William Victor Bartholomew

William VictorBartholomew 1908 ~ 2004  William Victor Bartholomew died December 1, 2004 in Orem, Utah. He was born to William Francis and Ida Lorena Larsen Bartholomew on December 19, 1908 in Monroe, Utah. He married Eleanor Moore on June 12, 1940 in the Manti Utah temple. They have six children: Ann (Dale) Hull of Orem UT, Joyce (Don) Stovall of Fremont CA, Carol (Alen) Hunter of DeLand FL, Paul (Loanne) of Raleigh NC, Marcia (Tom) Gandolph of Raleigh NC, and John (Holly) of Orem UT. They have 38 grandchildren, and 45 great-grandchildren.  Vic attended school in Monroe, Fayette, Provo, and Gunnison, graduating from Monroe HS in 1928. He graduated from BYU with a BS in chemistry and from Iowa State University with a Masters and a Ph.D. in Soil Microbiology. He served during World War II on the Emergency Rubber Project and with the Bureau of Plant Industry in Washington DC. He was a professor of agronomy at Iowa State University, North Carolina State University, and the University of Ibaden in Nigeria. He guided graduate students from all over the world, conducted research in nitrogen fixation, served in and led professional societies, and traveled the world representing Iowa State University, North Carolina State University and the United States government. He served as a consultant to commercial companies and government agencies, both domestic and foreign. He was known in professional circles as "Mr. Nitrogen". He authored or co-authored more than 70 scientific papers plus numerous articles for professional magazines. Victor loved the Gospel of Jesus Christ and served in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints all his life. He was a missionary in the Eastern States Mission, a district president during his mission and in the West Iowa District and the Raleigh, NC District. He was called as the first president of the Raleigh, NC Stake, serving for 11 years. He also served as a Patriarch in the Raleigh, NC and Salem, UT stakes, a temple worker in the Washington, DC and Provo Temples, and with his wife, Eleanor, as Church Special Representatives in the Nigeria Lagos Mission. He lived by and taught the principles of the Gospel, and his family and associates are grateful for his steadfast example. The family extends a special thanks to First Choice, Hearts for Hospice and Comfort Care Hospice for their faithful care. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 6, 2004 at 11 a.m. at the Sunset Heights Stake Center, 1200 So. 400 West, Orem, Utah. Two viewings are scheduled. One will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, December 5th, at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 S. State Street, Orem, Utah. The second will be held Monday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Sunset Heights Stake Center. Interment will be at the Orem, Utah City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Perpetual Education Fund for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.