 1933 - 2013 (79 years) Has 94 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.
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Boyd Vernell Whipple |
| Birth |
17 Aug 1933 |
Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
7 May 1954 |
IFALL |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWD9-7DK |
| Death |
30 Jun 2013 |
St. George, Washington, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
5 Jul 2013 |
Tonaquint Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States |
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| Person ID |
I153801 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
William Wilford Whipple, b. 9 Mar 1896, Colonia Dublán, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, México d. 25 Dec 1944, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States (Age 48 years) |
| Mother |
Beatrice Thayne, b. 17 May 1904, Colonia Díaz, Ascensión, Chihuahua, México d. 6 Aug 1935, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 31 years) |
| Marriage |
1 Oct 1921 |
Colonia Dublán, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, México |
| Family ID |
F39292 |
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 | Birth - 17 Aug 1933 - Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 7 May 1954 - IFALL |
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 | Death - 30 Jun 2013 - St. George, Washington, Utah, United States |
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 | Burial - 5 Jul 2013 - Tonaquint Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States |
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- Obituary:
Boyd Vernell Whipple passed away June 30, 2013 in St. George, Utah. He w a s born August 17, 1933 in Farmington, New Mexico to William Wilford Whi pp le and Beatrice Thayne. He was the youngest of 6 children, Walden, LaR ee , Velda, Verland, and Cale.
Boyd's mother passed away when he was two years old, and his brothers a n d sisters worked hard to keep the farm going and to take care of each o th er. His older sister LaRee taught him phonetics and he learned to rea d b y hoarding his older brother's comic books. His best memories of th e far m were his father's roses and his dog, Tatters. He often said tha t he hop ed Tatters would be there to greet him in Heaven.
During the war, his father left the farm and moved to Las Vegas for wor k . Boyd liked to tell stories about riding his bicycle to deliver paper s , and how he would use the money to go to the movies with his brothers , V erland and Cale. His father passed away not long after moving and Boy d wa s left without parents at the age of 10. His older married brother , Walde n, and his married sisters, LaRee and Velda helped to take care o f him, b ut he ended up moving a lot. Since he was large in stature he co uld ge t a man's job, and he would go wherever he could thumb a ride.
Boyd attended several high schools because of his circumstances, but h e w as a good student and a great athlete. He was student body presiden t an d quarterback of his football team. He also excelled at track and ba sketb all. He was being recruited for college football when he sustaine d a spor ts injury that ended his possibilities of a football career an d it also k ept him out of military service.
After graduating from high school, he attended Brigham Young Universit y . He would go to school for as long as his money would last and then he ' d go to work to get enough money for another semester. Despite his chal le nges he also served a religious mission in Uruguay and Paraguay. He ha d b een assigned to Tahiti, but the ships to Tahiti were on strike, so h e wa s reassigned to South America.
During his mission the elders had a basketball team that competed nation a lly, and Boyd was so well known in the country that people would yell o u t his name when they saw him in the streets. A famous doctor offered t o o perate on his knee for free to be associated with Boyd's notoriety. B oy d made life time friends while he served the Lord.
When he returned home, he continued his education at BYU. During one o f h is working periods he was driving through Las Vegas on his way to Lo s Ang eles. He had gassed up the car and with his last nickel he bough t a soda . As he turned to leave, a man bumped into him and spilt the dri nk. Boy d looked up to see who had done this to him, and it was a frien d from th e mission field. The friend talked Boyd into staying in Las Veg as and off ered to help him find work. Little did he know that he would a lso help hi m find the woman that he would be married to for 51 years.
After 10 years of struggling to finish college, Boyd was in the first ge n eration of his family to attend college and receive a bachelors degree . H e moved his family to California where he was hired by the world's la rges t accounting firm. He later went to work for the IRS, in the Hollywo od di vision, where he audited movie stars. He accepted a temporary contr act wi th the State Department and moved his wife, Nola and his children , Lisa a nd Brad to Guatemala. Temporary seldom is, and for 15 years he t raveled t he globe as a U.S. Diplomat. He retired at the age of 51 afte r receivin g accommodations from 4 different Presidents of the United Sta tes for hi s accomplished service to his country.
Boyd always felt that the State Department was just a vehicle for his se r vice to the Lord and the Church. He helped the church grow everywher e h e went. He hesitated to transfer to Kenya because at the time there w as n o Mormon church there, but he went anyway. For many years he preside d ove r family sacrament meetings in his living room, and he eventually w as ins trumental in getting the church started there. He served as the fi rst Bra nch President in Kenya. He had wonderful stories of the faith o f those me mbers. He blessed the first baby that was born into the churc h in Kenya , and a young man that was baptized ended up serving a missio n in Los Ang eles where Boyd was after he retired.
Boyd had a passion for genealogy. He had a theater room filled with char t s and books and documents of his ancestors and family. He is now wher e h e can be with those who passed on before him and be reunited with al l th e ancestors that he knew so well through his study and research. H e was w ell read and could speak in detail on almost any subject. He spok e four l anguages fluently and often read the scriptures in those languag es.
Boyd served the Lord all his life. He not only served a mission in Sou t h America, he was also a Stake missionary, a Lost Sheep missionary, a n d a Spanish speaking Service missionary in St. George. He served as a B is hop in Guatemala and in the Mission Presidency in Colombia.
Boyd passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on June 30, 2013. He had ju s t celebrated his 51st wedding anniversary, his 50th Father's Day, an d h e was only a few weeks away from his 80th birthday.
Boyd started out in humble beginnings, and was not deterred by his hards h ips and struggles as he built his life into a full and interesting mort a l experience. He was survived by his wife, his two children, and four g ra ndchildren. He will be missed for his kindness and generosity.
Interment was in the Tonaquint Cemetery, Friday, July 5, 2013.
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