Ronald Hall Hovey, “semper fidelis” to his wife, family, church and country, returned home to his Heavenly Father surrounded by his family at the age of 79 in West Valley City, Utah, on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, from natural causes. He was born on Aug. 5, 1936, in Thermopolis, Wyoming, to Alonzo Thomas Hovey and Mabel Edna Hall, the oldest of six children. He grew up in Lander, Wyoming, where he worked and hunted a lot with his dad. He cherished his Hopalong Cassidy cap guns he received for Christmas as a little boy and played Cops and Robbers, and Cowboys and Indians with his friends using many rolls of caps. He attended school in Lander through eighth grade. He later moved to Green River, Wyoming, and then to Tacoma, Washington, where he joined the U.S. Marine Corps for four years active duty. Ronald married his eternal sweetheart, Caroline Ruth Jarvis, in the Salt Lake Temple on Nov. 6, 1959. They had seven children. He held many jobs, including long line truck driving, civil engineering tech (helped build the Willard Canal, East Canyon and Lost Creek Dams) for the Bureau of Reclamation, worked on roads for the BLM, construction surveyor, security guard at Tooele Army Depot and also worked at the LDS Print Center. He was a church service missionary for three years at the Bishop’s storehouse. He lived in Wellington, Croydon, Grantsville and West Valley City, Utah. He was deeply involved in politics and finance and enjoyed spending time with his family. When their son Neil was terminally ill with cancer, Ronald provided around the clock care for four years until his death at age 15. Ronald also spent several years caring for his aged parents-in-law until their deaths. He was very detail-oriented, dependable and a man of his word. Ronald is survived by his wife; his children Ronda, Linda (Steven) Hansen, Carl (Jodi), RuthAnn (John) Prescott and Keith (Karissa); 18 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and brothers Wayne and Ellis Dean Hovey. Preceded in death by daughter Diane Marie Gonzales; son Neil Ronald Hovey; granddaughters Alexis Toni and Celeste May Hovey; parents and siblings Alonzo, Landis and Maxine. The family thanks his doctors and Hunter Hollow Care Center staff for their excellent care and the many others who visited and provided acts of service. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Feb. 13 at noon at the Harman LDS Ward, 4634 W. Harmon Drive (3700 South). Viewings will be held Friday, Feb. 12 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 South Redwood Road, and at the church prior to services from 10:45-11:45 a.m. Interment, Larkin Sunset Gardens. Condolences may be shared at www.mcdougalfuneralhomes.com.
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Ronald H. Hovey
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