Obituary: J. Willis Moon

J. Willis Moon "Will Be Missed" James Willis Moon, a well known Uintah Basin sheep rancher and Provo apartment owner, passed away 27 August 2005 at age 93. He was the fourth child of Nephi and Melinda (White) Moon. His moth-er passed away when he was eight, and his father married Etta Fuller when he was 15. Willis spent his early years with his parents on a homestead in Hanna, Utah where he helped establish the family sheep ranching business, high in the Uintah Mountains. He married Pearl Foster in the Salt Lake Temple 1 April 1938, and together they raised seven children. Pearl passed away 4 July 2000. Willis and Pearl maintained homes in both Hanna and Provo. Willis was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in the Eastern States Mission and as bishop of the Hanna Ward for 12 years. Willis rarely met a person without telling them a joke or a story or reciting some quote he remembered. Willis and Pearl's seven children are Elaine {D-deceased} (Lowell {D}) Lowry, Lamar (Diane), Lamont (Gay), Richard (Marcia), Rachel {D} (Lynn) Baadsgaard, Ruth (Tom) Rogers and Helen (Roger) Gourley. They have 34 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchil-dren; and seven great great-grand-children. Willis has 12 siblings, Arnold {D}, Myrthen {D}, Laretta Payne {D}, Phillip {D}, Dora Riley {D}, Marjorie (Robert) Kent, Emily Jones {D}, Floyd (Sally), Wayne {D}, Merrill {D}, Milton (Karen), and Roger (Lana). Betty Glad, a close and devoted friend, and Leon Moon, a nephew, were especially helpful during Willis' last few years while he resided at Courtyard assisted living center. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, 31 August 2005 at 1 p.m. in the Provo Utah Stake Center, 1315 East 900 South, Provo, Utah. Viewing from 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday, 30 August at the Walker Sanderson Funeral Home, 646 East 800 North, Orem, Utah and from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. prior to the services at the stake center. Interment, Provo City Cemetery.