LaMar Parker Christensen, 79, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2005 after a lingering illness.
He was born March 6, 1926 in Hooper, Utah, a son of Ivan and Florence Parker Christensen. He lived in Hooper most of his life.
On January 31,1945 he married Lena Thurgood in the Salt Lake Temple; they spent 60 years together. The past 17 years they spent their winters in St. George Utah.
He was a member of the LDS Church, the Hooper 8th Ward and the Mall Drive Branch in St. George. He held many callings in the church. He had been an ordinance worker at the Ogden Temple.He farmed and worked at odd jobs. He worked at Hill Air Force Base for26 years in the Accounting, and Computer Systems Departments, retiring as a Supervisory Computer Specialist. He served one term on the Weber County School Board. After retiring he received his State Insurance License and State Real Estate License. For a short time he and Lena owned and operated the Christensen Market and Cold Storage.
He golfed and loved to cook for his family.
He is survived by his wife, Lena; four sons and one daughter: Clair, Paul (Sue), David, Steven, and Carol Ann Wade; ten gandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; two sisters,Thora Humphreys and Dorothy Fowers and brothers-in-law, Weldon Morgan and Kimbal Belnap. He was preceded in death by his parents, and sisters, Lois Belnap and LaRue Morgan.
The family would like to thank the Southern Utah Hospice for their special care.
He was born March 6, 1926 in Hooper, Utah, a son of Ivan and Florence Parker Christensen. He lived in Hooper most of his life.
On January 31,1945 he married Lena Thurgood in the Salt Lake Temple; they spent 60 years together. The past 17 years they spent their winters in St. George Utah.
He was a member of the LDS Church, the Hooper 8th Ward and the Mall Drive Branch in St. George. He held many callings in the church. He had been an ordinance worker at the Ogden Temple.He farmed and worked at odd jobs. He worked at Hill Air Force Base for26 years in the Accounting, and Computer Systems Departments, retiring as a Supervisory Computer Specialist. He served one term on the Weber County School Board. After retiring he received his State Insurance License and State Real Estate License. For a short time he and Lena owned and operated the Christensen Market and Cold Storage.
He golfed and loved to cook for his family.
He is survived by his wife, Lena; four sons and one daughter: Clair, Paul (Sue), David, Steven, and Carol Ann Wade; ten gandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; two sisters,Thora Humphreys and Dorothy Fowers and brothers-in-law, Weldon Morgan and Kimbal Belnap. He was preceded in death by his parents, and sisters, Lois Belnap and LaRue Morgan.
The family would like to thank the Southern Utah Hospice for their special care.
LaMar Parker Christensen, 79, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2005 after a lingering illness.
He was born March 6, 1926 in Hooper, Utah, a son of Ivan and Florence Parker Christensen. He lived in Hooper most of his life.
On January 31,1945 he married Lena Thurgood in the Salt Lake Temple; they spent 60 years together. The past 17 years they spent their winters in St. George Utah.
He was a member of the LDS Church, the Hooper 8th Ward and the Mall Drive Branch in St. George. He held many callings in the church. He had been an ordinance worker at the Ogden Temple.He farmed and worked at odd jobs. He worked at Hill Air Force Base for26 years in the Accounting, and Computer Systems Departments, retiring as a Supervisory Computer Specialist. He served one term on the Weber County School Board. After retiring he received his State Insurance License and State Real Estate License. For a short time he and Lena owned and operated the Christensen Market and Cold Storage.
He golfed and loved to cook for his family.
He is survived by his wife, Lena; four sons and one daughter: Clair, Paul (Sue), David, Steven, and Carol Ann Wade; ten gandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; two sisters,Thora Humphreys and Dorothy Fowers and brothers-in-law, Weldon Morgan and Kimbal Belnap. He was preceded in death by his parents, and sisters, Lois Belnap and LaRue Morgan.
The family would like to thank the Southern Utah Hospice for their special care.
He was born March 6, 1926 in Hooper, Utah, a son of Ivan and Florence Parker Christensen. He lived in Hooper most of his life.
On January 31,1945 he married Lena Thurgood in the Salt Lake Temple; they spent 60 years together. The past 17 years they spent their winters in St. George Utah.
He was a member of the LDS Church, the Hooper 8th Ward and the Mall Drive Branch in St. George. He held many callings in the church. He had been an ordinance worker at the Ogden Temple.He farmed and worked at odd jobs. He worked at Hill Air Force Base for26 years in the Accounting, and Computer Systems Departments, retiring as a Supervisory Computer Specialist. He served one term on the Weber County School Board. After retiring he received his State Insurance License and State Real Estate License. For a short time he and Lena owned and operated the Christensen Market and Cold Storage.
He golfed and loved to cook for his family.
He is survived by his wife, Lena; four sons and one daughter: Clair, Paul (Sue), David, Steven, and Carol Ann Wade; ten gandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; two sisters,Thora Humphreys and Dorothy Fowers and brothers-in-law, Weldon Morgan and Kimbal Belnap. He was preceded in death by his parents, and sisters, Lois Belnap and LaRue Morgan.
The family would like to thank the Southern Utah Hospice for their special care.
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