Verna Heward Haws, 90, finished her work on earth on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. Services will be held on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the LDS Chapel located at 536 School Bus Road in Eagar, with Bishop LeSueur presiding. A viewing will be held at 9 a.m. and services at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at the Eagar Cemetery. She was born Sept. 19, 1926, to Henry Vernon Heward and Eunice Matilda Decker Heward. She was the first of their seven children. Verna was raised in Woodruff, went to school in Woodruff and graduated from Holbrook High School in the class of 1944. She was married to Wyllis (Shorty) Haws July 18, 1947, in the Idaho Falls Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Together they raised their family in Maverick and later in Show Low. Verna was an accomplished certified cosmetologist and certified nurse’s aide. She used those skills to bless many lives. She also loved gardening, raising beautiful flowers and vegetables of which she spent many hours canning. She was a master seamstress. She loved to sew, embroider and quilt. She won many ribbons at the county fair with her creations. Verna’s biggest love in this life was being a wife and mother to her children, and giving service to anyone in need. She was an active member of the LDS church, serving in teaching and leadership positions. She loved to do family history work and spent many hours of service in LDS Temples. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Erwin and Dick; a sister, Lois Zitterkob; her husband, Shorty, and their infant son Terry. Survivors include her sister, Iva Smith; her brothers, Kent and Dean; and her children, Clive (Kathy), Sally (Corwin) Hulsey, Valerie (David) Fish, Larry (Mary), Kelly (Carol) and Marcor (Tara); 21 grandchildren; and 46 great-grandchildren with two more on the way. She leaves behind a large and talented eternal posterity. Silver Creek Mortuary of Taylor was in charge of the arrangements.
