Louis A. Killpack1934 ~ 2012Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, cousin, uncle, and friend, Louis A. Killpack, passed peacefully from this life on June 26, 2012.Born in Ferron, Utah, on July 11, 1934, to Clive and Iva Killpack, Louis grew up loving animals, farming, and gardening. After graduating from South Emery High School, he served his LDS mission in the Southern States Mission in 1955-57 where he won the hearts of many sharecroppers through his generous spirit.While attending Utah State University, Louis married Juanita, his Southern belle, on September 11, 1957, in the Salt Lake Temple and made their home together in Logan while Louis finished school. They moved to Tooele in December 1962 and settled at the end of Vine Street in 1967 where Louis became known for his prolific garden, delivering sweet meat squash every year to friends and neighbors.Juanita and Louis raised their four children together, never missing a game or a show. Their children and grandchildren alike learned how to care for and raise animals with Louis, spending many summers competing in stock shows, learning hard work and perseverance.Louis touched many other lives through his church and community service, serving as bishop of the Tooele 7th Ward, stake president of the Tooele Utah North Stake, and an ordinance worker in the Salt Lake Temple. An advocate of youth, Louis served as 4-H leader and committee member of the Tooele County Livestock Show and Utah State Fair. He impacted the lives of many more youth as an educator for more than three decades, serving as Principal of Tooele Junior High School for 25 years, retiring in 1997.If you were one of the thousands of recipients of a blow pop, a silver dollar, or a pocketknife, we hope you were touched by a little bit of Louis's big heart.Louis is survived by his wife of 55 years, Juanita Enfinger Killpack, his sons Mark (Bevany), Fred (Connie), Jeff (Kellie), and daughter Lisa; nine grandchildren and nine (nearly 10) great grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother Lowell (Karen), his sister Ann DeFrieze (Jay), sister-in-law Edith Osborne, and many nephews and nieces. He is preceded in death by his parents, his sisters Bea Shepard and Betty Killpack and his brother Mars Killpack, and three siblings who died in infancy.The viewing will be at Tate Mortuary, 110 S. Main in Tooele, on Friday, June 29, from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 30, at 11 a.m. at the Tooele 7th LDS Chapel, 1000 West Utah Avenue, with a short viewing from 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. prior to the service. Louis will be interred at the Tooele City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the National MS Society or American Diabetes Association.
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