Colleen (Knight) Lewis

Our beloved mother, Colleen Knight Lewis, passed away peacefully, March 27, 2020 at her home in Manti. Colleen was born in Provo on May 1, 1931 to Ralph Waldo and Fern Young Knight. She married her high school sweetheart, F. Clent Lewis on September 21, 1949 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple and enjoyed 68 years of marriage. Clent passed away in 2018.

Colleen spent some of her childhood in Arizona, California and Nevada. When Colleen was a young girl, the family moved back to Orem where they lived on the family farm. She enjoyed farm life - picking fruit and berries and riding her horses. Colleen was a Tigerette at Lincoln High School and served twice as the Pleasant Grove Strawberry Days Rodeo Queen.

Colleen was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served selflessly in many callings during her life including: teacher and secretary in the Primary and Mutual; Singing Mothers; Seagull Girls; Gaynotes and in several callings in the Relief Society. She was a homebody and an accomplished seamstress. Colleen loved music, children, and family.

She is survived by her two sons: Ralph (Donna) Lewis; Trent (Tueresa) Lewis; 14 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren; siblings: Fern (Val) Harward and Gary (Susie) Knight and sister-in-law Dorothy Knight.

Colleen was preceded in death by her parents and husband; her oldest son, Craig Clent Lewis; her only daughter, Vickie Lynn and grandson, Jared Harper and brothers Ken and Ray Knight.

Due to the current Covid19 concerns, the family will hold private services in the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery under the direction of Olpin Family Mortuary, Pleasant Grove. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.olpinmortuary.com.