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Dee Sparks
1917-2005
Dee Earl Sparks died May 21, 2005 in American Fork. He
was born Mar 20, 1917 in Nephi, Utah, the son of Bertrand
Harley and Edith Musette Goble Sparks.
He was a graduate of Nephi High School. He married
Donna Lucile Tanner Oct 6, 1937 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
She died in an automobile accident on June 4, 1973 in Lehi,
Utah. He later married Margaret Hatch Nielsen on June 29,
1979. They lived in Nephi until his retirement when they
moved to American Fork.
Dee was a veteran of WWII serving in the Pacific
Theater. He was the owner/operator of Sparks Wholesale Candy
Co., distributing products between Nephi, Delta and Cedar
City.
Survivors include 8 children, Helen (Dee) Tranter,
Moab; DeRay (Sandra) Sparks, Grantsville; Scott (DeeAnna)
Sparks, American Fork; Ann (Michael) Arehart, Moab; Mavaun
Nielsen, Spanish Fork; Linda (Jay) Allen, American Fork;
Diane (Rex) Newman, Pleasant Grove; Cheryl Jean (John) Leka,
Salt Lake City; 28 grandchildren and 70 great, 3 great great
grandchildren; 1 brother, Clark (Grace) Sparks, St. George
and sister-in-law Bernice Sparks, Nephi.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wed, May 25, 2005 in
the American Fork 10th Ward at 507 W 700 N. Friends may call
from 9:30 to 10:45 prior to services. Burial will be at 2:30
p.m. in the Vine Bluff Cemetery in Nephi, Utah.
Rulon Wood
Rulon Clark Wood unexpectedly passed away on May 21,
2005 at the age of 69 of a heart attack. Rulon was born on
April 16, 1936 in Levan, Utah, to Clark Stevens and Marie
Anderson Wood. Rulon married Jessie Ann Martin in the Salt
Lake LDS Temple on August 19, 1955. This year would have
been Rulon and Jessie's 50th wedding anniversary. Rulon and
Jessie are the proud parents of four children.
Rulon spent his whole life serving others, whether it
be through his work at Nephi Rubber Products, his service as
a Levan Town Councilman, board member of the Nephi Western
Employees Federal Credit Union, active member of the LDS
church, or operating his backhoe for the benefit of others.
Rulon was a member of the Levan Town Baseball Team. Rulon
enjoyed camping, hunting, riding horses, Dutch oven
cooking.
Rulon is survived by his wife, Jessie; son, Clark R.
Wood (Marrian); daughter, Barbara Johnson (Doug); son, Gary
Wood (Stephanie); brother, Everitt Wood (LaVerne); sister,
Lola Lee; sister, Lillis Woodall; sister, Elaine Anderson
(Dale); 10 grandchildren. He was receded in death by infant
daughter, Debra Ann Wood; parents, Clark and Marie Wood;
sister, Delma Bennett.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 25,
2005, at 11:00 a.m. at the Levan Ward Chapel. Friends may
call at the church 1 hour prior to services. Interment,
Levan Cemetery.
James Bills
1923-2005
James Boyd Bills, age 81, passed away on May 16, 2005
in Nephi, Utah, after a long illness. He was born and raised
in Fountain Green, Utah, where he was a life-long resident
until 3 years ago when he went to reside at Heritage Hills
Care Center in Nephi. He was born on Sept. 29, 1923 to James
W. and Eliza Charlotte Bills.
He was a Veteran of World War II where he served in
the Philippines and New Guinea. On Nov. 9, 1946 he married
Norma Jean Nielsen in Salt Lake City. They were sealed in
the Manti LDS Temple on April 1, 1978. He was a member of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He was
employed at Nephi Rubber Plant, herded sheep for the Euray
Allred family and also retired from the Moroni Feed Company,
where he was known as the "Medicine Man."
He is survived by 2 sons and 3 daughters: Jim
(Margaret) Bills of Nephi, Jean (Richard) Johnson of Mantua,
Molly Robison of Moroni, Marvin (Coreen) Bills, and Sharon
Bills, both of Fountain Green. He was preceded in death by
his wife of 58 years, a son Ronald Bills, granddaughter
Emily Johnson, his parents, his brothers Dick, John and
Alton Bills, his sisters Vera Ried Jensen and Maxine
Garlick.
Funeral services were held May 20, 2005 at the
Fountain Green 1st Ward Chapel. Interment in the Fountain
Green City Cemetery.
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