Harold W. Butler

Harold W. Butler 1914 ~ 2005 KAMAS, UTAH- Harold W. Butler, 91, passed away on March 24, 2005 in the Rocky Mountain Care Center in Heber City, Utah. Born on March 11, 1914 in Kamas, Utah to George W. and Hulda Marie Holjeson. He married Tessa Turnbow in Heber City, UT on June 8, 1934. Their marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple on Dec. 30, 1969. He owned and operated Kamas Motors for over 40 years. He was a member of the Kamas Valley Lions, was particularly involved in the Kamas Valley Fiesta Days, an original member of the Kamas Valley Fire Dept. and built the tower for the siren. He was on the Kamas Town Board and South Summit School Board. He worked at Geneva Steel, 1941-1945, and the Bureau of Reclamation Constructing a canal that converted water from the Weber to the Provo River. He also enjoyed fishing, hunting, woodworking, and his dogs. He is survived by his wife Tessa, of Kamas, son: Clark Harold (Dawn) Butler, Gilbert, AZ and daughters, Mary Louise Measom, Salem, UT and Sue Ann (Tom) Tatham, Kaysville, Utah. Also 13 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents, brothers, George Elmer, Sherman E. and sister Helen Marie Brinton, a son-in-law, Job Measom, and a granddaughter Tiffany Dawn Butler. Funeral service will be on Monday, March 28, 2005, at 12 noon in the Kamas L.D.S. Ward Chapel. Friends may call at the Crandall Funeral Home in Kamas, Utah on Sunday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and at the church Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Interment will be in the Francis Cemetery. Funeral Directors, Crandall Funeral Home, Kamas, Utah. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake in his memory would be very appreciated.