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Jerry “Papa” Wren born March 9, 1935, to Frank and Alice Wren in Whiteriver, returned home on May 30, 2019, to the open arms of his parents, Heavenly Father, and many family members who went before him.
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Graveside services were held on May 31, at the Joseph City Cemetery.
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Papa grew up causing ruckus in Whiteriver until he moved to Taylor at the age of 12. Papa graduated from Snowflake High School and went on to serve a mission for the LDS Church in Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia. Papa came home to meet the woman who would later become his eternal sweetheart, Patricia Smith, at a mutual friend’s birthday party in Payson.
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Soon after, Papa was drafted to the US Army where he served for two years, 18 months of that being as a presidential guard in Washington D.C. He returned home in January of 1961 where he reunited with his love and they married June 2, 1961, in the Mesa Arizona Temple.
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Papa went to work for Arizona Public Service in August of 1961 at the McNary plant, moved to the Joseph City plant in 1979, and would later retire from there after 30-plus years on the job.
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During their 58 years of marriage, Papa and Grammie were blessed with two beautiful children, Jerrie (Michael) Rosser and Patrick (Gina) Wren. Along with 10 grandkids and 17 great grandkids.
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Papa is survived by his wife, Pat Wren; his children, Jerrie and Patrick; 10 grandkids; 17 great-grandkids; brother, Bob Wren; and sister Verginia Jones. He touched the lives of many others and will be greatly missed by all.
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