Pleasant View – Walter Leroy Whipple, 80, passed away peacefully Monday, November 28, 2011 due to an ongoing heart condition. He was born April 22, 1931 in Long Beach, California, the son of Augustus Leon Whipple and Francis Willis Whipple. He was an active member of the LDS Church. He served a mission in Wisconsin and Quincy, Illinois. He graduated with BS and MS degrees from BYU in 1959.
Walt married Carol Handy; they had 4 children. They were later divorced. In 1971 he and Julie Fay Myers Watkins were married in the LA Temple; they had two sons.
He was regional manager for Allied Van Lines and was relocated to North Ogden where he spent 35 years involved in Real Estate. Walt was noted for his sense of humor and loved to share it with others.
Preceding him in death was his eldest daughter, Sherri Lynn Larsen.
Surviving him is his wife, Julie; their two sons, Aaron and Lance; his son, David and daughters, Lisa Dixon and Lori Byers; along with 21 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the Pleasant View 10th Ward, 3602 North 500 West. A viewing will be held on Friday, December 2nd from 6 to 8 p.m. at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. and Saturday at the church from 11:30 to 11:50. Interment, Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden.
In lieu of flowers, Walt has asked that donations be made to the LDS Perpetual Education Fund or Primary Children's Hospital.
Walt married Carol Handy; they had 4 children. They were later divorced. In 1971 he and Julie Fay Myers Watkins were married in the LA Temple; they had two sons.
He was regional manager for Allied Van Lines and was relocated to North Ogden where he spent 35 years involved in Real Estate. Walt was noted for his sense of humor and loved to share it with others.
Preceding him in death was his eldest daughter, Sherri Lynn Larsen.
Surviving him is his wife, Julie; their two sons, Aaron and Lance; his son, David and daughters, Lisa Dixon and Lori Byers; along with 21 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the Pleasant View 10th Ward, 3602 North 500 West. A viewing will be held on Friday, December 2nd from 6 to 8 p.m. at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. and Saturday at the church from 11:30 to 11:50. Interment, Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden.
In lieu of flowers, Walt has asked that donations be made to the LDS Perpetual Education Fund or Primary Children's Hospital.
Pleasant View – Walter Leroy Whipple, 80, passed away peacefully Monday, November 28, 2011 due to an ongoing heart condition. He was born April 22, 1931 in Long Beach, California, the son of Augustus Leon Whipple and Francis Willis Whipple. He was an active member of the LDS Church. He served a mission in Wisconsin and Quincy, Illinois. He graduated with BS and MS degrees from BYU in 1959.
Walt married Carol Handy; they had 4 children. They were later divorced. In 1971 he and Julie Fay Myers Watkins were married in the LA Temple; they had two sons.
He was regional manager for Allied Van Lines and was relocated to North Ogden where he spent 35 years involved in Real Estate. Walt was noted for his sense of humor and loved to share it with others.
Preceding him in death was his eldest daughter, Sherri Lynn Larsen.
Surviving him is his wife, Julie; their two sons, Aaron and Lance; his son, David and daughters, Lisa Dixon and Lori Byers; along with 21 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the Pleasant View 10th Ward, 3602 North 500 West. A viewing will be held on Friday, December 2nd from 6 to 8 p.m. at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. and Saturday at the church from 11:30 to 11:50. Interment, Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden.
In lieu of flowers, Walt has asked that donations be made to the LDS Perpetual Education Fund or Primary Children's Hospital.
Walt married Carol Handy; they had 4 children. They were later divorced. In 1971 he and Julie Fay Myers Watkins were married in the LA Temple; they had two sons.
He was regional manager for Allied Van Lines and was relocated to North Ogden where he spent 35 years involved in Real Estate. Walt was noted for his sense of humor and loved to share it with others.
Preceding him in death was his eldest daughter, Sherri Lynn Larsen.
Surviving him is his wife, Julie; their two sons, Aaron and Lance; his son, David and daughters, Lisa Dixon and Lori Byers; along with 21 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the Pleasant View 10th Ward, 3602 North 500 West. A viewing will be held on Friday, December 2nd from 6 to 8 p.m. at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. and Saturday at the church from 11:30 to 11:50. Interment, Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden.
In lieu of flowers, Walt has asked that donations be made to the LDS Perpetual Education Fund or Primary Children's Hospital.
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