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Cloyde Wood Anderton

Cloyde Wood Anderton

Male 1920 - 2014  (93 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document    Has no ancestors but 14 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Cloyde Wood Anderton 
    Birth 25 May 1920  Monroe, Sevier, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Initiatory (LDS) 29 Mar 1940  MANTI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FamilySearch ID KWCN-2MC 
    Death 11 Apr 2014  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 14 Apr 2014  Bountiful Memorial Park, Davis, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I173247  mytree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2024 

    Family Dale Harmon,   b. 8 Jul 1919, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 2012, West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 29 Mar 1940  Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Karen Louise Anderton,   b. 11 Nov 1942, Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 2017, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     2. Lea Dawn Anderton
    +3. Robert Cloyde Anderton,   b. 7 Jul 1946, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 2022, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     4. David Anderton
    Family ID F43082  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 May 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 May 1920 - Monroe, Sevier, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInitiatory (LDS) - 29 Mar 1940 - MANTI Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Mar 1940 - Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Apr 2014 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 14 Apr 2014 - Bountiful Memorial Park, Davis, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Cloyde Wood Anderton (93) died at the University of Utah Medical Cente r i n Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday, April 11, 2014. Cloyde was born o n Ma y 25, 1920, in Monroe, Utah to parents Cloyde Anderton and Gertrud e Sophi a Wood. He was the oldest of six children?three girls and three b oys. H e is survived by his daughters Karen, Bountiful, Utah and Lea Daw n Davids on (John), Tucson, Arizona; his sons Robert (Shauna), West Jorda n, Utah a nd David (Beth) Austin, Texas; seven grandchildren, twelve grea t-grandchi ldren and one great-great- grandchild. He is also survived b y his brother s Lynn and Wilmer and his sisters Fae Perkins and Louise Ha rtle. He was p receded in death by his wife Dale and his Sister Stella.

      Cloyde and Dale were married in the Manti Temple on March 29, 1940. Ov e r the years, they lived in Richfield, Utah; Glendale, California; Beave r , Utah; Twins Falls, Idaho; Salt Lake City, Utah and for nearly 58 yea r s Bountiful, Utah.

      Cloyde was fascinated from an early age with aviation and engineering. H i s Mother returned home one day to find her brand new player piano playi n g itself without a soul around. As a young child, Cloyde had connecte d hi s mother?s vacuum cleaner exhaust to the piano to provide the motiv e powe r. Around the same time, Cloyde became interested in radio. He mel ted lea d sulfide powder to smelt his own Galena crystals for use in a cr ystal ra dio set. During his high school years in Richfield, he worked a s the proj ectionist for both theaters in town. He later worked for Forse y?s Distrib uting and enjoyed some rare experiences making deliveries i n Central an d Southern Utah. He enjoyed staying at Ruby?s Inn when he wa s in that are a. In 1940 he moved to Southern California and was employe d by Lockheed A ircraft. He was working a shift at Lockheed on December 7 , 1941.

      On his return to Utah he worked for the Telluride Power Company in Beave r . His first job in broadcast radio was with KTFI in Twin Falls, Idaho . I n 1945, Cloyde, Dale and eldest daughter Karen moved to Salt Lake Cit y t o work for George Hatch and was one of the original engineers that he lpe d KALL Radio get on the air. After working at KALL for eleven years h e tr ansitioned from broadcast radio to television. He worked for KSL Tel evisi on for 33 years retiring as Chief Transmission Engineer. KSL presse d hi m back into service for one day in 2009 to turn off forever their an alo g transmitter when they switched over to the new high definition form at.

      Cloyde was a ham radio operator (call sign K7LBB). He belonged to the AR R L, IEEE, Sons of the Utah Pioneers and Sertoma.

      Cloyde was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a n d faithfully served in various callings over his lifetime. He was als o ve ry active in genealogy and temple work. He and his wife Dale serve d a one -year Mission as locators at Church Headquarters in Salt Lake Cit y.

      Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 14, at 12:00 Noon in th e B ountiful 45th Ward Chapel located at 115 East Wicker Lane. There wil l b e a viewing at the Chapel from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. prior to the funer al s ervice. Burial will be in the Bountiful City Cemetery at the directi on o f the Russon Brothers Mortuary. An on-line guest book can be found a t www .russonmortuary.com.

      The family would like to express their appreciation to the doctors and s t aff at Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful and the University of Utah Medic a l Center for their care and concern in the final days of our father's l if e.
      Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary