Julie Anne Jarvies

Julie Anne Jarvies died on Thursday, October 21, 2021 in Albuquerque, New Mexico from complications that occurred during a routine heart procedure. She was surrounded by loved ones at the time of her death.

She was born in Alamosa, Colorado on December 13, 1950 to Deaon Gilleland Jarvies and Donald Jackson Jarvies. Raised in Manassa, Colorado, she attended elementary school there and later in 1969 graduated from Centauri High School. For a time, she attended Brigham Young University.

In 1972, she married Blaine Norland Bagwell and to this union was born one daughter, Amber. Amber and Julie's four grandchildren were constantly in her heart and prayers, and they were her motivation for life.

In 1986, she graduated from Arizona State University with a teaching degree and moved to Farmington, New Mexico where she taught elementary school for over 25 years. There she had her own little ranch where she loved and nurtured her horses, chickens, and other animals. While in Farmington she obtained her Master's Degree in Education. She loved to teach, and her students loved her. Often more students would request for her to be their teacher than there were spaces available.

She moved to Texas for a time to be closer to her grandchildren and later spent a few years in Mesa, Arizona. In 2016, she tired of the heat and settled in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. She loved being back in New Mexico and spent her time quilting, hiking with her dog Ruby, raising chickens, improving her home, teaching children to sing, and working in the Albuquerque, New Mexico Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Julie was energetic and artistic. Whether on the trail or in church, she made friends easily and often.

After her father died in 2006, she and her mother Deaon would spend their summers in the mountains of Colorado, a place she loved and flourished in. Julie later took on the role of Deaon's caregiver when her dear mother could no longer care fully for herself.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, John and Jessie Jarvies, and Con and Dora Gilleland; her father, Donald Jackson Jarvies; her brother, Bruce Jarvies; and nephews, Donald Jay Jarvies and Tanner Bagwell.

She is survived by her mother, Deaon of Rio Rancho, New Mexico; daughter, Amber; four grandchildren, Tarron, Jake, Cody and Kooper Machen of Marble Falls, Texas; her siblings, Madelyn (Mark) Thomas, South Jordan, Utah, Linda (Cecil) Ash, St. George, Utah, Gregory (Kellie) Jarvies, South Jordan, Utah, Bradley Jarvies, Gilbert, Arizona, Allison (Chris) Peterson, Mill Creek, Utah and Kelly (Lesley) Jarvies, Albuquerque, New Mexico; also, many nieces and nephews. All her family cherished her for her love, enthusiasm, and fun (often highly embellished) stories.