Hugh Archibald McKellar, 79, of Orem, passed away quietly in his sleep on Friday September 1, 1995 in Orem.
Born October 17, 1915 in Salt Lake City to Hugh and Annie Bertina Sorensen McKellar. He married Lila Jeanne Wade in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on June 26, 1946. She preceded him in death, as did his brother, George.Educated in Salt Lake City, Mr. McKellar was a graduate of West High School and the University of Utah. He worked as a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Commissioned as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy, he served in the Seabees as a civil engineer during World War II. After his discharge he worked for the Soil Conservation Service, and was involved with the Duchesne Tunnel and Deer Creek Reservoir projects. He also worked as the Superintendent of the Provo River Water Users Association. He maintained a private civil engineering office in Provo until the time of his death.
He was an active member of the LDS Church, serving as the first Bishop of the Orem Seventeenth Ward. He served most recently as a temple worker and Sunday School teacher in the Vermont 2nd Ward. His family and friends will miss the fruits of his garden and his fine home cooking, but mostly his warm companionship.
He is survived by one son and two daughters: Hugh Christopher (Marsha) McKellar of Salt Lake City; Mrs. Randy (Kay) Honaker of Orem; Mrs. Kent (Karen) Ware of Draper, Utah; 10 grandchildren; and one sister, Mary McKellar Jeffers, of Salt Lake City.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 5, 1995 at 12:00 noon in the Canyon View Second/Sixth/Seventh Ward Chapel, 1090 North 400 East in Orem, where friends may call Tuesday from 10:30 until 11:45 a.m. Interment will be in the Orem City Cemetery. Services under the direction of Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary of Orem.
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