Marcus Norville Myers, 81, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2009 in Richmond, Texas of complications due to pneumonia. He resided at 974 East 300 South in the Downtown district of Salt Lake City, Utah at the time of his death.
Mr. Myers was born on May 30, 1928 in Boise, Idaho to Marcus Lemuel Myers and Lucile Sabin.
The oldest of seven children, Marcus was a born leader with a guileless heart, and a keen mind.
He received a B.S. from Brigham Young University, where he also met his beloved companion Mary Ann Storrs. They were married on August 4, 1950 in Logan, Utah. Marcus worked in the chemical industry before he went on to receive both a Masters and PhD in chemistry from the University of Utah in 1965.
After completing his education, he became a Research Professor on staff at the University of Utah until retirement in 1998. There, Marcus helped pioneer the equipment and processes used in the Separation Science known as Field Flow Fractionation.
Marcus was also devoted to his family whom he led with kindness, wisdom, and love. He was active in the LDS Church, where he served valiantly and with great joy in every calling. His final calling was as Patriarch of the Salt Lake Park Stake.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann; six siblings, Ilene Fisher, Violate Lauritzen, Leon Myers, La Varna Hochstrasser, Neva Maughn, and Jeanne Snyder; three children, Mary Ann (Darrell) Madsen of Austin, Texas, Mark (Nancy) Myers of Willmette, Ill, and Dora (Joey) Powell of Sugar Land, TX; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 in the Salt Lake Tenth Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 400 South 800 East, Salt Lake City. A viewing will be held one hour prior to the services.
Burial will be in the Provo City Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News on 7/26/2009.
Mr. Myers was born on May 30, 1928 in Boise, Idaho to Marcus Lemuel Myers and Lucile Sabin.
The oldest of seven children, Marcus was a born leader with a guileless heart, and a keen mind.
He received a B.S. from Brigham Young University, where he also met his beloved companion Mary Ann Storrs. They were married on August 4, 1950 in Logan, Utah. Marcus worked in the chemical industry before he went on to receive both a Masters and PhD in chemistry from the University of Utah in 1965.
After completing his education, he became a Research Professor on staff at the University of Utah until retirement in 1998. There, Marcus helped pioneer the equipment and processes used in the Separation Science known as Field Flow Fractionation.
Marcus was also devoted to his family whom he led with kindness, wisdom, and love. He was active in the LDS Church, where he served valiantly and with great joy in every calling. His final calling was as Patriarch of the Salt Lake Park Stake.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann; six siblings, Ilene Fisher, Violate Lauritzen, Leon Myers, La Varna Hochstrasser, Neva Maughn, and Jeanne Snyder; three children, Mary Ann (Darrell) Madsen of Austin, Texas, Mark (Nancy) Myers of Willmette, Ill, and Dora (Joey) Powell of Sugar Land, TX; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 in the Salt Lake Tenth Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 400 South 800 East, Salt Lake City. A viewing will be held one hour prior to the services.
Burial will be in the Provo City Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News on 7/26/2009.
Marcus Norville Myers, 81, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2009 in Richmond, Texas of complications due to pneumonia. He resided at 974 East 300 South in the Downtown district of Salt Lake City, Utah at the time of his death.
Mr. Myers was born on May 30, 1928 in Boise, Idaho to Marcus Lemuel Myers and Lucile Sabin.
The oldest of seven children, Marcus was a born leader with a guileless heart, and a keen mind.
He received a B.S. from Brigham Young University, where he also met his beloved companion Mary Ann Storrs. They were married on August 4, 1950 in Logan, Utah. Marcus worked in the chemical industry before he went on to receive both a Masters and PhD in chemistry from the University of Utah in 1965.
After completing his education, he became a Research Professor on staff at the University of Utah until retirement in 1998. There, Marcus helped pioneer the equipment and processes used in the Separation Science known as Field Flow Fractionation.
Marcus was also devoted to his family whom he led with kindness, wisdom, and love. He was active in the LDS Church, where he served valiantly and with great joy in every calling. His final calling was as Patriarch of the Salt Lake Park Stake.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann; six siblings, Ilene Fisher, Violate Lauritzen, Leon Myers, La Varna Hochstrasser, Neva Maughn, and Jeanne Snyder; three children, Mary Ann (Darrell) Madsen of Austin, Texas, Mark (Nancy) Myers of Willmette, Ill, and Dora (Joey) Powell of Sugar Land, TX; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 in the Salt Lake Tenth Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 400 South 800 East, Salt Lake City. A viewing will be held one hour prior to the services.
Burial will be in the Provo City Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News on 7/26/2009.
Mr. Myers was born on May 30, 1928 in Boise, Idaho to Marcus Lemuel Myers and Lucile Sabin.
The oldest of seven children, Marcus was a born leader with a guileless heart, and a keen mind.
He received a B.S. from Brigham Young University, where he also met his beloved companion Mary Ann Storrs. They were married on August 4, 1950 in Logan, Utah. Marcus worked in the chemical industry before he went on to receive both a Masters and PhD in chemistry from the University of Utah in 1965.
After completing his education, he became a Research Professor on staff at the University of Utah until retirement in 1998. There, Marcus helped pioneer the equipment and processes used in the Separation Science known as Field Flow Fractionation.
Marcus was also devoted to his family whom he led with kindness, wisdom, and love. He was active in the LDS Church, where he served valiantly and with great joy in every calling. His final calling was as Patriarch of the Salt Lake Park Stake.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann; six siblings, Ilene Fisher, Violate Lauritzen, Leon Myers, La Varna Hochstrasser, Neva Maughn, and Jeanne Snyder; three children, Mary Ann (Darrell) Madsen of Austin, Texas, Mark (Nancy) Myers of Willmette, Ill, and Dora (Joey) Powell of Sugar Land, TX; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 in the Salt Lake Tenth Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 400 South 800 East, Salt Lake City. A viewing will be held one hour prior to the services.
Burial will be in the Provo City Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News on 7/26/2009.
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