Mike Jacobs

Michael Billings Jacobs, 43, passed away September 21, 1990 from a climbing accident while working in the Grand Canyon with the Moki-Mac River Expedition.

Born July 22, 1947 in Salt Lake City, the son of the late Don Howard Jacobs and Helen Jacobs Dickerson. He lived in Kanab with his wife, Barbara Warner Jacobs, who shares his love of outdoors, nature, and the environment. He graduated from Bountiful High School and later attended BYU. He served an LDS mission in the East Central States. He married Nancy Jo Stroud and later divorced. He was Vice-President of F.I.S. and later worked for several river expeditions in Southeastern Utah and Arizona.

Survived by wife, Barbara, Kanab; mother and stepfather, Helen and Bert Dickerson, Hurricane; two brothers, Larry and Dixie Jacobs, Bountiful; Barney Jacobs, Salt Lake City; two sisters, Karen Jacobs, Murray; Pat and Lynn Bryson, Orem; one step-brother, Aron Dickerson.

Memorial services were held at Marble Canyon, Arizona.

Friends may visit family members in remembrance of Michael at the home of Larry Jacobs, 1968 So. 1200 East, Bountiful, on Sunday, September 30, 1990 from 4-6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Grand Canyon River Guides.  Published in the Deseret News September 27, 1990

Shirley Hayes

Shirley Hayes Jones, age 42, died Friday, Sept. 29, 1989, at a local hospital.  She was born Feb. 11, 1947 in Seattle, WA to Robert and Christine Gerving Hayes.  Married Robert A. Jones, March 29, 1966, in Holladay, UT.

Shirley was a graduate of Bountiful High School.  She enjoyed boating and gardening. 

Survived by her husband, Bob, North Salt Lake; sons, Troy, currently in the military in Massachusetts; Tommy of North Salt Lake; a daughter, Tiffany, North Salt Lake; and a grandson, Tyler.  Also surviving are 10 brothers and sisters.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary Chapel. 

Gevane Terry

(Obituary compiled from information fount on the Internet)

Gevane Ruth Terry was born on November 15, 1947 in American Falls, Idaho to Dale O. and Myralee Alice Robb Terry.

She married Hugh Devon McClellan on August 15, 1966 in Oneida, ID.

Gevane died on October 7, 1988 and is buried in West Jordan, UT at the Redwood Memorial Cemetery.

Sharon Uhrey

SALEM, Ohio – Sharon Lee Bowman, 40, of 664 W. Pidgen Rd., Salem, Ohio, died Wednesday, June 29, 1988, at a Salem Hospital of causes pending a medical examiner’s report.

She was born July 7, 1947, in Ogden, a daughter of Robert L. and Jeanine Murdock Uhrey. She married Larry Mariani, April 6, 1964. They were later divorced. She married Bruce Bowman, March 15, 1974, in Elko, Nev. She was a member of the LDS Church. She was reared and educated in Ogden and Bountiful.

She had been employed at IRS, Hill Air Force Base in personnel, Smith’s Food King, Albertsons, and Nice Corporation, as a bookkeeper. She moved to Ohio with her family in September, 1986. Her hobbies were oil painting, skiing, boating, bowling and golfing.

Surviving are her husband of Salem, Ohio; two sons and one daughter, Darren Mariani, Shane Mariani, both of Ogden; Kristin Bowman, Salem, Ohio; two stepsons, Brian Bowman and Scott Bowman, both of Ogden; one step grandchild. Also surviving are her mother, Jeanine Madison, Ogden; her father, Robert L. Uhrey, Thousand Oaks, Calif; grandparents, Joseph R. and Wylma Murdock, Ogden; three brothers, Ronald Madison, Steve Madison, and Jim Madison, all of Ogden.

Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Leavitt’s Chapel of Flowers Mortuary, 836 36th St., Ogden. Friends may call at the mortuary Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday one hour prior to services. Interment will be in Leavitt’s Aultorest Memorial Park.

John Pack

Archie John Pack, age 38, died February 15, 1986 in Salt Lake City, UT.

Born June 7, 1947, Logan, UT, son of Philip W. and Jessene McFarland Pack.  Married Carol McMillan, January 16, 1976, Salt Lake LDS Temple.  He served an LDS Mission to Finland 1966-68.  Graduate of Utah State University, 1972.  He worked as a newscaster on radio and TV in Logan and Salt Lake Cit.  At the time of his death he was employed by KSL TV as a reporter.  He was active in civic, political and religious organizations.

