Dr. Rex Martin Alvord, 70, passed away May 14, 1994.
His life centered around helping people, and the appreciation and preservation of nature. He will be missed.He was born in Ogden on December 27, 1923, the son of Lowell Rueben and Mable Martin Alvord. He married Marjorie Rhodes on September 27, 1944 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple; they were divorced in 1993. He graduated from Box Elder High, Weber State College, Stanford University and received his M.D. degree from Stanford University School of Medicine, followed by a research fellowship for the United States Public Health Services. He was appointed director of the Medical Investigation Department, U.S. Army Dugway Proving Grounds. Dr. Alvord also served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital in San Francisco, as Director of Chest Diseases during the Korean War. He had a private practice in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology in Ogden for over 40 years. He was a member of the LDS Church, of Phi Rho Sigma Medical Fraternity, Weber County Medical Society, Utah State Medical Society and the American Medical Society. Dr. Alvord was a council member on the Ogden City Council for two years, served as Assistant Mayor of Ogden from 1963 to 1965.
Surviving are four daughters and one son, Karyl (Dietfried) Hoeptner of Lubeck, Germany; Diana (Joe) Marchione of Kitty Hawk, N.C.; Julianne Alvord of Perry; Amy (Tom) Christopulos of Centerville, and Major Rex M. Alvord, Jr., M.D., of El Paso, Texas; also surviving are seven grandchildren; and a cousin, Marie Richardson of Brigham City; close friend, Betty Probst, Salt Lake City. He was preceded in death by his brother, Lowell Harlin Alvord; his parents and stepfather, James A. Ward.
Memorial services will be held at Larkin Mortuary on Thursday, May 19, at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.
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