Some people come to this earth with a special talent of compassion and generosity. Earl Harper Hyer was one of those people. He was everyone's friend and knew how to make people feel comfortable in an instant. This great man passed away peacefully 1 May 2014 from causes incident to age.
Earl was born in Lewiston, Cache County, Utah on 27 August 1924. He was the eighth of nine children of Andrew William Hyer and Emma Elaine Hillyard. Family was important to Earl and he was very close to his siblings and 122 first cousins.
Earl graduated from North Cache High School in 1942. A year later he was inducted into the United States Army on 27 November 1943. He served as an Army Medic in the Medical Detachment of the Second Battalion of the 123rd Infantry, the 33rd Infantry Division. He served in New Guinea, the Philippines, and occupied Japan.
Upon his return to the States in 1946, Earl enrolled in Utah State Agricultural College. He graduated with a B.S. degree in business administration in June 1949. He later attended the University of Utah and graduated with a Masters degree in Social Work. He worked at Cudahy Meat Packing Company as an assistant purchasing agent and later as a rehabilitation counselor for the Utah State of Rehabilitation.
After retiring, Earl was a volunteer at Dilworth Elementary School and at the Salt Lake Temple and devotedly served at both places until just before his death.
Earl was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He served as ward clerk and counselor in the bishopric of the Salt Lake Thirteenth Ward. As ward clerk he served with ten different bishops.
While attending the Thirteenth Ward he met Gwen Allen. They both lived in the same apartment complex and saw each other almost every day. They remained very close friends for years and in October 2001 Earl asked Gwen to be his wife. She said yes without hesitation. They were married in the Jordan River Temple on 12 March 2002. He and his wife Gwen served as ward librarians in the Belvedere Ward.
Earl is survived by his sister Wilma Hyer Spence. He was preceded in death by his wife Gwenith Allen; his brothers Maurice, Edgar, Angus, Joseph, and William; and his sisters Edith Theurer, Iris, and Louise Drury.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 10 AM at Larkin Mortuary (260 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT). Viewings will be held Friday, May 9th from 6 to 8 PM and again Saturday, May 10th from 9 to 10 AM at Larkin Mortuary. Interment will follow in the Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery, 2350 East 1300 South.
If you have been fortunate to know this wonderful man you know the goodness of his heart, the simple kind acts that he performed daily as a living testimony of his belief in making this world a better place. Condolences can be shared at www.larkinmortuary.com.
Published in Deseret News from May 4 to May 7, 2014
Earl was born in Lewiston, Cache County, Utah on 27 August 1924. He was the eighth of nine children of Andrew William Hyer and Emma Elaine Hillyard. Family was important to Earl and he was very close to his siblings and 122 first cousins.
Earl graduated from North Cache High School in 1942. A year later he was inducted into the United States Army on 27 November 1943. He served as an Army Medic in the Medical Detachment of the Second Battalion of the 123rd Infantry, the 33rd Infantry Division. He served in New Guinea, the Philippines, and occupied Japan.
Upon his return to the States in 1946, Earl enrolled in Utah State Agricultural College. He graduated with a B.S. degree in business administration in June 1949. He later attended the University of Utah and graduated with a Masters degree in Social Work. He worked at Cudahy Meat Packing Company as an assistant purchasing agent and later as a rehabilitation counselor for the Utah State of Rehabilitation.
After retiring, Earl was a volunteer at Dilworth Elementary School and at the Salt Lake Temple and devotedly served at both places until just before his death.
Earl was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He served as ward clerk and counselor in the bishopric of the Salt Lake Thirteenth Ward. As ward clerk he served with ten different bishops.
While attending the Thirteenth Ward he met Gwen Allen. They both lived in the same apartment complex and saw each other almost every day. They remained very close friends for years and in October 2001 Earl asked Gwen to be his wife. She said yes without hesitation. They were married in the Jordan River Temple on 12 March 2002. He and his wife Gwen served as ward librarians in the Belvedere Ward.
Earl is survived by his sister Wilma Hyer Spence. He was preceded in death by his wife Gwenith Allen; his brothers Maurice, Edgar, Angus, Joseph, and William; and his sisters Edith Theurer, Iris, and Louise Drury.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 10 AM at Larkin Mortuary (260 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT). Viewings will be held Friday, May 9th from 6 to 8 PM and again Saturday, May 10th from 9 to 10 AM at Larkin Mortuary. Interment will follow in the Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery, 2350 East 1300 South.
If you have been fortunate to know this wonderful man you know the goodness of his heart, the simple kind acts that he performed daily as a living testimony of his belief in making this world a better place. Condolences can be shared at www.larkinmortuary.com.
