Sharon Virginia Yeager

Sharon Virginia Button Yeager, age 83, passed away in her West Jordan home on December 9, 2022, with her family by her side. Sharon (with twin sister Karen) was born to Dorothy and George Button on February 4, 1939. In 1957, she graduated from South High School. Shortly after graduating, she began her first job with First Security Bank. Sharon eventually went on to work for the Utah Public Safety Department in the driver’s license division and was there until she retired in 2005. While at the Public Safety Department, she also had the opportunity to participate as a volunteer in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. On November 17, 1961, Sharon married the love of her life, Myles LeRoy Yeager and together they raised five wonderful children. Over the years, Sharon endured many challenges including reoccurring brain tumors, cancer, and countless surgeries and rehabilitations. Despite these adversities, however, she remained a powerful force of positivity and strength, continually surprising therapists and caregivers with her courage and ability to overcome. Sharon found joy in attending church, traveling, working on scrapbooks and family history, collecting Olympic pins, gardening, and baking with her grandkids. Most of all, she loved spending time with family and friends and serving others, even fulfilling church callings from her hospital bed. Sharon is survived by her husband Myles, her sister Karen (Spencer Bennion), her brother Richard (Kathy), her children Jamie (Keith Eyre), David (Denise), Andy, Mike (Kathryn), and Kara (Marvin Strossenreuther), and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents and her grandson Cody Eyre. The family would especially like to thank all the many caregivers, healthcare professionals, and therapists that have supported and cared for Sharon over the years. In lieu of flowers or donations to the family, please donate to: Heifer International (https://www.heifer.org) or to the National Park Foundation (https://www.nationalparks.org). Visitation will be held on Monday, December19th, 2022 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Serenity Funeral Home, 13863 South 2700 West, Bluffdale, Utah. Funeral Service will take place on Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 at 10:00am with a brief visitation prior from 9:00am to 10:00am at the Utah Veteran's Memorial Chapel, 17111 S. Camp Williams Road, Bluffdale, Utah. Burial will be at the Utah Veteran’s Cemetery & Memorial Park Camp Williams Utah.

Sharon Virginia Yeager

February 4, 1939 - December 9, 2022