Wendell Alfred Davis, 91, of Payson, Utah, passed away on October 29, 2019. He was born January 25, 1928 in Goshen, Utah, the 2nd of 4 children (the only boy) to Alfred John and Dorothy Elizabeth Dodds Davis. He grew up in Goshen and attended school in Payson.
Wendell married Edna Louise Dean on August 26, 1948 in Salt Lake City. They were sealed in the Manti Temple on July 17, 1964. Together they were blessed with 7 children.
He worked at Geneva Steel; after finishing schooling to be a dry-cleaner, he worked at OK Cleaners, Allens Cleaners, Durfy’s Cleaners, and later became manager of the dry-cleaning department for BYU. When Wendell retired from BYU he had been working in the industry for over 40 years. He received several awards for his dry-cleaning expertise.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gold prospecting, fly tying, being in the outdoors, and camping as a family. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and served in many different capacities.
Wendell is survived by his children Leon Davis (Carolyn), Doug Davis (Paula), Gary Davis (Marci), Karen Patrick, Wendy Lynch (Doug), daughter-in-law Michelle Davis, 29 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren, 5 great-great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, sons Robert and Kelvin Davis, granddaughters Chami, Jessica, and Mindy, and grandson Jeremiah.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, November 4, 2019 at 1 p.m. at the Mt. Nebo Stake Center, 608 West 1400 South, Payson, Utah. A visitation will be held prior to service from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the church. Interment will be at the Payson City Cemetery.
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