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Devon William Warrick

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Devon William Warrick

Birth
Preston, Franklin County, Idaho, USA
Death
18 Jan 2013 (aged 93)
Preston, Franklin County, Idaho, USA
Burial
Franklin, Franklin County, Idaho, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 25
Memorial ID
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Devon William Warrick passed away at the age of 93, just one month short of her 94th birthday. He was born Feb. 23, 1919 in Preston, Idaho, the son of Ephraim and Nathalie Ann Carlson Wariick.
He married Gwen Lowe on March 2nd, 1939, in the Logan LDS Temple. They had two small girls when he went to war. He was extremely proud that he had been able to serve in World War 2. So Proud, in fact, than when he wrote the history of his life story he ended it 1945. When asked why he had ended it in 1945, he said "Because that is when the war ended." Devon and Gwenraised thier six Children in Bountiful, Utah, in a home they had built. Then he builte a A-Frame cabin in Preston of which he could not be pried away from. He Said "I'll never make it to the celestial Kingdom, and this place is the closest I am going to get." He took care of Gwen for 7-1/2 years after she had a stroke before she passed away in 1996.
He drove a greyhound bus for 30 years more than a million miles without an accident. He was always willing to help anyone with his 10 Wheel truck and backhoe tractor. He is survived by four daughters and two sons, Konadee (Don Thomas of Bountiful, Utah, LuAnne (Bill) Dixon of Denver Colo., Merikay (Rick) Haskins of Bountiful, Utah, Curtis (Shawna) Warrick of Ogden, Utah, Sally (Gary) Holbrook of Centerville, Utah, and Neil (Lorene) Warrick of Indiana; 20 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Gwen; parents; brotheer Elvin Warrick; three sisters, Dorris Nathalie Warrick, Gwen Ruth Warrick and Virginia Rose Warrick; brother-in -law Don Thomas; and grandson Kevin Warrick Thomas.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013, in the Winder LDS church with Bishop Alan Atkinson conducting. Friends may call from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. Wednesday at the church. Interment Will be in the Franklin Cemetery. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Tamara Austin, Cheri Rindlisbaker and Kurtis Nelson for their care in the last three months allowing him to stay in his home. Memories and Condolsences may be shares with the family at www. webbmortuary.com

Published in the Logan Herald Journal from January 22 to January 24, 2013
Devon William Warrick passed away at the age of 93, just one month short of her 94th birthday. He was born Feb. 23, 1919 in Preston, Idaho, the son of Ephraim and Nathalie Ann Carlson Wariick.
He married Gwen Lowe on March 2nd, 1939, in the Logan LDS Temple. They had two small girls when he went to war. He was extremely proud that he had been able to serve in World War 2. So Proud, in fact, than when he wrote the history of his life story he ended it 1945. When asked why he had ended it in 1945, he said "Because that is when the war ended." Devon and Gwenraised thier six Children in Bountiful, Utah, in a home they had built. Then he builte a A-Frame cabin in Preston of which he could not be pried away from. He Said "I'll never make it to the celestial Kingdom, and this place is the closest I am going to get." He took care of Gwen for 7-1/2 years after she had a stroke before she passed away in 1996.
He drove a greyhound bus for 30 years more than a million miles without an accident. He was always willing to help anyone with his 10 Wheel truck and backhoe tractor. He is survived by four daughters and two sons, Konadee (Don Thomas of Bountiful, Utah, LuAnne (Bill) Dixon of Denver Colo., Merikay (Rick) Haskins of Bountiful, Utah, Curtis (Shawna) Warrick of Ogden, Utah, Sally (Gary) Holbrook of Centerville, Utah, and Neil (Lorene) Warrick of Indiana; 20 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Gwen; parents; brotheer Elvin Warrick; three sisters, Dorris Nathalie Warrick, Gwen Ruth Warrick and Virginia Rose Warrick; brother-in -law Don Thomas; and grandson Kevin Warrick Thomas.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013, in the Winder LDS church with Bishop Alan Atkinson conducting. Friends may call from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. Wednesday at the church. Interment Will be in the Franklin Cemetery. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Tamara Austin, Cheri Rindlisbaker and Kurtis Nelson for their care in the last three months allowing him to stay in his home. Memories and Condolsences may be shares with the family at www. webbmortuary.com

Published in the Logan Herald Journal from January 22 to January 24, 2013


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