Survivors: wife; sons, Russell, Gary, Brandon J., Derin P., all of Salt Lake City; father; brothers, Blair P., Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Douglas L., Farmington; Steven J., Bountiful.  Preceded in death by his mother, Jesene M. Pack. 

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 19, 1986, 11 AM at Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary Chapel.  Interment – Bountiful City Cemetery.  Found in Utah, Tremonton and Garland Obituaries, 1959-2013

Jim Boog

(Obituary compiled from information found on the Internet and in speaking with his brother, Bruce and sister, Linda.)

Jimmy Lee Boog was born on February 16, 1947 in Salt Lake City, UT to Bob Lee and Norma Raleigh Boog.  He had four younger siblings: Bruce, Linda, Bob and Jack.

Jim was a cross-country runner who won many events during his school days in Tachikawa, near Tokyo, Japan as well as BHS where he spent his senior year.

Jim attended Weber State College, the IBM school and served in the National Guard until his death.  He married Susan Davis, September 23, 1968 in Salt Lake City.  Following their divorce, he married Susan Anne Hague Wright on Aug. 15, 1975 in Salt Lake City, UT with whom he had three girls: Melissa, Katherine and Amy.

A few months after his diagnosis, Jim succumbed to esophageal cancer in Bountiful, UT on August 25, 1985 at the age of 38 and is buried in the Bountiful Memorial Park.

Jerry Wilson

(Obituary compiled from information found on the Internet)

Jerald Ray Wilson was born May 5, 1947 in Ogden, UT to George Harold and Maria Barbara Kissner Wilson. 

Jerry served in the US Army from Oct. 5, 1966 to Oct. 4, 1968.  He married Barbara J. Hays in Los Angeles on December 21, 1973. 

Jerry passed away in Los Angeles, CA in November 23, 1984 and is buried in the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, CA. 

Fred Crawley

(Obituary combined with information found on the Internet.)

Frederick Day Crawley, age 37, of Renton, WA, died September 20, 1984 in Kitsap, WA.

Fred was born September 2, 1947 in Salt Lake City, UT, a son of Frederick Samuel and Lois Day Crawley.  Fred married Lauris Bodily October 27, 1964 in Bountiful, UT.  

He is survived by his wife, Renton, WA; children: Jami, Tishi, Marcie, Misty and Lissa, all of Renton.  Also surviving are his parents, Bountiful; grandparents, Alton and Hannah Day, Bountiful; brother, Richard Crawley, Centerville.

Graveside services were held Sept. 28, 1984 at the Bountiful City Cemetery, where he was interred.

Information obtained through Ancestry.com, U.S. Social Security Death Index, Davis County Clipper and Washington Death Index.

Elaine Hunter

(Obituary combined with information found on the Internet.)

Elaine Hunter, age 35, died Oct. 5, 1982 in a Salt Lake City hospital of cancer.

Elaine was born on Aug. 1, 1947 in Salt Lake City, UT to James Curtis and Lucile Pack Hunter.

She attended Davis County Schools, graduating from Bountiful High School.  Attended Weber State College, Utah State and University of Utah.

Elaine married Philip Nelson Dunlop on August 23, 1968 in Salt Lake City, UT.  They were divorced on Feb. 18, 1972 in Clark County, NV.  She also married Michael H. Watkins and was later divorced. 

Elaine was employed until the time of her illness at Phillips Petroleum Co.  She was a member of the LDS Church.

Survivors include her parents of Bountiful; sister Andrea L. Hunter, Greenville, NC; two brothers, James P., Bountiful and Paul C., North Salt Lake; one niece and one nephew.  Funeral services were held Oct. 8 at the Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary Chapel.  Interment was in the Bountiful Memorial Park.

Nancy Johnson

(Obituary compiled by Diane Day from information researched on the Internet, then enhanced via email by her youngest son, Benjamin.)

Nancy Ann Johnson was born Jan. 15, 1947 in Salt Lake City, UT.  She was adopted Feb. 10th, 1948 by James and Deseret Gedge Johnson.  Nancy married James Charles Hill, DDS on May 31, 1968 in Logan, UT.  She was the mother of five adorable boys: James Travis, Jeremy, Charles Isaac, KC, and Benjamin T, the youngest of whom was only four at her passing.  Words from her son, Ben, "Nancy was a person who made lifelong friends. The people who supported us through that tough time, still talk about her like she was here yesterday, even though it has been nearly 40 years."

