HYRUM, UTAH: Michael Don Muir, 52, of Hyrum, Utah passed away September 29, 2004 at the Logan Regional Hospital.

Mike was born February 27, 1952 in Logan, Utah a son of Don and Mary Jean Nielsen Muir. When Mike was two the family moved to California where he completed his education in Garden Grove. Mike moved back to Utah in 1970. He lived and worked in the Salt Lake City area until 1974. He then moved to Cache Valley where he made his home.

Mike married Jody Howell on September 8, 1990. We were all very excited when he was ordained an Elder in the Hyrum 11th Ward and their children were sealed to them in the Logan LDS Temple in September 2003. Mike loved to fish, hunt, and spend time with his family. He had just gotten back from a fishing trip in Alaska where he was able to spend quality time with his son and father. He was employed at Autoliv in Brigham City for the past seven years.

He is survived by his wife Jody; his children Josie and Brandon Brown, Twin Falls, Idaho; Amy and Jordan Phillips; Lacy, Matthew and a daughter from a previous marriage, Sarah from Massachusetts; his parents, Don and Jean Muir, Hyrum; sisters, Marsha of Las Vegas; Marilyn and Joe Jolicoeur, Avon; a half-sister, LaDawna and DelRa Talbot, Preston; in-laws, Kent and Judy Howell, sister-in-law, Becky and Kenny Parrish, brother-in-law, Jason and Lori Howell, all of Dayton, Idaho, two grandchildren, Gideon and Kira and many nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his grandparents and his sister, Robin.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 12:00 pm in the Hyrum 11th Ward chapel, 600 South 200 East. Friends may call at the Allen-Hall Mortuary Friday evening from 6-8 pm and at the church on Saturday from 10:30 - 11:45 am. Interment will be in the Hyrum City Cemetery. Contributions to a trust fund for Matt and Lacy can be made at Zions Bank.