Son of Theodore Taylor Burton and Florence Moyle
Married Dorothy Agnes Boud, 28 June 1934, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children - Dorothy Ann Burton, Margaret Jane Burton
Obituary - Wilford Moyle Burton, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend passed away at his home Sunday, March 26, 2006 from causes incident to age. He was born Feb. 5, 1910 to Theodore Taylor and Florence Moyle Burton.
After attending Grant School and West Junior High, he graduated from West High in 1927 where he was captain of the tennis team and a member of the basketball team. He also played violin and oboe in the school orchestra. It is said he shot the longest basket during play on the West High court at that time.
Wilford graduated from the University of Utah in 1931 with a B.A. in Business and Music. In a music harmony class he met his future beloved wife, Dorothy Boud. They claimed that their lives during 65 years of marriage were marked by the harmony they first experienced in that class. He belonged to Sigma Chi fraternity and would often serenade his wife on the violin with "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi." He earned a law degree from the U of U in 1933.
Proficient on the violin, saxophone, clarinet, and oboe, he put himself through school playing his saxophone at night in local orchestras and dance bands. With him on the violin, his brother Theodore on the piano, and Kenneth on the cello, they performed as the "Burton Trio" in Church meetings, missionary farewells, and weddings, thus beginning a family musical tradition that extended to his children and grandchildren.
On June 28, 1934, he married Dorothy Agnes Boud in the Salt Lake Temple.
Also in 1934 he began practicing law with his cousin, Frank Armstrong. In 1937, he served one term in the Utah State House of Representatives. Later that year he was appointed to be a Salt Lake City judge and served on the bench until 1944, when he joined the law firm of Henry D. Moyle and David Lawrence McKay. Later he and Lawrence McKay formed a partnership, which was joined by William Thurman, that still carries their name today. A member of the Utah Bar Association, he was licensed to practice in all federal courts in the United States and argued and won a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. His legal activities included work as staff attorney for Homeowners' Loan Corp., counsel to Harmon's, Inc. (Kentucky Fried Chicken), 31 years as executive secretary for the Utah State Restaurant Association, a member of the board of directors of Industrial Western Uranium Corp., and a member of the board and executive committee of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. From 1944-55 he was also a member of the Salt Lake Library Board. He was appointed to the U of U Board of Regents in 1960, where he chaired the Building Committee during a period of intense building activity on campus.
A faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served enthusiastically and diligently in multiple callings including stake and ward Sunday School presidencies. From 1940-48 he was a member of bishoprics in the Yalecrest and Monument Park wards, and from 1948-62 was a member of the LDS Church Sunday School General Board. Between 1962-64 he served as a member of the Ensign stake presidency. In 1964-67 he presided over the Eastern Atlantic States Mission, and was called in 1967 as one of the original Regional Representatives of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. In his later years he was active as a sealer in the Salt Lake Temple. He loved missionary work and assisted in supporting a number of his grandchildren on missions.
Wilford loved people and had a multitude of friends. Kind, considerate, gracious, filled with wisdom and intelligence, he was also noted for his fun-loving nature and sense of humor.
He belonged to the Salt Lake Country Club, the Exchange Club, Bonneville Knife and Fork Club, Dinorators, the Ensign Club, several study groups, and to the Board of Directors of the Rudy Duck Club.
After he, his brothers, and their father built a log cabin on Hebgen Lake (Montana) in 1922, he put up his own log cabin there in 1952. Besides fishing and boating on the lake and picking huckleberries, he and Dorothy entertained family and friends there, and he became famous for his cabin breakfasts. This became a gathering place that provided opportunities for his family to be together, play together, and work together. With his faithful dogs, he would often take his children, grandchildren, and nephews to hunt pheasants, ducks, and deer, as well as to fish. Nephews and grandsons claimed that through such activities, he helped them to know what it was to be a man of courage, honor and integrity.
Wilford is survived by his children Dorothy Ann Lyon (James); Wilford B. Burton (Jerry Vest); and Margaret Jane Loudat; 14 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. His wife Dorothy, his brothers Theodore M. and Kenneth M. Burton, and a granddaughter Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon preceded him in death.
The family expresses deep appreciation to all his caregivers over the past nine years, and especially to Vania Morais, and Kaloni and John Taumoha'apai who assisted him in his home most recently.
Funeral services will be Mon., April 3, 2006 at 1 p.m. in the Ensign 6th ward at the intersection of 18th Ave. and Hilltop Dr. Family and friends may call Sun. evening, April 2, 6-8 p.m. at Larkin Mortuary, 260 E. South Temple, and Mon. from 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. at the Ensign 6th ward. Burial in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions are invited to Utah Youth Village, 5800 Highland Dr., SLC, Utah
Married Dorothy Agnes Boud, 28 June 1934, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children - Dorothy Ann Burton, Margaret Jane Burton
Obituary - Wilford Moyle Burton, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend passed away at his home Sunday, March 26, 2006 from causes incident to age. He was born Feb. 5, 1910 to Theodore Taylor and Florence Moyle Burton.
