Adell C Baldwin Briggs

Adell Baldwin Briggs died November 18, 2020 in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Adell was born to Lydia and Harold Cheney on August 2, 1926 in Brigham City, Utah. She was happily married to Jack N. Baldwin in Ogden, Utah in 1946, and, after Jack’s passing, to Barlow Briggs in St. George, Utah in 1995.

Adell attended the University of Utah where she affiliated with Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She spent 39 years in the East and South where Jack served as a professor at The Ohio State University, The University of Kentucky, and The University of Georgia. As a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, she was sealed in the Manti Temple and served as a Relief Society President on four occasions. Beyond her devotion to her family, she managed a food cooperative that served 800 meals a day, organized the Kappa Kappa Gamma House Board, and was a member of her neighborhood Garden Club, a project manager of her condominium complex, and a Symphony Auxiliary member. Possessed of a joyful spirit and generous nature, Adell never met a stranger. She is survived by her sister Marian Baldwin of Salt Lake City; her daughters Marian Broadhead (Bruce) and Eva Rowles (Gary) of Salt Lake City; her son, Norman Baldwin (Karen) of Athens, Georgia; seven grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. on November 25 at the Wasatch Lawn Mortuary at 3401 S. Highland Drive in Salt Lake City followed by the funeral service that will begin at 11:00 a.m. The funeral service will be livestreamed at facebook.com/wasatchlawnmemorial. In lieu of flowers, Adell’s departing desire was for you to take your loved one to dinner.