Waynard E. Talbot, Feb. 20, 1911 - Feb. 20, 2001, 90, Nyssa, passed
away Feb. 20, 2001, of natural causes on his 90th birthday. Services will
be 10 a.m. Friday at the Nyssa Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints. Burial will follow in Hilltop Memorial Cemetery,
Nyssa, under the direction of Lienkaemper Chapel, Nyssa.
Waynard was born Feb. 20, 1911, at Lewiston, Utah, to Daniel Stephen
and Martha Corilla Egbert Talbot. He grew up in Lewiston where be met,
courted and married Phyllis Laura Brown Oct. 10, 1928, at Logan, Utah.
Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple April 13, 1932.
In 1936, he was employed by the Amalgamated Sugar Co. in Lewiston, Utah.
In 1945, he transferred to the Nyssa factory where he worked until his
retirement in 1976, completing 43 years with the company.
Waynard was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, serving in many capacities including 91/2 years in the
Boise Idaho LDS Temple. He loved flowers and always had a beautiful yard
and garden. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, golfing and being with
his family and friends. He was a charter member of the Nyssa Sports Boosters
and loved attending games both at home and away. He was involved in many
projects, including cutting out the stainless steel bulldog on front of the
Nyssa gym.
He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Phyllis; three sons and their
wives, Stephen and Patricia Talbot of Melba, Idaho, Gerald and Wanda Talbot
of Nyssa, Ralph and Kathleen Talbot of Centerville, Utah; a son-in-law,
Glenn Weeks of Parma; three brothers, Glenn and Lucille Talbot of St. George,
Utah, Robert and Eula Talbot of Pocatello, and Oleen Talbot of Montpelier,
Idaho; 18 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and 13
great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Margene; three brothers;
four sisters; and his parents.