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Ronald Keith "Ron" Thurman
19 Apr 1936 – 15 Jun 2014
| Birth | 19 Apr 1936 |
| Death | 15 Jun 2014 |
| Cemetery | Valley View Memorial Park West Valley City , Salt Lake County , Utah , USA |
| Added by | Ryan D. Curtis on 19 Jun 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131560010 |
Bio
Ronald Keith Thurman returned to our Heavenly Father on Sunday, June 15, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Rhea Smith Thurman, whom he married on July 22, 1954 and sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple on June 22, 1958. Born April 19, 1936 in Garfield, Utah, "Ronnie" was always a Magna boy at heart. He loved to jump on his bike as a kid and go anywhere he wanted to go, he often met up with his friends at Magna Park. Ron was a natural athlete, playing on the varsity basketball, baseball, and football teams for Cyprus High School, his trophies still rest in the trophy case near the gym. Ron went on to play for the Westminster College football team until him and Rhea's family started to grow. Together, they had five children for whom he built a family home with his dad's help. He spent his free time coaching little league and church teams that his sons played on, singing barber shop for the Beehive Statesmen and could often be found welding in his shop. Ron was a hard worker, starting out working in the Power House office for Kennecott Copper Company. He then worked as a milkman for Winder Dairy. He retired as a master welder for Weir Pumps. Ron was a quiet man, but a spiritual giant who surrounded his family with love, faith, church, tradition, and an example of what a husband and father should be. He held many church callings, but his favorite was serving as 2nd Counselor in the singles ward. He is preceded in death by his parents, Douglas L. Thurman and Pearl Jones Thurman; sisters, Pat Thurman, Ruth Wright, and Lois Welcker; brother, Gus Thurman; daughter, Terrie Lynn Thurman; and granddaughter, Aubrhea Sue Lopez. He is survived by his wife of almost sixty years; two sons and three daughters, Rhonda Lopez (Steve), Jeff Thurman (Kay), Rick Thurman (Dorothy), Colleen Craig (Jason) and Jennifer Clark (Robert); twenty-three grandchildren; and forty-two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 21, 2014 in the Saratoga Springs First Ward Chapel, 587 South Saratoga Springs Road, Saratoga Springs. Visitations will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, June 20, 2014 at Peel Funeral Home, 8525 West 2700 South, Magna, and prior to the services at the church on Saturday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Interment will follow the services at 3:00 p.m. in the Valley View Memorial Park. Published in the Salt Lake Tribune from June 18 to June 19, 2014.
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- Ruth Elaine Thurman Wright 1923–2002
- Lois Thurman Welcker 1924–2009
- Douglas J. Thurman 1930–1980
- Patricia Ann Thurman 1934–1942
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