Christine Grace "Chriss" Meecham

Christine Grace Meecham, age 77, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2025, in Broomfield, Colorado, surrounded by her loving family. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her. To honor Christine's memory, her family invites you to perform a random act of kindness or make a donation to a charity meaningful to you.

A planner and prolific writer throughout her life, Christine thoughtfully prepared her own obituary, which follows:

Christine never lived the life she had planned, and yet, she wouldn't have had it any other way. Born to Elmo Verdlin and Anagene Davies Meecham on November 25, 1947, in Provo, Utah, she was surrounded by a village that consisted of Mormon neighbors, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and two younger siblings, Susan Meecham Morse and Thomas George Meecham, not to mention numerous pets, foremost of which was Nipper, an overweight Springer Spaniel. She grew up in a modest red brick home on family land in the west end of town, where she was allowed to roam and play after chores were done. She also rode her bike all over town, attending piano, tennis, and swim lessons, always stopping by Grandma Davies' on her way home for milk and cookies.

Christine took the name "Chriss" in sixth grade when she ran for school president and won with the slogan, "You Can't Miss with Chriss." She gave herself the name "Grace" at the conclusion of her Vision Quest in 1991. She loved school and most of her teachers and continued to participate in student government, theater, debate, seminary, and sports until she graduated from Provo High School in 1966.
She married Joseph Elmo Scott in the Salt Lake Temple soon after graduating, deeply in love, but also wanting to escape home and Brigham Young University, where she had been granted a scholarship. Joe and Christine grew up together, attending the University of Utah and later moving to Bloomington, Indiana, to attend Indiana University in 1967. It was like moving to a different planet. The world opened up for them, bringing with it a whole new orientation to life. Joe and Christine left the Mormon Church and started a new adventure. She received a Bachelor's in Education in 1967 and a Master's Degree in Counseling and Guidance in 1971. She had planned to be a school teacher and counselor, but life took her in another direction, and she couldn't afford to remain in the teaching profession.

Their daughter, Joleen "Jody" Scott, was born on May 4, 1972, in Bloomington, Indiana. Shortly afterward, Joe and Christine moved to Columbus, Ohio, where Joe taught at the Ohio State University and Christine became a stay-at-home mother, a role that never quite suited her. She returned to the workplace earlier than planned, working as a school counselor with the Ohio Youth Commission. After a tumultuous couple of years, Joe and Christine divorced in 1976, agreeing to co-parent Jody and live within a 50-mile radius of each other, which they did.

Christine went on to build a successful career in the field of Training and Development, work she deeply loved. She made a home in Clintonville, a suburb of Columbus, and married William Brown Douds in 1984. Around that time, she became a Manager and later Director of Training and Development at CompuServe, one of the highlights of her career. Bill and Christine bought a flower shop in German Village and later property in Marengo, Ohio, where they built a house and lived for a short time before Bill left the marriage in 1995. They divorced in 1996, and Christine returned to Utah, where she attended the University of Utah, took philosophy classes, and taught Business Ethics.

Jody married Darin Miller on May 28, 2000, in Aspen, Colorado, after earning a law degree from Stanford University. Their wedding day was one of the happiest occasions of Christine's life. They blessed her with a granddaughter named Riley Grace, who was born on Christine's birthday, November 25, 2002, and named in her honor. Christine soon discovered that she was born to be a grandmother. Three other grandchildren soon followed: Jack, Ava, and Alexa ("Lexi").
In 2015, Christine moved to Louisville, Colorado, to be closer to family. There she found a warm community and church, as well as meaningful work providing grief support through Hospice and her congregation.

Though her dreams of finding one true love never materialized quite as she imagined, Christine came to recognize that she had known many "loves" in her life. So many dear souls blessed her with their presence, and she passed surrounded by love. She felt blessed to have lived during such a tumultuous and rich time. May her family and descendants continue to thrive and grow in this beautiful world.