Jessie Monroe

Jessie Arlene Monroe passed away on May 30, 2020 at Rocky Mountain Care in

Evanston WY. She was born on December 9, 1933 in Robertson WY to William Marvin Lamb

and Florence Martha (Rasmussen) Lamb. She attended schools in Mountain View WY.

Survived by: Children Audra (Keith) Moyes of Evanston, WY, Leila (Tom) Dean of Fort

Bridger WY, ,and Cheryl (Alan) Hinman of Lyman WY. Grandchildren Crystalynn (Shawn)

Saban, Michaela (Kody) Bristow, Jeramy (Julie) Bentley, Spencer (Melissa) Bentley,

Christopher (Sheri) Bentley, Barry (Becky) Moyes, Meagan (Chris) Dunlap, Jason (Heather)

Dean, Katie Graham, Lindsey (Austin) Cary, and #19 Great Grandchildren.

Survived by her Brother Ralph (Carol) Lamb of Rock Springs,WY and sister Edith Brown

of Evanston, WY, Sisters in Law, Ina Lamb of Evanston, WY, Linda Lamb of Evanston, WY,

Claire Sells of The Colony, TX, and Garnett Lamb of Mountain View, WY. Brothers in Law

Harold Monroe of Rock Springs, WY ,Edward Monroe, Sparta, MO, and Erwin Seig, Lake

Havasu AZ.

Preceded in Death by husband Arthur E. Monroe, sons Terry F Isherwood and Danny

Isherwood, Daughter Elizabeth Jean Monroe, Father William Marvin Lamb, Mother Florence

Martha Rasmussen Lamb Steel, Brothers infant brother Lamb, Mickey Lamb, Del Lamb, Jack

Lamb, Frank Lamb, Dean Lamb, and Sisters Zella White, Emma Hutchinson, Lula Fay

Lamb,and Dorothy Harvey.

Jessie came to Evanston from Mountain View, WY at a young age of 14 and began

working in the cafes as a waitress. She met her first husband Frank Isherwood Jr and they had

two children Terry and Danny. They later divorced. She met Arthur Monroe while waitressing

when he would come in for lunch and they were married on October 16, 1954 in Rock Springs.

They had 4 more children, Audra, Leila, Elizabeth and Cheryl.

Jessie began working at the Wyoming State Hospital as an aide and completed a

Diploma Psychiatric Nurse program at Weber State College in Ogden UT. She worked at the

State Hospital eventually supervising multiple halls until 1977 when she “retired” and she and

Art bought Pine Gables in Evanston.

She enjoyed decorating and furnishing the bed and breakfast with period antiques and

decor and running the antique store within it. She was an avid gardener and loved oil painting.

She made fresh pastries every morning for the guests at Pine Gables. She was instrumental in

getting Pine Gables listed on the National Historical Register. When the oil boom was waning,

she and her business partner Donna Piiarnen began making custom draperies. When Jessie

and Art opened the Possibility Shop, the custom drapery business expanded to flooring,

wallpaper, paint, art supplies and custom framing.

After moving the custom framing shop back to Pine Gables, Jessie went to work for the

Evanston Senior Citizens as a Case Manager. She enjoyed working with all the seniors in

Evanston and meeting other Case Managers from across the state. Jessie was instrumental in

getting the Adult Day Care opened here in Evanston and in Lyman.

Jessie and Art sold Pine Gables in 1998 and “retired” to enjoy fishing and boating more.

Jessie enjoyed camping, fishing with her family until running the bed and breakfast prevented

them from being able to take vacations. After Pine Gables was sold, she and Art enjoyed

weekends at Flaming Gorge fishing and camping with family again. After Art’s death in 2000,

Jessie found she had too much time on her hands so she began working as a Social Worker at

Rocky Mountain Care. She made a couple of trips to Alaska visiting friends and seeing the

beauty. Jessie retired again and began to focus on her gardening, reading books, yard saling,

sewing and altering clothes, and expanding her collections of birdhouses, nutcrackers and

antiques.

Jessie was a member of Mavis Homemaker’s Club, 4H club leader, Daughters of the

Nile, Eastern Star, was a past Bethel Guardian of Job’s Daughters and a member of the Red

Hats Society. She was active with the Hotel Motel Association and the Downtown Renewal

Agency and was always interested in increasing tourism and business for Evanston. Jessie

was a member of St Paul’s Episcopal Church and always enjoyed the visits with her friends

there and when they came to the house. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

A graveside service will take place on Saturday, June 6, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. at the Evanston City Cemetery with a viewing from 12-1:45 P.M. at Crandall Funeral Home.