OBITUARY: Boyd Parry Harder; Leamington, Millard co., Utah
surname: Parry, Harder, Scovil, Knam, Davis

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Obituary: The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, 11 Jan 2004:

Boyd Parry Harder
1926 ~2004

     Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and
friend to all. Boyd was born October 14, 1926 in Leamington, Utah to Alma
Martin and Pearl Parry Harder.

     He passed away at UVRMC in Provo, Utah on January 9, 2004.

     Boyd grew up in Leamington, Utah and graduated from Delta High School in
1944. He worked for the railroad and joined the Merchant Marines in World War
II and traveled the world.

     He married Virginia Ann Scovil on August 26, 1950 and was later sealed
for eternity on September 27, 1951.

     He served in Korea in the Army, Battery "B" 145th Artillery, Nephi, Utah
(1950-1952) and then served full time in the Utah National Guard 116th
Engineers, Springville, Utah. He retired February 14, 1982. He also worked for
Valley Asphalt and H & R Electric.

     He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Virginia Ann Scovil Harder; four
children: Stephen (Cathy) Harder of Lehi, Carolyn (Henry) Knam of Idaho, Boyd
(Jayne) Harder of Mapleton, and Natalie (Calvin) Davis of Washington. He is
also survived by 13 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and one brother,
Glen Harder of Layton, Utah.

     He enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, camping, animals and repairing
things. He was an active member of the LDS church and served as a high priest.

     A viewing will be on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at
the Wheeler Mortuary, 211 East 200 South, Springville, Utah and from 9:30 to
10:30 a.m. at the church prior to the services. Funeral services will be held
on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 at 11 a.m. at the White Church on Main and
Maple in Mapleton, Utah. Interment will be in the Mt. Pleasant City Cemetery
with military rites. Condolences may be sent to www.wheelermortuary.com.

     Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on 1/11/2004.