Michael Barte Mower

Michael Barte Mower 1946 ~ 2005 ST. GEORGE, UT - Michael Barte Mower, age 58, passed away peacefully following a courageous battle with liver cancer on June 18, 2005, in St. George, Utah. He was born June 28, 1946, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Roy Lewis and Reah Farnsworth Mower. He married Kaye Nunley on August 26, 1972, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Michael graduated from South High School in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1964. He served in the Army National Guard for six months of duty. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served an LDS mission to England. He graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Psychology. Michael was a talented musician and loved to play many instruments including the sax, flute, oboe, English horn, and keyboard. He supported himself through college by playing in a dance band. The family moved to California in 1980, where Mike worked in management in the insulation and construction industry. He is survived by his wife Kaye of St. George, UT; his daughter, Tisa (Mark) Hedman of Salt Lake City, UT; his son, Michael (Nicole) Mower of Orange, CA; four grandchildren; his mother, Reah F. Wilcken of St. George, UT; a brother, Lewis L. (Janet) Mower; and two sisters, Bonnie J. Mower, and Susan (Harold) Vordos. He was preceded in death by his father Roy Lewis Mower, and one daughter Melissa Mower. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 25, 2005, at 11 a.m., at the Metcalf Mortuary Chapel, 288 W. St. George Blvd. A visitation will be held Friday, June 24, 2005, from 6-8 p.m., and Saturday, June 25, from 9:30-10:30 a.m., both at the mortuary. 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