Margie Benson Richman of Tooele, Utah, passed away March 8, 2021. A full obituary will appear in the next edition of the Transcript Bulletin.  For information or questions please refer to Tate Mortuary at 435- 882-0676.

Daniel LaVere England “Malink” returned to our Heavenly Father March 6, 2021, with his loving wife by his side. He was born Nov. 26, 1929, to Albert and Vera England in the home that his father built. He and Florrie raised their family in this same home where he spent the rest of his life creating cherished memories with family and friends.

Dec. 18, 1954, he married Florrie Flinders, who was the love of his life. They enjoyed 66 wonderful years together and were blessed with four children. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was sealed to his wife and children for time and eternity in the Salt Lake Temple.    

During his 91 years Dan attended Central Elementary, Tooele High, Utah State University and the University of Utah. He also served in the Air Force, operated a service station, was employed by Hercules Powder Company, Tooele Army Depot, and worked with his family at a mine in Battle Mountain, Nevada. He enjoyed country music, the outdoors, making jewelry, singing and playing the guitar. He loved competing with his grandchildren in various activities such as throwing tomahawks, shooting guns and playing games. He also enjoyed spending time at the cabin he built “by the seat of his pants” with Florrie always by his side.  

Dan is survived by his wife Florence (Florrie); his children, Dan (Yesenia), Carla (Rick) Harless, Bob (Teri), and Julie (Jake) Buzianis; 15 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his loving parents; two brothers Rulon (Bus) and Grant England; four sisters Lillian Steele, Dorothy Johns, Mary Hullinger Norris and Ruth Shepherd.

The family would like to thank Canyon Home Care and Hospice (Charisa) and all those who provided care for him and kept him in their thoughts and prayers. 

This great man will surely be missed by all!

A viewing will be held at Tate Mortuary, 110 S. Main St., Friday, March 12, 2021, from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m., followed by a graveside service at 12 p.m. in the Tooele City Cemetery. 

Lois Johnson Shepherd, 89, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family Thursday evening, March 4, 2021, in her daughters home in St. George, Utah.

Lois was born Sept. 21, 1931, to John Karl and Vessa Hood Johnson. Lois grew up in Spanish Fork, Utah, which was settled by her Icelandic heritage. She was proud to be an Icelander!

In her youth she picked beets and cherries. She also worked at the corner drug store. After graduating high school, she attended BYU where she was on the tennis team. At that time, she worked as a telephone operator, “Number Please!”

In the summer of 1952, she met her tall, dark, handsome “Sexy Rexy.” They married Sept. 26, 1952, in the Salt Lake City Temple. Together they raised five children. Lois was a loving wife and mother. She was a wonderful homemaker and cook. She enjoyed bowling, tennis, ping pong, reading, word search, listening to her favorite music, (singing along!), game shows and over 50 years of “The Guiding Light.”

Lois was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where she served faithfully in many capacities. She and her husband served an LDS mission to the Washington DC South Mission and served many years in the Jordan River Temple. 

She spent 15 years going to the family cabin. Lots of fun and memories were made with family and friends. 

Lois is survived by her children Brenda Klomp (Carl) of St. George, Roger Shepherd (Marilyn) of Tooele, Sandra Larsen (Greg) of St. George, Janine Crosby (Wayne) of Syracuse, and Dan Shepherd (Tami) of Stansbury Park. She is also survived by her 25 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, and brother Johnny Johnson (Shirley) of Spanish Fork. 

She was preceded in death by her husband John Rex Shepherd; brother Dean Johnson; sisters Mary Byland, Jane Averett, and Lynette Reynolds; and her parents. 

Special thanks to all her friends and family for their continued love and support. Also, a special thanks to Dixie Hospice for the comfort and care shown to our mom!

A viewing will be held Tuesday, March 9, 2021, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., at Walker Funeral Home, 587 S. 100 West, Payson, Utah. Funeral services will immediately follow at 12 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Payson City Cemetery. 

A livestream link will be available at the bottom of Lois’ obituary page the day of the service on the Walker Funeral Home website.

Shirley Tryon was the first of six children born to John and Elfreda Johnson in Cook, Minnesota. She grew up in Barstow, California. Became a mother figure to her younger siblings as a teenager when her parents divorced. She graduated from Barstow High School in 1958. 