After attending Grant School and West Junior High, he graduated from West High in 1927 where he was captain of the tennis team and a member of the basketball team. He also played violin and oboe in the school orchestra. It is said he shot the longest basket during play on the West High court at that time.
Wilford graduated from the University of Utah in 1931 with a B.A. in Business and Music. In a music harmony class he met his future beloved wife, Dorothy Boud. They claimed that their lives during 65 years of marriage were marked by the harmony they first experienced in that class. He belonged to Sigma Chi fraternity and would often serenade his wife on the violin with "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi." He earned a law degree from the U of U in 1933.
Proficient on the violin, saxophone, clarinet, and oboe, he put himself through school playing his saxophone at night in local orchestras and dance bands. With him on the violin, his brother Theodore on the piano, and Kenneth on the cello, they performed as the "Burton Trio" in Church meetings, missionary farewells, and weddings, thus beginning a family musical tradition that extended to his children and grandchildren.
On June 28, 1934, he married Dorothy Agnes Boud in the Salt Lake Temple.
Also in 1934 he began practicing law with his cousin, Frank Armstrong. In 1937, he served one term in the Utah State House of Representatives. Later that year he was appointed to be a Salt Lake City judge and served on the bench until 1944, when he joined the law firm of Henry D. Moyle and David Lawrence McKay. Later he and Lawrence McKay formed a partnership, which was joined by William Thurman, that still carries their name today. A member of the Utah Bar Association, he was licensed to practice in all federal courts in the United States and argued and won a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. His legal activities included work as staff attorney for Homeowners' Loan Corp., counsel to Harmon's, Inc. (Kentucky Fried Chicken), 31 years as executive secretary for the Utah State Restaurant Association, a member of the board of directors of Industrial Western Uranium Corp., and a member of the board and executive committee of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. From 1944-55 he was also a member of the Salt Lake Library Board. He was appointed to the U of U Board of Regents in 1960, where he chaired the Building Committee during a period of intense building activity on campus.
A faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served enthusiastically and diligently in multiple callings including stake and ward Sunday School presidencies. From 1940-48 he was a member of bishoprics in the Yalecrest and Monument Park wards, and from 1948-62 was a member of the LDS Church Sunday School General Board. Between 1962-64 he served as a member of the Ensign stake presidency. In 1964-67 he presided over the Eastern Atlantic States Mission, and was called in 1967 as one of the original Regional Representatives of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. In his later years he was active as a sealer in the Salt Lake Temple. He loved missionary work and assisted in supporting a number of his grandchildren on missions.
Wilford loved people and had a multitude of friends. Kind, considerate, gracious, filled with wisdom and intelligence, he was also noted for his fun-loving nature and sense of humor.
He belonged to the Salt Lake Country Club, the Exchange Club, Bonneville Knife and Fork Club, Dinorators, the Ensign Club, several study groups, and to the Board of Directors of the Rudy Duck Club.
After he, his brothers, and their father built a log cabin on Hebgen Lake (Montana) in 1922, he put up his own log cabin there in 1952. Besides fishing and boating on the lake and picking huckleberries, he and Dorothy entertained family and friends there, and he became famous for his cabin breakfasts. This became a gathering place that provided opportunities for his family to be together, play together, and work together. With his faithful dogs, he would often take his children, grandchildren, and nephews to hunt pheasants, ducks, and deer, as well as to fish. Nephews and grandsons claimed that through such activities, he helped them to know what it was to be a man of courage, honor and integrity.
Wilford is survived by his children Dorothy Ann Lyon (James); Wilford B. Burton (Jerry Vest); and Margaret Jane Loudat; 14 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. His wife Dorothy, his brothers Theodore M. and Kenneth M. Burton, and a granddaughter Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon preceded him in death.
The family expresses deep appreciation to all his caregivers over the past nine years, and especially to Vania Morais, and Kaloni and John Taumoha'apai who assisted him in his home most recently.
Funeral services will be Mon., April 3, 2006 at 1 p.m. in the Ensign 6th ward at the intersection of 18th Ave. and Hilltop Dr. Family and friends may call Sun. evening, April 2, 6-8 p.m. at Larkin Mortuary, 260 E. South Temple, and Mon. from 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. at the Ensign 6th ward. Burial in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions are invited to Utah Youth Village, 5800 Highland Dr., SLC, Utah
Son of Theodore Taylor Burton and Florence Moyle
Married Dorothy Agnes Boud, 28 June 1934, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children - Dorothy Ann Burton, Margaret Jane Burton
Obituary - Wilford Moyle Burton, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend passed away at his home Sunday, March 26, 2006 from causes incident to age. He was born Feb. 5, 1910 to Theodore Taylor and Florence Moyle Burton.
