August 31, 1956
Young Manti Farmer Killed By Lightning
Funeral services were held Wednesday for MacLloyd Tuttle, 24, who was killed by lightning last Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Tuttle was killed instantly, apparently while dismounted from his tractor to make an adjustment or to fix a part on the baler he was towing.
The lightning which killed the handsome young Manti farmer came with a small storm which passed over Manti and vicinity in the late afternoon. Very little rain fell, but there was a considerable amount of lightning and thunder.
The victim's wife became concerned in the evening when Mr. Tuttle did not return home from his farm. She went to their farm but could not find him. Her folks and his family were all out of town and it was late evening before Mr. and Mrs. Claud Maylett returned to Manti. Mr. Maylett knew that the victim had not been working on his own farm that day and went to the Ellis Johnson farm, where he found the equipment standing in the field and Mr. Tuttle lying by the baler.
Authorities and a physician were summoned and he was pronounced dead, with his death apparently having been instant. A small hole was burned in the side of the victim's hat and a small laceration was found just above one ear.
A Manti Native -
Mr. Tuttle was born in Manti, April 15, 1932, a son of Lloyd and Vera Keller Tuttle. He attended Manti schools, graduating from Manti High School and the Manti Seminary. In school he was active in athletics, music and other school activities.
He married Roena Maylett in Manti Temple, March 20, 1952. They made their home in Colorado, where Mr. Tuttle was in the ranching business with his father and brothers. He served as Sunday School superintendent at the Glenwood Springs Branch in Colorado.
He returned to make his home in Manti a year ago, being interested in farm lands and sheep. He was elected president of the Manti Young Farmers this year. He was an active Elder in the Manti North ward and a member of the Manti North Ward Male Chorus.
Survivors include his widow, two daughters, Sherri Kay and Lana Vera; his father and step mother, all of Manti; and two brothers and three sisters, Wayne Tuttle, Orem; Earl Tuttle, Ogden; Mrs. Austin (Norma) Erickson, Salt Lake City; Mrs. LaMar (Gwen) Monroe, Scipio, and Mrs. Paul (Delma) Dyreng, Gunnison.
Funeral Held -
Well attended funeral services were held in the Manti North Ward Wednesday afternoon, with Bishop's Counselor Bruce Johnson conducting.
The prayer in the home was offered by David Olsen Jr., and prayers in the funeral were by Charles Ray Rasmussen and Maynard Brugger.
Prelude and postlude music was by Adele Lambert. Other music included a vocal duet by Caroleen Willardsen and Keller Christensen, a vocal solo by Karl Keller, and selections by the North Ward Male Chorus.
Speakers were Bishop Clyde Bair, and Elmer Bair of Glenwood Springs, Colorado; Calvin Keller, Jan Christensen, and Bishop Johnson.
Burial was in the Manti City Cemetery under the direction of the Buchanan Mortuary, with Lavell Brown dedication the grave.
August 31, 1956
Young Manti Farmer Killed By Lightning
Funeral services were held Wednesday for MacLloyd Tuttle, 24, who was killed by lightning last Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Tuttle was killed instantly, apparently while dismounted from his tractor to make an adjustment or to fix a part on the baler he was towing.
The lightning which killed the handsome young Manti farmer came with a small storm which passed over Manti and vicinity in the late afternoon. Very little rain fell, but there was a considerable amount of lightning and thunder.
The victim's wife became concerned in the evening when Mr. Tuttle did not return home from his farm. She went to their farm but could not find him. Her folks and his family were all out of town and it was late evening before Mr. and Mrs. Claud Maylett returned to Manti. Mr. Maylett knew that the victim had not been working on his own farm that day and went to the Ellis Johnson farm, where he found the equipment standing in the field and Mr. Tuttle lying by the baler.
Authorities and a physician were summoned and he was pronounced dead, with his death apparently having been instant. A small hole was burned in the side of the victim's hat and a small laceration was found just above one ear.
A Manti Native -
Mr. Tuttle was born in Manti, April 15, 1932, a son of Lloyd and Vera Keller Tuttle. He attended Manti schools, graduating from Manti High School and the Manti Seminary. In school he was active in athletics, music and other school activities.
He married Roena Maylett in Manti Temple, March 20, 1952. They made their home in Colorado, where Mr. Tuttle was in the ranching business with his father and brothers. He served as Sunday School superintendent at the Glenwood Springs Branch in Colorado.
He returned to make his home in Manti a year ago, being interested in farm lands and sheep. He was elected president of the Manti Young Farmers this year. He was an active Elder in the Manti North ward and a member of the Manti North Ward Male Chorus.
Survivors include his widow, two daughters, Sherri Kay and Lana Vera; his father and step mother, all of Manti; and two brothers and three sisters, Wayne Tuttle, Orem; Earl Tuttle, Ogden; Mrs. Austin (Norma) Erickson, Salt Lake City; Mrs. LaMar (Gwen) Monroe, Scipio, and Mrs. Paul (Delma) Dyreng, Gunnison.
Funeral Held -
Well attended funeral services were held in the Manti North Ward Wednesday afternoon, with Bishop's Counselor Bruce Johnson conducting.
The prayer in the home was offered by David Olsen Jr., and prayers in the funeral were by Charles Ray Rasmussen and Maynard Brugger.
Prelude and postlude music was by Adele Lambert. Other music included a vocal duet by Caroleen Willardsen and Keller Christensen, a vocal solo by Karl Keller, and selections by the North Ward Male Chorus.
Speakers were Bishop Clyde Bair, and Elmer Bair of Glenwood Springs, Colorado; Calvin Keller, Jan Christensen, and Bishop Johnson.
Burial was in the Manti City Cemetery under the direction of the Buchanan Mortuary, with Lavell Brown dedication the grave.
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