“You being in our family was a gift. 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. You’re in our hearts to stay forever.”
Don Max Follett, 83, passed away July 29, 2017. He was born Oct. 6, 1933, in Centerfield, Utah, to Emmel N. and Hazel M. Ditlevsen Follett.
Don was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He married Vivian G. Nelson Smith on May 1, 1982, in Tooele. Their marriage was solemnized in the Jordan River LDS Temple on Jan. 7, 1984. She passed away July 2, 2004.
Don worked at Tooele Army Depot as a mechanic and inspector until he retired.
Don is survived by brother and sister-in-law Duane and Charlotte Follett of Centerfield, Utah, and step-daughter Cheryl (Nick) Brozovich of Tooele, Utah. He is preceded in death by both of his parents and his three siblings: Robert, Dick and Maurine Follett; and step-children: Ron P. Smith, formerly of Tooele, Utah, and Shauna (Gordon) Woolsey, formerly of Bend, Oregon. Now Gordon resides in West Jordan, Utah, and Jim R. Smith in Clearfield, Utah.
Graveside services and burial were held Aug. 2, 2017, with Military Honors in Centerfield, Utah. He served two years with the United States Army.
Don was always happy and loved to travel with his wife Vivian (together again). He had 11 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren that say they had the best Grandpa ever — “Grandpa Don.”