After attending Grant School and West Junior High, he graduated from West High in 1927 where he was captain of the tennis team and a member of the basketball team. He also played violin and oboe in the school orchestra. It is said he shot the longest basket during play on the West High court at that time.
Wilford graduated from the University of Utah in 1931 with a B.A. in Business and Music. In a music harmony class he met his future beloved wife, Dorothy Boud. They claimed that their lives during 65 years of marriage were marked by the harmony they first experienced in that class. He belonged to Sigma Chi fraternity and would often serenade his wife on the violin with "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi." He earned a law degree from the U of U in 1933.
Proficient on the violin, saxophone, clarinet, and oboe, he put himself through school playing his saxophone at night in local orchestras and dance bands. With him on the violin, his brother Theodore on the piano, and Kenneth on the cello, they performed as the "Burton Trio" in Church meetings, missionary farewells, and weddings, thus beginning a family musical tradition that extended to his children and grandchildren.
On June 28, 1934, he married Dorothy Agnes Boud in the Salt Lake Temple.
Also in 1934 he began practicing law with his cousin, Frank Armstrong. In 1937, he served one term in the Utah State House of Representatives. Later that year he was appointed to be a Salt Lake City judge and served on the bench until 1944, when he joined the law firm of Henry D. Moyle and David Lawrence McKay. Later he and Lawrence McKay formed a partnership, which was joined by William Thurman, that still carries their name today. A member of the Utah Bar Association, he was licensed to practice in all federal courts in the United States and argued and won a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. His legal activities included work as staff attorney for Homeowners' Loan Corp., counsel to Harmon's, Inc. (Kentucky Fried Chicken), 31 years as executive secretary for the Utah State Restaurant Association, a member of the board of directors of Industrial Western Uranium Corp., and a member of the board and executive committee of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. From 1944-55 he was also a member of the Salt Lake Library Board. He was appointed to the U of U Board of Regents in 1960, where he chaired the Building Committee during a period of intense building activity on campus.
A faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served enthusiastically and diligently in multiple callings including stake and ward Sunday School presidencies. From 1940-48 he was a member of bishoprics in the Yalecrest and Monument Park wards, and from 1948-62 was a member of the LDS Church Sunday School General Board. Between 1962-64 he served as a member of the Ensign stake presidency. In 1964-67 he presided over the Eastern Atlantic States Mission, and was called in 1967 as one of the original Regional Representatives of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. In his later years he was active as a sealer in the Salt Lake Temple. He loved missionary work and assisted in supporting a number of his grandchildren on missions.
Wilford loved people and had a multitude of friends. Kind, considerate, gracious, filled with wisdom and intelligence, he was also noted for his fun-loving nature and sense of humor.
He belonged to the Salt Lake Country Club, the Exchange Club, Bonneville Knife and Fork Club, Dinorators, the Ensign Club, several study groups, and to the Board of Directors of the Rudy Duck Club.
After he, his brothers, and their father built a log cabin on Hebgen Lake (Montana) in 1922, he put up his own log cabin there in 1952. Besides fishing and boating on the lake and picking huckleberries, he and Dorothy entertained family and friends there, and he became famous for his cabin breakfasts. This became a gathering place that provided opportunities for his family to be together, play together, and work together. With his faithful dogs, he would often take his children, grandchildren, and nephews to hunt pheasants, ducks, and deer, as well as to fish. Nephews and grandsons claimed that through such activities, he helped them to know what it was to be a man of courage, honor and integrity.
Wilford is survived by his children Dorothy Ann Lyon (James); Wilford B. Burton (Jerry Vest); and Margaret Jane Loudat; 14 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. His wife Dorothy, his brothers Theodore M. and Kenneth M. Burton, and a granddaughter Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon preceded him in death.
The family expresses deep appreciation to all his caregivers over the past nine years, and especially to Vania Morais, and Kaloni and John Taumoha'apai who assisted him in his home most recently.
Funeral services will be Mon., April 3, 2006 at 1 p.m. in the Ensign 6th ward at the intersection of 18th Ave. and Hilltop Dr. Family and friends may call Sun. evening, April 2, 6-8 p.m. at Larkin Mortuary, 260 E. South Temple, and Mon. from 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. at the Ensign 6th ward. Burial in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions are invited to Utah Youth Village, 5800 Highland Dr., SLC, Utah
Married Dorothy Agnes Boud, 28 June 1934, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children - Dorothy Ann Burton, Margaret Jane Burton
Obituary - Wilford Moyle Burton, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend passed away at his home Sunday, March 26, 2006 from causes incident to age. He was born Feb. 5, 1910 to Theodore Taylor and Florence Moyle Burton.
