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Janice Solomon Lester, 80, who grew up in the White Mountain area, passed away Feb. 24, 2019, in San Diego, Calif. She was the daughter of Elbert (Bert) Drew Solomon and Gertrude Shumway Solomon, and was born June 1, 1938, on the Solomon Ranch, one mile south of Shumway.
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A memorial service and interment will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, March 15, at the Miramar National Cemetery, located at 5795 Nobele, San Diego, Calif.
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Janice started school in the one-room schoolhouse in Shumway riding horseback behind her brother, Bert, to get to school. Later she attended elementary schools in Taylor and Snowflake and high school at Snowflake Union High, where she graduated in 1956. Janice attended business school in Phoenix and was employed in that city for a few years. She later worked at Hill Air Force Base in Layton, Utah, for several years.
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On Feb. 1, 1969, Janice married Lin Lester of Michigan. They lived in Salt Lake City, Mont., and San Diego, Calif. Janice was employed at the US naval base in San Diego for a number of years. Janice and Lin are the parents of two daughters, Rebecca and Rose, and later raised their grandson, Eddie Lester.
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Janice enjoyed a variety of activities, including spending time with her family, reading, going to the beach, listening to all kinds of music, going to the movies, cooking, etc.
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Janice is survived by her husband of 50 years, Lin Lester; her daughters, Rebecca and Rose (Pedro), Solis; her grandson, Eddie; brothers, Bert (Velleda) Solomon of Taylor and Will (Kathryn) Solomon of Snowflake; sisters, Gloria (Leon) Palmer of Taylor, Sandra (Kirk) Memmott of Scipio, Utah, and Patricia (Michael) Munroe of Prescott; and many nieces and nephews.
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She was preceded in death by her parents, Bert and Gertrude Shumway Solomon.
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Owens Livingston Mortuary of Snowflake handled the arrangements.
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