Nancy Lou Jensen King 7-10-24

Nancy Lou Jensen King of South Ogden, UT, formerly of American Falls and Aberdeen, ID, passed away Monday, July 1, 2024.
Nancy was born Nov. 22, 1936, in Brigham City, UT, to Theron Elias Jensen and Clara Burton Jensen.
She grew up in Brigham City, UT, and graduated from Box Elder High School. Upon graduation Nancy attended Utah State University for one year then moved to Inglewood, CA, to work to save money for college. While there, her roommate Roma set Nancy up with Roma’s brother Maurice King of Aberdeen. They dated for four to five months then were married in the Logan LDS Temple on her 22nd birthday, Nov. 22, 1958. They lived in Raft River, ID, where they ran the Raft River Store and farmed for several years.
In May of 1973 they returned to Aberdeen where they raised their family. They raised one daughter and two sons. She worked hard to remodel their Aberdeen home and provide a good life for her children. She raised her family on healthy meals, homemade whole wheat bread, garden produce and never had junk food or sugared cereal in the house.
In the fall of 1977 Nancy enrolled in school at Idaho State University where she finished her degree in elementary education. She taught fourth and fifth grades at Aberdeen Elementary from 1980 to 1999. Everywhere the grandkids go with her there is always someone who calls out “Mrs. King!” and stops to visit. She was always so proud of all of her grandchildren and made sure to brag about them to her friends at the cafe, her students at school and anyone else they met.
She is survived by her children Darla Barclay (Kirk), Sheldon Maurice (Jennifer), Vince Burton (Michelle), 18 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, sister Janice (Ken) Summers, sister-in-law Jean Jensen, sister-in-law Chieko Jensen and brother-in-law Don Gibbons. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Kent and Gill Jensen, sister Sally Gibbons and granddaughter Camille King Barclay.
The funeral service was held on Monday, July 8, at 11 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Aberdeen. Interment was at the Aberdeen Cemetery. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.davisrosemortuary.com.