Judith Davis

On Friday, July 18, 2025, Judith Ann Jones Davis—wife, mother, sister, town clerk, postmaster, and friend—passed peacefully from this life at age 80, in Tooele, Utah.

Judi was born June 28, 1945 in Provo, Utah the oldest daughter of Jessie Terry Jones and Max Jones. She had one older brother, Max; and two younger sisters, Gayle and Carol.

She graduated from Provo High School in 1963 and went on to study at Brigham Young University where she received her bachelor’s degree in Spanish.

After high school, Judi spent several summers working at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon where she met Larry Davis—a handsome and dashing gear jammer who drove bus between Bryce Canyon, Zion, and Grand Canyon. She and Larry married on September 9, 1966 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Together they raised four children.

Although straight-laced on the surface, Judi had an adventuresome spirit. On her days off at Grand Canyon, she would often throw her provisions into a pillow case, hike from the North Rim to Phantom Ranch, hike out the South Rim the following day, and catch a ride back on a friend’s small plane, in time for her next shift at the lodge.

Judi and Larry moved to Boulder, Utah in 1970, where Larry accepted a position as manager of Anasazi State Park. With no paved roads in or out of town at the time, the move became another grand adventure for Judi.

In 1971, Judi accepted a position as town clerk of Boulder, a position she filled for 51 years, serving alongside nine different mayors. In Boulder’s history, there are only four mayors with whom Judi did not serve. In addition to her role as town clerk, she became the town Postmaster in 1990 and was the sole employee of the postal service in Boulder until she retired in 2005. After her retirement until 2019, she worked as a substitute for several Postmasters when they needed extra help.

Judi was a woman of faith. She was a member of the LDS church and held various callings in her small ward.

She is survived by her brother, Max (Carol); her sister, Carol (Randy); her children, Stacy, Sean (Liz), Heather (Brandon); and Jennifer, (Brandon); brother-in-law, Kent; and thirteen grandchildren.

Judi was preceded in death by her parents, Max and Jessie Jones; her husband Larry, an infant granddaughter, Kate; and her sister Gayle.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:00 P.M. in the Boulder LDS Ward Chapel. A viewing will be held from 10:30-11:30 A.M. prior to services. 

Burial will be in the Boulder Cemetery under the care of Springer Turner Funeral Homes of Richfield and Salina.