Audrey Jump

Audrey Jump, 96, of Cottonwood, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2011, in the loving presence of her son and the watchful care of hospice and the supportive staff at Carefree Assisted Living. She was born on January 12, 1915 in England to Mabel and Isaiah C. G. Cooper, who moved to the U.S. in 1920. Audrey grew up in Staten Island, NY. She graduated from bookkeeping school and later from NYU in Religious Education, and from her late teens became active in her local church, community social work, and Campfire Girls. In the 1930 she worked at a settlement house for immigrant women in the tenements of New York. In 1945, she married Howard Jump, who became a high-school science teacher. They and their two children lived in New Jersey until moving to Arizona in 1961. After living for 19 years at Ganado Mission on the Navajo Reservation, Audrey and Howard retired to Cedar City, Utah and then in 1993 to Cottonwood, Arizona. During most of this time, Audrey was very active as a religious education leader in her church, a Campfire leader, an involved and caring mother and wife, and an advocate for world peace and social justice. Audrey\u0027s interests and loves included reading, gardening, long walks, all aspects of nature especially birds and wildflowers, her children and grandchildren, and staying connected with family, old friends and more recent friends from all over the world. Organizations she supported included her church, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, American Friends Service Committee, the War Resisters League, Grandmothers for Peace, the Audubon Society, Sierra Club, Habitat for Humanity, Pueblo to People workers\u0027 cooperative, and the Casa Maria Catholic Worker house. Her spiritual life was very active and included extensive journaling and reading, including authors from Norman Vincent Peale to Buddhist monk Thich Nat Hanh. Audrey lived for 14 years after her husband Howard passed away in 1997. She is survived by son Lewis of Prescott, AZ and daughter Barbara of Chico, CA, as well as 4 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great grandchild. In later years, Audrey and her children particularly appreciated the tireless loving care provided by the caregivers at the assisted living facilities where she lived from 1999 on. Audrey was always concerned for the welfare of the cooks, the housecleaners, the gardeners, and general care staff, and felt they deserved much support and respect. A memorial service will be held at Audrey\u0027s church, Verde Valley Presbyterian Church in Cottonwood, AZ, on the afternoon of December 10. Contributions may be made to any of the organizations Audrey supported or her church.