Sally Joan Sitton

Sally Joan Sitton

, 84, our beloved Mom and Grandma, was reunited with her eternal companion, Ed Sitton, on January 24, 2022.  Sally was born March 10, 1937, in Flushing, New York.  Her family moved to California when she was young.  Sally graduated from Van Nuys High School in 1954 and began taking courses at the local junior college.  She met Ed shortly before he was to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Oahu, Hawaii.  Ed was called as a labor missionary to help build the Church College (now known as BYU-Hawaii)  Sally and Ed continued their long-distance romance through letters.  She had a desire to learn more about Jesus Christ and eventually was taught the gospel and was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  Ed eventually proposed and received permission for Sally to join him in Hawaii and serve their mission together.  Sally arrived in Hawaii on March 29, 1957, and she and Ed were married that evening.  They were sealed one year later in the Laie, Hawaii temple.  Sally and Ed, along with their four children, moved to Arizona in 1980.  Sally will be remembered as a loving, hard-working example to her family and friends.  Her testimony of Jesus Christ has blessed her posterity and they continue to follow her legacy of faith.  Sally is preceded in death by her loving husband, Ed Sitton, and her parents, Robert and Dorothy Baker. She is survived by her four children, Eddie (Kelly) Sitton, Susan (Sean) Koch, Staci (Trey) Dayes, and Sheri (Clint) Allen, two sisters, 14 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren.  Families are forever.

A private family graveside service will be held Saturday, February 5th, 2022 at the Mesa City Cemetery.