She married Leroy Tryon Jr in August 1960. A year later she gave birth to her son Arthur. In 1966 the family came to Salt Lake City when Leroy got a job at Tooele Army Depot working on the railroad, moving to Tooele in 1968. Shirley started working at the Depot in the early 1970s as a PBX operator. She transferred to the mailroom in the mid ‘70s and was the mailroom supervisor until her retirement in 1989. Shirley loved to go camping and travel. Deer Creek was one of her favorite places as well as Whidbey Island, Washington. She also spent a lot of time making homemade goodies, sending care packages to her son every month while he served in the Navy. 

Shirley and Leroy lived in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Sun City, Arizona, for many years. She went back to Las Vegas to live with her son and sister Bonnie in 2005 when Leroy passed away, moving back to Tooele in 2014. The last few years have been difficult for Shirley as she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and then had a couple minor strokes. After a major stroke in 2019 she became a resident of Rocky Mountain Care Willow Springs. During her battle with COVID in January she had another stroke. She fought with all she had. She recovered from COVID, but the effects of everything left her very weak. She passed away March 3, 2021.

Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Skip and Johnny, and her husband Leroy. She is survived by her sisters Sharon and Bonnie, her brother Eddie, and her son Arthur.

There will be no services as was Shirley’s wish. The family would like to thank everyone at Rocky Mountain Care Willow Springs for taking care of Mom the past couple years. We have many friends there, both staff and residents. We love you all. Thank you for all that you did in caring for Mom.

Margie Ellen Benson Richman was born April 19, 1957, in Tooele, Utah, and passed away March 8, 2021. She was born to Evelyn and Vern Benson of Stockton, Utah, and was the youngest of six children. She was raised in Stockton and lived all her life in Tooele County. 

She graduated in 1975 from Tooele High School and worked at The Tooele Credit Union until she retired. She was married and later divorced and has one son Kurtis Vern Richman. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and loved her Sunbeams. 

She is survived by Kurtis her son, and her siblings LaVern (Albert) Aman, Laurali (Lonnie) Bates, Diane Dees, Boomer (Melanie) Benson. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Terry Martin. 

A funeral service will be held Friday, March 12, 2021, at 11 a.m., at the Overlake 5th Ward LDS Chapel, 220 W. 2200 North, Tooele, Utah. A viewing will be held prior to the funeral from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Interment will be at the Tooele City Cemetery. She said that the three things most important to her were her son Kurt, her Sunbeams, and herding cows.

A livestream of the funeral will be available at: my.gather.app/remember/margie-richman

Chelsea Marie Hodge, 32, of Tooele, Utah, passed away lying next to her beautiful daughter Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Chelsea was born in Washington D.C. Aug. 24, 1988, to William Jr. and Sandra Hodge. 

Chelsea grew up in small town Tooele County where she enjoyed spending her time with her family and friends. Chelsea’s greatest accomplishments where her three children Xaver, Xander, and McKinley (Taran and Megan). Chelsea truly had a heart of gold and would give her shirt off her back to anyone in need. Her smile could light up any room and her laugh was contagious. Even on her harder days her children made all the difference in the world. If she could just be with them, she was ok.

Chelsea enjoyed all children; she was “auntie” to everyone’s babies. Chelsea loved her nieces and nephews and enjoyed the annual pumpkin picking and Bees game. Chelsea’s hero was her father — man, was she a daddy’s girl. Her second hero was her brother William, as she always looked up to him no matter how far away he lived. 

Chelsea enjoyed the holidays. Christmas was her favorite as she couldn’t contain her excitement for when the children woke up to open their gifts. Chelsea never wavered in providing for her children as they were her priority all the time. 

Chelsea loved her sports, she even played on the baseball team. She earned her black belt in Tai Kwon Do. She also loved date nights with her family rooting for the Jazz.  

She is survived by her parents William Hodge Jr. and Sandra; children Xaver, Xander, and McKinley; her siblings Jacob, William (Becky) Hodge, and Mark Hodge; nieces Elizabeth, Taylor, Aaliyah, Sydney; and nephew Wesley. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, and numerous aunts and uncles. 

Funeral Services are pending through Tate Mortuary.

