Victor Lionel Cassity passed from this life to the next on October 2, 2008 due to poor health relating to age. He was born on April 6,1922 to William John and Mary Olive Neilson Cassity at the family home in Osmond.
He grew up loving the farm and learning to work hard. His mother taught him to love music from the time he was a little boy. He was very talented musically and was able to play the guitar, piano, trombone and the harmonica. He also had a beautiful tenor voice and sang solos or in groups on many occasions.
He attended schools in Star Valley. While he was in high school, he was designated as the school poet, and served on the school newspaper staff writing poetry and articles. He graduated from Star Valley High School in May 1940.
He was drafted in 1942 for WWII service in the Army, but chose, instead to enlist in the Navy at the recruiting office in Salt Lake City. He served as gun captain and boatman second class on four ships, the USS Doubleday, the USS Sacajawea, the USS Allin Con and the USS Gauntiet. The areas he served in were the Asiatic Pacific, African, European and in the liberation of the Philipinnes. He was very proud of his service to our country during WWII and referred often to his time spent in the Navy.
After receiving an honorable discharge from the Navy in 1946, he attended one year at BYU and then started working in Salmon, Idaho, where he met Nona Marie Fannin, they were married in 1948 and five children were born to them. They were later divorced.
He taught all of his children to work hard and take care of their toys and belongings.
For several years he drove tanker gasoline trucks for Ruel Call. He also worked at the Star Valley Saw Mill for 20 years, weighing and scaling the logs as they arrived at the mill.
He and his brother, Neil, were partners in running the family farm in Osmond for many years.
Preceding him in death were his parents; one brother, Neil; one sister, Velma Merritt; and a great grandson, Maximilliano Yan.
Surviving him are his five children, Ann Marie (Jim) Stokes, Smithfield; Wynn Victor (Dixie), Smoot; Kit, Osmond; Lee F., Flagstaff; and Rose, Logan; 12 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren.
Graveside services took place on Tuesday October 7, 2--9 in the Afton Cemetery.
He grew up loving the farm and learning to work hard. His mother taught him to love music from the time he was a little boy. He was very talented musically and was able to play the guitar, piano, trombone and the harmonica. He also had a beautiful tenor voice and sang solos or in groups on many occasions.
He attended schools in Star Valley. While he was in high school, he was designated as the school poet, and served on the school newspaper staff writing poetry and articles. He graduated from Star Valley High School in May 1940.
He was drafted in 1942 for WWII service in the Army, but chose, instead to enlist in the Navy at the recruiting office in Salt Lake City. He served as gun captain and boatman second class on four ships, the USS Doubleday, the USS Sacajawea, the USS Allin Con and the USS Gauntiet. The areas he served in were the Asiatic Pacific, African, European and in the liberation of the Philipinnes. He was very proud of his service to our country during WWII and referred often to his time spent in the Navy.
After receiving an honorable discharge from the Navy in 1946, he attended one year at BYU and then started working in Salmon, Idaho, where he met Nona Marie Fannin, they were married in 1948 and five children were born to them. They were later divorced.
He taught all of his children to work hard and take care of their toys and belongings.
For several years he drove tanker gasoline trucks for Ruel Call. He also worked at the Star Valley Saw Mill for 20 years, weighing and scaling the logs as they arrived at the mill.
He and his brother, Neil, were partners in running the family farm in Osmond for many years.
Preceding him in death were his parents; one brother, Neil; one sister, Velma Merritt; and a great grandson, Maximilliano Yan.
Surviving him are his five children, Ann Marie (Jim) Stokes, Smithfield; Wynn Victor (Dixie), Smoot; Kit, Osmond; Lee F., Flagstaff; and Rose, Logan; 12 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren.
Graveside services took place on Tuesday October 7, 2--9 in the Afton Cemetery.
Victor Lionel Cassity passed from this life to the next on October 2, 2008 due to poor health relating to age. He was born on April 6,1922 to William John and Mary Olive Neilson Cassity at the family home in Osmond.
He grew up loving the farm and learning to work hard. His mother taught him to love music from the time he was a little boy. He was very talented musically and was able to play the guitar, piano, trombone and the harmonica. He also had a beautiful tenor voice and sang solos or in groups on many occasions.
He attended schools in Star Valley. While he was in high school, he was designated as the school poet, and served on the school newspaper staff writing poetry and articles. He graduated from Star Valley High School in May 1940.
He was drafted in 1942 for WWII service in the Army, but chose, instead to enlist in the Navy at the recruiting office in Salt Lake City. He served as gun captain and boatman second class on four ships, the USS Doubleday, the USS Sacajawea, the USS Allin Con and the USS Gauntiet. The areas he served in were the Asiatic Pacific, African, European and in the liberation of the Philipinnes. He was very proud of his service to our country during WWII and referred often to his time spent in the Navy.
After receiving an honorable discharge from the Navy in 1946, he attended one year at BYU and then started working in Salmon, Idaho, where he met Nona Marie Fannin, they were married in 1948 and five children were born to them. They were later divorced.
He taught all of his children to work hard and take care of their toys and belongings.
For several years he drove tanker gasoline trucks for Ruel Call. He also worked at the Star Valley Saw Mill for 20 years, weighing and scaling the logs as they arrived at the mill.
He and his brother, Neil, were partners in running the family farm in Osmond for many years.
Preceding him in death were his parents; one brother, Neil; one sister, Velma Merritt; and a great grandson, Maximilliano Yan.
Surviving him are his five children, Ann Marie (Jim) Stokes, Smithfield; Wynn Victor (Dixie), Smoot; Kit, Osmond; Lee F., Flagstaff; and Rose, Logan; 12 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren.
Graveside services took place on Tuesday October 7, 2--9 in the Afton Cemetery.
He grew up loving the farm and learning to work hard. His mother taught him to love music from the time he was a little boy. He was very talented musically and was able to play the guitar, piano, trombone and the harmonica. He also had a beautiful tenor voice and sang solos or in groups on many occasions.
He attended schools in Star Valley. While he was in high school, he was designated as the school poet, and served on the school newspaper staff writing poetry and articles. He graduated from Star Valley High School in May 1940.
He was drafted in 1942 for WWII service in the Army, but chose, instead to enlist in the Navy at the recruiting office in Salt Lake City. He served as gun captain and boatman second class on four ships, the USS Doubleday, the USS Sacajawea, the USS Allin Con and the USS Gauntiet. The areas he served in were the Asiatic Pacific, African, European and in the liberation of the Philipinnes. He was very proud of his service to our country during WWII and referred often to his time spent in the Navy.
After receiving an honorable discharge from the Navy in 1946, he attended one year at BYU and then started working in Salmon, Idaho, where he met Nona Marie Fannin, they were married in 1948 and five children were born to them. They were later divorced.
He taught all of his children to work hard and take care of their toys and belongings.
For several years he drove tanker gasoline trucks for Ruel Call. He also worked at the Star Valley Saw Mill for 20 years, weighing and scaling the logs as they arrived at the mill.
He and his brother, Neil, were partners in running the family farm in Osmond for many years.
Preceding him in death were his parents; one brother, Neil; one sister, Velma Merritt; and a great grandson, Maximilliano Yan.
Surviving him are his five children, Ann Marie (Jim) Stokes, Smithfield; Wynn Victor (Dixie), Smoot; Kit, Osmond; Lee F., Flagstaff; and Rose, Logan; 12 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren.
Graveside services took place on Tuesday October 7, 2--9 in the Afton Cemetery.
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