Jed Hilton

Jed William Hilton
01/27/1974-02/04/2025
Our sweet dad and best friend, Jed Hilton, passed away on February 4, 2025, at the age of 51. He was loving, supportive, generous, and hilarious. He loved to make people laugh and knew how to make everything more fun. He was born on January 27, 1974, in Murray, Utah to Jody Hilton and Jan Ardin. He was the middle child to three boys and grew up in West Jordan and Sandy, Utah. He has three kids, Jessie (Logan), Teylor (Talin) and Kobe. He also has a granddaughter, Adelaide.
Growing up in the 90s, dad was known to have the best stereo system and would turn up the bass so loud you could hear him coming from a mile away. He was super mechanically minded and would often be seen taking apart cars and putting them back together just to learn how they worked. He had a knack for it which came in handy for us kids. We could always call dad to fix our cars or help us out with anything like that and he would happily drop everything and come to the rescue.
When he was 22 years old, he started his own countertop manufacturing business. He worked tirelessly to learn the business and make it succeed. He worked many long hours and took a lot of pride in his work. He tripled the business in just a few years and was very much a perfectionist at his job. He had his countertop business for 28 years and made it so he could have a flexible schedule to enjoy his many hobbies.
Dad was good at everything. He was an accomplished water skier and won many competitions. He raced motocross and loved riding, tinkering with, and improving his bikes. He was an incredible wake boarder and would soar through the air, doing flips, scarecrows and 360s. He made everything on the water look so easy. We loved to go boating together and have so many memories at the lake with dad. We loved to bring our friends along so they could see how cool our dad was behind the boat. He was always happy to have anyone along and made it such a fun time together.
His favorite hobby was golf. And he was GOOD at it. He spent most of his free time either on the golf course, driving range or watching videos of his/other golfer's swing. Through the years he also had numerous jobs working at golf courses on the side because he loved the golf business. He knew everything to know about the game and was always finding new ways to improve. He got a lot of joy from the sport and made a lot of good friends - his best friends - in the golfing community. He loved the weekly games they would play and always looked forward to them. He played in many golf tournaments and would remember every shot he made in every game he played. He would even remember everyone else's shots if they couldn't remember themselves. He just had the mind for it and loved it.
Dad had a great smile and a contagious laugh; nobody could keep a straight face if he was laughing. He was one of the funniest people we've ever known. Everything felt more fun when we were with him, even if it wasn't a fun task. He just made it better. He loved his peanut M&Ms and Diet Coke and when every holiday came around, we knew what to get him.
Dad loved the warm weather. Utah's winters were especially hard for him because of the darkness and cold so he spent as much time in Hawaii and Florida as he could. Last April, he finally bought his house in Florida, and it made him so happy to be there to golf and bask in the sun.
Dad would often make it known that his kids were his pride and joy. He always made sure to tell us how proud he was of us and supported every decision we made. Dad would often surprise us at work with a gift, food, or just to say hi. He was always thinking of others and wanted to make sure everyone else was happy and having a good time. We were all best friends and the older we got the more that relationship and bond grew. He had 6 weeks with his granddaughter, Adelaide and soaked in every moment he could with her. We loved to watch him hold and kiss her with such love and pride. We will miss him so much and our lives will never be the same without him. We are so grateful for the time we got with him and everything he did for us. He was truly the best dad, grandpa and friend we could ever ask for.
We love you, dad.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, February 15th at 1:00. It will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on 12070 S Laurel Chase Dr. Riverton, Utah 84065.