OBITUARIES
LONDON, THEODORE "TED" C.
Theodore ''Ted'' Charles London, 76, of Croydon died Friday, April 20, 1990 in Morgan.
He was
born December 1, 1913 in Croydon, Morgan County, to Alfred John and
Caroline Cook Chapman London. He married Faye Crouch on June 3, 1938 in
the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She died November 19, 1983. He attended
school in Croydon and Morgan and graduated from Morgan High School.
Also attended Weber College. Member of the LDS Church, Morgan 3rd Ward.
He served as Bishop of the Croydon Ward for 15 years; a member of the
Morgan Stake High Council for many years and had also served in the
YMMIA as a Sunday School superintendent, ward clerk, financial clerk.
Member of the Morgan Stake High Priest Quorom presidency. Stake
missionary and a home teacher for over 60 years. He served on the Utah
Highway Patrol for 35 years as a trooper, sargeant, lieutenant and
lieutenant colonel. He had served as assistant superintendent of the
patrol and was acting superintendent at the time of his retirement in
1976. He is a previus member of the Morgan Lions Club; member of the
Utah Peace Officers Assn.; member of the Board of the Utah Highway
Patrol Assn; member of the Weber Morgan Council of Aging; and was
active in many community activities and projects.
Surviving
are four sons and their wives, Gary and Kaisa London, Seattle,
Washington; Richard ''Rick'' and Lynne London, Jeff and Sally London,
Tony and Cindy London, all of Morgan; 16 grandchildren. Also surviving,
one brother, Delbert T. London, Salt Lake City; half-sister, Elizabeth
Coulter, Anaheim, Calif. Preceded in death by two brother, two sisters,
and two half brothers.
Funeral
services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Morgan Stake Chapel, 355
North 700 East. Friends may call at the Walker Mortuary in Morgan
Monday from 6-9 p.m. and Tuesday from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Interment,
Croyden Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the
American Cancer Society or the Croyden Town Park, c/o of Clara Thomson,
Morgan, Utah 84050. Few have left the legacy of fair, honest and caring
leadership as you have for so long.
Source: The Deseret News - April 22, 1990
Submitted by Sandra Davis
PORTER, QUEENA W.
Queena Wadsworth Taggart Singleton Porter of Taggarts, Morgan, Utah, died at her home Tuesday, March 20, 1990.
She was
born April 26, 1908 in Morgan, Utah to Edward Norris and Nancy Lavina
Robison Wadsworth. She married A. Dewey Taggart, June 5, 1929 in the
Salt Lake LDS Temple; he died February 16, 1944. She married Fredrick
L. Singleton, June 16, 1947 in Ely, Nevada; he died May 16, 1955. She
married Lawrence A. Porter in Centerville, November 19, 1958; he died
June 19, 1983. She lived her entire life in Morgan and attended Morgan
schools. Graduated in 1927 with honors, excelling in oratory. She was a
member of the LDS Church where she held various stake and ward
positions during the years. At the time of her death she was a member
of the Morgan 3rd Ward. In 1936 with her sister Margaret and their
husbands Dewey and Howard they founded Taggart's Camp in Weber Canyon.
She was active in the business for many years.
Surviving
are three sons and one daughter, Dewey W. Taggart and Fredrick K.
Singleton, both Morgan; Stanton W. Taggart, Evanston, Wyoming; Mrs.
Gail (Judee) Woodward, Morgan; 13 grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; one brother Norris Wadsworth, Walnut Creek,
Calif.; two sisters, Margaret Taggart and Mrs. Willard (Maxine)
Nielsen, both of Morgan; one step-brother, two step-sisters, William
Redden, Morgan; Mildred Tuttle, Ogden; Katherine Harris, Nevada; four
stepsons, seven step-daughters, and numerous step-grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by a son, Stephen Edward Taggart, two grandsons
and one granddaughter, and two sisters, Ruby and Catherine.
Funeral
services will be held Friday, 11 a.m., in the Morgan Stake Chapel.
Friends may call in the Walker Mortuary in Morgan, Thursday, 6-8 p.m.,
and Friday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Interment South Morgan Cemetery.
Source: The Deseret News - March 22, 1990
Submitted by Sandra Davis
PORTER, RUSSELL C.
Russell C. Porter, 73, died Wednesday, February 7, 1990 at his home of heart failure.
