAFTER CONTEST This contest is specifically designed to help recognize the producers of these incredible fibers and products, and will help to connect the fiber producers with the contestants to increase the knowledge and appreciation of this incredible industry. The entry fee is $15. Fiber, yarn or fabric used must come directly from a producer – ideally within your state – and must be listed in your entry form. Fiber, yarn or fabric must be 60 percent or more natural fiber (cashmere, wool, alpaca, angora, etc.). Stage 1 will be judged on the overall presentation of the project that you have created from your fiber. Marketability will be taken into consideration during this stage. You will also be MIWW CONTESTS Continued from Page 10

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