Washington/ St. George, UT - Velva Stevens Jamison passed away peacefully on October 31, 2010 after visiting with many family members and friends. She was anxious to reunite with her loving husband, Raymond Kenneth Jamison. She was born to Clarinda Dalton Stevens and Nephi Garrett Stevens in Enoch, Utah on their family farm. She was the youngest of five children. Her father died when she was only two years old. Her brother died as a toddler. Her mother raised the children in Rockville, Utah after her husband died. Velva was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Virgin River. She always loved her Church and her family. She was very fun loving. She enjoyed singing, dancing and traveling while she was young, as well as throughout her life. She was a hard worker, even as a teenager. She worked in Zion Park at her brothers caf, at a bakery / caf in SLC and as a shipyard welder during the war in Richmond, California. She met her husband Kenny while working in Zion Park. He proposed to her under a tree by the lodge in Zion Park and they were married June 26, 1946 in the Cedar City Rock LDS Chapel. They lived in Las Vegas for a short time and then moved to Northern California where they raised their children for many years. They moved to St. George in the late 60's, then back to Las Vegas, where they served a mission together. Mom and Dad raised five children. Mom worked in many Church callings, one being Primary President for eight years in Concord, California. Mom and Dad were sealed in the Los Angeles LDS Temple with their first three children on June 26, 1956. Velva was a cosmetologist and worked with her sisters, her niece and nephew, and her daughters throughout her career in California, Las Vegas and St. George. She owned her own salon in St. George. Mom always kept in touch with family members and close friends. She would go on trips with them or see them for special events no matter how far away they lived. She visited Rockville every summer to see her mom with the whole family and took her on a trip back east to visit the places on the Mormon Trail when her mom was 91 years old. She loved genealogy and worked on it her whole life. She knew the names of her ancestors and talked to her family about their lives. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were very precious to her. She loved having them near her and helped with their rearing. She will be greatly missed. She is survived by her children: Vicky Clerin Nelson (Dennis), Brenda Darlin Crawford (Eldon), Mark Steven Jamison (Lori), Ty Kenneth Jamison and Gina Rae Raymond; 20 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren, with one more on the way; various nieces, nephews, cousins; and a brother and sister-in-law, Dale and ReNee Jamison. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Kenneth Jamison; her brothers and sisters: Darel Stevens, Thelma Moody, Neldon Stevens and Elnora Adams. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the Washington Fields LDS 10th Ward Chapel, 628 South 3000 East, Washington, Utah. A visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Chapel, prior to services.. Interment will be at the St. George City Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Metcalf Mortuary, (435) 673-4221.