One block from home, on Aug. 22, 1982, 35-year-old Nancy was involved in a horrific two-vehicle accident near Gridley, CA, caused by a drunk driver who ran a stop sign and broadsided their car.  Nancy died instantly.  Another's life was also taken and eight were injured.  Her children as well as neighborhood kids were in her car.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Deseret Johnson 1913-1979.  Nancy was survived by her husband, James Charles Hill, her five sons: Travis, Jeremy, Charlie, KC, and Ben, (plus 14 grandchildren to come), her father, James Alexander Johnson 1912-1991, a brother, David Allan Johnson, 1945-2004 and her brother Michael Herbert Johnson, 1949-2000.  She is buried in the Gridley-Biggs Cemetery, in Butte County, CA. 

This picture was taken a few months before the accident

Nancy, Travis, Jeremy, Charlie, KC, and Ben. 

These are her five boys and husband, James, at Ben's graduation

in 1996. L to R Jeremy, KC, James, Benjamin, Travis, Charlie. 

PLEASE DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE

Brent Harrison

(Obituary compiled from information found on the Internet)

Brent Eakle Harrison was born Sept 26, 1947 to Ralph Holbrook and LaVaun Eakle Harrison.  He married Marsha Madelynn West on Aug. 6, 1968 in Salt Lake City, UT.

Brent and his wife died in a drowning accident on June 14, 1980 in Big Cottonwood Canyon.  They were survived by their son, Sterling West Harrison and daughter Heather Harrison.  He was buried in Bountiful, UT.

Sally Stringfellow

Funeral services were held October 1, 1977 in Bountiful for Sally Stringfellow Pribble, 30, of Layton. 

She died on Sept. 28, 1977 of a brain tumor.  She was born in Salt Lake City on June 15, 1947 to Donald B. and Donna K. Jarvis Stringfellow.

She married Clair J. Pribble on Feb. 14, 1975 in Farmington.

She was employed by the State of Utah in Environmental Agency for eight years, a member of the Bountiful Sweet Adelines, member of a Layton Ward and a Relief Society visiting teacher. 

She is survived by her husband of Layton; parents, Bountiful; brothers, Shan Stringfellow, Murray' Scott Stringfellow, Anchorage, Alaska, sister, Mrs. Cory (Julie) Howard, Bountiful; grandmother, Mrs. Katie Jarvis, Fremont, CA.

Services were held on Oct. 1 in the Lindquist Bountiful Mortuary Chapel.  Interment was in the Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden.

Terry Allen

(Obituary compiled from information found on the Internet.)

Terry Murl Allen was born May, 29, 1947 in Salt Lake City, UT to Murl Bryant and Laberda Draper Allen.

He married Peggy Colleen Allred on February 4, 1966.  Terry and Peggy were parents of a baby boy, Troy Murl Allen, who died at 24 days, cause of death: prematurity and bronco-pneumonia.

Terry served in the US Army from June 9, 1966 until June 6, 1969.  According to his marker, he was a Sergeant E5 and served in Vietnam.

He later married Suzanne Faith Fisher on March 22 1974 in Elko, NV.

Terry passed away on December 26, 1975 at the age of 28 and is buried not far from his baby son at Larkin Sunset Gardens in Sandy, UT 

Reva Ratcliffe

(Obituary compiled from information found on the Internet)

Reva Gay Ratcliffe Moser Mertes was born January 5, 1947 in Roanoke, VA to Ira Hale and Nora Lee Smith Ratcliffe.  She first married Richard D. Moser.  She later married David Mertes on April 5, 1972 in Elko, NV.  Reva had at least one child, a daughter.

Reva died September 27, 1975 in Salt Lake City, UT and is buried in West Jordan, UT at the Redwood Memorial Estates.

Reva was listed in the Sophmore BHS directory.

Paul Reitz

Paul William Reitz, age 28, of 720 West 925 South, died Sept. 13, 1975 at his home of cancer.

Paul was born Dec. 16, 1946 at Grand Junction, CO to Robert William and Helen Johnson Reitz. He married Nancy Lynn Miller Aug. 21, 1969 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

He was a graduate of Bountiful High School. He graduated from the Bountiful Seminary, also graduated with honors from the U of U receiving his MBA degree. He was active in the LDS Church and served as a missionary in the Mexico South East Mission.

