ALFRED WESLEY TREMAYNE
Alfred Wesley Tremayne, 89, of Hyrum, Utah passed away
April 16, 2007 at his home from leukemia. Alfred was
born June 3, 1917 in Oakdale, California to Charles
Howard Tremayne and Alta Mae Kenoyer.
Bud was educated in Oroville and graduated from
Oroville Union High School. When he wasn't working in
the family business he could be found hunting,
fishing, or swimming. He was a veteran of World War
II. Bud served with the Army Air Corp 109th Fighter
Squadron in England, France and Germany as a
communications teletype operator. He felt honored to
be part of the troops that liberated the prisoners
that were being held in the death camps of Germany.
After returning at the end of the war, Bud was married
to Dorothy Juanita Hale on June 2, 1946 in Marysville,
California. The two grew up together and Grandpa often
said Grandma was a pest, since he was a teenager and
she was the little neighbor girl tagging along. After
being married a short time the two went into the
grocery business, which they continued to do for the
next fifteen years. Besides running the store, they
also owned and farmed twenty acres of prunes, which
was a good job to keep their four sons, and often
foster sons, busy taking care of.
In 1967 Bud attended the Southern Baptist Golden Gate
Seminary in Oakland, California.
He became an ordained minister in Kailua, Hawaii. He
loved to preach God's word. Bud was a great example of
not just preaching the word, but living it as well.
This new calling took he and Dorothy to many places.
They lived in Truckee, Concord, Linda, Sacramento and
Laytonville California as well as Walker, Fallon,
Gabbs, and Beowawe, Nevada, where he served as pastor.
A move to Utah came in 1984, after visiting sons and
loving beautiful Cache Valley.
After retirement he enjoyed working at Wal Mart, where
he made many friends. Bud could be found almost any
day fishing at Hyrum Dam or up Blacksmith Fork Canyon,
which he loved, with his buddy Chuck. Grandpa loved to
entertain grandchildren with stories of when he was
young. One memory is of his first date at sixteen. His
dad had a big four-door sedan. He and his date went to
the dance but run out of gas on the way home. Bud
remembers waking up the gas station owner and bought
five gallons of gas for $1.00.
He is survived by his wife Dorothy and sons, Donald
and Lynn Tremayne, Fair Oaks, CA., Alfred and Janeil
Tremayne, Clarkston, UT., Robert and Judy Tremayne,
Antelope, CA., and Mike and Ginny Tremayne, Nibley, UT
and two step-sons, Ken and Mary Jo Strong, Las Vegas,
NY., Walter & Kathy Strong, Modesto, CA. His posterity
includes 21 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, and
1 great, great grandchild.
Bud was preceded in death by his parents and sisters,
Elizabeth Vaughan and Helen Stone, daughter-in-law,
Linda Tremayne and two grandchildren, Matthew and
Ashley Tremayne.
Graveside services will be held at Hyrum Cemetery,
Saturday, April 215t at 10:00 a.m. with military
honors. The services will be under the direction of
Pastor Rob Parsons of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Services are under the direction of Allen-Hall
Mortuary. Condolences may be sent to the family at
Allen Mortuaries.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hyrum
Library and Museum Foundation.