He was
born April 7, 1916 in Morgan, a son of Sanford Orin and Anna Eliza
Peterson Porter. He married DeVere (Dee) Simper, June 22, 1940 in
Morgan, Utah. He attended Richville school and graduated from Morgan
High School. He was a member of the LDS Church and was a High Priest
and a home teacher. He had worked as ward fiance clerk and also in the
MIA. He was co-owner and operator of Porter Livestock, Inc. and owner
of Porter Mink Ranch, retiring in 1985. He had served as Morgan City
Councilman, Mayor of Morgan City for two terms and Morgan County
Commissioner. He was past president of Morgan Lions Club, chairman of
the Morgala Days Rodeo, on the planning committee of Riverside Park,
chairman of Morgan County Bicentennial and active in the Morgan County
Senior Citizens.
Surviving
are his wife, Morgan; two sons, Ronald C. Porter, Morgan; Dennis D.
Porter, El Paso, Texas; three grandchildren. Also surviving are two
sisters, Mrs. Reed (Anona) Dickson, Morgan; Mrs. Vern (Wanda) Sherman,
Georgia; he was preceded in death by two brothers.
Funeral
services 11 a.m., Monday, Morgan Stake Chapel with Bishop Robert
Memmott officiating. Friends may call at Walker Mortuary in Morgan,
Sunday, 6-8 p.m. and Monday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Interment: South Morgan
Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American
Heart Association Fund.
Source: The Deseret News - February 10, 1990
Submitted by Sandra Davis
ROLLINS, LEE B.
Lee Bybee Rollins, 78, died Sunday, April 29, 1990 at his home of heart failure.
Born
December 5, 1911 in Mountain Green to Oscar Whitaker and Zina Pearl
Bybee Rollins. He married Mary Ellen Bybee on June 10, 1935 in the Salt
Lake LDS Temple. He had lived in Mountain Green all of his life. He
graduated from Morgan High School in 1930 and attended Utah State
University and Weber State College. He played football in both high
school and college. He was a High Priest in the Peterson First LDS
Ward. He had served as a Bishop's Counselor in the Peterson Ward. He
had served on the Morgan Stake High Council. He was a scout leader and
ward and stake dance director and a ward clerk in the Mountain Green
Ward.
He had
served as a Morgan County Commissioner and Deputy County Assessor. He
was a member of the Agricultural Stabilization Committee. Secretary of
Northwest Irrigation Co. and taught ''On The Farm'' training to World
War II veterans. He was honored by the District Soil Conservation. Mr.
Rollins had been a rancher/farmer and was the co-owner of the Rollins
Brothers Ranch with his brother, Harold. He was a long-time member of
''Whitney Whirlers'' Square Dance Club. He was an avid hunter and
fisherman and played baseball in the Farm Bureau League and was a
softball coach.
Surviving
are his wife, Mountain Green; one son, three daughters, Marlow ''Mike''
Rollins, Mountain Green; Mrs. Kenneth (Barbara) Rock, Farmington; Mrs.
Kent (Leah) Nichols, Henefer; Gayleen Rollins, Portage, Michigan; 13
grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; also surviving are three
brothers, five sisters, Theron B. Rollins and Harold B. Rollins, both
Mountain Green; Myron B. Rollins, Billings, Montana; Mrs. Royal (Alice)
Sorenson, St. George; Mrs. Edward (Afton) Jacobson, Pullman,
Washington; Mrs. Eldon (Josephine) Hurst, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Lee
(Marjorie) Adams, Denver, Colorado; Mrs. Clyde (Norma) Maughan,
Schenectady, New York. Preceded in death by his parents, one sister,
twin brothers, one grandson and two great-grandsons.
Funeral
services will be held Wednesday, 11 a.m., Lindquist's Ogden Mortuary,
3408 Washington Blvd., with Bishop Larry Brewer of the Peterson First
Ward officiating. Friends may call at the Mortuary Tuesday from 6-8
p.m. and Wednesday, 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. Interment: Mountain Green
Cemetery.
Source: The Deseret News - May 1, 1990
Submitted by Sandra Davis
WALKER, MELODY
Melody Walker, 19, of Mountain Green, died August 9, 1990 in an Ogden hospital of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Born March 22, 1971, daughter of Glenn Ronald and Susan Arleen Beard Cramer Walker.
Surviving
is her mother, Susan Walker, Mountain Green; father and stepmother,
Glenn and Mildred Walker, Ogden; also surviving are four brothers, two
sisters.
Funeral
services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church,
3329 Harrison Blvd. Friends may call at the Myers Mortuary, 845
Washington Blvd. in Ogden, Sunday from 6-8 p.m. and Monday at the
church 11:45 to 12:45. Interment: Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch.
Source: The Deseret News - August 11, 1990
Submitted by Sandra Davis
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