Dorothy Jean Pugmire, 98, of
Logan, Utah, passed away 11 March 2022. She was born 28 May 1923 in Paris, Bear
Lake County, Idaho, to Jonathan Rich Pugmire and Ellen Athay Budge Pugmire.
Jean grew up in southeast Idaho, spending her summers at the family farm
located on Antelope Flats, in the hills east of Bear Lake, and the winters in
Paris, Idaho. Jean's first four years in school were difficult, because she
could not talk plainly and few took the time to try to understand her. Her
brother, Frank, was the only one who learned her language and was often her
interpreter. In the fourth year of school, the whole family moved to Logan so
she could have a special teacher and attend the Whittier School. This
experience changed her life. In 1944 Jean joined the WAVES. She was discharged
in 1946 with the rank of Mailman Second Class. Jean graduated from Utah State
University and Merrill Palmer Institute in Detroit, Michigan. She received a
Master's Degree from the University of Michigan , and an EdD from the University
of Maryland. Jean taught kindergarten in Provo and Logan City schools.
She was preceded in
death by her parents; three older sisters, Alice (Robert John) Evans, Nancy
Helen (G.B.) Crawford, and Ruth (Floyd L.) Carter; an older brother, Franklyn
Budge Pugmire; and one nephew. She is survived by three nieces and two nephews.
A graveside service with Military Honors will be held at Logan City Cemetery
Friday March 18 at 11:00 am.
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