Rendol Lytle Gibbons
1922 - 2007
VETERAN
Early Life: Rendol was born March 19, 1922, to Lee Roy Gibbons and Anella Stanton Lytle Gibbons in St. Johns, Arizona.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: On August 12, 1944, he married Bobbie Louise Standifird in Holbrook, Arizona. The marriage was later solemnized in the Mesa Arizona Temple. He recalls in his biography, "Better Than I Deserved," that his earliest interests revolved around aviation. He was drafted into the United States Air Force when the war started and was being trained to be a fighter pilot. Earlier ear nerve damage, exacerbated by an ear infection, made it impossible for him to communicate by radio, which washed him out of pilot training. He spent most of his time in the service maintaining armaments for single fighters and their pilots. After the war, his vast interest and background in music provided him with a successful career. He received both his bachelor's degree and master's degree from Arizona State University, and later, a PhD from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1969. Starting as a high school music teacher in St. Johns, he ended his career as a professor of Music Education at Brigham Young University, during which time he made a significant contribution to the lives of many of his students. Since his retirement, his main focus was directed toward his family and then caring for his wife until her death. He is remembered for his devotion to the Church and to God. He served twice as a bishop, in several bishoprics and several years on the high councils of a number of stakes. He served on the General Sunday School Board of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under the direction of Elder Russell M. Nelson, as well as, on the General Music Committee of the Church. He also served 18 months in the Argentina Rosario Mission with his wife. Rendol Lytle Gibbons, the last surviving grandchild of Andrew S. Gibbons, one of the original 147 men who entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, died on March 3, 2007, in Boise, Idaho. He was 84.
Survived By: A daughter, Melodie Lamm (Rick), of McCall, Idaho; his sons: Bill (Betty Hansen), of Lindon; Jim (Leslie Allred), of Orem; and John (Jennifer Greer), of Gilbert, AZ; 19 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His wife; a son, Stan Alan; all nine brothers and sisters; his parents and in-laws, George and Lila Standifird.
Interment: East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery
Obituary: Brigham Young University
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Rendol Lytle Gibbons
1922 - 2007
VETERAN
Early Life: Rendol was born March 19, 1922, to Lee Roy Gibbons and Anella Stanton Lytle Gibbons in St. Johns, Arizona.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: On August 12, 1944, he married Bobbie Louise Standifird in Holbrook, Arizona. The marriage was later solemnized in the Mesa Arizona Temple. He recalls in his biography, "Better Than I Deserved," that his earliest interests revolved around aviation. He was drafted into the United States Air Force when the war started and was being trained to be a fighter pilot. Earlier ear nerve damage, exacerbated by an ear infection, made it impossible for him to communicate by radio, which washed him out of pilot training. He spent most of his time in the service maintaining armaments for single fighters and their pilots. After the war, his vast interest and background in music provided him with a successful career. He received both his bachelor's degree and master's degree from Arizona State University, and later, a PhD from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1969. Starting as a high school music teacher in St. Johns, he ended his career as a professor of Music Education at Brigham Young University, during which time he made a significant contribution to the lives of many of his students. Since his retirement, his main focus was directed toward his family and then caring for his wife until her death. He is remembered for his devotion to the Church and to God. He served twice as a bishop, in several bishoprics and several years on the high councils of a number of stakes. He served on the General Sunday School Board of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under the direction of Elder Russell M. Nelson, as well as, on the General Music Committee of the Church. He also served 18 months in the Argentina Rosario Mission with his wife. Rendol Lytle Gibbons, the last surviving grandchild of Andrew S. Gibbons, one of the original 147 men who entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, died on March 3, 2007, in Boise, Idaho. He was 84.
Survived By: A daughter, Melodie Lamm (Rick), of McCall, Idaho; his sons: Bill (Betty Hansen), of Lindon; Jim (Leslie Allred), of Orem; and John (Jennifer Greer), of Gilbert, AZ; 19 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His wife; a son, Stan Alan; all nine brothers and sisters; his parents and in-laws, George and Lila Standifird.
Interment: East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery
Obituary: Brigham Young University
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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