Jul. 17, 1928 - Dec. 7, 2017
Date of Service: Dec. 15, 2017
OAKLEY – Sarah Joyee C. McLaws, 89, of Oakley passed away December 7, 2017 at Highland Estates in Burley, Idaho, surrounded by family.
Joyee was born on July 17, 1928, in Oakley, Idaho, the daughter of John Calvin Clark and Sarah Louisa Worthington Clark. She attended school in Oakley and married her high school sweetheart Joseph Junior “J.J.” McLaws, October 27, 1945. To this union were born four children: Diann, Corinne, Steven and Josette.
Joyee spent her entire life in the Oakley valley. She was a very independent, hard-working woman who felt pride, especially when providing for her family. Many who knew her classified her as a workaholic. Joyee was employed by Trans Magic Airlines, Del Monte, and Boise Cascade where she ended her longstanding career by giving 23 years of service.
Joyee took great pride in maintaining her home and yard. She enjoyed working in her yard and growing beautiful flowers and plants for her family, friends and neighbors to enjoy. Doing this made her feel accomplished and complete. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints she served in various organizations, enjoyed singing in the Stake Choir and helping the full-time missionaries serving in the area.
Joyee is survived by her children, Diann (Robert) Severe of Oakley, Steven (Loa) McLaws of Eagle, Idaho, and Josette Moultrie of Burley; son-in-law, Ted Denney of Chubbuck, Idaho; 11 grandchildren; 27 great-grand-children; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Worthington “Jack” Clark, George Orville “Dunk” Clark, and John Russell Clark; sister, Mary Louise Elliott; daughter, Corinne “Connie” Denney; and son-in-law, Dennis J. Moultrie.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 15, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Oakley Idaho Stake Center, where friends may call from 10 until 10:45 a.m. prior to the service. Interment will follow at the Oakley Cemetery.
