Merlyn George Ashcroft
Merlyn George Ashcroft 80, of Hyde Park, Utah, passed
away
on Friday, December 10, 2004 at LDS Hospital in Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Merlyn was born June 19, 1924 in Hyde Park, Utah, the
son of George Franklin Ashcroft Jr. and Phebe
Thurston. He married Eleanor Luthy, March 24, 1953 in
the Logan LDS Temple.
He was a life-long resident of Hyde Park. He attended
school
in Hyde Park and graduated from North Cache High
School.
Merlyn was a building contractor and was noted for his
finish work. He built many homes in and out of Cache
Valley. He also worked for Anderson Lumber,
Progressive Homes, and later for the Cache County
School District.
After his retirement, he enjoyed building furniture in
his shop, gardening and being with his family. He
loved visiting with people and had a keen memory and
sense of humor.
Merlyn loved The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints and served faithfully in many callings. He
especially enjoyed serving in church athletics, a
bishopric, as a Stake Missionary and most recently as
a temple worker.
He is survived by his wife, Eleanor, two sons, Kyle
(Susan) Ashcroft, Mark (Celia) Ashcroft, and one
daughter, Becky (Brian) Potts, all of Hyde Park, Utah;
12 grandchildren; one brother, Wendell (Mary)
Ashcroft, Hyde Park, Utah; one sister Mildred Smith,
Huntington, Utah.
His parents, sister, Vella Harris, and two
brothers-in-law,
LeMoille Harris and Verne Smith, preceded him in
death.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on
Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at the Hyde Park Stake
Center, 535 East 200 South, Hyde Park, with Bishop
Roger Welsh conducting.
Family and friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at
the Allen-Cranney Mortuary, 420 East 1800 North,
Logan, and from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Hyde
Park Stake Center prior to services.
Interment will be in the Hyde Park City Cemetery.
A special thanks to Dr. Jeffery S. Strong, the staff
of Logan' Regional Hospital Emergency Department, Life
Flight Crew, and the staff of the ICU Trauma Center at
LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.