William A. Scholes of Smithfield died Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at his home of causes incident to age. He was 94. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 13, 1912 to Phoebe Adams and Walter Scholes. He spent his early years in the Rigby, Idaho area.

He married Sarah Kathryn Chipman in the Logan LDS Temple on September 16, 1938. They are the parents of Katherine (Lyman) Godfrey, North Logan; Karen (LeRoy) Goodey, Clarkston; Wm. Mark Scholes, South Jordan; Barbara (David) Kent, Smithfield, and Bonnie Anderson, Logan. Two Indian Placement students, Jimmy Benally and Elsie Martinez, lived with the family for several years.

William graduated from Utah State Agricultural College in l938 and continued his education receiving a master's degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He taught anatomy and physiology at the USAC in Logan from 1940-49. He joined the LDS Church Education System and taught in the Richmond, Utah Seminary program, was director of the LDS Institute of Religion in Bakersfield, California and retired from the Sky View Seminary in Smithfield, Utah. During his CES career he coordinated early morning seminaries in the Mojave Desert area and on the islands of Yap, Sipan and Palau. He was strong supporter of education and influenced the lives of many students.

He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as Bishop of the Smithfield First Ward, clerk in the Smithfield Stake Presidency, and as a sealer and ordinance worker in the Logan Temple. With his wife he served a mission as an educational representative in the Gilbert Islands (Kiribati) and Guam in the early eighties.

Bill was a long-time scouter. He served as President of the Cache Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America for several years. He was a recipient of the Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope awards.

He served on the Smithfield City Council during the time when the city baseball park was being developed.

He was a life-long learner and enjoyed many hobbies such an coin collecting, lapidary, leather working and crocheting. He enjoyed fishing and raising and training quarter horses.

He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He spent the last few years patiently and lovingly caring for his wife, Sally, in her illness. He is survived by his wife and children, 25 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and a sister, Miriam Ricks of Sugar City, Idaho.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, three brothers, and an infant son.

Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Saturday, November 25, 2006 in the Smithfield North Stake Center, 155 West 400 North, Smithfield. A viewing for family and friends will be held from 6 to 8 pm Friday, November 24 at the Allen-Cranney Mortuary, 420 East 1800 North, North Logan and from 9:30 -10:30 am at the church in Smithfield prior to services.

Condolences may be extended to the family at Allen Mortuaries.