Sharron Nell Bevan Perkins of Tooele, Utah, passed away March 12, 2021. A full obituary will run in the Thursday edition of the Transcript Bulletin. For information or questions please refer to Tate Mortuary at 435-882-0676.

Theodore Richard Everett Jr. of Tooele, Utah, passed away March 15, 2021. A full obituary will run in the Thursday edition of the Transcript Bulletin. For information or questions please refer to Tate Mortuary at 435-882-0676.

Lawrence Raymond Hawks Nicol passed away March 8, 2021, in Aiken, South Carolina, where he and his family had just moved to five months earlier. His family was all together in the same place for the first time in years, which brought him great joy.

Larry was born Nov. 25, 1960, to William “Bill” and Eva “Larraine” Fredericks Hawks in Moab, Utah. His father was killed in a mining accident in June 1961. He was raised in Moab by his mom and stepdad John Nicol. He was living in Tooele when he met the love of his life Diane Gallaher and married her Nov. 12, 1983. They moved to Missouri where they raised two wonderful children, Chastity (Joe) Waldrop and Cody (Kayla) Nicol. Larry was a carpenter. He loved hunting and fishing and being around friends and family. However, his greatest joy was his family.  

Larry is survived by his loving wife, children and grandchildren Ava Jo and Mason Waldrop, Bryson and Brandon Nicol all of Aiken, South Carolina; sister Lisa (Gary) Porter; two brothers John (Pauline) Nicol and Jim Nicol all of Tooele; uncle Bud Fredericks in Harrisburg, Illinois; and aunts Jonie Clements of Monticello and Nina Nicol Groth of Moab.

He was proceeded in death by his mother, father, stepdads John Nicol and Fritz Schmidt; grandparents John and Eva Clements, Albert Fredericks Sr, Willis “Chick” and Grayce Hawks, Gladys and John Nicol; uncles Robert Hawks, Julius Sr. and Willie Fredericks, Louie and Steven Nicol; and two nephews.

Larry will be greatly missed by so many who knew and loved him.

Lois Naylor Sandberg, our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister, peacefully passed away March 15, 2021, in Tooele, Utah. She was born Oct. 12, 1930, in Grantsville, Utah, to Harvey L. Naylor and Lucy Judd Naylor. Her father, Harvey, worked for the Western Pacific Railroad so they lived in various locations. 

Her early childhood days were spent in Oakland, California, and while living there she wandered off and became lost. She eventually found her way to a police station where her mother came to pick her up. She loved the movies and reading about movie stars. She even worked as an usherette in a theater. Later she attended Tech High in Oakland where it was discovered, years later, that she and Clint Eastwood (future movie star) wandered the same hallways. Before graduating, her family moved to Utah where she found herself helping her parents remodel a café in Knolls. She really enjoyed her time there and loved the desert sunsets. However, she needed to finish high school and decided to live with her Aunt Annie Williams in Grantsville where she graduated. After graduating from high school, she attended BYU for a couple of years, but quit to move back to Knolls to help her parents with the café. Not long afterwards her parents sold the café and moved to Grantsville. Lois then found work as a telephone switchboard operator in Salt Lake City, Utah, and later in Tooele, Utah. 

It was during this time that she met and dated Don Edward Sandberg. Eventually they married and made their home in Grantsville. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. She and Don Ed had three boys and two girls who really kept them busy. 

She has always been active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her calling in her ward(s) was serving as the organist/pianist. She was avidly involved in family history, scrapbooking, saving newspaper articles, collecting and organizing Grantsville photographs, and accumulating Grantsville High School yearbooks. 

Her sense of humor will really be missed. She is survived by her five children Mark (Lorrie), Larry (Karen), Joni Olsen (Tom), Kendall (Annette), Dawn Sanchez (Jon); brothers Donald (Eileen) and Larry (Mary Lee). She has 21 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by parents Harvey and Lucy Naylor and her husband, Don Ed Sandberg. 

Funeral service will be Friday, March 19, 2021, 11 a.m., at the LDS chapel, 550 E. Durfee St., Grantsville, Utah. A viewing will be held prior to the service from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Interment will be at the Grantsville City Cemetery.

Jeffery Lynn Fawson, age 56, returned to the loving arms of his Heavenly Father Feb. 11, 2021, in Grand Junction, Colorado, from complications of pneumonia and COPD.