Published in Deseret News from May 4 to May 7, 2014
Some people come to this earth with a special talent of compassion and generosity. Earl Harper Hyer was one of those people. He was everyone's friend and knew how to make people feel comfortable in an instant. This great man passed away peacefully 1 May 2014 from causes incident to age.
Earl was born in Lewiston, Cache County, Utah on 27 August 1924. He was the eighth of nine children of Andrew William Hyer and Emma Elaine Hillyard. Family was important to Earl and he was very close to his siblings and 122 first cousins.
Earl graduated from North Cache High School in 1942. A year later he was inducted into the United States Army on 27 November 1943. He served as an Army Medic in the Medical Detachment of the Second Battalion of the 123rd Infantry, the 33rd Infantry Division. He served in New Guinea, the Philippines, and occupied Japan.
Upon his return to the States in 1946, Earl enrolled in Utah State Agricultural College. He graduated with a B.S. degree in business administration in June 1949. He later attended the University of Utah and graduated with a Masters degree in Social Work. He worked at Cudahy Meat Packing Company as an assistant purchasing agent and later as a rehabilitation counselor for the Utah State of Rehabilitation.
After retiring, Earl was a volunteer at Dilworth Elementary School and at the Salt Lake Temple and devotedly served at both places until just before his death.
Earl was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He served as ward clerk and counselor in the bishopric of the Salt Lake Thirteenth Ward. As ward clerk he served with ten different bishops.
While attending the Thirteenth Ward he met Gwen Allen. They both lived in the same apartment complex and saw each other almost every day. They remained very close friends for years and in October 2001 Earl asked Gwen to be his wife. She said yes without hesitation. They were married in the Jordan River Temple on 12 March 2002. He and his wife Gwen served as ward librarians in the Belvedere Ward.
Earl is survived by his sister Wilma Hyer Spence. He was preceded in death by his wife Gwenith Allen; his brothers Maurice, Edgar, Angus, Joseph, and William; and his sisters Edith Theurer, Iris, and Louise Drury.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 10 AM at Larkin Mortuary (260 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT). Viewings will be held Friday, May 9th from 6 to 8 PM and again Saturday, May 10th from 9 to 10 AM at Larkin Mortuary. Interment will follow in the Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery, 2350 East 1300 South.
If you have been fortunate to know this wonderful man you know the goodness of his heart, the simple kind acts that he performed daily as a living testimony of his belief in making this world a better place. Condolences can be shared at www.larkinmortuary.com.
Published in Deseret News from May 4 to May 7, 2014
Earl was born in Lewiston, Cache County, Utah on 27 August 1924. He was the eighth of nine children of Andrew William Hyer and Emma Elaine Hillyard. Family was important to Earl and he was very close to his siblings and 122 first cousins.
Earl graduated from North Cache High School in 1942. A year later he was inducted into the United States Army on 27 November 1943. He served as an Army Medic in the Medical Detachment of the Second Battalion of the 123rd Infantry, the 33rd Infantry Division. He served in New Guinea, the Philippines, and occupied Japan.
Upon his return to the States in 1946, Earl enrolled in Utah State Agricultural College. He graduated with a B.S. degree in business administration in June 1949. He later attended the University of Utah and graduated with a Masters degree in Social Work. He worked at Cudahy Meat Packing Company as an assistant purchasing agent and later as a rehabilitation counselor for the Utah State of Rehabilitation.
After retiring, Earl was a volunteer at Dilworth Elementary School and at the Salt Lake Temple and devotedly served at both places until just before his death.
Earl was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He served as ward clerk and counselor in the bishopric of the Salt Lake Thirteenth Ward. As ward clerk he served with ten different bishops.
While attending the Thirteenth Ward he met Gwen Allen. They both lived in the same apartment complex and saw each other almost every day. They remained very close friends for years and in October 2001 Earl asked Gwen to be his wife. She said yes without hesitation. They were married in the Jordan River Temple on 12 March 2002. He and his wife Gwen served as ward librarians in the Belvedere Ward.
Earl is survived by his sister Wilma Hyer Spence. He was preceded in death by his wife Gwenith Allen; his brothers Maurice, Edgar, Angus, Joseph, and William; and his sisters Edith Theurer, Iris, and Louise Drury.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 10 AM at Larkin Mortuary (260 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT). Viewings will be held Friday, May 9th from 6 to 8 PM and again Saturday, May 10th from 9 to 10 AM at Larkin Mortuary. Interment will follow in the Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery, 2350 East 1300 South.
If you have been fortunate to know this wonderful man you know the goodness of his heart, the simple kind acts that he performed daily as a living testimony of his belief in making this world a better place. Condolences can be shared at www.larkinmortuary.com.
Published in Deseret News from May 4 to May 7, 2014
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