Lavor Wright Stanger Sr Obituary (1923 - 2011)

LaVor Wright Stanger Sr. 1923 - 2011 Click here to listen to Funeral Recording LaVor Stanger Sr. returned to his Father in Heaven on April 15, 2011. He passed away at home peacefully surrounded by his loving wife Meriam and many of his six children, nineteen grandchildren and thirty four great-grandchildren. LaVor was born on May 28, 1923 in Thomas, Idaho to Don and Marie Stanger. He attended Ogden City Schools and enlisted in the Navy in December 1940. He served honorably for 5 A 1/2 years on destroyers in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean Oceans. After WWII he was released from the Navy and he married Meriam Jenkins in the Salt Lake Temple on June 17, 1947. He attended Weber State College and Utah State University graduating with a Bachelors degree in Secondary Education. He loved teaching his students history and geography at Roy Junior High School. He was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served faithfully in many callings. He enjoyed serving several stake missions and loved his many years of work at the Ogden Temple where he touched the lives of thousands of people. He is survived by Meriam, his wife of 64 years, and his six children, Thayne (Victoria), Connie Winnie, Winn (Blanche), Don (Robyn), Michael (Joyce), Bud (Jan). He is also survived by his brother Wayne Stanger of Bountiful, Utah. Funeral services will be held at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 11 a.m. A viewing for family and friends will be held from 10 - 10:45 a.m. Interment will be in the Plain City Cemetery, 4225 W. 1975 N., where military honors will be accorded. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden 100 Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 April 19, 2011 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM ServiceMyers Mortuary - Ogden 1875 Monroe Blvd Ogden, Utah 84401 April 19, 2011 11:00 AM CemeteryPlain City Cemetery 4373 W 1975 N Plain City, UT 84404 April 19, 2011