Funeral services for Orson Nathan Behunin, 66, of Burnt Fork, were conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the McKinnon LDS Ward Chapel, Bishop David Potter officiating. Burial was in the McKinnon Cemetery.
Mr. Behunin was killed in an auto accident Saturday, March 22, in Echo Canyon near Coalville, Utah.
Born Oct. 31, 1908 In Clawson, Utah, he married the former Christina I. Slagowski Dec. 23, 193? in Evanston.
He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was a rancher at Burnt Fork, Wyo. He belonged to the Sweetwater County Farm Bureau and was a winner of the certificate of merit from the Soil Conservation Services.
Mr. Behunin was instrumental in bringing electricity and television to Burnt Fork.
He is survived by his wife, Christina, of Burnt Fork, two sons, Donald Lee Behunin of McKinnon, Wyo. And Ernest Carl Behunin of Fort Brdiger, three daughters, Mrs. James (Bonney) Jorgensen of Lyman, Mrs. James (Myrna) Lupher of Mountain View and Mrs. Lloyd (Geraldine) Lofton of Green River; one sister, Emma Bullock of Salt Lake City and 19 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Mrs. Val (Shirley) McAlister
Funeral services for Orson Nathan Behunin, 66, of Burnt Fork, were conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the McKinnon LDS Ward Chapel, Bishop David Potter officiating. Burial was in the McKinnon Cemetery.
Mr. Behunin was killed in an auto accident Saturday, March 22, in Echo Canyon near Coalville, Utah.
Born Oct. 31, 1908 In Clawson, Utah, he married the former Christina I. Slagowski Dec. 23, 193? in Evanston.
He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was a rancher at Burnt Fork, Wyo. He belonged to the Sweetwater County Farm Bureau and was a winner of the certificate of merit from the Soil Conservation Services.
Mr. Behunin was instrumental in bringing electricity and television to Burnt Fork.
He is survived by his wife, Christina, of Burnt Fork, two sons, Donald Lee Behunin of McKinnon, Wyo. And Ernest Carl Behunin of Fort Brdiger, three daughters, Mrs. James (Bonney) Jorgensen of Lyman, Mrs. James (Myrna) Lupher of Mountain View and Mrs. Lloyd (Geraldine) Lofton of Green River; one sister, Emma Bullock of Salt Lake City and 19 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Mrs. Val (Shirley) McAlister
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