He was born Nov. 28, 1916, in Brigham City, Utah, the son of John Ephriam and Alice Johanna Poulsen Tingey. He attended schools in Brigham City and was involved in the school band as a trumpet player. The school band's greatest achievement was first place for the state of Utah in marching bands when he was a senior. He married Barbara Johnson of Garland, Utah, on Dec. 18, 1942, in the Logan Utah LDS Temple, and four daughters were born to this union.
In less than a year, Wynn was called to serve in the United States Army. After training at Camp Shelby, Miss., and Fort Sill, Okla., he was sent to the European battlefront. He served in the 87th or Golden Acorn Division in the 3rd Army under Gen. Patton. His first action was in the Battle of Bastogne and the big push across Europe to end World War II. He returned home in November of 1945.
After his return, he and Barbara settled in Garland, Utah, and he began farming. In November of 1956, they made several trips to Rupert to select their homestead and named it "Meadow Lark Hill." In March of 1957, the family loaded up and moved to their sagebrush homestead west of Paul. Wynn, along with the help of his family, cleared the sagebrush, built a farm and added dairy cows in the fall of 1957.
As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served in the Sunday school superintendency, two elder's quorum presidencies, sang in the ward choir, and served faithfully many years with his wife in the Primary nursery and became "Grandpa" to many members of the Emerson 2nd Ward. He loved farming and music, and he encouraged his daughters to love the same. His greatest desire was for all of his daughters to attend college. After selling the farm, he learned to play the piano and did it well. He spent many years as a volunteer at Deseret Industries every Tuesday. He enjoyed the friendships he made there.
Wynn is survived by his wife, Barbara of Paul; his four daughters, Bonnie Marie (Lloyd) Burton of Afton, Wyo.; Kathleen (Gerald) Peterson of Hooper, Utah, Geniel (David) Miller of Hyde Park, Utah, and Sheryl Mae (Edward) Western of West Jordan, Utah. He has 26 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Virginia Thompson, Myrtle Johnson and Lila Ralphs, all of Utah.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Neville, Leland and Ronald; also five sisters, Marquerite, Ramona, Mary Lou, Letty and Beth; and one granddaughter, Laurie Burton.
Published in Times News 03/04/08
He was born Nov. 28, 1916, in Brigham City, Utah, the son of John Ephriam and Alice Johanna Poulsen Tingey. He attended schools in Brigham City and was involved in the school band as a trumpet player. The school band's greatest achievement was first place for the state of Utah in marching bands when he was a senior. He married Barbara Johnson of Garland, Utah, on Dec. 18, 1942, in the Logan Utah LDS Temple, and four daughters were born to this union.
In less than a year, Wynn was called to serve in the United States Army. After training at Camp Shelby, Miss., and Fort Sill, Okla., he was sent to the European battlefront. He served in the 87th or Golden Acorn Division in the 3rd Army under Gen. Patton. His first action was in the Battle of Bastogne and the big push across Europe to end World War II. He returned home in November of 1945.
After his return, he and Barbara settled in Garland, Utah, and he began farming. In November of 1956, they made several trips to Rupert to select their homestead and named it "Meadow Lark Hill." In March of 1957, the family loaded up and moved to their sagebrush homestead west of Paul. Wynn, along with the help of his family, cleared the sagebrush, built a farm and added dairy cows in the fall of 1957.
As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served in the Sunday school superintendency, two elder's quorum presidencies, sang in the ward choir, and served faithfully many years with his wife in the Primary nursery and became "Grandpa" to many members of the Emerson 2nd Ward. He loved farming and music, and he encouraged his daughters to love the same. His greatest desire was for all of his daughters to attend college. After selling the farm, he learned to play the piano and did it well. He spent many years as a volunteer at Deseret Industries every Tuesday. He enjoyed the friendships he made there.
Wynn is survived by his wife, Barbara of Paul; his four daughters, Bonnie Marie (Lloyd) Burton of Afton, Wyo.; Kathleen (Gerald) Peterson of Hooper, Utah, Geniel (David) Miller of Hyde Park, Utah, and Sheryl Mae (Edward) Western of West Jordan, Utah. He has 26 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Virginia Thompson, Myrtle Johnson and Lila Ralphs, all of Utah.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Neville, Leland and Ronald; also five sisters, Marquerite, Ramona, Mary Lou, Letty and Beth; and one granddaughter, Laurie Burton.
Published in Times News 03/04/08
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Alice Melettie Tingey Troxell
1903–1998
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John Henry Leland Tingey
1905–1960
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Neville Ephraim Tingey
1909–1943
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Marguerite Tingey
1911–1911
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Virginia Tingey Thompson
1912–2009
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Myrtle Tingey Andrews
1914–2009
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Edith Ramona Tingey Bott
1919–1957
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Eliza Beth Tingey Terry
1922–1998
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Lila Afton Tingey Ralphs
1925–2016
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Mary Lou Tingey Wheeler
1928–1993
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