Demar "Pete" Laird
SALT LAKE CITY - Funeral services for Demar D. "Pete" Laird, 50, who died Tuesday of a heart attack in a Salt Lake City hospital, will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary.
Mr. Laird has several relatives in Utah County, including his mother.
He was born June 12, 1923 in Standardville, Carbon County, a son of David and Martha Davies Laird. On Nov. 16, 1944 he married Blanche K. Hodge in Pasco, Wash.
Mr. Laird was a Mason and a veteran of World War II. He managed the Beehive Baseball League.
Survivors include his widow and one son, Jack Laird, Murray; one granddaughter; his mother, Provo; three brothers and four sisters, Robert D. Laird, Mrs. Orvil (Pat) Richins, and Mrs. Etta Hinkins, all of Provo; David Laird, Orem; Mrs. Carl (Dorothy) Mecham, Springville; Vern Ray Laird, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Amel (Rachel) Elder, New Mexico.
Friends may call at the mortuary Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday 30 minutes prior to services. Burial will be in Murray City Cemetery.
Demar "Pete" Laird
SALT LAKE CITY - Funeral services for Demar D. "Pete" Laird, 50, who died Tuesday of a heart attack in a Salt Lake City hospital, will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary.
Mr. Laird has several relatives in Utah County, including his mother.
He was born June 12, 1923 in Standardville, Carbon County, a son of David and Martha Davies Laird. On Nov. 16, 1944 he married Blanche K. Hodge in Pasco, Wash.
Mr. Laird was a Mason and a veteran of World War II. He managed the Beehive Baseball League.
Survivors include his widow and one son, Jack Laird, Murray; one granddaughter; his mother, Provo; three brothers and four sisters, Robert D. Laird, Mrs. Orvil (Pat) Richins, and Mrs. Etta Hinkins, all of Provo; David Laird, Orem; Mrs. Carl (Dorothy) Mecham, Springville; Vern Ray Laird, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Amel (Rachel) Elder, New Mexico.
Friends may call at the mortuary Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday 30 minutes prior to services. Burial will be in Murray City Cemetery.
Inscription
ARM2 US NAVY
WORLD WAR II
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement