After a long and productive life spent in pursuit of wisdom and in service to those around him, John Medley Freckleton passed peacefully on to the next stage of life at the age of 80 on November 13, 1993.
He was born October 6, 1913 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Wilford Woodruff and Arlie Medley Freckleton. He spent his early years in the Tintic district, particularly Eureka, later in Springville and Provo. He graduated from high school in Provo and received a B.A. and M.A. in English from BYU.He married Vera Mary Teeples in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on January 6, 1943. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary earlier this year.
Military service during World War II was in Texas and on Iwo Jima. He taught school in Wyoming and in Orem, Utah; teaching literature, creative writing, humanities and journalism. He retired in 1979 after 35 years.
John was noted for his knowledge and work in photography, numismatics, fossils and minerals, desert biology, art, music and poetry. Several poems have been published and he himself published three volumes of his work. After retirement John served as a docent at the BYU Life Sciences Museum. He was an active member of the LDS Church and held numerous positions.
John is survived by his wife, Vera; and his four children, Karla (Bruce) Burkhart of Sandy; Mark (Joann) Freckleton, of Sandy; Myrna Jones of Clayton, Calif.; and Launa (Steve) Nelson of La Quinta, Calif.; as well as 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 17, 1993 at 11 a.m. at the Grandview 5th Ward, 1555 North 1350 West, Provo. Friends may call Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Berg Mortuary, 185 East Center, Provo, and at the church one hour prior to services. Interment in Eastlawn Memorial Hills. Military rites will be performed by VFW District #4.
Deseret News
Monday, Nov. 15, 1993
He was born October 6, 1913 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Wilford Woodruff and Arlie Medley Freckleton. He spent his early years in the Tintic district, particularly Eureka, later in Springville and Provo. He graduated from high school in Provo and received a B.A. and M.A. in English from BYU.He married Vera Mary Teeples in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on January 6, 1943. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary earlier this year.
Military service during World War II was in Texas and on Iwo Jima. He taught school in Wyoming and in Orem, Utah; teaching literature, creative writing, humanities and journalism. He retired in 1979 after 35 years.
John was noted for his knowledge and work in photography, numismatics, fossils and minerals, desert biology, art, music and poetry. Several poems have been published and he himself published three volumes of his work. After retirement John served as a docent at the BYU Life Sciences Museum. He was an active member of the LDS Church and held numerous positions.
John is survived by his wife, Vera; and his four children, Karla (Bruce) Burkhart of Sandy; Mark (Joann) Freckleton, of Sandy; Myrna Jones of Clayton, Calif.; and Launa (Steve) Nelson of La Quinta, Calif.; as well as 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 17, 1993 at 11 a.m. at the Grandview 5th Ward, 1555 North 1350 West, Provo. Friends may call Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Berg Mortuary, 185 East Center, Provo, and at the church one hour prior to services. Interment in Eastlawn Memorial Hills. Military rites will be performed by VFW District #4.
Deseret News
Monday, Nov. 15, 1993
After a long and productive life spent in pursuit of wisdom and in service to those around him, John Medley Freckleton passed peacefully on to the next stage of life at the age of 80 on November 13, 1993.
He was born October 6, 1913 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Wilford Woodruff and Arlie Medley Freckleton. He spent his early years in the Tintic district, particularly Eureka, later in Springville and Provo. He graduated from high school in Provo and received a B.A. and M.A. in English from BYU.He married Vera Mary Teeples in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on January 6, 1943. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary earlier this year.
Military service during World War II was in Texas and on Iwo Jima. He taught school in Wyoming and in Orem, Utah; teaching literature, creative writing, humanities and journalism. He retired in 1979 after 35 years.
John was noted for his knowledge and work in photography, numismatics, fossils and minerals, desert biology, art, music and poetry. Several poems have been published and he himself published three volumes of his work. After retirement John served as a docent at the BYU Life Sciences Museum. He was an active member of the LDS Church and held numerous positions.
John is survived by his wife, Vera; and his four children, Karla (Bruce) Burkhart of Sandy; Mark (Joann) Freckleton, of Sandy; Myrna Jones of Clayton, Calif.; and Launa (Steve) Nelson of La Quinta, Calif.; as well as 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 17, 1993 at 11 a.m. at the Grandview 5th Ward, 1555 North 1350 West, Provo. Friends may call Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Berg Mortuary, 185 East Center, Provo, and at the church one hour prior to services. Interment in Eastlawn Memorial Hills. Military rites will be performed by VFW District #4.
Deseret News
Monday, Nov. 15, 1993
He was born October 6, 1913 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Wilford Woodruff and Arlie Medley Freckleton. He spent his early years in the Tintic district, particularly Eureka, later in Springville and Provo. He graduated from high school in Provo and received a B.A. and M.A. in English from BYU.He married Vera Mary Teeples in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on January 6, 1943. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary earlier this year.
Military service during World War II was in Texas and on Iwo Jima. He taught school in Wyoming and in Orem, Utah; teaching literature, creative writing, humanities and journalism. He retired in 1979 after 35 years.
John was noted for his knowledge and work in photography, numismatics, fossils and minerals, desert biology, art, music and poetry. Several poems have been published and he himself published three volumes of his work. After retirement John served as a docent at the BYU Life Sciences Museum. He was an active member of the LDS Church and held numerous positions.
John is survived by his wife, Vera; and his four children, Karla (Bruce) Burkhart of Sandy; Mark (Joann) Freckleton, of Sandy; Myrna Jones of Clayton, Calif.; and Launa (Steve) Nelson of La Quinta, Calif.; as well as 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 17, 1993 at 11 a.m. at the Grandview 5th Ward, 1555 North 1350 West, Provo. Friends may call Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Berg Mortuary, 185 East Center, Provo, and at the church one hour prior to services. Interment in Eastlawn Memorial Hills. Military rites will be performed by VFW District #4.
Deseret News
Monday, Nov. 15, 1993
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