Jackie H. Monroe

December 23, 1958 - September 18, 2019

Jackie Hunter Monroe, age 60, passed away September 18, 2019, at her home in Parowan, Utah surrounded by loving family after a long illness. She was born on December 23, 1958 in Santa Ana, California to Dixon M. and Joe Ann Orton Hunter. Jackie married Angelo Vincent Rankin on June 20, 1981 in Colton, California, they had a beautiful daughter, Kristie Michelle, then later divorced. On November 17, 1991 she married Deric Kyle Monroe in Las Vegas, Nevada. They later were blessed with a loving son, Jared Kyle. Jackie was raised and went to school in Colton, California, where her family had moved when she was small. She later lived in various communities in Southern California working and raising her family. In 1995, she and her family moved to Parowan, Utah to be closer to family. Jackie was well known in the Parowan and surrounding community where she worked at the local hardware store and truck stops. Her bubbly personality made her a friend to many. She was an extremely fun and caring person who always made you feel loved, you wanted to be around her. She listened, laughed and enjoyed whose ever company she was in, making them feel important and loved by her. Jackie loved to play with family and friends. She loved to go camping and fishing at Yankee and Navajo, family trips to Lake Powell to swim and cliff dive. Card games and throwing horseshoes. Jackie loved to collect antiques, bottles, marbles and many hours were spent rockhounding for arrowheads. She was a talented artist from painting beautiful paintings to drawing portraits with an etch-a- sketch to making anything crafty that caught her eye. Jackie is survived by her husband, Deric Kyle Monroe of Parowan, Utah, her children, Kristie Michelle (Brian) Hammond of Rock Springs, Wyoming, and Jared Kyle Monroe of Parowan, Utah, one grandson, Parker Lee Hammond, and two sisters, Julie Hunter (Richard D) Neff of Eagle River, Alaska and Jaymie Hunter (Samuel T) Gull of Parowan, Utah, as well as, many nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dixon & JoeAnn Hunter and her infant brother, Dixon Joseph Hunter. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 1:00 p.m at the Parowan 4th Ward Cha­pel located at 90 South Main in Parowan. Friends and family may call beforehand at 11:00 a.m. at the Parowan 4th Ward Relief Society Room. Inter­ment will be in the Parowan City Cemetery.