Arvin Jack Pounder, 83, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at the Ogden Regional Hospital due to a stroke and renal failure. He was born January 11, 1938, in Nyssa, Oregon, the son of Arvin Elijah Pounder and Catherine “Cassie” Gray Pounder. At the age of three, his family moved to Richfield, Idaho, where his father worked on the Union Pacific Railroad. Jack grew up loving to camp, hunt, and fish. After high school graduation, he attended Grimms Business College in...

Carmen Nydia Cole, 84, passed away peacefully and was welcomed as a good and faithful servant into the arms of her Heavenly Father on July 28, 2021.  She was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on June 23, 1937 to Roberto Cole and Carmen Sanchez.    Carmen lived in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico for most of her life before moving to North Ogden, Utah in 2006 to be close to her family.     She is survived by her children: Mayra, Jose Javier, Lys (Frank) Ruiz. Carmen was...

Paul Beckstead, 71, passed away July 27, 2021. Paul was born October 19, 1949 in Preston, Idaho to Kathryn (Pickett) and Zan M. Beckstead.  He served in the Army during the Vietnam War from May of 1969 to March of 1971. He was a cook for the Job Corp. Paul is preceded in death by his wife Carol and daughter Elizabeth Sparks. He is survived by his daughter Katy Rodriquez, son Josh Beckstead and sister, Chick Hobbs-Hoover. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday,...

  Michael “Mike” Larkin Patterson passed away on July 27,2021 in his home, surrounded by family.  His battle with his health in recent years showed his courage in facing life challenges with a smile.  Despite the pain, Mike came out a hero and stayed strong until the end.  Mike was born in Ogden, at McKay-Dee Hospital to M Larkin Patterson and Arlene Geary Patterson, and was the oldest in the family of his three siblings. He grew up in Coalville and...

Robert Darold Allan passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, 27 July 2021. Bob lived strong and quiet, and he died strong and quiet. As his grandson, Evan Lightfoot, wrote of him, “One should never underestimate the power our presence has on us. Be it a hand to hold, a kind word to say, a companion through a storm. Even now his presence brings strength to those around him – His family.”  Bob was born in Provo, Utah, 17 August 1931, to Nephi Ronald and Juliet...

Our loving husband and father, David Clark Ferguson of Eden Utah, passed away peacefully at his home on July 27, 2021. He was born January 13, 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Betty Johnston Reneau. He served in the U.S. Army in Texas and Colorado. David married Teresa Carter, November 24, 1989 in Canyon, Texas. They later lived in Layton, Utah before moving to Eden where he served on the Eden Park Committee. He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He enjoyed...

James Lee Cox died July 26, 2021 at the age of 74 in Layton, UT due to Parkinson's Disease.  He was born December 6, 1946 in Wilmington, North Carolina, the son of J Harper Cox and Nancy Louise Griggs Cox. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Ella Jean Anderson Cox, and four sons, Michael (Holli) Cox, Syracuse, UT; Stephen (Janet) Cox, Boise, ID; David (Mary Ann) Cox, Brigham City, UT; Nathan (Emily) Cox, Clearfield, UT; and one daughter, Melissa (Tom) Little, Corinne,...

  Jean M. Bethers Our loving mother, Jean Murdock Bethers, was reunited with her eternal companion on July 25, 2021. She was born on November 21, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri to Wallace and Della (McMurray) Murdock. Jean grew up in Toppenish, Washington in the Yakima Valley. She graduated from Washington State University with a degree in home economics. Jean taught high school sewing classes briefly in Tacoma before moving to Salt Lake City where she met the love of her life, Barton L...

Susan Wright passed away July 24, 2021, at age 75 following prolonged health struggles. She was born to Merle and Earl Cheal on January 10, 1946, whose marriage later ended in divorce. Her mother then married Marvin Wright who adopted Susan and raised her. She attended schools in Brigham City and went on to become the first woman to graduate from the College of Forestry at Utah State University. During her college years, she spent a summer doing solo work on a forest service...

Carol Anne Kent Dickey, 82, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at the Brigham City Community Hospital. She was born on September 10, 1938, in Malad, Idaho, the daughter of Dalam Evan and Anne May Taylor Kent. She married Richard Alexander Dickey on November 23, 1960, in the Logan LDS Temple.  She was a member of the LDS church. She had served a Mission with her husband at Cove Fort Utah. She spent the last 20 years of her life using her handicraft skills in the service to the...