Tom Case

 May 20, 1947 — October 7, 2022

Tommy Warren Case returned home to Heavenly Father on October 7, 2022.

Tommy was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He had a strong testimony of Jesus Christ and Joseph Smith. He loved music, was a great cellist & was an avid reader.

Tommy is survived by his wife, Elma Daun Pratt of fifty-five years; eleven children; and fifty-two grandchildren, Glenn & Rita Case (Charles & Christan), Craig & Marcene Case (Franklin, Addison, & Sylvia), Daun'y & Veta Biraki (Kini), Bruce Case (Isabella, McCormick, Rhiverton, Blaizzer, & AnnaSofia), Daniel & Amanda Case (Lexie, Dylan, Gabriella, Gary Groves, Anelyn, Siriana, Ella, & Tommy), Katherine & Mauro Oliveira (Samuel, Adelaide, Talita, & Raquel), K'Rease Case (L'Nease, Benjamin Garrett, Keisha, & Zaidon), Mari'm & Aaron Neibaur (Gene, Timothy, & Emmalee), Myron & Alisha Case (Taylor, BreeAnee, Stacie, Ayden, Ryker, Hyrum, Wyatt, & Mindy), Shannon & Pedro Rojas (Pedro, Joseph, Zachary, & Angelina), Maygan & Edwy Jimenez (Briana, Alejandro, Lilly Evans, Marcos, Daniel, Piper Evans, & Leslie); two great grandchildren (Maple & Oliver); & his two sisters, Carol Bagshaw & Julie Fletcher.

Tommy is now reunited with his parents, Barbara & Blaine Stoops; brother, Dennis Stoops; & three grandchildren, Stephen, Michael, & Brentley.

A viewing will be held on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 South Redwood Road, Taylorsville Utah. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 14, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6755 W 3800 S, West Valley City, Utah with a viewing held prior to the services from 9:30 - 10:15 a.m. Interment will be at Valley View Memorial Park, 4400 W 4100 S, West Valley City, Utah.

Carrol Jones

It is with great sadness that the family of Carrol Jones Byrd announce her passing on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the age of 75.  Carrol was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 8, 1947, and lived all her life on the Wasatch Front.

Carrol will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 19 years, Leslie Darwin Byrd, and her eight children, Val Peterson and wife Lorri, Julane Henzler and husband Shannon, Marvin Peterson, and wife Jhen, Wayne Peterson and partner Tracy, Marilyn Darling, Daniel Peterson, and wife CarrolLee, Hans Peterson and wife Amanda, and Tina Adams and husband Raymond.  She was the proud grandma to 31 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.  

Carrol was a cherished daughter to Val (deceased) and Evelyn Jones and beloved sister of Valgean Raddon (deceased) and husband Bill, Beverly Graetz and husband Gary, Kathaleen Brock, Bruce Jones and wife Elaine, Vilate Fields and husband Jeff, and Deloris Halton and husband Ron.  Her extended family includes her first husband Bill Peterson (deceased), his mother Doris Wasden (deceased), and his sister Marva Braun.  She had numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and dear friends. 

Carrol was an avid gardener and industrious quilter, knitter, crocheter, and seamstress.  She retired from Boise Cascade in 2012 with 20 years of service. 

She was a faithful and devoted servant of our savior and Lord Jesus Christ and was a member of the LDS Church.  Carrol loved to help others including precious gifts of her time, crafts, and fresh produce from her garden.  She provided many homemade quilts to veterans and others in need.  She also served as a Den Leader for the Boy Scouts of America for 10 years. 

Please join Carrol’s family in celebrating her life on Friday, June 3, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the Layton Park Ward Chapel, 789 E. Wasatch Drive, Layton, Utah.  Friends may visit with family from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church prior to the service. 

Interment, Lindquist's Memorial Park at Layton. 

The family has requested that remembrances be made in the form of contributions to Pancan.org for Pancreatic Cancer research in support of her son Daniel’s ongoing battle with the disease. 

The family wishes to send a special thank you to the wonderful ER doctors and nurses at McKay Dee Hospital for their compassionate care.

Bernice Young

(Laurine) Bernice Young of West Valley City, UT, suddenly passed away March 15, 2022 of natural causes.  She was born in Missouri on September 26, 1947 to Donald Edwin and Hazel Anson Young. She was named for her maternal grandmother, Bernice Lowery Anson. 