Mr. Reitz is survived by his wife Nancy of Woods Cross; sons: Robert Miller and Randall Scot, also of Woods Cross.

Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Reitz of Bountiful; grandmother, Mrs. Ursula Miller of Denver, CO; brothers and sisters: Mrs. Carol Jean (Ruben) Anderson of Woods Cross; Robert J. of Midvale, Stephen C. of Woods Cross; and Bruce A. of Bountiful.

Funeral Services were held Wednesday, Sep. 17, 1975 at the South Bountiful Third and Fourth Ward Chapel. Bishop David Sundstrom conducted. Interment Bountiful Memorial Park.

Steve Ostler

SALT LAKE CITY – Services will be Monday at 12:30 p.m. in the Ensign Fifth LDS Ward Chapel at 589 18th Ave., Salt Lake City for Dr. Steven Virgil Ostler, 28, who died Thursday, May 29, 1975 of injuries suffered in an automobile accident in Grants, NM. He was a brother to Craig Ostler of American Fork.

He was born Nov. 27, 1946 in Salt Lake City to Virgil F. and Josie Anderson Ostler. He married Carolyn Butler on Dec. 18, 1968 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He was a graduate of the University of Utah, University of Awtonoma of Guadalajara, Mexico College of Medicine. He founded a medical clinic in Guadalajara for the under-privileged.

He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Katherine Ostler of Salt Lake City: his parents of Salt Lake City: two brothers and one sister, James Ostler and Susan Ostler, both of Salt Lake City; Craig Ostler of American Fork; grandmother, Mrs L. G. Nockby of Salt Lake City.

Friends may call at 260 E. South Temple tonight from 6 to 8 o’clock and at the chapel one hour before services. Burial will be in Salt Lake City Cemetery.  Published in the Daily Herald, Provo Utah, June 1, 1975

Shelley Hughes

Roshelle (Shelley) Hughes, age 27, died Feb. 20, 1975 in Anaheim, CA, after a short illness.

Born Aug. 7, 1947 at Salt Lake City, UT to Preston and Marjorie Springer Hughes.

She was a graduate of Bountiful High School, attended Weber State College for two years, former employee of the LDS Missionary Department, was a member of the ward choir and a Primary teacher in the Garden Grove Ward, CA at the time of her passing.  She served an LDS mission to Georgia and California.

She is survived by her parents of Bountiful, a sister, Mrs. James (Dawn) Ballantyne, Bountiful; Byron P., Roy and Brent We. of Provo.

Funeral services were held Tuesday in the Russon Brothers Bountiful Union Mortuary Chapel.

Interment was in the Bountiful Memorial Park.  Obituary listed in the Davis County Clipper.

Randy Nelson

Funeral services were held for Randy Wayne Nelson, 26, of 752 East 8th South in Salt Lake City, who died June 18, 1973 at the St. Mark’s Hospital of natural causes.

Mr. Nelson was born September 1, 1947 in Gunnison, UT, son of Wayne Hilton and Phyllis Jensen Nelson.  He married Paula Hendricksen March 9, 1973 in Salt Lake City.

He was a truck driver for Bruce Lines.  Member of the LDS Church.  He lived in Salt Lake City and Bountiful areas since 1953.  Graduated from Bountiful High School and attended the University of Utah.

Survivors include his widow, Paula Hendricksen Nelson of Salt Lake City, parents of Bountiful, one brother, James C. Nelson of Bountiful, two sisters, Kathy Nelson and Carolee Nelson, both of Bountiful; grandparents, James Hlton Nelson, Redmond, Utah; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Alvin Jensen of Actell, Utah.

Services were held Thursday at the Bountiful 42nd Ward at 1:00 PM.  Interment was in Midway, UT.

Sam Salisbury

October 13, 1968

Samuel J. Salisbury, 22, Bountiful, died of injuries suffered in an automobile accident Oct. 13, 1968 near Wendover, Nev.  Funeral services were held Thursday, Oct. 17 in the Bountiful 5th LDS ward chapel, under the direction of the Bountiful Union Mortuary.

Samuel Salisbury was born July 14, 1946 to William T. and Wilma Wilson Salisbury in Tulsa, OK.

