Kenneth Lee Mories died October 6, 2021. He was born June 11, 1948, in Utah County, Utah, to Martha Ellen Rose and Arthur Lee Mories. He married Julie Ann Stephenson, his high school sweetheart, May 19, 2001, in Reno, Nevada.
He served many years for the United States of America as a member of the U.S. Navy. He was a Boatswain’s Mate Second Class U.S. Navy member. On one occasion, while his service as a boat captain on a river patrol boat, Petty Officer Mories participated in two hundred twenty-eight combat patrols and engaged the enemy on six separate occasions. During engagements with the enemy, Mories repeatedly put himself in the enemy fire in order to point out emplacement sites, to man a weapon, or to direct his craft in returning fire with maximum effectiveness. After his service, he returned to Spanish Fork; and then moved to California, where he worked as a heavy commercial crane operator for the union. He loved hard work and always took pride in a job well done.
He is survived by his wife, Julie Mories; stepchildren: Tom Wakolee and Jana (Danny) Hardy; his daughter, Tracy Lynn (Gary) Howard; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
A graveside service is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at the Springville Evergreen Cemetery, 1997 South 400 East, Springville, Utah 84663. A family viewing will be held at Walker Funeral Home at 10:00 a.m. – 187 South Main Street, Spanish Fork, Utah 84660 – prior to the graveside service.
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