Sally H. Driggs

Sally Jane Heath Driggs, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away April 27, 2015, in her home in Cerritos, California. Sally was a resident of Cerritos for the past 46 years. Sally was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on August 15, 1944, to Jane L. Wilcox Heath and George A. Heath. Sally graduated from Highland High School in 1962 and the University of Utah in 1966 with a degree in German and Biology. Sally married Merlin F. Driggs on August 17, 1965 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. After graduation Sally and Merlin moved to California to begin their teaching careers. Sally taught 7th grade science for five years at Dana Junior High before dedicating 15 years to raise children and teach music at Cerritos Elementary School. She spent the next 16 years teaching middle school science and high school biology at Mayfair Middle/High School, while also serving as department chair. She retired in 2003 but continued to help the profession for the next 13 years as a University Student Teaching Supervisor in the Science Education Department at CSULB. In 1998, Sally was honored as the Mayfair High School Teacher of the Year, Bellflower Unified School District Teacher of the Year and Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year. Sally enjoyed serving in the community as well as in various church callings as an active member of the LDS Church. After retirement Sally enjoyed traveling with her husband all over the world. Together they traveled to Europe, Africa, Australia, Asia, South America, New Zealand and many places in the United States. Sally and Merlin were three months shy of celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Sally is survived by her husband Merlin, children Michael (Stephanie) Driggs, Catherine (Daniel) Fong, Allison (Thaddeus) Marcroft and Carolyn (Mike) Repetti, and 11 grandchildren, Cameron, Natalie and Ashley Repetti, Jared, Elizabeth and Lucas Fong, and Samuel, Nathanael, Daniel, Benjamin and Emma Marcroft. She is also survived by her stepmom, Genevieve Heath, and her siblings Rodney (Ann) Heath, Craig (Melanie) Heath, Michael (Sharon) Heath and Gayle Mender. A viewing will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2015, from 9:30 to 10:30 am with the funeral to follow at 11 am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 17909 Bloomfield Ave, Cerritos, CA. Interment will be Cypress Forest Lawn Cemetery.