Neil Littlefield

The family of Neil Littlefield is sad to announce the passing of their husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. Neil was born on April 25, 1935 in Santa Fe, New Mexico and passed away on September 25, 2025 in Cedar City, UT. He was the 3rd child born to Raymond A Littlefield and Violet Adair Littlefield. His father was working for BIA at an agricultural school in Albuquerque, NM. They moved to Huntington, UT and from there went to Orem, UT where he graduated from high school and attended BYU. It was at BYU that he met his sweetheart and eternal companion Marjorie Bybee from Seattle, WA. It was love at first sight for him, but she needed some convincing. They got married in the Salt Lake Temple on June 6,1960 for all time and eternity.

From BYU he went to Utah State in Logan where he received his Master's and a PhD in Toxicology, one of the first in the country. His first employment opportunity was at the University of Utah doing air pollution studies. From there they moved to Virginia where he had a job in a laboratory doing privately funded research. His job then took him to the Food and Drug Administration in a lab outside of Little Rock, AR, where he spent the rest of his career. He retired in 2001 after receiving many awards for his work. Along the way Neil and Marjorie welcomed 5 children, each born in a different place. His children are his greatest treasure in life, he was so proud of all of them. Upon his retirement Neil and Marjorie decided to move back to Cedar City, UT to be closer to their children. His retirement didn't go according to plan with illness striking early. After surviving cancer, he developed Myasthenia Gravis, this played a large part in the rest of his life.

Neil was an avid reader, and he dabbled in bee keeping. He was a proud member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He proudly served a mission in the West Central States and later in life did a service mission with his sweetheart Marjorie. He had many callings such as Bishop, Ward Clerk, High Counselman, Stake Executive Secretary, High Priest Group Leader, and his most favorite and the last calling he had was being the Ward Bulletin preparer.

He is survived by his wife Marjorie and 5 children: Gayle Butler (Kevan) of Escondido, CA; Patricia Kotarski (Jeffrey) Cedar City, UT; Eric Littlefield (Becky) Layton, UT; Wayne Littlefield (Brenda) Kearns, UT; and Janet Miles (Roger) Pleasant Grove, UT. His 17 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. His siblings Christine Littlefield of Panguich, UT and brother R. Kay Littlefield (Beth) of South Jordan, UT, and his brother-in-law Max Hodson Cedar City, UT.

He is preceded in death by his parents Ray and Violet Littlefield, his sister Renone Hodson, his brother William Dean, and his sisters-in-law Anne and Guyla Littlefield

The family wishes to express their gratitude to Mission Home Health/Hospice, especially Ethan Bunker and his team of angels, for their kindness, compassion, and professionalism in Neil's last days.

Funeral Services for Neil will be Saturday October 4th, 2025 at 11am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2015 N Wedgewood Ln, Cedar City, UT 84721. There will be a short viewing at 10am prior to services. Interment will be at the Cedar City Cemetery following the funeral, under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary. To view a livestream of the service and share online condolences, please visit www.mortuary.org.