Royce W. MacKay, 79, of Sandy, passed away on December 22, 2019 from cancer.
Dad was born in Salt Lake City on January 3, 1940 to Ruth Woodbury and Preston Lamar Mackay. He spent his early years in Granger and later moved to Salt Lake City, then Sugar House with his mother and sister. He attended Columbus School, Irving Jr. High School, and South High School.
Dad later earned his journeyman and then master’s electrician license at the Tradetech. He was a member of the Local #354 IBEW Union for fifty-five years. Dad enjoyed being an entrepreneur, owning and operating two KFC restaurants, pie shell manufacturing operation, QFS Sales & Service, DC Power Systems, and Insum Enterprises.
He was married to Irene Elmer (later divorced), after which time he found and married his eternal companion, Susan Combe. They were later sealed in the Jordan River Temple and enjoyed forty-four years of marriage.
Dad had many hobbies and excelled at everything he tried. Among these included traveling, building and remodeling homes, “relaxing” at the cabin, reading, and spending time with his family. Dad is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has a special testimony of the gospel.
Royce is survived by his wife, Susan C.; children, Jeffrey Lynn MacKay, Ginger Williams (Alan) Fitzgerald, Susan D. MacKay, Patricia Ruth (Bob) Tucker, and Betsy JoLynn (Clark) Endrizzi; thirteen grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; and other family and friends. Dad is preceded in death by his mother, father, brother, and sister.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 3, 2020 in the Midvale East Fifth Ward Chapel, 240 East Greenwood Circle (7570 South), Midvale. A viewing will be held prior to the funeral at 10:00 a.m.
Interment: Bluffdale City Cemetery.
Published by McDougal Funeral Home.
Dad was born in Salt Lake City on January 3, 1940 to Ruth Woodbury and Preston Lamar Mackay. He spent his early years in Granger and later moved to Salt Lake City, then Sugar House with his mother and sister. He attended Columbus School, Irving Jr. High School, and South High School.
Dad later earned his journeyman and then master’s electrician license at the Tradetech. He was a member of the Local #354 IBEW Union for fifty-five years. Dad enjoyed being an entrepreneur, owning and operating two KFC restaurants, pie shell manufacturing operation, QFS Sales & Service, DC Power Systems, and Insum Enterprises.
He was married to Irene Elmer (later divorced), after which time he found and married his eternal companion, Susan Combe. They were later sealed in the Jordan River Temple and enjoyed forty-four years of marriage.
Dad had many hobbies and excelled at everything he tried. Among these included traveling, building and remodeling homes, “relaxing” at the cabin, reading, and spending time with his family. Dad is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has a special testimony of the gospel.
Royce is survived by his wife, Susan C.; children, Jeffrey Lynn MacKay, Ginger Williams (Alan) Fitzgerald, Susan D. MacKay, Patricia Ruth (Bob) Tucker, and Betsy JoLynn (Clark) Endrizzi; thirteen grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; and other family and friends. Dad is preceded in death by his mother, father, brother, and sister.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 3, 2020 in the Midvale East Fifth Ward Chapel, 240 East Greenwood Circle (7570 South), Midvale. A viewing will be held prior to the funeral at 10:00 a.m.
Interment: Bluffdale City Cemetery.
Published by McDougal Funeral Home.
Royce W. MacKay, 79, of Sandy, passed away on December 22, 2019 from cancer.
Dad was born in Salt Lake City on January 3, 1940 to Ruth Woodbury and Preston Lamar Mackay. He spent his early years in Granger and later moved to Salt Lake City, then Sugar House with his mother and sister. He attended Columbus School, Irving Jr. High School, and South High School.
Dad later earned his journeyman and then master’s electrician license at the Tradetech. He was a member of the Local #354 IBEW Union for fifty-five years. Dad enjoyed being an entrepreneur, owning and operating two KFC restaurants, pie shell manufacturing operation, QFS Sales & Service, DC Power Systems, and Insum Enterprises.
He was married to Irene Elmer (later divorced), after which time he found and married his eternal companion, Susan Combe. They were later sealed in the Jordan River Temple and enjoyed forty-four years of marriage.
Dad had many hobbies and excelled at everything he tried. Among these included traveling, building and remodeling homes, “relaxing” at the cabin, reading, and spending time with his family. Dad is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has a special testimony of the gospel.
Royce is survived by his wife, Susan C.; children, Jeffrey Lynn MacKay, Ginger Williams (Alan) Fitzgerald, Susan D. MacKay, Patricia Ruth (Bob) Tucker, and Betsy JoLynn (Clark) Endrizzi; thirteen grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; and other family and friends. Dad is preceded in death by his mother, father, brother, and sister.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 3, 2020 in the Midvale East Fifth Ward Chapel, 240 East Greenwood Circle (7570 South), Midvale. A viewing will be held prior to the funeral at 10:00 a.m.
Interment: Bluffdale City Cemetery.
Published by McDougal Funeral Home.
Dad was born in Salt Lake City on January 3, 1940 to Ruth Woodbury and Preston Lamar Mackay. He spent his early years in Granger and later moved to Salt Lake City, then Sugar House with his mother and sister. He attended Columbus School, Irving Jr. High School, and South High School.
Dad later earned his journeyman and then master’s electrician license at the Tradetech. He was a member of the Local #354 IBEW Union for fifty-five years. Dad enjoyed being an entrepreneur, owning and operating two KFC restaurants, pie shell manufacturing operation, QFS Sales & Service, DC Power Systems, and Insum Enterprises.
He was married to Irene Elmer (later divorced), after which time he found and married his eternal companion, Susan Combe. They were later sealed in the Jordan River Temple and enjoyed forty-four years of marriage.
Dad had many hobbies and excelled at everything he tried. Among these included traveling, building and remodeling homes, “relaxing” at the cabin, reading, and spending time with his family. Dad is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has a special testimony of the gospel.
Royce is survived by his wife, Susan C.; children, Jeffrey Lynn MacKay, Ginger Williams (Alan) Fitzgerald, Susan D. MacKay, Patricia Ruth (Bob) Tucker, and Betsy JoLynn (Clark) Endrizzi; thirteen grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; and other family and friends. Dad is preceded in death by his mother, father, brother, and sister.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 3, 2020 in the Midvale East Fifth Ward Chapel, 240 East Greenwood Circle (7570 South), Midvale. A viewing will be held prior to the funeral at 10:00 a.m.
Interment: Bluffdale City Cemetery.
Published by McDougal Funeral Home.
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