He was a graduate of Bountiful High School, a warehouse truck driver, a US Army Reservist, and a member of the LDS Church.

Surviving him are his parents of Bountiful;  brothers, William, Jr., Richard Lee, Thomas A., all of Bountiful; grandparents, Mrs. Ethel Salisbury, Bountiful, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wood, Drumright, OK.  Sam was buried at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park.

Mike Back

October 13, 1968

Terry Michael Back, 21, Bountiful, died of injuries suffered in an automobile accident Oct. 13, 1968 near Wendover, Nev.  Funeral services were held Wednesday, Oct. 16 in the Bountiful 5th LDS ward chapel under the direction of the Union Mortuary.

Terry Michael Back was born Feb. 26, 1947 to LeRoy and Norma Terry Back at Salt Lake City, UT.  He was a student at Utah State University and a former employee of the Union Pacific Railroad. 

He was a member of the LDS Church and served in the US Army from 1966-1968.  

Surviving are his mother, brothers and sisters, Lenny, Bountiful; Mrs. Stan (Lynne) Schooley, Flagstaff, AZ; Mrs. Byron (Kathy) Dalrymple, Centerville; grandmother, Mrs. Grace W. Back, Salt Lake City, UT. 

Mike was buried in Bountiful, UT.  Published in the Davis County Clipper, Oct. 18, 1968.

Terry Day

September 29, 1968

Lance Corporal Terry Buckles Day, son of Elbert L. and Josephine Buckles Day 1235 N. 400 E., Bountiful, was killed Sept. 29, 1968 in a helicopter crash after being shot down by enemy fire in Vietnam, ten miles southwest of Da Nang, Quang Nam Province.

Terry B. Day was born July 26, 1947 in Salt Lake City.  He was a priest in the Bountiful 27th LDS ward, and a graduate of Bountiful High School in 1965.  He had attended Weber State College.

He enlisted in the US Marines Aug. 23, 1966 and arrived in Vietnam October, 1967.  He was an aerial gunner stationed at Marble Mountain, Vietnam Marine Base.  He became an Aerial Camera Systems Technician with the HML-167, MAG-16, 1ST MAW, III MAF unit.

Surviving are his parents and one sister, Mrs. Gerald (Jodie) D. Kinghorn of Bountiful.

Interment Centerville Cemetery.

Thank you, Terry Day, for making the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom so many of us take for granted. Although your lifetime was very brief, you are a sterling example of honor, dedication, and valor to all. You are a true hero.

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Greg Hart

August 14, 1964

Gregory Rich Hart, 17, Bountiful High School track star, died of cancer Friday 5:25 AM at his home on August 14, 1964.

The Bountiful High student was born September 29, 1946, in Salt Lake City, a son of Heber J and Jean Rich Hart. Survivors include his parents; two brothers and three sisters, Ned, Scott, Catherine, Judity, and Margaret Ann, all of Bountiful; grandparents, Mrs. Sarah P Hart, Bloomington, Idaho and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence M. Rich, Paris, Idaho.

He was a member of the Bountiful Ninth Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Burial in the Paris, Idaho Cemetery.

Jimmy Krek

March 26, 1968

Sgt. Philip James Krek, Jr., 21, son of Mr. & Mrs. Philip J. Krek, 478 Spring Creek Dr., Bountiful, was killed in action Mar. 26, 1968 in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. 

He was a paratrooper with the B CO, 1ST BN, 502ND INFANTRY, 101st Airborne Division since Dec. 13, 1967.  He was drafted Mar. 1, 1966 and volunteered for Vietnam duty after his basic training at Ft. Campbell, KY was completed. 

He was a graduate of Bountiful High School in 1965 and was a member of St. Olaf’s Catholic Church in Bountiful.

He was born in Salt Lake City, Nov. 30, 1946 a son of Philip Janes and Lucille Frisco Krek.

Surviving him are his parents; two brothers, and a sister, Jay Dee and Dale of Bountiful, Mrs. David (Rosemarie) Chapman, Orem; grandfather, Falco Frisco, Bountiful.

Requiem Mass was held April 8, in St. Olaf’s Church, Bountiful.  Holy Rosary was recited April 7 in the Neil O’Donnell Mortuary.  Military services were held at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Thank you, Jimmy Krek, for making the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom so many of us take for granted. Although your lifetime was very brief, you are a sterling example of honor, dedication, and valor to all. You are a true hero.

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