After graduation from Granger High School in 1965, Bernice was employed by the Girl Scouts of Utah as a secretary. Following her time there, she became a secretary for the Salvation Army. 

Susan Jackson Northington, her lifetime friend, remembered that Bernice liked cross stitch, reading and playing board games and cards. She also took great pride in working with the illiterate and teaching them the joy of reading.  Another huge part of her life was dedicated to mentoring Girl Scouts and she was the leader of several troops over the years.  

Bernice never married, nor had children. She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings: Daniel and Carol. There were no services. Dignity Memorial in Riverton handled her direct burial at Valley View Memorial Park. 

(This obituary was compiled with the assistance of Susan Jackson Northington and from Internet genealogical research.)

Lynn Chandler

Richard “Lynn” Chandler, age 74, of Riverton, Utah passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Friday, February 25, 2022. Lynn was born August 6, 1947, in Salt Lake City Utah to Berkeley T. and Gwendolyn F. Chandler. After graduating from Granger High School, Lynn served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Oslo, Norway. Upon his return, he attended and graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in music, which was a large part of his life. He played the clarinet and saxophone in various bands when he was young and brought that love of music into his adult life continuing to perform and to teach music at Granger High School and Olympus High School.

Lynn married Jan Robb in 1971 in the Salt Lake Temple (later divorced). Together they had four children and 14 grandchildren. He provided well for his family and thoroughly enjoyed his career as a pharmaceutical salesman for Burroughs Wellcome until his retirement in 1994. After retirement, he spent several years volunteering at the University of Utah Medical Center, LDS Hospital, Pioneer Valley Hospital, and in the Jordan River Temple.

Lynn loved the outdoors. He spent much of his time creating forests and mountains right in his backyard, complete with a fire pit to cook over. He loved to go hunting, fishing, camping, and riding dirt bikes with his family. He also enjoyed taking his children downhill skiing and taking his family on work trips to explore the West, where he would drop the kids off at the pool and go to work. Lynn loved to help others and was often found serving his parents, siblings, nieces and nephews, neighbors, and friends.

Lynn is preceded in death by his parents Gwendolyn and Berkeley, grandson Andres, brother Bob, and sister Shirley. He is survived by his sister Carole, his children: John and Stacy Chandler, Karen and J.R. Masina, Kristen Gipson (Paul Rudd), and Mindy Espinosa. He is also survived by 13 grand children: Raeli (Eric), Aaron, Adam, Jaeron, Jack, Bekah, Derrick, Hannah, Victor, Alyssa, Lily, Abbie, and James; and many nieces and nephews whom he loved dearly.

John Higley

Johnny Lorin Higley "Binky" was born April 1, 1947 to Lorin and Lila Higley in Salt Lake City, UT. Johnny was raised in Salt Lake City, and stayed in Utah throughout his life, growing up with cars, trucks, cousins, friends and the war! He often fondly reminisced of the times and antics growing up with his cousins. They all served in the war at the same time in different branches. Johnny enlisted in the Navy and served with the Black Berets, a special forces unit of the Navy and reenlisted for a second tour. He was accommodated many medals, including the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal on June 5, 1968 and the Bronze Star Medal (With Combat V) on May 26, 1969.  Johnny received several injuries before his honorable discharge at the end of the war and is listed on the Veterans Memorial plaque in the Veterans Park in Magna, (which he mentioned to no one). He was a proud man and didn't boast, but he also didn't talk much about his experiences in the war except the good ones, like him adopting and caring for an orphaned monkey. 

He worked and retired from Kennecott Copper. Johnny was a tease, but he got his own teasing especially being born on April Fool's Day; he took it well!  He was a member of the VFW and spent a lot of time with the members in Magna. 

Johnny suffered for many years with heart failure, causing edema and making it hard to get around, he was homebound for many years. Johnny was a very generous man and he gave to anyone in need and every charity that asked! He said "It is the only thing I can contribute," which was not true.  He contributed knowledge, advice, love, security and the faith that life is worth living and he gave with dignity and grace! 

Johnny had two children and several grandchildren. He passed peacefully on January 6, 2022. No services were his wishes.