OBITS: The Spectrum 13 Aug 2005; St. George, Washington co., Utah

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Rodney E. Puckett

ST. GEORGE - Rodney Emil Puckett, 68, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2005
while visiting Spokane, Washington.

He was born December 21, 1936 in Portland, Oregon, to Theodore H. and Emma G.
Justice Puckett.

Rod married Joanne Porter on July 26, 1958 in Carson City, Nevada. They made
their home in Ogden, Utah for 35 years and then moved to St. George, Utah
spending many winters at their home in Quartzite, Arizona.

Rod served with the United States Air Force.

Dad was a talented craftsman in both metal and wood. He enjoyed designing,
creating, building, and tinkering with his many projects. He enjoyed traveling
to various destinations in the United States, Canada and Europe with his wife
Joanne and their family. He never liked to travel the same road twice.

He is survived by his wife, Joanne, St. George; their three children, Rodney
Allen (Lisa) Puckett, Peggy Sue (Scott) Muir, Brenda Kay (Jeff) Sappington, 11
grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and his brother, Edwin Puckett.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Ted.

Graveside services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Lindquist's Memorial
Gardens of the Wasatch, 1718 Combe Road, South Ogden.

Family and friends may call at Lindquist's Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington
Blvd., on Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Monday 9 to 9:30 a.m.

Email condolences to the family at lom@lindquistmortuary.com

Originally published August 13, 2005

G. Dale Whitecar

ST. GEORGE - George Dale Whitecar, age 91, died August 11, 2005, at home, in
St. George, Utah. He was born November 13, 1913 in Pasadena, California, to
Horace Mackey and Elizabeth Waterfall Giles Whitecar. He married Lynne
Frybarger on May 1, 1986 and were sealed in the Los Angeles LDS Temple, in Los
Angeles, California.

Dale graduated from John Muir High School in Pasadena in 1931. He attended the
University of Utah and played freshman football. In 1939 Dale joined the
Pasadena Police Dept. retiring in 1965 as a Detective in the Forgery Detail.
He retired on a Friday and on Monday he went to work for American Express for
10 more years retiring a second time as Chief Special Agent.

His favorite hobbies have always been Handball, Golfing, Racket-ball, biking,
gardening, photography and later in life, Ham-Radio. He truly loved playing
golf and vacationed any where there was a golf course including Hawaii, Spain,
Puerto Rico, New Zealand and St. Andrews, Scotland. He met a lot of wonderful
people from all walks of life through his many extraditions to other cities.

Dale was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and
served in many callings including; Ward DI Missionary for two years, served a
mission for seven years to the Care and Share, Ward Clerk, and Secretary for
the Stake Missionaries for two years.

He is survived by his wife Lynne of 19 years, children; Debra Lynne (Dennis)
Zais, of Boyd, WI; James Alan Mann, of San Dimas, CA; Jennifer Lynne Mann of
Boyd, WI; John Alan (Christy) Roesch of St. George, Ut; and six grandchildren.
He is also survived by a niece Evelyn Whitecar

Oliver and many nieces and nephews.

Dale was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years Hazel Yvonne Peck, his
parents, brothers Horace Giles Whitecar, Jerald Giles Whitecar, and niece
Marlene Elizabeth Steiver.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at 2 p.m., at Metcalf
Mortuary Chapel, 288 W. St. George Blvd. A visitation will be held Monday,
August 15, from 6-8 p.m., and Tuesday, August 16, from 12:30-1:30 p.m., prior
to services. Interment will be in the Tonaquint Cemetery under the direction
of Metcalf Mortuary 435-673-4221. Condolences may be sent to the family
through Metcalf's website at www.metcalfmortuary.com

We would like to extend our heart felt gratitude to Odyssey Hospice for the
many acts of kindness and compassion shown to Dale and Lynne.

Originally published August 13, 2005