Jeff was born Oct. 2, 1964, to Arlo and Dolores Fawson in Ogden, Utah. Jeff was the youngest of six children and grew up in Grantsville, Utah. He graduated from Grantsville High School.

He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sweden. Jeff loved to go fishing, hunting and camping with his family.

He was preceded in death by his parents Arlo and Dolores Fawson, his oldest brother Ronald Fawson, and his brother-in-law Kenneth Bench.

Jeff is survived by his sister Paula Bench; brothers Russell (Becky) Fawson, Scott (Donna) Fawson, and  Todd (Denise) Fawson.

Jeff had a wonderful sense of humor. He touched so many lives and will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

There will be a graveside service Saturday, March 20, at 11 a.m., at the Grantsville City Cemetery.

A life so beautifully lived deserves to be beautifully remembered. Please join us as we celebrate the life of Eunice Lillian Stuckman, wife, mother, sister, daughter, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and last but not least FRIEND.

Remember the happy times, raise a glass with cheer, your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure. You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure. Death leaves a heartache no one can heal. Love leaves a memory no one can steal. 

In our lives, there have been few people as special as Eunice (Mom). We want to share her life memories, greatest accomplishments, unforgettable laughable times, and last but not least all the wise advice on life and how she would do things with you at a memorial at 5 p.m., Saturday March 20, 2021, at 1050 W. Erda Way. So please join us.

Theodore Richard Everett Jr. was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, May 26, 1950, to Theodore Everett and Eileen (Bowler) Festa. He passed away peacefully at home with his family at his side March 15, 2021, at the age of 70. Ted was a fighter and although he battled many health issues associated with bladder cancer and kidney disease, he tried to remain positive. We are thankful he is now at peace and is no longer suffering.

Ted grew up in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and was a 1969 graduate of Holyoke High. Ted proudly served his country for four years in the 104th Mass Air National Guard unit. He also served 20 years in the US Army and retired as CW3 in 1994 as the country’s last Pershing Soldier. Ted served on missions to Germany, Russia, Korea, and Japan as an ambassador for the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. During his army career, he married Cheryl (Kading) Everett, later divorced. Together they had twin daughters, Brandy and Brittany, born in Germany. 

Ted retired to Tooele, Utah, where he began his 20-year corrections officer career with the Tooele County Sheriff’s Department. He relocated to Massachusetts and retired from the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department.

After his final retirement, Ted returned to Utah to be with his daughters and grandsons, the lights of his life. Ted’s favorite rank of all time was Papa. He enjoyed teaching the boys how to fish, golf, and bowl. They spent many fun times at the ice cream shop, movies, swimming pool, arcade, and skatepark. Ted loved cheering on the boys at their school, baseball, soccer, and jiu jitsu activities. 

Theo was easy to love, hard to forget, and we never had to guess what he was thinking. An avid and loyal fan of the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots, he never missed a game, even if it meant he had to camp out in the AT&T store! 

Ted was an active member of the Tooele Moose Lodge, the Holyoke Elks, and the Holyoke American Legion. He enjoyed riding his collection of Harley Davidsons and had been a member of several owners groups in Oklahoma, Utah, and Massachusetts.

Ted was predeceased by his father, mother, and stepfather Joseph Festa.

Ted leaves his daughters, Brandy Everett and Brittany (Michael) Bullock; grandsons Brody, Brysen, and Briggs, all from Tooele, Utah. Teddy leaves his siblings Robert (Nancy) Everett of Holyoke, Doreen Everett of Satellite Beach Florida, Maureen (Mark) Labigalini of Holyoke, Kevin Everett of Holyoke; and stepbrother Mark Festa of Springfield, Massachusetts. He also leaves several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

Ted will be laid to rest at 10 a.m., March 19, at Utah Veterans Cemetery and Memorial Park in Bluffdale, following a full military honors ceremony.

Sharron Nell Bevan Perkins passed away March 12, 2021, after a valiant battle with cancer.

Sharron was born Oct. 9, 1943, in Tooele, Utah, to James Amos Bevan and Lucille Maloney Bevan. She was the fourth of five children and considered her siblings some of her greatest blessings. She loved to spend time with them and was fiercely loyal to her family. 

