J. Marcell Pitcher, 92, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012, at the Franklin County Medical Center in Preston, Idaho.
He was born May 11, 1919, in Cornish, Utah, to John Harvey and Rosa Viola Jensen Pitcher. He married Francine Bingham on April 23, 1941, in the Logan LDS Temple.
Marcell loved sports, particularly baseball, and he played baseball most of his life. He enjoyed fishing and singing, where he sang in high school operas. He loved traveling and visited many places around the world and spent a lot of time in Mexico. During his travels, he visited all of the Major League Baseball parks in the United States. He served in the U.S. Army in WWII. He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served a mission to Denmark, served as a branch president in Pennsylvania, and in numerous other callings in a bishopric and as a teacher. He wrote six books of his life history for his children and grandchildren. He worked many years doing genealogy work. For the last 20 years he and Francine have spent the winters in Mexico, where many of his family and friends came to visit. He loved taking them fishing and to church in the Mexican branch.
He is survived by his wife, Francine of Preston; a son, John (Hilary) Pitcher of Cornish, Utah; a daughter, Dawn (Lyman) Penrod of Pocatello, Idaho; a son, Rex (Jane) Pitcher of Preston; a daughter, Kristine (Dan) Bingham of Clearfield, Utah; a son, Bart (Joyce) Pitcher of Preston; 21 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a daughter-in-law, Tamra Kendall Pitcher of Cornish, Utah. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Keith; and a sister.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 8, in the Whitney 2nd Ward chapel with Bishop Jim Summers conducting. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Webb Funeral Home, 1005 S. 800 East, Preston, and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church in Whitney. Interment will be in the Cornish, Utah, cemetery. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.webbmortuary.com.
Published in Logan Herald Journal from March 6 to March 7, 2012
He was born May 11, 1919, in Cornish, Utah, to John Harvey and Rosa Viola Jensen Pitcher. He married Francine Bingham on April 23, 1941, in the Logan LDS Temple.
Marcell loved sports, particularly baseball, and he played baseball most of his life. He enjoyed fishing and singing, where he sang in high school operas. He loved traveling and visited many places around the world and spent a lot of time in Mexico. During his travels, he visited all of the Major League Baseball parks in the United States. He served in the U.S. Army in WWII. He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served a mission to Denmark, served as a branch president in Pennsylvania, and in numerous other callings in a bishopric and as a teacher. He wrote six books of his life history for his children and grandchildren. He worked many years doing genealogy work. For the last 20 years he and Francine have spent the winters in Mexico, where many of his family and friends came to visit. He loved taking them fishing and to church in the Mexican branch.
He is survived by his wife, Francine of Preston; a son, John (Hilary) Pitcher of Cornish, Utah; a daughter, Dawn (Lyman) Penrod of Pocatello, Idaho; a son, Rex (Jane) Pitcher of Preston; a daughter, Kristine (Dan) Bingham of Clearfield, Utah; a son, Bart (Joyce) Pitcher of Preston; 21 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a daughter-in-law, Tamra Kendall Pitcher of Cornish, Utah. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Keith; and a sister.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 8, in the Whitney 2nd Ward chapel with Bishop Jim Summers conducting. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Webb Funeral Home, 1005 S. 800 East, Preston, and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church in Whitney. Interment will be in the Cornish, Utah, cemetery. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.webbmortuary.com.
Published in Logan Herald Journal from March 6 to March 7, 2012
J. Marcell Pitcher, 92, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012, at the Franklin County Medical Center in Preston, Idaho.
He was born May 11, 1919, in Cornish, Utah, to John Harvey and Rosa Viola Jensen Pitcher. He married Francine Bingham on April 23, 1941, in the Logan LDS Temple.
Marcell loved sports, particularly baseball, and he played baseball most of his life. He enjoyed fishing and singing, where he sang in high school operas. He loved traveling and visited many places around the world and spent a lot of time in Mexico. During his travels, he visited all of the Major League Baseball parks in the United States. He served in the U.S. Army in WWII. He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served a mission to Denmark, served as a branch president in Pennsylvania, and in numerous other callings in a bishopric and as a teacher. He wrote six books of his life history for his children and grandchildren. He worked many years doing genealogy work. For the last 20 years he and Francine have spent the winters in Mexico, where many of his family and friends came to visit. He loved taking them fishing and to church in the Mexican branch.
He is survived by his wife, Francine of Preston; a son, John (Hilary) Pitcher of Cornish, Utah; a daughter, Dawn (Lyman) Penrod of Pocatello, Idaho; a son, Rex (Jane) Pitcher of Preston; a daughter, Kristine (Dan) Bingham of Clearfield, Utah; a son, Bart (Joyce) Pitcher of Preston; 21 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a daughter-in-law, Tamra Kendall Pitcher of Cornish, Utah. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Keith; and a sister.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 8, in the Whitney 2nd Ward chapel with Bishop Jim Summers conducting. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Webb Funeral Home, 1005 S. 800 East, Preston, and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church in Whitney. Interment will be in the Cornish, Utah, cemetery. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.webbmortuary.com.
Published in Logan Herald Journal from March 6 to March 7, 2012
He was born May 11, 1919, in Cornish, Utah, to John Harvey and Rosa Viola Jensen Pitcher. He married Francine Bingham on April 23, 1941, in the Logan LDS Temple.
Marcell loved sports, particularly baseball, and he played baseball most of his life. He enjoyed fishing and singing, where he sang in high school operas. He loved traveling and visited many places around the world and spent a lot of time in Mexico. During his travels, he visited all of the Major League Baseball parks in the United States. He served in the U.S. Army in WWII. He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served a mission to Denmark, served as a branch president in Pennsylvania, and in numerous other callings in a bishopric and as a teacher. He wrote six books of his life history for his children and grandchildren. He worked many years doing genealogy work. For the last 20 years he and Francine have spent the winters in Mexico, where many of his family and friends came to visit. He loved taking them fishing and to church in the Mexican branch.
He is survived by his wife, Francine of Preston; a son, John (Hilary) Pitcher of Cornish, Utah; a daughter, Dawn (Lyman) Penrod of Pocatello, Idaho; a son, Rex (Jane) Pitcher of Preston; a daughter, Kristine (Dan) Bingham of Clearfield, Utah; a son, Bart (Joyce) Pitcher of Preston; 21 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a daughter-in-law, Tamra Kendall Pitcher of Cornish, Utah. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Keith; and a sister.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 8, in the Whitney 2nd Ward chapel with Bishop Jim Summers conducting. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Webb Funeral Home, 1005 S. 800 East, Preston, and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church in Whitney. Interment will be in the Cornish, Utah, cemetery. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.webbmortuary.com.
Published in Logan Herald Journal from March 6 to March 7, 2012
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