William Pratt Eyre was born on July 13, 1935, in the beautiful town of Stockton Utah, to Parley and Maybell Eyre. 
He was born with an adventurous free spirit and loved to have fun!
He loved his family and friends, and was very generous and kind-hearted to everyone. He married the love of his life, Helen Eyre. They shared 62 years of marriage and were later sealed in the Jordan River Temple. He worked hard to provide for his family and owned several businesses.
They have eight children: Nadine (Lester) Price, Billy (Glenna) Eyre, Judy (Dave) Breuer, Debbie (Leslie) Blakely, Karla (Armando) Barrera, Steve Eyre, Earl (Becky) Eyre and Leonard (Felicia) Eyre.
He also helped raise two grandsons, Steven and Xavier Eyre; 17 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. He lived to be 82, the oldest male in the Eyre family.
He had an older sister, Dorothy (Jack) Cory; older brother, Tom (Betty) Eyre; sister, Nellie (Richard) Wheeler and youngest sister, Sandra (John) Phinney; and many nephews and nieces.
He was everyone’s favorite Uncle Bill. He loved to visit and to share a good story and laughter with family and friends.
He will be missed dearly. Family forever!
A visitation will be held Wednesday, April 18, from 6-8 p.m. at Tate Mortuary, 110 S. Main Street, Tooele. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 19, at 11 a.m. at the LDS church in Stockton, Utah, with a visitation from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Interment will be at the Stockton City Cemetery.
