Mary Edna Clark Hefley
Marriages
Charles Hefley. - 1951
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 11B - April 16, 2023
Mary Edna Clark Hefley,
94, of Grand Junction,
Colorado, left this earth to
join her Heavenly Father,
on February 21, 2023. She
was born to Mossman and
Juanita Clark on April 24,
1928 in Vernal, Utah.
At two months old, Mossman was tragically killed
in Rangely, necessitating Juanita to move with her two
sons and daughter to Farmington, New Mexico to live
with Mossman’s parents. Mary Edna began school in
Farmington until 1939, when Juanita was remarried to
Louis Goeder, on December 9, 1939, moving them to
Rangely, Colorado, where Louis had a cattle ranching
business.
Mary Edna’s brothers, Frank (18) and Embert (16)
were so close to being out of school that they stayed
behind. Upon graduating from high school, she
immediately started nursing school at The Children’s
Hospital in Denver. Colorado. On her graduation from
training in 1950, as a Registered Nurse, she returned to
Rangely to begin her career at the 9 bed hospital.
That same year she married her “handsome cowboy”
Charles Hefley. Starting their family with Mose in 1951
(Mossman Harvey), Dwayne in 1953, and Charlayne
in 1955. Leaving Rangely in 1959, the family moved
numerous times settling in Palisade, Colorado, in 1969.
The family joined the Palisade First Baptist Church.
Mary Edna continued her working career at Mesa
Memorial, Community and St. Mary’s Hospitals,
retiring after for 45 plus years. She also spent 13 years
as camp nurse at Grand Mesa Baptist Church camp. Her
faith in our Lord Jesus Christ carried her through many
difficult times in her life. Never complaining, accepting
whatever was placed in front of her, giving her best in
everything she was faced, with grace and beauty.
Preceding her in death are her father, Mossman;
mother, Juanita; stepfather, Louis; two brothers, Frank
and Embert; husband, Charles and two sons, Mose and
Dwayne. Surviving, are her daughter, Charlayne Hefley
Higginson (Randy); six grandchildren, Amy Higginson
Carruth (Wayne) of Fruita, CO; Ryan Higginson
(Natalie) of Seattle, WA; Heather Hefley Schanhols
of Gering, NE; C.J. Hefley of Gering, NE; Morgan
Hefley of Omaha, NE and Matthew Hefley of Omaha,
NE; seven great grandchildren; and three great-great
grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held at the Palisade First
Baptist Church at 103 W Fifth Street, Palisade, Colorado,
on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 2:00 pm. Donations can
be made to Grand Mesa Baptist Camp by going to the
website www.grandmesabaptistcamp.org to download
their donations form and mailing to Carlyle Currier at
PO Box 40, Molina, CO 81646. Arrangements provided
by Clifton Funeral Home.
