newspaper obituary, 30 Jan 1983 -

Walter Hyrum Mikesell, 85, of 4712 S. 475 W., died Friday, Jan. 28, 1983, in an Ogden nursing home.

He was born Jan. 29, 1896, in Kamas, Utah, a son of Andrew Jackson and Harriet Osborn Mikesell.

He married Katie Marie Jones Sept. 2, 1919, in St. Anthony, Idaho. The marriage was later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple. She died in July of 1966.

He then married Anina Evans in November of 1969 in the Logan LDS Temple. She died July 3, 1975.

He retired as a civilian guard at Hill Air Force Base after 25 years of service. He also worked for the Railroad Ranch in Teton Basin, Idaho, and had worked for the Clark Seed Co., and the Idaho Industrial School in St. Anthony.

He was reared and educated in Teton Basin, Idaho, where he later farmed. He had also lived in St. Anthony, moving to Ogden area in 1943.

He was a veteran of World War 1, having served in the Army. He was a member of the American Legion and the disabled American Veterans. He was a high priest in the Washington Terrace LDS 10th Ward, and had served as a home teacher in the Washington Terrace LDS 2nd Ward.

He organized the first Little League Baseball team in Washington Terrace, and was instrumental in organizing other recreational programs in Washington Terrace.

He is survived by three daughters: Mrs. John (Fern) Kay, Groton, Conn.; Mrs. David (Tennis) Hunt, Washington Terrace; Mrs. Leo (Sherry) Metz, Chandler, Ariz.; three stepsons and three stepdaughters: Lawrence Evans, Phoenix, Ariz.; Paul Evans, Ogden; Dee Evans of Colorado; Mrs. Larry (Barbara) Byington, Sunset; Mrs. Vern (Delores) Bingham, Ogdon; Mrs. Kent (Thelma) Nielson, Farmington.

He was preceded in death by a son, Walter J. Mikesell.

Also surviving are 19 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren; one brother and two sisters: Earnest Mikesell and Mrs. May Dean, both of Arizona, and Mrs. Lucille Bressler, Jackson, Wyo.

Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at the Lindquist and Sons Colonial Chapel, with former Bishop James A. Carter of the Washington Terrace LDS 10th Ward officiating.

Friends may call at the mortuary Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Monday one hour prior to services.

Interment will be in the Washington Heights Memorial Park.

Walt's genealogy page