Jean Dearing Bird

Jean Dearing Bird, age 77, passed away suddenly on April 7, 2016 at Summerlin Hospital in Las Vegas, NV. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and will be deeply missed and always remembered by her family and friends.

She was the eldest of five children born on February 10, 1939 to Roy N. and Helen (Harris) Dearing in Provo, Utah. She graduated from Provo High School in 1957 and Western Connecticut State University with a degree in Communications in 1993. She married James M. Bird in the Salt Lake LDS Temple in 1961 and was happily married for 54 years. After living in Utah, Washington, Ohio and New Jersey she started a company called Factory Outlet Shopping Guide which employed single mothers. After New Jersey and Connecticut She moved to Las Vegas in 2011. They raised four children together: Robinette (Scott) Martin, Anjanette (Gary) Andrew, Bret Bird (Maria), and Cortney (Emily) Bird. She had sixteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

She loved traveling, art, crafts, yoga, racquetball, and bargain hunting. She was especially interested in serving the youth. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She served two missions for the LDS church in San Francisco and London. She will be remembered for her kindness, love and not judging others. We will miss her but are comforted to know she is with God. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Lee"Buddie" Dearing, and sister Denise Yazzie. She is survived by her husband, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and sisters, Joyce Hicks and Joan Eames, and extended family.

There will be two memorial services. The first is Tuesday April 12, 2016 at the LDS Church 7401 Smoke Ranch Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89129 at 5:30 pm. The second will be Saturday April 16, 2016 at the LDS church, 16 Saw Mill Rd, Newtown, CT 06470 at 6:30 pm. Interment will be held at 1:30 pm on Saturday April 23, 2016 at Memorial Redwood Cemetery 6500 S Redwood Rd., Salt Lake City 84123. In lieu of flowers please send a donation to the Humanitarian Aid fund of the LDS church. Friends and family are invited to sign our online guest book at www.moapavalleymortuary.com