After attending Grant School and West Junior High, he graduated from West High in 1927 where he was captain of the tennis team and a member of the basketball team. He also played violin and oboe in the school orchestra. It is said he shot the longest basket during play on the West High court at that time.
Wilford graduated from the University of Utah in 1931 with a B.A. in Business and Music. In a music harmony class he met his future beloved wife, Dorothy Boud. They claimed that their lives during 65 years of marriage were marked by the harmony they first experienced in that class. He belonged to Sigma Chi fraternity and would often serenade his wife on the violin with "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi." He earned a law degree from the U of U in 1933.
Proficient on the violin, saxophone, clarinet, and oboe, he put himself through school playing his saxophone at night in local orchestras and dance bands. With him on the violin, his brother Theodore on the piano, and Kenneth on the cello, they performed as the "Burton Trio" in Church meetings, missionary farewells, and weddings, thus beginning a family musical tradition that extended to his children and grandchildren.
On June 28, 1934, he married Dorothy Agnes Boud in the Salt Lake Temple.
Also in 1934 he began practicing law with his cousin, Frank Armstrong. In 1937, he served one term in the Utah State House of Representatives. Later that year he was appointed to be a Salt Lake City judge and served on the bench until 1944, when he joined the law firm of Henry D. Moyle and David Lawrence McKay. Later he and Lawrence McKay formed a partnership, which was joined by William Thurman, that still carries their name today. A member of the Utah Bar Association, he was licensed to practice in all federal courts in the United States and argued and won a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. His legal activities included work as staff attorney for Homeowners' Loan Corp., counsel to Harmon's, Inc. (Kentucky Fried Chicken), 31 years as executive secretary for the Utah State Restaurant Association, a member of the board of directors of Industrial Western Uranium Corp., and a member of the board and executive committee of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. From 1944-55 he was also a member of the Salt Lake Library Board. He was appointed to the U of U Board of Regents in 1960, where he chaired the Building Committee during a period of intense building activity on campus.
A faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served enthusiastically and diligently in multiple callings including stake and ward Sunday School presidencies. From 1940-48 he was a member of bishoprics in the Yalecrest and Monument Park wards, and from 1948-62 was a member of the LDS Church Sunday School General Board. Between 1962-64 he served as a member of the Ensign stake presidency. In 1964-67 he presided over the Eastern Atlantic States Mission, and was called in 1967 as one of the original Regional Representatives of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. In his later years he was active as a sealer in the Salt Lake Temple. He loved missionary work and assisted in supporting a number of his grandchildren on missions.
Wilford loved people and had a multitude of friends. Kind, considerate, gracious, filled with wisdom and intelligence, he was also noted for his fun-loving nature and sense of humor.
He belonged to the Salt Lake Country Club, the Exchange Club, Bonneville Knife and Fork Club, Dinorators, the Ensign Club, several study groups, and to the Board of Directors of the Rudy Duck Club.
After he, his brothers, and their father built a log cabin on Hebgen Lake (Montana) in 1922, he put up his own log cabin there in 1952. Besides fishing and boating on the lake and picking huckleberries, he and Dorothy entertained family and friends there, and he became famous for his cabin breakfasts. This became a gathering place that provided opportunities for his family to be together, play together, and work together. With his faithful dogs, he would often take his children, grandchildren, and nephews to hunt pheasants, ducks, and deer, as well as to fish. Nephews and grandsons claimed that through such activities, he helped them to know what it was to be a man of courage, honor and integrity.
Wilford is survived by his children Dorothy Ann Lyon (James); Wilford B. Burton (Jerry Vest); and Margaret Jane Loudat; 14 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. His wife Dorothy, his brothers Theodore M. and Kenneth M. Burton, and a granddaughter Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon preceded him in death.
The family expresses deep appreciation to all his caregivers over the past nine years, and especially to Vania Morais, and Kaloni and John Taumoha'apai who assisted him in his home most recently.
Funeral services will be Mon., April 3, 2006 at 1 p.m. in the Ensign 6th ward at the intersection of 18th Ave. and Hilltop Dr. Family and friends may call Sun. evening, April 2, 6-8 p.m. at Larkin Mortuary, 260 E. South Temple, and Mon. from 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. at the Ensign 6th ward. Burial in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions are invited to Utah Youth Village, 5800 Highland Dr., SLC, Utah
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