Arthur M. Day, age 94, died July 28, 2003, of causes incident to age.

Arthur was born in Fairview, Utah on October 2, 1908.

He married Ida Rose Garlick, also of Fairview, on June 29, 1932, in the Manti Temple.

He is survived by his three sons: Merrill, Ronald, and Bryant; daughters-in-law: Joyce and Shirlene; 10 grandchildren; 30 great-grand children; and three great-great-grandchildren.

His wife, Ida, and two infant daughters, Donna and Dixie, preceded him in death.

Arthur's two strongest interests, which sustained him his entire life, were music and sports.

He learned to play his older brothers' clarinet and saxophone, and organized his first dance orchestra while still in junior high school.

In the years that followed, he played in bands and dance orchestras in high school, at Snow College, and in the Fairview City dance orchestra.

He also entertained countless family groups and other audiences with his harmonica.

Arthur possessed a beautiful tenor voice, and sang both as a soloist and in various choral ensembles.

In the sports arena he played baseball, softball, and volleyball, starting with the Fairview City baseball team when he was only 17.

He usually occupied the position of catcher, batted left-handed, and was known for his prowess as a home run hitter.

While in Fairview, Arthur earned his living by farming, which included a small dairy business, and the raising of chickens, turkeys, and hogs.

He also did hauling work with his truck, and worked for several years at the explosives plant in Spanish Fork canyon.

Arthur filled a short-term mission for the LDS Church in Montana in 1946.

He held numerous Church positions throughout his life.

Arthur and Ida moved with their family to Provo in the summer of 1951.

One of his first actions in Provo was to join the Utah Valley-based Mendelssohn Chorus, with which he sang and toured for the next 50 years!

He also played softball for both city and church teams, specializing, eventually, in the art of pitching.

Arthur worked for a number of years at the Reilly Tar and Chemical plant south of Provo.

Following his retirement, Arthur and Ida filled an LDS mission in the Bennetsville, South Carolina, area of the Southern States Mission. On their return, he continued working, first for the Provo City School District, then for the Provo City Center, retiring, finally, at age 71.

True to form, he also resumed singing with the Mendelssohn Chorus and playing softball.

He became something of a local phenomenon for his pitching skill and was featured in articles in both the Provo Daily Herald and the Deseret News.

He continued playing well into his 81st year!

Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 2, 2003 at 11 a.m. in the Provo Utah South Stake Center, 835 South 500 West, with music by the Mendelssohn Chorus.

The casket will be open one hour prior to the service.

A viewing will be held Friday evening, August 1, 2003, between 6 and 8 p.m. at the Walker Family Mortuary, 85 East 300 South, Provo.

Burial will follow at the Fairview Cemetery.

Published in the Deseret News on 7/31/2003