Vernal Express | 1982-04-28 | Page 5 | Former Resident Dies in New Mexico

Former resident dies in New Mexico Mary Hackett Jensen, 94, died April 19, 1982 in Farmington, N.M. Born in Como, Colo, to William and Oma Davis Hackett Jan. 31, 1888. They moved to Blue Mountain where Hackett homesteaded a small ranch. There she met and married Marcus Jensen Sept. 21, 1908. It was after Lars Jensen, his father, that the town of Jensen is named. nam-ed. Living alternately in Jensen and Colorado, Col-orado, they raised three children. They moved to Vernal in 1941 where they resided at 34 West 4th South for 23 years. In 1974 she moved to Farmington, Farm-ington, N.M. to be near her son and because of failing health. Her husband died in June 1963. She is survived by two daughters: Oma J. Graham, of Meeker, Colo, and Mrs. Robert M. (Ada) Edwards of Houston, Texas, a son, William M. Jensen of Farmington, N.M.; four grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. great-grandchildren. Because of critical illness in the Bill Jensen and the Robert Edwards families, services for Mary Jensen will be held in Vernal at a date to be announced.