 1962 - 2014 (51 years) Has more than 100 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
John V Labrum |
| Birth |
8 Sep 1962 |
Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
13 Oct 1981 |
PROVO |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWCB-6XQ |
| Death |
8 May 2014 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
13 May 2014 |
Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I34894 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Delynn Venoy Labrum, b. 15 Jun 1927, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 15 Jun 2013, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 86 years) |
| Mother |
Betty Mae Stott, b. 10 Oct 1932, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 12 Jul 2014, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 81 years) |
| Marriage |
7 Aug 1950 |
Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F14817 |
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 | Birth - 8 Sep 1962 - Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 13 Oct 1981 - PROVO |
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 | Marriage - 10 Dec 1988 - Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States |
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 | Death - 8 May 2014 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Burial - 13 May 2014 - Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States |
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- Obituary:
It is with heavy hearts we inform you of the unexpected passing of our d e ar husband, father, bishop, and friend, John V. Labrum. John, 51, pass e d away on May 8, 2014 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
John was born in Meadow, Utah on September 8, 1962 to DeLynn V. and Bet t y Mae Labrum and was the youngest of five children. Growing up on a dai r y farm, he learned at an early age the value of hard work. He attende d Mi llard High School and participated in many sports. He served a missi on fo r The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Florida Ta mpa Mi ssion.
After his mission, John worked his way through college fighting fires f o r the Bureau of Land Management. After graduating from Utah State Unive rs ity with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, John took the CP A ex am and passed it on his first attempt. He went on to work in Dallas , Detr oit, France, and Spain for Electronic Data Systems.
It was while working in Detroit that he met his sweetheart, Sandra Mar i e Allison. John and Sandra were married on December 10, 1988 in the LD S M anti Temple. They moved to the state of Washington where he worked fo r Sa feco Insurance and later moved to Provo, Utah where he worked for Co lonia l Mortgage. However, most of John’s professional career was spent w orkin g for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Most recentl y, whi le living in Heber City, Utah, John worked as a field manager ove r the LD S welfare processing facilities, in charge of quality assuranc e and foo d safety.
John had a strong testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and served i n m any callings in the LDS Church. He especially enjoyed working with th e Yo ung Men in the scouting program and was an Eagle Scout himself. He s erve d in the Elder’s Quorum presidency, as a counselor in several bishop rics , as a faithful home teacher, and on the Stake High Council. He mos t rece ntly served as the bishop of the Heber 9th Ward and greatly love d and car ed for all those he served.
Those who knew John also knew of his tremendous love for his daughter, B r inley Nicole; son-in-law, Cameron Patrick Zabriskie; and son, Bronson D . , who is currently serving an LDS mission in the West Virginia, Charles to n Mission. John felt greatly blessed by his children, and they brough t s o much joy to his life.
John also loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter, golfer, and fly fis h erman. He enjoyed playing games with his family, laughing, hiking, an d tr aveling. He had a deep love for others, and his cheerfulness, stron g fait h, and genuine concern for those around him has touched the heart s of man y. He is truly loved and will be greatly missed.
John is preceded in death by his father, DeLynn V. Labrum; his brother , L ynn G. Labrum; his brother-in-law, Clayton Allred; and his nephew, Da vi d Allred.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 11:00am at t h e Heber North Stake Center, 521 E 500 N, Heber City, UT. Viewings wil l b e held at the same location on Monday, May 12th from 6:00–8:00pm an d Tues day, May 13th, just prior to the funeral service, from 9:30–10:30a m.
I found this when I was going through my dad's computer files. He was be g inning to make a book about his life stories. This is what he had so fa r:
Dedication
My Life was inspired by my daughter Brinley Nicole Labrum who kindly enc o uraged me to document the stories of my life .
Introduction
I didn’t comprehend just how precious life is until my newly born daught e r entered the world on March 20th, 1993, screaming at the top of her lu ng s. She was obviously in a lot of pain and it tore at my heart. Desper at e to comfort her I reached out my pinky finger to her tiny little hand . S uddenly, her little fingers clenched onto my pinky and her screamin g ease d, and then stopped altogether. It was as if grasping my little f inger g ave her instant security and comfort. At that moment my heart wa s melde d to hers. Brinley Nicole Labrum had me hooked for life.
My comprehension expanded as my brother-in-law Clayton Allred passed aw a y at age 48 with cancer, followed by his son David at age 32 with melan om a. David left behind his wife and three young children, but before h e lef t, he made sure he left his family with some incredible memories . At hi s funeral a DVD, set to the music of xxxxx “Live Life Like You a re Dying” , played sharing those life experiences .
Full comprehension of how precious life is came the xxfall of xxx, an d i t came in a very personal and painful way. It started when I receiv e d a phone call from my brother Lynn. He said something like “John, I do n’ t know how to say this, so I’m just going to say it. I have cancer an d th ey have given me six months to live”. A year later, I found mysel f onc e again fishing for salmon in Washington State with Lynn. This tim e Lynn , determined to make some lasting memories, brought his son Tyso n with us .
It had been almost four years since that dreadful call. During those ye a rs, I praying fervently for Lynn to be healed, or cured, but this visi t w as different. As I walked into the room, I couldn’t believe my eyes . I t took me so off guard that I couldn’t hold back my tears. My prayer s cha nged that day. Now I was pleading for a quick release from his suff ering . Three days later I got the call at work to get there as soon a s possib le. Early in the morning hours Lynn took his final breaths in t his morta l life.
As I have thought back over the experiences of my life, the realizatio n h as come to me that even the grandest of experiences, the most life ch angi ng experiences, fade over time and I struggle to recall the detail s and t he feelings I had at that moment in time.
My hope is that My Life will preserve some of those feelings and memori e s for myself to remember and draw strength from and for my wife, childr en , and future posterity to experience in some small way the stories tha t h ave shaped me into the person I am.
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