She grew up in Tooele on the family dairy farm and was always proud of her roots and where she came from. Sharron graduated from Tooele High in 1961 and headed off to Utah State University where she graduated 1965 in social work. She spent many years working as a juvenile probation officer. She loved her job and the people she worked with.  

She met James Laurel Perkins and they were married Dec. 6, 1969. They were later sealed Nov. 8, 1980, in the Salt Lake Temple. They made their home in Tooele, in the home that Sharron was raised in. They were blessed with seven children and taught them the value of hard work. Sharron was tough, often left alone to take care of the kids and the farm as Jim was out of town for work. She not only got things done, she thrived. She loved to garden and would plant several acres of tomatoes and cucumbers every year. Sharron was an amazing homemaker. Her home was not only filled with her own large family but her nieces and nephews and neighborhood friends. The smell of her famous cookies baking in the oven will forever be remembered. Her laughter was contagious and there was nothing she loved more than a good practical joke.

Sharron was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She had many callings during her lifetime, but she especially loved working with the Young Women. Sharron was a Christlike example of service as she spent much of her life serving others selflessly. She was also on the board of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers and was proud of her pioneer ancestry.

After her retirement in 2010 she spent her time traveling with friends, enjoying her grandchildren, spending time with her sisters, reading and working in her garden. She was a go getter who never sat still. She was always working and doing.

Sharron is survived by her children Melissa (Lee) Kerstetter, James Joshua (Megan), Nicole, and Daniel (Elisa); 20 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. 

She was preceded in death by her husband James; sons Nicholas, David, and Eric; her parents; and her siblings Maureen, LaRae, Janice and Jimmy.  

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 20, 2021, at the Tooele Stake Center, 253 S. 200 East, Tooele. A viewing will be held prior to the funeral from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Interment Tooele City Cemetery.

A live stream of the funeral will be available at the following link: my.gather.app/remember/sharron-perkins

Charles Brent McBride of Tooele, Utah, passed away March 19, 2021. A full obituary will run in the Thursday edition of the Transcript Bulletin.  For information or questions please refer to Tate Mortuary at 435-882-0676.

James R. Blanke passed away March 22, 2021.

James is survived by his wife Linda; daughter Kimberly; siblings Clark, Kat, Martin and Kevin; and his best friend and companion Tigger.

He will have a military burial May 10 at 2 p.m.

Charles Brent McBride passed away in his Tooele home Friday, March 19, 2021, from causes incident to acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Brent was born Aug. 15, 1941, in Tooele to Charles and Louise McBride. When Brent was six months old the family moved to Texas to start a candy business, but WWII brought them back to Utah where they settled in Ogden and where Brent was raised.  

After high school Brent served a mission to the North British Mission where he fell in love with the English people. This love attracted him to his wife Jane, whom he met at Weber State College and married in June 1965. Brent served in the National Guard Special Forces as a paratrooper until Jane decided it was too dangerous jumping out of planes when you have a family.  

Brent was involved in public education for 40 years serving as teacher and administrator in the Ogden, Tooele, and Nye County, Nevada, school districts. Over these years he received many advanced degrees culminating in a doctorate from BYU. After retirement, Brent and Jane served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Scotland and later to Boston, Massachusetts. Between these two missions, they also served two church service missions in Salt Lake City. 

Brent had a passion for gardening and a great love of flowers, especially daylilies. He also relished traveling both out of the country and within. One of Brent’s other loves was running (three marathons) and then walking. Another love was genealogy and attending the temple to complete vital ordinances for his ancestors. Brent also loved the scriptures and enjoyed teaching a Book of Mormon class with his wife.  

Brent is survived by his wife Jane; their four children Sean, Alison (Dan) Packard, Scott (Tavia), and Angela (Andy) Clegg; 13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and sister Kathee (Bob) Richardson. Brent was preceded in death by his parents. 

The viewing will be held at the Tooele 11th Ward building, 180 S. Coleman St., from 9 until 10:45 a.m., with services following at 11 a.m. Burial will be in the Ogden City Cemetery. Those wishing to view the service online may use the link: zoom.us/j/94301389159.

Lucile Bowen Betts, 88, of Manti, passed away on March 27, 2021, in Gunnison, surrounded by her family. She was born on June 11, 1932, in Murray to George and Margaret F Crump Bowen.

Lucile married Reid Goff Betts on March 1, 1957, in the Salt Lake City Temple.  She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where she held many positions and served in the temple. One of her favorite hobbies was playing the piano at home and for religious services. Lucile and Reid served a mission in Arizona to the Navajo people.  She raised five children, teaching them the value of hard work. She worked with her husband in the yard and took pride in their gardens. They are now working together again.

Lucile is survived by her children Naydene Betts, of Manti, Celia (Slade) Anderson of Mayfield,  Harold (Tonikay) Betts of Lake Point, Becky (James) Mariani of Riverton, Ed (Gaye) Betts of Riverton, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reid; infant son, Elwood Reid Betts; sister, Helen Jensen and her parents.

Graveside services will be held on Friday, April 2, 2021, at 1 p.m. in the Sandy City Cemetery, 9000 S. 700 East. There will be a viewing at the cemetery prior to services starting at 12:30 p.m.  Online guestbook and live streaming of the services can be found at www.maglebymortuary.com under Lucile’s obituary. Funeral Directors are Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti.

Penny was born in Tooele to the loving arms of Boyce and Loila Tidwell Jardine. She attended grade school at Central, Tod Park and West Elementary schools, Tooele Junior High, and then graduated from Tooele High School with the class of 1972. She met the luckiest boy in Tooele County and married him. She was married to Jeff St. Clair for almost 49 years. Together they raised two sons, Joshua Jacob and Zachary Charles. Later, they helped raise four grandchildren: Shylene, Skyler, Brooke, and Ryley. Penny loved them deeply and was waiting for her second coronavirus shot so she could see them and spend some time with her great-granddaughter Ahnu. Penny passed away on March 16 after battling cancer with all of her might. She endured surgeries, many sessions of chemo, and pharmaceutical trials trying to survive for her family. Her belief in God helped her through it all.

She loved animals and took care of any who came under her watchful eye. There were many.

Penny owned Tooele Cab Company for 21 years and was very well-liked by many of the drivers over that time. 

She joins her parents and leaves behind her husband Jeff and sons Josh (Ruth) and Zack (Tina) of Tooele; grandchildren Shylene (Brandon) and Ryley of Salt Lake City; Brooke (Jason), and Skyler (Courtney) of Tooele and great-granddaughter Ahnu of Tooele. She leaves behind brothers Randy (Sari) of Clarkston, Utah; Ed (Doris) of Tacoma, Washington; Val (Theresa) of Surprise, Arizona; and a lot of animals that Jeff promised to take care of. 

Penny was cremated and a celebration of life will take place after we all have a chance to get vaccinated for COVID-19. It will take place in Ophir at a later date where she will rest in peace. 

Penny says, “Hug your family and take good care of your pets.”

In place of flowers, Penny suggests that you donate to the Huntsman Cancer Institute or your favorite animal helping service. 

Gary William Giles passed away in his sleep on March 29, 2021, at the age of 83, surrounded by his wife, kids, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Gary was born in Heber City to Ray and Therma Giles. He was the oldest sibling to George, Kay, Louanne, and Mary. At the age of 17, Gary enlisted in the Navy and served his country for four years. On July 30, 1957, he was married to Rava Clark from Altonah, Utah. They were later sealed in the Manti Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in December 1963. He was a loving husband for 64 years. 

Gary and Rava have five children; Ray, Troy (Michelle), Keyo (Doug), Dirk (Aimee), and Chilee. Gary loved his children and supported his kids in everything that they did. They have 19 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. Gary worked at the Tooele Army Depot for 25 years — where he received the Commanders Award for saving a fellow employee’s life, at Jay’s Sinclair Station, and he was a butcher at Soelbergs. Gary coached Western Boys Baseball for 25 years. He took three All-Star teams to the WBBA World Series. Gary loved hunting and fishing and playing cards with the Old Timers Club. He loved to watch the Jazz and other sports on TV. He loved to travel the United States, especially fishing in Alaska. He has travelled to Canada, Europe, Japan and the Philippines.

He believed in God and had a testimony of the Gospel. He served in various church callings, in the Elders Quorum and others. 

Gary was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Rava; his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and his siblings.

Funeral services will be held at noon on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 415 W. Apple St., Grantsville, Utah. A viewing will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. prior to the service at the same location. Interment will follow at the Grantsville City Cemetery.