March 12, 1946 – December 10, 2022
Krista Louise (Jones) Kanenwisher returned to our Heavenly Father on Saturday evening, 10 December 2022. Krista was the second of seven children of Dorothy Fern (Warden) Bingham and Winton Marvell Jones. She had three sisters (Sherry Ambrose, Jennell Covalt, and Jennifer Walton) and three brothers (Winston, Peter, and William Jones). She is remembered by her husband of 57 years, Kenneth Arthur Kanenwisher; her seven children: Kenny Kanenwisher (Annemarie), Boyd Kanenwisher (Cheryl), Alice McCloud (Marlin), Laura Thurgood (Brian), Matt Kanenwisher (Tanya), Jenny Stoddard (Mike) and Chris Kanenwisher (Kristin); 26 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
Krista was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and graduated from Harding High School in 1964. She attended Brigham Young University for her freshman year in 1965, where she met and married Ken Kanenwisher in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) Salt Lake Temple. In the ensuing years Krista and Ken lived in Provo, UT, Othello, WA, Gilbert, AZ, Orem, UT, Great Falls, MT, and Hamilton, MT. During these years Krista raised her children, held multiple Ward and Stake level callings within the LDS church, and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from University of Montana in Education. Beginning in her childhood, Krista was a superb self-taught pianist and played in a variety of congregations throughout her life. Krista was an active participant and partner in their title business, First Montana Title, and was active in many community endeavors and organizations. Krista was proud of her Native American heritage and worked diligently to promote the knowledge and understanding of native people and customs, and to improve their standards of living whenever she could. She will be fondly remembered and missed by all who knew her.
Visitation will be held Friday, December 16, 2022, at 9:30 a.m., in the Relief Society Room at the Hamilton Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel, with burial to take place at Riverview Cemetery. There will be a reception following the interment in the church Cultural Hall. The funeral will be recorded and viewable on Krista’s obituary page at Daly Leach’s website following the services. Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com.