After fishing in West Yellowstone, Kenneth Alvin Burningham, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away on October 23, 2005 in Ogden, Utah as a result of a heart attack and kidney failure.

He was born on Sept. 23, 1925 in Provo, Utah to Clarence William and Josephine Edna Reynolds Burningham. As a boy he learned the value of hard work on the family’s produce farms. Before finishing high school at Jordan High he joined the Marine Corps. During World War II he served America in the Pacific Islands, including Guadalcanal and at the end of the war in China.

After WWII he became engaged to Marilyn Miner but his marriage plans were set aside when he received an unexpected call to serve in the North Central States Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

After fulfilling an honorable mission, he and Marilyn were married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on January 14, 1949. He was the proud father of seven children.

Kenneth graduated from BYU and taught elementary school in the Jordan School District for 31 years. After retirement he lived his dream of having a tree farm in Richmond, Utah. He faithfully fulfilled many church callings and loved serving weekly in the Logan LDS Temple.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and a sister. He will be missed and always remembered by his wife and their children: Gary(Crystal) Burningham, Logan; Brian (Audrey) Burningham, West Jordan; Claudia (Bruce) Densley, South Jordan; Rebecca (John) Emery of Australia; Mark (Belinda) Burningham, Richmond ; Kim (Cindy) Burningham, Herriman; and Corinne (David) Eliason, Layton. His love will live on in his 30 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

He is survived by his brothers, Ross and Dick, and sisters, LaVerne, Zetha Parker, and Ila Billings.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct 29, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. in the Richmond Utah LDS Stake Center, 135 West Main, Richmond. Friends may call at the Nelson Funeral Home, 85 South Main, Smithfield, Utah on Friday, Oct. 28, from 6-8 P.M. or at the church from 9:30-10:30 A.M. prior to the service. Internment in the Richmond, Utah cemetery. Condolences to the family may be extended online at Nelson Funeral Home.