OBITS: The Spectrum 23 Dec 2005; St. George, Washington co., Utah

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Roy Kropf

KANAB - LeRoy McCain Kropf, age 82, died December 19, 2005 in Kanab, Utah.
Born May 27, 1923 in Riverton, Utah to Cordelia Marandy McCain and Albert
Kropf. He married his sweetheart, Barbara Ann Yardley, on June 20, 1952 in the
Salt Lake Temple.

Roy was a true hero of World War II, serving as a part of the company that did
security and clean-up at Hiroshima immediately after the bomb was dropped.
This exposure to radiation caused Roy to battle two different kinds of cancer
and led to many years of suffering.

Roy served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in
the Southern States Mission. He was always an active member of the church and
fulfilled many callings, including serving in two Bishoprics, serving as a
Temple Worker for 31¬2 years with Barbara, and serving 3 years as a Stake
Missionary with Barbara. He especially loved his many years working in the
Young Men's Program and his years as a Primary Teacher.

Roy was the ultimate "Fix-it" man. He could create, fix or invent whatever was
needed for whatever occasion. He loved "fixing-it" more than using it. A
self-taught man, dad was a mechanical genius. A visit from a grandchild was
always an excuse to create some new toy.

Roy always spoke highly of his love for his sweetheart, Barbara. He was a
devoted family man who adored his children and thoroughly enjoyed his
grandchildren. They will always remember the adventures they shared with him
and treasure their times together.

Roy is survived by wife Barbara Kropf of Kanab; children David (Marci) Kropf
of Kanab, Julie (Mike) Tyler of West Jordan, Utah, Alan "Zeke" (Shauna) Kropf
of Bloomfield, New Mexico, Aaron (Angie) Kropf of Grass Valley, California,
and Jared (Ivy) Kropf of Riverside, California; brother Dewey Kropf of Salt
Lake City, Utah; 27 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. He was preceded
in death by nine siblings.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at 11:00 AM in the
Kanab Utah Stake Center. Viewings will be held Monday evening from 7:00-8:00
PM at Mosdell Mortuary and Tuesday morning from 9:45-10:45 AM at the Stake
Center. Burial with military honors will be in the Kanab Cemetery under the
direction of Mosdell Mortuary.

Originally published December 23, 2005

Nelda Petersen Memmott

WILLOWS, Calif. - Nelda Petersen Memmott, age 92, died Monday, December 19,
2005, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Marrianne Memmott,
in Willows, California.

Nelda was born September 1, 1913, in Deseret, Utah, to Nels L. and Edith
Bennett Petersen. She married Orion Perry Memmott in the Salt Lake LDS Temple
in June of 1936.

She graduated from Brigham Young University and taught school for 37 years.
She lived in Milford, Utah, for over 40 years, where she reared her family and
was active in church, school, community, and state activities. Her husband
Orion was a Union Pacific Railroad Engineer and at one time or another Nelda
served as President of the Junior Old Timers, Ladies Auxiliary Club, Lady
Lions Club, and was a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority for Women
Educators. She was State World Affairs Chairman, President of the Beaver
County Education Association, and served on state and local committees for the
Utah Education Association.

An active member of the LDS Church, she served a mission with her husband to
the London South Mission in 1980-81 and worked in the St. George LDS Temple
after her retirement. She came to California in 1998 where she spent the
remainder of her life with her sons.

She is survived by: three sons and their wives, Orion Douglas and Donna Jene
Memmott, Roger Ladd and Marrianne Memmott, all of Willows, California, and Jan
Corwin and Ann Mary Memmott of Redlands, California; eight grandchildren;
eleven great-grandchildren; five sisters and one brother, Grethe of Richland,
Washington, Margaret of Centerville, Utah, Beulah of Sutherland, Utah, Dorathy
of Hinckley, Utah, Barbra of Delta, Utah, and Ward of Hinckley, Utah. She was
preceded in death by her: husband, Orion; and three brothers, Lowell, Wayne,
and Homer.

Memorial services were held in Willows, California, on Wednesday, December 21,
2005, at 3:00 p.m. in the home of her son, Roger. Funeral services will be
held in St. George, Utah, on Friday, December 23, 2005, at 3:00 p.m. at the
Spilsbury Mortuary Chapel, 110 S. Bluff St. Interment will be in the St.
George City Cemetery. Arrangements are made under the direction of Spilsbury
Mortuary, (435) 6732454.

Friends and family are invited to offer their condolences at
www.spilsburymortuary.com. Click on the dove. Obituaries are also available at
our website. Click on the rose.

Originally published December 23, 2005

DEATH NOTICES

Sheldon Proctor

PANGUITCH - Sheldon Proctor died Dec. 20, 2005, in Panguitch. He was born Feb.
19, 1937, in Panguitch.

He is survived by his wife: Lucille Hunt Proctor, Panguitch; daughters:
Patrice (Lee) Hardin, Roshell (Ryan) Brinkerhoff and Stachi (Derek) Dennis.

Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the Panguitch Second Ward LDS Chapel.

Friends may call at the ward chapel in Panguitch on Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m.
and again at the ward chapel on Wednesday morning from 9:30 to 10:30.

Originally published December 23, 2005